http://gamerant.com/simcity-hack-destroys-neighbors/
Apparently Hackers have manipulated the DRM to be allowed to go to and control other users cities and have been known to destroy them. Another interesting timbit is EA is now attempting to reduce the calls customer service gets by partially censoring the phone number on forums making one of the numbers an "*".
What are your thoughts? Fact or fiction? Do you think PR will be able to handle these claims if true and made public? will this be the final push needed to get an offline mode or will EA simply say this is what we wanted?
Update: The article may be misleading. A more likely scenario garnered from the exploit is given by fellow temper Scuba156:
Apparently Hackers have manipulated the DRM to be allowed to go to and control other users cities and have been known to destroy them. Another interesting timbit is EA is now attempting to reduce the calls customer service gets by partially censoring the phone number on forums making one of the numbers an "*".
What are your thoughts? Fact or fiction? Do you think PR will be able to handle these claims if true and made public? will this be the final push needed to get an offline mode or will EA simply say this is what we wanted?
Update: The article may be misleading. A more likely scenario garnered from the exploit is given by fellow temper Scuba156:
No saves and no global market, but the saving can be fixed