Sims 2 Development insight
For anyone interested in sims2 development from a dev. Part 1 and part 2. I love hearing about the process of game making. And although he didn't mention it, it even gives a little insight on what t...
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"SimmerGeorge;c-17849411" wrote:"Sk8rblaze;c-17846043" wrote:
I definitely get the feeling that there aren’t as many programmers or QA on the team as The Sims 2 though. When you start seeing repurposed features that function the same exact way as existing ones, nothing but fluff and new animations, and broken features, it becomes very clear programming isn’t too strong.
@Sk8rblaze But people don't care. And if people don't care then this is never gonna change. The standards will keep getting lower and lower and as long as people keep handing out their money the game will keep getting worse, with less content, more recycling of animations and features.
It really is up to the community to push for things to get better, but at this point I am convinced a big part of the Sims community just doesn't know better. (which is not a bad thing, it's just what happens when you only play one game.)
I think once Paralives comes out and the sims has competition, standards will rise. The reason people dish out money is because they have no other option for this type of game and EA/Maxis sets the tone for everything. I see it in the Paralives patreon all the time. People ask for the same exact features the sims has because they have no imagination and don't know that you can ask for more. If Paralives has more features, less bugs, and a studio that is willing to listen to and patch things quickly, I think Maxis is going to find themselves having to up their standards because people will either leave the sims or expect a lot more overall.
