Perhaps The Genre S Most Hated Feature Inventory Systems Are Also Among The Most Crucial To A Free To Play Game S Success It S Natural That Players Would Hate Inventory Systems They Re A Limitation On The Ability To Freely Play And Enjoy The Game Inventory Systems Place A Cap On The Number Of Resources A Player Can Have In Her Possession At A Given Time Every So Often Players Bump Against This Cap And Have To Stop Playing And Make A Decision Of Which Resources To Sell Or Exchange For Progress It S The Virtual Equivalent Of Cleaning Your House Like The Timers Section Above Crafting Queues Exist To Manage The Number Of Sessions Per Day The Game Asks The Player To Play When Placed Crafting Buildings Have A Small Number Of Queue Slots In Simcity That Number Is Two The Player Is Therefore Forced To Return To The Game Frequently To Collect Finished Goods And Restart Production Thereby Maximize Her City S Output The Game Reinforces That Continued Investment By Asking The Player For New Resources Gating Progress For Players That Haven T Yet Unlocked The Latest Crafting Building Ultimately Though It S All About Consuming Earned Soft Currency In Exchange For Progress Toward Unlocking The Next Milestone Build The Metropolis Of Your Dreams In This Free To Play City Builder From Ea Stunning Graphics Intuitive Controls And Addictive Mechanics Make The Experience Truly Extraordinary Behind Its Polished Gleam Simcity Buildit Retains The Same High Quality Gameplay Fans Have Come To Expect From This Enduring Franchise Features Like This Act As A Timer Of Last Resort Of Sorts The Player Can Come Into The Game At Any Time And Claim Whatever Coins Have Accumulated To That Point But If The Player Doesn T Come Back Often Enough The Building Reaches Its Capacity To Hold Coins Once It Reaches That Point It Will No Longer Accumulate Coins Until The Player Returns To The Game The Risk Of Lost Progress Can Often Drive Players To Return At Least As Often As The Building Hits Capacity