Monopoly City Streets: The biggest land grab of 2009...

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The biggest land grab of 2009...

We ANTICIPATED an opening rush when we launched the Monopoly City Streets online game, but the first few hours have surpassed even our greatest EXPECTATIONS.

We are in the process of increasing our firepower and expect to be running more smoothly within the next several hours.

Thanks for your patience as we work as fast as we can to resolve this and get everyone playing and trading on Monopoly City Streets.

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Andy said...: Good to hear from you, hope you can get things running smoother soon.; September 9, 2009 8:23 AM
blorgia said...: www.blorgia.com

more information!!; September 9, 2009 8:23 AM
David said...: This post has been removed by the author.; September 9, 2009 8:24 AM
Kyle said...: trying hard to get in :D; September 9, 2009 8:24 AM
Kobe said...: Thanks for telling us. Hurry up please !; September 9, 2009 8:24 AM
Jeremy said...: Exceeded your expectations? Have you not seen the other online games do well? Look like Battlefield Heroes & Quake Live... Both had overwhelming responses too.... You guys should know better than that; September 9, 2009 8:25 AM
rumorsontheinternets said...: Hello Hasbro (fyi everyone, this is not a Google product):

With a lot of patience, I've managed to log in and register.

I'm mildly concerned that when I click on "buy" a street, the money comes out of my account, but the streets don't show up in my portfolio of properties.

Is there a place to send questions of this nature? Please post one when you get a chance.

For all of you who are waiting, be as patient as you can, and check out my blog if you're bored: http://rumorsontheinternets.org; September 9, 2009 8:25 AM
Michael said...: I knew this was going to happen, but you guys have a big task ahead of you to make things run smoothly. Good job!

www.mikelaw.ca; September 9, 2009 8:26 AM
James said...: I keep getting a splash screen that has the monopoly guy with his hand out, but there's nothing to click on. Am I missing something?; September 9, 2009 8:26 AM
Homolibere said...: like back to 11200 modem)))); September 9, 2009 8:26 AM
Andy said...: @James scroll down the page; September 9, 2009 8:27 AM
Puttzy said...: That is completely understandable but there are still many big issues that frustrate me. The fact that it has to be run full screen to see the login button, the link at the bottom (blog, rules, FAQ, etc) are cut off, etc I find to be very rudimentary errors and something I would expect to see from such large names. Good luck in getting everything working.; September 9, 2009 8:27 AM
Zahn Herwig said...: mach mal; September 9, 2009 8:27 AM
Joe Lilley said...: this is bollocks. it's too fackin slow. i hate this bull; September 9, 2009 8:28 AM
Chelle said...: You need to restart the game tonight or something. It's unfair that those who were in first got ALL the good stuff.; September 9, 2009 8:28 AM
My-Memories said...: @James - Press F11 to show it in full screen

Yupps ! Good luck :D Hopefully things will be smoother.; September 9, 2009 8:29 AM
eVro said...: i need my streets . FAST !!!; September 9, 2009 8:30 AM
Travis said...: Ning Social Network and Live Chat for Monopoly City Streets while you wait to get in:
http://monopolycitystreets.ning.com/; September 9, 2009 8:30 AM
James said...: Thanks Andy, but there's nothing to scroll down to on my browser- Tried both Firefox and IE.; September 9, 2009 8:30 AM
m4d92 said...: IN ITALY (AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES) THE GAME DOES NOT WORK.
PLEASE RESET AND RESTART TO ASSURE PARITY.
THANK YOU.; September 9, 2009 8:31 AM
famil said...: Hurry up already!; September 9, 2009 8:31 AM
anson said...: I need to buy the whole world!!!; September 9, 2009 8:31 AM
Shock said...: in italy, the game works.
i've bought piazza di spagna, piazza barberini and via barberini, in rome :D; September 9, 2009 8:32 AM
kzamora said...: From Costa Rica

Thanks for the update!

www.studiopluscr.com; September 9, 2009 8:32 AM
Andy said...: At least I could buy three streets in three hours, but it could be a little bit faster to be useable...; September 9, 2009 8:34 AM
Ceuti19 said...: Si es que no aprendéis xDD
Yo solo veo la animación flash y a duras penas xDD

Saludos!
www.joseandres.tel; September 9, 2009 8:34 AM
James said...: Ahh it doesn't seem to like widescreen resolution. I changed it to a standard resolution and I could see the Play button.; September 9, 2009 8:34 AM
Christopher said...: I also keep getting a splash screen with the Monopoly guy with his hand out. No matter how many times I reload (about 50 and counting, over about 2 hours), I never get anything but that...no way to search for streets, nothing...HELP!; September 9, 2009 8:34 AM
Lolo said...: It does not work in Hungary... :( Sometimes the page loads sometimes it doesn't.... :(:(; September 9, 2009 8:35 AM
Chris said...: you guys need more servers? i sell them.; September 9, 2009 8:35 AM
My-Memories said...: A letter to you guys :

Guys, since most famous and good streets are taken up, there's no use to ask the developer to fasten up their pace.

What we should do now is to wait patiently.

A check just now when I managed to log in shows that even some unpopular streets in Singapore are being sold already.

So...

Rest well guys ! Take some sleep if you need (Esp. if you are in Asia) ! Just check back tomorrow and hopefully things will be fine :D

Check out my blog if you haven't got a chance to see the game yet :

http://my-memories.tumblr.com; September 9, 2009 8:35 AM
Wee said...: i can't register! you guys don't touch my world ¬¬; September 9, 2009 8:35 AM
thecraven said...: Thanks for the update. I've managed to get some search results come up but not been able to register yet to buy anything.; September 9, 2009 8:36 AM
Francisco said...: Yeah, but we've already lost the chance to buy main streets in our town due to crappy servers :@; September 9, 2009 8:36 AM
Ludo said...: www.mymonopolycitystreets.info - Largest fan site.

Join an alliance against those ho do harm to members of the alliance...; September 9, 2009 8:36 AM
Club Social y Deportivo Internacional said...: From Argentina.The page can not be found...what can i do??i want to play!!; September 9, 2009 8:37 AM
vjgvh said...: Create a facebook application around monopoly city, it will help build the buzz around the new edition.; September 9, 2009 8:38 AM
Lynxus said...: Thanks Hasbro.

Keep up the good work.
I know your busy.
Will there be any other features to increase the games playablity? rather than just buying selling and waiting 24hrs?

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____________________________________________; September 9, 2009 8:38 AM
Terry said...: www.grandlawncare.com

That's bad when a Lawn Care company gives your game a bad review on their site.; September 9, 2009 8:38 AM
ANOPRAX said...: I hope when its fixed that the properties and buildings I paid for start to show up... :-\; September 9, 2009 8:39 AM
gabel said...: Hope the team has some statistic tools running. The users are always interested in

hits, unique visits, registrations of the opening phase; September 9, 2009 8:39 AM
Everything, in moderation said...: What a load of sh*t. Patience, my ass. All the good streets are gone, somehow snagged by people who were able to get in.

This is a clusterf*ck and you people suck.; September 9, 2009 8:39 AM
Raphareck said...: All the good streets of rio de janeiro and são paulo where bought...
In Paris, I bought a good street but there is no one left...; September 9, 2009 8:40 AM
Christopher said...: I just saw the post above - standard resolution fixes it... seriously. I vote that this be a fast fix - who puts out a webpage that doesn't render in widescreen?; September 9, 2009 8:40 AM
Terry said...: @ Lynxus
Your such a spammer with your

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Kidding; September 9, 2009 8:40 AM
Chris said...: Lol good luck!; September 9, 2009 8:41 AM
Julius J. said...: Did anyone professional consult you when estimating the traffic? or did you just take a guess during a coffee break?; September 9, 2009 8:41 AM
Everything, in moderation said...: Since you seem to be acknowledging that this is f*cked up and will take several hours to start 'working smoothly', why don't you reset the clock, delete all bought streets and set a new start time? Or do you want the lasting experience to be one of frustration and dissatisfaction?; September 9, 2009 8:42 AM
Max Power said...: All I could get was the Apache test page.

So I bought it.; September 9, 2009 8:43 AM
Lynxus said...: @ Terry

yeah baby :); September 9, 2009 8:44 AM
Henry said...: I've got 2 streets that was near what I wanted. I don't know how some people are in the billions though.; September 9, 2009 8:44 AM
My-Memories said...: I can't register too, so, it's not only you guys that can't do that !

If you guys are here shouting ? Can you change the fate of the programme ?

At least the developer announced this news to let us know !

So, JUST SHUT UP AND WAIT FOR THE GAME TO LOAD SMOOTHLY. IF YOU LACK THE SIMPLE BASIC PATIENCE, YOU CAN JOLLY WELL JUST FORGET ABOUT THIS GAME !; September 9, 2009 8:45 AM
8bit said...: This is a free MMO doing something innovative that we've never seen before.

You're associated with Google.

You hit the front page of Digg.

You honestly didn't expect this? :P

It's okay, though. I'm still looking forward to playing the game!; September 9, 2009 8:45 AM
vot said...: Monopoly City Streets on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125026419951

Please follow me on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/thevot

I'll play Puzzle Bubble while I'm waiting:
http://www.dr-enigma.com/puzzle-bobble/

Enjoy :); September 9, 2009 8:45 AM
James said...: __________________________________________
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www.mcsguide.com

Where The Property Empire Winners Go

___________________________________________; September 9, 2009 8:45 AM
l0bi70 said...: no carga la página, y si carga solo sale una página negra sin mas contenido.
ya quiero inscribirme para comprar las calles caylloma, renovación, washington, colmena, la plaza dos de mayo y el barrio de santa cruz en miraflores; September 9, 2009 8:46 AM
Lynxus said...: Yeah me neither.
Maybe the "chance" cards helped some people?

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Zahn Herwig said...: wos is jetzt; September 9, 2009 8:47 AM
Everything, in moderation said...: Also, a question- are there still people how have been able to log in, who are still able to buy streets while the rest of us sit pissed off and waiting? If so, and you aren't doing anything about resetting, then guess where this user suggests you jam your monopoly game....

Yes- f8cking pissed off, and yes, I realize that it's free etc etc. But it's still the singularly most frustrating thing I've experienced. Fix it, Hasbro and fix it fairly. Restart this disaster once you have your sh8t together.; September 9, 2009 8:48 AM
m4d92 said...: IN ITALY (AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES) THE GAME DOES NOT WORK.
PLEASE RESET & RESTART TO ASSURE PARITY.
THANK YOU.; September 9, 2009 8:48 AM
daniele.b75 said...: ok, but now reset data!

IN ITALY (AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES) THE GAME DOES NOT WORK.
PLEASE RESET & RESTART TO ASSURE PARITY.
THANK YOU.; September 9, 2009 8:48 AM
dja36 said...: It may be sensible to reset the clocks and aquisitions once the site is running smoothly, i.e. have a registration and familiarisation period, followed by a massive land grab in which everyone has equal chances, rather than letting the lucky few sitting next door to your exchange, er, monopolise the best locations before anyone else gets a look in...; September 9, 2009 8:49 AM
Ian said...: I've managed to buy one street twice. What the heck?; September 9, 2009 8:50 AM
Nemein said...: Hey! I actually see something! But servers are still down and I can't buy anything. Front page is still down though. Best launch ever guys, haha!; September 9, 2009 8:50 AM
massimo said...: non funziona carica la mappa e basta; September 9, 2009 8:50 AM
Warlord said...: yep that apache test page means work :); September 9, 2009 8:50 AM
Pedro said...: @Christopher, use fullscreen mode and you will see the Play button, just press F11..

Everething is working fine, except when i search for a street and it never finds it, it says the servers are down...; September 9, 2009 8:51 AM
easypeacey said...: Can't even get onto the website and it's been open for quite a while...very poor!; September 9, 2009 8:51 AM
Samuel Chan said...: Agree with dja36, there are only limited amount of people go into the game and got what they want... but there are unknown number of peoples still waiting to get into the game....

I guess with this type of new ideas, as clearly expectation it will fire up the server... This is just the easiest assumption to calculate...; September 9, 2009 8:52 AM
Terry said...: It is OFFICIAL

Hasbro Just announced they will be
Re-setting and Re-Launching Tomorrow.; September 9, 2009 8:52 AM
Bart said...: Do you run apache ? if so switch to lighttpd!; September 9, 2009 8:53 AM
easypeacey said...: is anyone else having trouble getting onto the site?Check out www.sunglassesheaven.com; September 9, 2009 8:53 AM
massimo said...: Play:
http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/game.html#en

Register:
???; September 9, 2009 8:53 AM
Puttzy said...: Try skipping the into page. Not guaranteed, but it save one page from load:
http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/game.html#en; September 9, 2009 8:54 AM
dragonflydragon said...: why is and apache test page coming up?; September 9, 2009 8:55 AM
Younona said...: I suggest you to see http://www.02121.com/ - here you will find a lot of interesting games...; September 9, 2009 8:57 AM
admin said...: It looks like you get a better chance when you try with "www", instead of http://monopolycitystreet.com

Found at the blog http://www.monopolycitystreets.me; September 9, 2009 8:57 AM
Aulo said...: Transfer your code to Google, anything else would be too slow.; September 9, 2009 8:57 AM
Ian said...: homepage is not loading. skipping the intro page with the link did not work either.; September 9, 2009 8:58 AM
Andrew's Fun Fun Place said...: Not being able to access the website is revving up my interest even more! Complex emotions for a fictitious board game!; September 9, 2009 8:59 AM
Lynxus said...: Yeah, using WWW does indeed help.

-G

@terry, Shush; September 9, 2009 8:59 AM
J said...: Only people in the USA should be allowed to play day 1. Afterall we'll be the ones to actually buy stuff from Hasbro. Not some mongrel from Hungary.; September 9, 2009 8:59 AM
vot said...: Monopoly City Streets on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125026419951

Please follow me on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/thevot; September 9, 2009 9:00 AM
jameswoodward said...: This post has been removed by the author.; September 9, 2009 9:00 AM
monopoly said...: Sign up here to play now.; September 9, 2009 9:00 AM
Simon said...: After 3 hours I managed to register and buy Cahill Walk, Sydney. I am now the proud owner of the pedestrian walk across the Harbour Bridge; September 9, 2009 9:00 AM
My-Memories said...: Check out http://my-memories.tumblr.com for latest Monopoly City news !

Also, do try skipping directly to http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/game.html#en :D It works some time !

& yupps, I do agree that perhaps the game could be restarted to ensure fair play.

Lastly (:

You guys rawks for being here all night (all night for me cause I'm in Singapore)

P.S Heard a few Singapore users are managing to get in now. So try it out now people !
Who knows if you are the lucky one ?

All the best !

i am off to my sleep.
It's midnight now !; September 9, 2009 9:00 AM
Tom said...: 'We're trying to find out if the building with them in has been demolished.'

Is that supposed to make me laugh?; September 9, 2009 9:01 AM
Julius J. said...: what really sucks:

they're not unpaid volunteers at hasbro, there are people getting a lot of good money for screwing this up with a lousy prep!; September 9, 2009 9:01 AM
Pete Brown said...: "...get everyone playing and trading on Monopoly City Streets."

Um no thanks, not until your servers are fixed. Why would I suggest this to a friend when it's more broke than the US financial system?; September 9, 2009 9:02 AM
Whitefeet said...: Mientras esperamos porque ni siquiera veo la página de carga voy a mirar unas bonitas sandalias para mi novia. Si tienen oportunidad miren las Ipanema Gisele Bündchen en www.ipanemagiselebundchen.es, son estupendas.; September 9, 2009 9:02 AM
Aja said...: Terry, you're a tool.; September 9, 2009 9:02 AM
J said...: THE CHEATING NEEDS ADDRESSED! You need to start investigating and ban the guilty parties!; September 9, 2009 9:03 AM
twitchy-fingers said...: Hope to play soon! A concern:
There are probably enough potential users that the amount of streets available is likely too few. I highly suggest slowly adding in more streets for people to buy, so that finite property does not drastically inflate property values, and cause serious in-game inflation. :); September 9, 2009 9:03 AM
Travis said...: Monopoly City Streets Live Chat - Some people are getting in!
http://monopolycitystreets.ning.com/; September 9, 2009 9:04 AM
Terry said...: @ Aja
Thanks, Its work and play; September 9, 2009 9:04 AM
vot said...: J: I'm italian and YES, we buy stuff from Hasbro. So you're not asking for a "fair" game where everybody has a chance, but a game where you can be first.
I totally respect US, so I hope your thinking doesn't represent your country

:) peace; September 9, 2009 9:04 AM
Keven said...: WTF - "Sorry, you can't buy this street. Someone else has just bought it. Move faster next time."

MOVE FASTER NEXT TIME???!?!??!??

Are you kidding?; September 9, 2009 9:05 AM
Henry said...: I hope Hasbro do not reset it. I've woke up at 8 and spent 2 hours with 5 browser all refreshing to get through and get a decent street. Besides resetting won't help, the problem lies with everyone trying to register and buy at once. Once the initial phase die downs, it will run smoothly. It's pointless for Hasbro and Google to put so many servers up for the initial phase since after a week, the server will be able to handle the stress load.; September 9, 2009 9:05 AM
Anne said...: Gosh... didn't know there'd be such a crazy hurry to get the game started!! This is Anne Fernando from Malaysia saying hi to all of ya... let's get the party started!; September 9, 2009 9:06 AM
Aja said...: @ Terry, it's a lame ass attempt at advertisement and makes your business look like a joke.

Best of luck with that.; September 9, 2009 9:07 AM
Amy said...: Monopoly City Streets Facebook Group

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=285336995312; September 9, 2009 9:09 AM
Nicolas D said...: I have an issue with the game, I bougth a street twice making my capital really small, and it's getting worst since I have on building on one instance of the street and another one on the other instance :(; September 9, 2009 9:09 AM
David Simmons said...: Gee, thanks for starting the game six hours before you said you were.; September 9, 2009 9:09 AM
jill said...: Hmmm... I feel like I'm testing a Beta. I find it hard to believe that no one anticipated this response when I, my friends and most of the public anticipated this response. A commenter above suggested a re launch, a good suggestion.; September 9, 2009 9:10 AM
David Knowles said...: Is just me are the servers down.

Seriously they should have guest that this could be a popular game, after all at monopoly on of the biggest board games on the plant. They should of made a guestimate of the numbers players on the first day, time by 100 and then made sure they are able to launch smoothly and fairly.; September 9, 2009 9:12 AM
wbdsgn said...: I like the way the game started today, and everyone starts with m$3m, yet a number of streets worth well over m$10m have been bought already. That's some fast trading, or...; September 9, 2009 9:14 AM
Gary said...: Yep, this is ridiculous. But actually, I was able to access the game website and the map works fine (as it's just a Google Map), but clearly I can't buy a street or register or anything. :(; September 9, 2009 9:15 AM
MAREA AGENCIA WEB said...: Nada...de nada..no carga la pagina de inico...son las 11:14 a.m. en Bogota y no puedo COMPARME EL MUNDO.....POR FAVOR MAS CAPACIDAD; September 9, 2009 9:15 AM
Isabella said...: Didn't know anything about Google Monopoly until I just read it on the BBC news website. This is awesome!
But how do you sign up?; September 9, 2009 9:16 AM
J said...: THIS GAME SUCKS. The cheating is out of control. There's glitches that take money from you twice when you buy and build. I just lost $100k trying to build.; September 9, 2009 9:17 AM
Michael said...: Just got some buildings up! It's slow, but it's working for me!

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

www.mikelaw.ca; September 9, 2009 9:17 AM
DzN said...: http://vkontakte.ru/club11585715 - Группа ВКонтакте!; September 9, 2009 9:17 AM
Gary said...: @David Simmons: Yeah man, I know, seriously! I got on a couple hours BEFORE they said they were going to start the game, then I realize it's been "on" for a few hours already? That was lame...

But I guess it doesn't really matter, their servers are horrible.

@wbdsgn: Really, you were able to see streets that are bought and such, and people have already bought more streets than what they have in cash?; September 9, 2009 9:18 AM
Brian said...: Reasonably speaking, I feel that it is unfair that the players of the game must suffer due to a lack of resources by Hasbro. On the other hand a "game reset" however fair it may sound, would only delay things more.

Im sure they are working on something; September 9, 2009 9:18 AM
KT Shai said...: anyone have any clue how to change the language... i don't speak Dutch and not quite sure how to fix it!; September 9, 2009 9:18 AM
Blair said...: www.mycitystreets.com; September 9, 2009 9:19 AM
Gary said...: @KT Shai: Just try to load this URL: http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/game.html#en

And that said, everyone else should be refreshing that one instead of the main URL, as you can actually sometimes get access to the game... but I still can't see any buildings and shit.; September 9, 2009 9:19 AM
Keven said...: Petition to restart Monopoly City Streets with appropriate fixes: http://www.petitiononline.com/mcs2009/; September 9, 2009 9:20 AM
Trump said...: http://citystreetsclassifieds.blogspot.com/

if you've missed the initial rush, come here to buy on the secondary market. Or, if you were lucky to grab a few streets, list what you have for sale here.; September 9, 2009 9:20 AM
Terry said...: ________________________________________________________

It is OFFICIAL

Hasbro Just announced they will be
Re-setting and Re-Launching Tomorrow.

________________________________________________________; September 9, 2009 9:21 AM
LMP said...: cant log in!!! why!????????; September 9, 2009 9:21 AM
Cristian said...: Lol... EPIC FAIL...

And for all desperate people above:

Just forget this and... get a life!; September 9, 2009 9:22 AM
007 said...: Venez rejoindre la communauté francophone :

http://www.monopolycitystreets-fr.com/

http://www.monopolycitystreets-fr.com/

http://www.monopolycitystreets-fr.com/; September 9, 2009 9:22 AM
sabinasman88@gmail.com said...: This post has been removed by the author.; September 9, 2009 9:22 AM
rocknrollmf said...: Hope it works quickly :((; September 9, 2009 9:23 AM
Nemein said...: The game is actually working, albeit very slowly for me - in the process of buying my first street.; September 9, 2009 9:23 AM
Gary said...: @Nemein: I keep getting stuck on the street search looking for available streets...; September 9, 2009 9:25 AM
ProgramII said...: Fuck you Hasbro! This shit is not working! The google servers are perfect but yours SUCK! We WANT THE RESET! There are also some streets that cost more than 3 millions and are already bought! WTF is that?; September 9, 2009 9:26 AM
Amy said...: Monopoly City Streets Facebook Group
Come Join!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=285336995312; September 9, 2009 9:26 AM
Willis Wee said...: Google Monopoly Off to A Bad Start. Players Unimpressed

http://www.penn-olson.com/2009/09/09/google-monopoly-off-to-a-bad-start-players-unimpressed/

For unhappy people who're sick of waiting!; September 9, 2009 9:26 AM
Aulo said...: It is working, but displays "our servers are down" and therefore street buying is disabled (at least for me).; September 9, 2009 9:27 AM
Matt Aspen said...: To all u guys that dont think it should be reset. I was like u waiting from 8 am, refreshing and refreshin and... and and and I can kiss my a** couse till now I didn't get in...; September 9, 2009 9:28 AM
Conraaa said...: @Willis Wee
Oh well done captain obvious.; September 9, 2009 9:29 AM
slykid2001 said...: no reset. i own good land in Hollywood.; September 9, 2009 9:29 AM
Craig_Claudia said...: What a waste of time - its obvious all the good stuff is gone now anyway; September 9, 2009 9:29 AM
KT Shai said...: @Gary

Finally!
thanks! you are a saint!; September 9, 2009 9:30 AM
Sharath Chandra said...: I purchased 2 properties and now finally when I can sign back in.. it shows I dont have any. wtf?; September 9, 2009 9:31 AM
vot said...: Monopoly City Streets on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125026419951; September 9, 2009 9:32 AM
slykid2001 said...: Sharath that happened to me. I think you got it. Just got to wait for it to show up again.; September 9, 2009 9:32 AM
pendragyn said...: @Terry You are a troll, and an idiot if you think that is going to get you any business. Stop spamming, they are not going to restart the game.; September 9, 2009 9:32 AM
tanyasaur said...: i managed to get in, but everything is in like.. russian! how do i change the language???; September 9, 2009 9:33 AM
Tom said...: Can anyone think of a worse game/website launch?; September 9, 2009 9:33 AM
Henry said...: To those who can't load it, have you guys try using other web browsers? I've found out the most effective browser is IE8 because it actually took me a few refresh no more than 10 before I got onto the registration and started purchasing. Second is Chrome since it actually load the page a few times. The worse was actually firefox since it couldn't even load it up after 100 refresh. I've been through many heavy traffic situations such as mad scramble for free PSN codes. Firefox is terrible in heavy traffic situation.; September 9, 2009 9:33 AM
Christopher Hooper said...: they might reset it.... see poll on blog homepage for evidence, if you need it.; September 9, 2009 9:34 AM
Gary said...: @Anyone who actually got into the game:

Yeah, apparently searching the streets *works* but it takes forever, just let it wait. I finally got deeds popped up with a buy option, and am currently waiting for my registration to go through... if it ever does.

Again, try the address http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/game.html#en, as the default http://www.monopolycitystreets.com just goes to an Apache test page. (Which I'm sure is a way to reduce server loader); September 9, 2009 9:34 AM
loveandwhiskey said...: what a waste of time so far. i'm exhausted from consistently trying to make it work, but it won't let me buy any streets at all. Agreed, there should be a relaunch but unless theyre able to figure out a server big enough for all of the hyped up attention it has given itself, the same thing is going to continuously happen.; September 9, 2009 9:34 AM
Jon said...: What a terrible rollout. I've been trying to get in since 8:30 CST and no luck.

You guys should have gotten your shit together before launching.; September 9, 2009 9:35 AM
Imran said...: For those that haven't noticed, there is now a poll running at the top of this page regarding resetting the game; September 9, 2009 9:36 AM
Jerok said...: I got kicked out hours ago and still can't get back in. What a joke.; September 9, 2009 9:36 AM
Christopher Hooper said...: is it just me or can you vote more than once on the poll?

can these guys do anything right?; September 9, 2009 9:36 AM
Nemein said...: @Gary

Yep, I'm still waiting for my registration to go through, lol. But guys check out the poll in the front page of the blog - they may be resetting it after all, so just watch for the new start date.; September 9, 2009 9:36 AM
Amit said...: i managed to get a hand on a few valuable properties.. (patience was the key..!)
if they reset it.. there's no point playing for d ppl who hav already wasted hours...; September 9, 2009 9:38 AM
Jerok said...: If they are going to reset, they need to test the fix first. Since, the fix might not work either.; September 9, 2009 9:38 AM
Martin said...: Trying to get on the site but I still get nothing to see - always that error message. Hope that'll work within this evening - i'll try on !; September 9, 2009 9:39 AM
markitoxs said...: I have spent lots of time, and refrfreshing, and all the crap to get my streets... how unfair would be for those who have really tried hard to get what they wanted to loose all of it.

Just my 2 cents.

And yes, I got a couple good streets.; September 9, 2009 9:39 AM
Aulo said...: Truly a launch failure to be remembered for a LONG time! I hope they just move their code to Google servers rather than buy a few additional crap boxes their own.; September 9, 2009 9:39 AM
Ashley said...: Why not allow users to login and register a few days before game play actually starts. I've played similar games at www.pickteams.com that allows uses to register and get acquianted with the board and set up before play actually begins. This might help with the traffic flow because you won't have everyone trying to register and check it out all at the same time ... many of whom will probably never log back in to play.; September 9, 2009 9:39 AM
Lynxus said...: Thats BS, they shouldnt reset the game.
The only people voting on that are peopel ere with problems.

ALL the other people managed to play fine.
it just means then that all the hard work that EVERYONE has put into it trying to get on has been for nothing.

What a waste of time.
For people it worked for and people it didnt.; September 9, 2009 9:40 AM
Henry said...: @Amit
Agree, all it took was patient, you refresh it once and wait a few minutes for it to load. There are many ways to get a webpage to properly load from different browsers to the way you type the url. I'm sorry for those who couldn't get in right away but this is how big launches work.; September 9, 2009 9:40 AM
kastrulya001 said...: Чё за хуйня у вас творится?; September 9, 2009 9:40 AM
Christopher Hooper said...: ...and if they don't reset it the game will be unfair and pointless.; September 9, 2009 9:40 AM
Dorian said...: POLL ABOUT GAME RESET ON MAIN PAGE!!!

Please vote Yes (more than 80% already have anyway)

Cheers.; September 9, 2009 9:41 AM
Christopher Hooper said...: @Lynxus - i would hazard a guess that more people didn't get on and play than managed to do so today.

on that basis, i think they install appropriate server capacity and reset.; September 9, 2009 9:42 AM
Gary said...: Well, I finally got god damn registered and shit, but the street I was buying with when I registered doesn't say I own it, and I still have my $3m... Bleh!; September 9, 2009 9:42 AM
Kevin said...: To All,
They've added a poll in the upper right of this page where you can let them know whether or not you want them to reset the game once they get everything fully up and running.
Please vote.; September 9, 2009 9:43 AM
Suhov said...: @kastrulya001

:)); September 9, 2009 9:43 AM
M said...: Important to launch at the posted time and have hosting that can handle the load. I've refreshed for a couple hours and still can't reach your site.

Would be better if you allow registration before land grab. Maybe a couple days before.; September 9, 2009 9:44 AM
Marek said...: please vote yes, it shout be reset.; September 9, 2009 9:44 AM
Jose Barrio said...: Does Monopoly City Streets works with Linux?; September 9, 2009 9:44 AM
Amit said...: its slow.. but working.. go n hav a look at london in d game.. hundreds of buildings already..
if u reset it, wat about those ppl who wasted hours doing this..??; September 9, 2009 9:45 AM
Lynxus said...: I suppose IF THEY DO!
They need to make it VERY clear when it will be done.

Otherwise it will be making people who didnt get on happy and then making another bunch of people unhappy.

They risk pissing even more people off.

As long as its done fairly then fine.

Http://www.imsupporting.com; September 9, 2009 9:45 AM
Lynxus said...: @Amit

Exactly. Hundred upon hundreds of people have bought stuff now.

Its just silly to reset now!; September 9, 2009 9:47 AM
SamBeckett said...: DO NOT RESET!!

If you do I will not play, I just spent 5 hours buying the roads I wanted.; September 9, 2009 9:47 AM
Dan Lucey said...: @Amit

I agree; September 9, 2009 9:47 AM
Curtis said...: NO it shouldn't be reset, I had just as many problems as everyone else, thank god theres a thing called a REFRESH button, press it often and be paitent, I've spent all morning on the game in order to get where I am now... I own a few streets and have a few buildings.... THAT is fair, spend the time, have the patience or stop b**ching; September 9, 2009 9:47 AM
Gary said...: Well, I finally bought a damn street! South Wabash in Chicago's Loop. It was way more expensive that it should have been, $751k, when W Jackson was $951k but got registered just before me! :(; September 9, 2009 9:48 AM
maxmaullu said...: still Apaches!!!!! at least in the UK; September 9, 2009 9:48 AM
Marek said...: i am in London and there are no buildings.; September 9, 2009 9:48 AM
stevevans17 said...: Im using http://blog.monopolycitystreets.com/2009/09/biggest-land-grab-of-2009.html#comments

But it just says loading......

shall i just wait ????; September 9, 2009 9:48 AM
Lynxus said...: The ONLY reason the poll is showing reset is because this is mainly full of people who cant get on.

I bet theres MANY MANY MANY more people playing who dont want it reset and are not here to say so!!!!; September 9, 2009 9:48 AM
markitoxs said...: Ill say it again. When I read the comments of people asking to reset it I just dont know what to think. Are they really talking from a "Fair" point of view? Or they just want a second chance to get the streets they wanted? I have tried god damn hard all the day long, to get my streets, and if I could not get the ones planned, I just tried different ones... as easy as that. Reseting? Really? Why?; September 9, 2009 9:48 AM
Jon said...: Frustrating....; September 9, 2009 9:49 AM
Henry said...: Go look at New York. People have already started, I've already started. Patience is key to loading anything with a big launch. It would be unfair to those who wasted hours trying to register and actually got something. Sure I didn't get my first, second, or third choice but I've sucked it up and got something similar to what I've want. I'm sure most of you can find something you want when the servers are working. Even if they reset it, everyone is still going to make that mad dash to get it and will only create more frustrations.; September 9, 2009 9:49 AM
Cristian said...: lolololol... get a life everyone.. really!; September 9, 2009 9:50 AM
David Knowles said...: They should rolled it out country by country first. Instead of going world wide all at once. An they should of had a descent beta instead of inviting lazy journalist to check it out.; September 9, 2009 9:50 AM
Laurent @ Gmail said...: @ Amit, there are people that have wasted hours and still have nothing, thanks to these dumb asses opening five windows at the same time overloading the servers.; September 9, 2009 9:50 AM
Brian said...: @Ashley,

Absolutely correct - you should be able to register before the game goes live. That's how the pros do it...; September 9, 2009 9:50 AM
jeffrey said...: The folks who managed to get in is not because they had patience alone. They also were close enough to the servers hosting maybe.
This is not fare for others. I have a 7Mbps connection in US and i was not able to get past the start play screen. Also to add to the fact, they started hours b4 the announced time!; September 9, 2009 9:50 AM
Cristian said...: Btw: EPIC FAIL from Harbor lolololol; September 9, 2009 9:50 AM
Lynxus said...: @markitoxs

I agree, I havent got what i wanted, however ive now got new ones that i want and i would like to keep.

What sthe point of pissing off more people!!!

Thats all they are going to do.

Currently lets say 50% are pissed off ( considering the non pissed people are not here )

If they reset , they will then piss off another 50%

HASBRO! please think carefully!; September 9, 2009 9:51 AM
AZ Spirits said...: This post has been removed by the author.; September 9, 2009 9:51 AM
Ashley said...: @Henry, it doesn't just take patience. I've been refreshing all morning and haven't gotten in once except when it very first initially opened and then wasn't able to do anything because it couldn't connect to the server from in the game.

So no, it's not just patience. When you're getting a server connection error, you can't just wait a few minutes for it to load.; September 9, 2009 9:51 AM
Tim said...: Somehow I don't buy the BS. It's seems everytime something like this comes along "there is a problem with the system and we didn't expect this kind of traffic". Bull Crap!! By the time it is available to real people all of the good stuff will be gone. You SUCK!!!! Do some load testing before you even advertise the game you idiots don't do it on the morning of release.; September 9, 2009 9:52 AM
MiMiKn said...: "I hope Hasbro do not reset it. I've woke up at 8 and spent 2 hours with 5 browser all refreshing to get through and get a decent street."

Nothing more to add. In which way reseting datas would be fair ?; September 9, 2009 9:52 AM
Raphareck said...: DO NOT RESET!

I HAVE 4 ACCOUNTS AND 6 GREAT STREETs and A LOT OF BUILDINGS ON IT...

Lot of time and pacience to get all this.
Please, DO NOT RESET

NOT RESET! NEVER; September 9, 2009 9:52 AM
Mister Red said...: The start value of a street is determined by length, not location. Did you think it was possible to index real-world property values for every street on the face of the world? I'd think not, especially for a free game with a four month life expectancy.

You're not missing out on much if you haven't been able to start yet. Streets like Broadway, Hollywood Boulevard, or the Vegas Strip may conjure illusions of granduer, but it has no effect on the game.

Your street will be valuable if it's long (letting you place more buildings, which is how you make money) and if it's surrounded by other properties with buildings on it.

By that reasoning, a lengthy stretch of road in Iowa could become more valuable than Wall Street in Manhattan.

Cool your jets and wait for the game. Don't fuss about it being unfair that some people got to start before you, because arguing for a reset is just an opportunity for you to jump ahead of other people.; September 9, 2009 9:52 AM
Will Burns said...: I can't even load the monopolycitystreets.com website.; September 9, 2009 9:52 AM
Dorian said...: @Lynxus: if people had streets they wouldn't ask for a reset! That's logic!
Even now I find interesting streets.; September 9, 2009 9:52 AM
Names, sheep and gods said...: seriously flawed game - it sucks chunks right now and blows them back; September 9, 2009 9:52 AM

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