Comments on: Cities XL Review http://www.mmocrunch.com/2009/11/04/cities-xl-review/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: zbeeblebrox http://www.mmocrunch.com/2009/11/04/cities-xl-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60247 zbeeblebrox Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:27:07 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/?p=2812#comment-60247 Hmm..so the entirety of the multiplayer element is confined to trading, then? I feel like that's leaving out a lot of potential. What about the "disasters" aspect of Sim City? Cities could band together to stave off famine and draught, tamp down widespread riots, run damage control during flooding events, etc. And that's just off the top of my head. Without single characters to play an active role, SOMETHING needs to replace the "raiding" element of an MMO, so that, y'know, they can earn that second 'M'. Hmm..so the entirety of the multiplayer element is confined to trading, then? I feel like that’s leaving out a lot of potential. What about the “disasters” aspect of Sim City? Cities could band together to stave off famine and draught, tamp down widespread riots, run damage control during flooding events, etc. And that’s just off the top of my head.

Without single characters to play an active role, SOMETHING needs to replace the “raiding” element of an MMO, so that, y’know, they can earn that second ‘M’.

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