SimCity.....Finally?

        Talk about catestrophic failure.. The SimCity launch has gone done as one of the worst in history. It doesn't help those companies who are trying to sell us on DRM online all the time game play. While I personally believe that online play enhances SimCity. I do agree that we should have the right to choose. I mean if you have no intentions of ever playing with anybody why do you have to be online all the time? This launch was yet another example of Companies underestimating the load that online DRM places on their servers and networks.I fully believe that "underestimating their fan base" is a load of crap. The game was probably working fine in test until they actually had to put DRM on it. No one wants to come out and say it because they don't want fuel the anti-DRM fire. If you don't have online DRM than the game does not need to be online all the time. Thus lessening the load on servers. Companies need realize that when they put their profit lines (boards, and investors) over their fans and customers they are going to lose. Your investors won't get paid if no one buys your products either. I personally like online play but do I think it is necessary heck no. I have two regions that I play by myself. I have been fortunate that I haven't been plagued with as many login troubles as others have, and I am a self confessed altholic so starting another city on another server because I can't login to mine is really no big deal for me. I do feel for those that can't play they way they want when they want. Origin and Steam are probably the worst thing that has ever come to gaming, and the fact that consoles are heading that direction as well really spells out disaster and a dark age of gaming. I think that as a result there is going to be an increase to piracy and attempts to crack the DRM as if they would have just left it minimized. What's wrong with doing a quick check upon boot-up then disconnecting and let us play the way we want. Or validation at install, and then leave us alone? I believe that developers have the right to get paid. That is how we get such awesome games. However, I want to keep my right to play as well. What's the point of even buying games right now? We might as well just rent it from gametap or use a subscription service and then playing what we want and then moving on. If we don't own it when we "buy it" and we can't play it the way we want to, then why should we really buy it in the first place?