Originally Posted by
Idiosyncrasy
I also used to enjoy the city-building aspect of the game. It's a shame that so many other things ruined the experience for me. Creating syndicates was the best move Gree ever made; the people I met were the reason I stayed in the game for so long. Though I no longer play, I still stay in contact with my old buddies from time to time (and obviously check the forums every now and then to see what's up).
I started checking out Simcity Build It recently. It's not bad. It has a decent city-building aspect without the feeling like you have to check in all the time. Don't worry, there are plenty of opportunities to spend real cash, but the incentives aren't as heavy as CC.
But yeah, parting with my hood was hard. I put a lot of time and effort into it and was pretty proud of it, but again, my experience had been ruined in too many other ways. It was a good run though, and it's good that you're still running strong.