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Originally Posted by RVCA
yes well, that's what I meant. Isn't it always the publisher who draws up the developer's contract and decides how hard the players are going to be nickel and dimed?
And by "online only" play, I assume you mean you will have to be connected to Origin and the internet to play?
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To a certain extent it's true the publisher holds all the cards but in a case like this one where SimCity is a very well recognized and established franchise and Maxis has a very direct relationship with the franchise reputation it's a lot more likely that they'll have more freedoms. The contracts themselves don't always specify how the customer will be nickel and dimed but some of the specifications and requirements may well result in less popular choices being forced into the final product.
As for the online only thing, that's EXACTLY what I fear
