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My main issue with this is that the special building doesn't actually play by the rules of the game. It's a charging station that somehow doesn't draw power fro

My main issue with this is that the special building doesn't actually play by the rules of the game. It's a charging station that somehow doesn't draw power from your grid. Bizarre and stupid (like so many decisions EA made when developing this game).

Osiris 14y ago
Didn't you notice the solar panels on the top? Of course those panels generate enough electricity to power all give charging ports at the same time. However, I agree with the promoted comment on the site, they are pushed advertising over fixing serious issues with the game, or at least that's how it appears.
- uptown 14y ago
  I'm just surprised they found a company willing to associate themselves with the SimCity brand given the past month of turmoil. Presumably there was already a contract in-place for this deal - but still, you've got a bunch of pissed off fans for a game that still sits with a massive 1-star rating on Amazon, and that's scheduled to have a new wave of Mac users come on-board putting additional stress on their infrastructure. Plus how many people are going to rush out and buy a Leaf because they saw it in SimCity?
  - rhizome 14y ago
    A month, when the Nissan deal has probably been in the works (at least) for a year and will go on for years (unless EA claws back IAPs at some point). To them the "turmoil" is a momentary bit of nerd rage leading to some copy.
UnoriginalGuy 14y ago
> My main issue with this is that the special building doesn't actually play by the rules of the game. It is literally a park. Do parks not play by the rules?
- jlgreco 14y ago
  It is not a park, it is a car charging station. It behaves like a park, which plainly breaks the spirit of the rules of the game.
kalleboo 14y ago
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-25/tesla-fires-up-solar-powered-charging-stations http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-25/tesla-fires-... > The stations will generate more power than the cars need, which means Tesla will sell power back to the grid.
- Camillo 14y ago
  I think that may be just because Tesla hasn't sold very many cars.

Osiris 14y ago

Didn't you notice the solar panels on the top? Of course those panels generate enough electricity to power all give charging ports at the same time. However, I agree with the promoted comment on the site, they are pushed advertising over fixing serious issues with the game, or at least that's how it appears.

uptown 14y ago
I'm just surprised they found a company willing to associate themselves with the SimCity brand given the past month of turmoil. Presumably there was already a contract in-place for this deal - but still, you've got a bunch of pissed off fans for a game that still sits with a massive 1-star rating on Amazon, and that's scheduled to have a new wave of Mac users come on-board putting additional stress on their infrastructure. Plus how many people are going to rush out and buy a Leaf because they saw it in SimCity?
- rhizome 14y ago
  A month, when the Nissan deal has probably been in the works (at least) for a year and will go on for years (unless EA claws back IAPs at some point). To them the "turmoil" is a momentary bit of nerd rage leading to some copy.

UnoriginalGuy 14y ago

> My main issue with this is that the special building doesn't actually play by the rules of the game. It is literally a park. Do parks not play by the rules?

jlgreco 14y ago
It is not a park, it is a car charging station. It behaves like a park, which plainly breaks the spirit of the rules of the game.

kalleboo 14y ago

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-25/tesla-fires-up-solar-powered-charging-stations http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-25/tesla-fires-... > The stations will generate more power than the cars need, which means Tesla will sell power back to the grid.

Camillo 14y ago
I think that may be just because Tesla hasn't sold very many cars.