Community ManagerI want to start this discussion by saying that I support those that create CC / Mods for the Sims. I have been a participant of using CC since Sims 2 (playing since The Sims) and I know how HARD those that create for this franchise to be more expansive, creative, and more well-rounded.
THAT BEING SAID.
Sims 4 Marketplace and their new Makers program is a RIDICULOUS MONEY GRAB.
DO WE NOT (AS SIMMERS) continue to purchase into a franchise that hasn't done nearly enough upgrading a game over 10 years old?
Is there a reason this team doesn't focus on repairing, remodeling, and remolding what they've created to be better, more functional, and more enjoyable for those that have invested into this franchise?
Isn't the Merch store enough for them? Isn't our continued pre-purchases, kit purchases (for SO FEW ITEMS WITH LITTLE TO NO FUNCTIONALITY), etc. not enough?????
Removed portion for "violating guidelines" march 4, 2026
Is no one upset?
Has my fandom, love, and investment not been enough for you to not turn into a corporate devil that's looking to drain my pockets in a world built against the average person?
Sims used to be a franchise I loved that helped me escape and realize dreams the real world can't provide for many of us for a multitude of reasons.
Now, it just feels like the Sims is selling out and needs my name on the dotted line.
I won't sign.
I'm tired of sinking funds into a franchise that only seems to care about my enjoyment. Everything doesn't need a paywall or a subscription.
We should be able to enjoy the game we've purchased without feeling excluded because funds aren't enough to get the newest latest thing that THEY HAVEN'T EVEN CREATED!!!
Just because they're working with Creators doesn't mean they aren't just trying to get paid too. They're upset that a lot of their influencers and Sims creators aren't happy with them and they're looking for someone else to buy something from them just to ignore the problem.
This isn't the franchise I grew up with.
These aren't the adventures I want to play anymore.
I'm hoping people see this and see the forest for the trees as it were.
They're distracting from the issue at hand and while I have loved this franchise for so long, I cannot continue to support things that don't align with my values.
We deserve better gaming.
The kits thing bothers me in the respect that they'll no longer be sold for real money so what's the exchange rate going to be? Currently for me in the UK kits are £4.99 so you'd assume that means that should be 500 moola but you know it won't be, you'll have to buy 1,000 moola bringing the kits up by almost double the price they are now. I'm not a big fan of kits per say, but it's a dark path to charge you more than they were before and that kind of thing never bodes well for the consumer. Another thing is does this signal the beginning of a slow decline of items included on future packs/DLC from EA, that they say will stay as they are purchase wise, will they cut a load out just to charge us more by adding them as in game currency exclusive kits? I stopped playing Destiny 2 to get away from this sort of monetisation 😔 I'm worried for the future of the sims if it spirals too far down this path.
