I ask because I was looking at worlds the other day, and normally when you have not purchased something, it will tell you how much sim points it will cost, but for BB, it only said download. Is it for free now like Riverview?

"lasummerb;864925" wrote:I ask because I was looking at worlds the other day, and normally when you have not purchased something, it will tell you how much sim points it will cost, but for BB, it only said download. Is it for free now like Riverview?They gave it away to a select group. I'm not sure who it was. I think you had to live in the US.Then suddenly, some months later, it was available for download.I'm not sure of the detail. I had already purchased BB when it was first released. But they upgraded it and added extra objects that I previously couldn't get. Then when it suddenly became available for download I just downloaded it and got a couple of new stairs.

@Karritz, I wondered about that! A few months ago when I started playing again, I noticed that Barnacle Bay had the blue D/L button. Assuming I bought it back in the day, I d/l it but it has never shown up on MY Page as being owned. No big deal, but strange all the same. Guess I shouldn't look a 'gift horse in the mouth'. :*

Maybe some special offert in the past, I am not totally sure about to remember it, but don't worry, if you get enough simpoints by the sponsorpay you will can buy it withouth spending real money.

Lucky the ones who got it for free! I paid for it and never use it.

Did The Sims 3 Store Give Away Barnacle Bay For Free?

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okblondee
10 years ago
"u2020bullet;14518447" wrote:
Guess it's not free for everyone. Only option i have is to buy it, and for some reason it doesn't say "Barnacle Bay", it says "Complete Barnacle Bay Adventure".

It does indeed say The Complete Barnacle Bay Adventure when you are looking at the worlds; but when you click on that world it simply says The Sims 3 Barnacle Bay. I did have to pay for Buccaneer's Bounty; a set that goes with the world. If I am not mistaken, I bought while it was on the DD for practically nothing.
astridentanja
10 years ago
"GITTE2001;14518344" wrote:
So you live in the US and you get thinsg for free?

Not fair.

American players have been getting free simpoints for years :( The smiley doesn't mean I'm unhappy they got those, good for them, but it's always felt a bit off to me. Someone explained it had something to do with laws or stuff, but if that's the case, why can we get free simpoints in Europe now then (by watching videos)?

Barnacle Bay isn't free now and I missed it. Not a real fan of BB though, it looks a bit dull to me.
okblondee
10 years ago
"Karritz;14520563" wrote:
"u2020bullet;14518447" wrote:
Guess it's not free for everyone. Only option i have is to buy it, and for some reason it doesn't say "Barnacle Bay", it says "Complete Barnacle Bay Adventure". The option to download the original Barnacle Bay is no longer available.

It's still available for me. But as I said, I've already D/L it. I actually like this world. You don't have to play the 'swashbuckler's' game if not interested, but the world is very nice.
Gitte2001
Seasoned Ace
10 years ago
"JoAnne65;14561110" wrote:
"GITTE2001;14518344" wrote:
So you live in the US and you get thinsg for free?

Not fair.

American players have been getting free simpoints for years :( The smiley doesn't mean I'm unhappy they got those, good for them, but it's always felt a bit off to me. Someone explained it had something to do with laws or stuff, but if that's the case, why can we get free simpoints in Europe now then (by watching videos)?

Barnacle Bay isn't free now and I missed it. Not a real fan of BB though, it looks a bit dull to me.

Me too but I could download it, just download, and I did of course.
And it's a century ago I got a video to watch.
Tangie0906
Rising Novice
10 years ago
"Karritz;14520563" wrote:
"u2020bullet;14518447" wrote:
Guess it's not free for everyone. Only option i have is to buy it, and for some reason it doesn't say "Barnacle Bay", it says "Complete Barnacle Bay Adventure".

When Barnacle Bay was first released it was called Barnacle Bay. I got it then.

Apparently there were issues with it but I don't know what they were.

It was the first world they made after Sunset Valley and Riverview.

Then somewhat later they rereleased Barnacle Bay and added a set and two staircases that were not with the original Barnacle Bay. I already owned that set but couldn't get the stair cases without buying Complete Barnacle Bay. I thought about it but decided it was a lot to pay to just get two staircases.

I had already paid for the original Barnacle Bay and the set that comes with the new Complete Barnacle Bay.

I couldn't get the new Complete Barnacle Bay for free.

Then a couple of years after it was released I noticed I could download it. So I did and got the two staircases.

The option to download the original Barnacle Bay is no longer available.

This. I was about to explain the same thing. I just downloaded the "complete barnacle bay" which it's high time they gave it to those of us who paid for it when it first came out. It was really awful of them to make a retail code version that added items for the same price we paid when it was released. At the time, a simming friend of mine just harassed customer service until they gave her the stairs. :D

They're always doing plum things like this it seems, which just angers their customers. Another one was that treasure hunt thing where you had to purchase things to get a free exclusive set - which you couldn't do if you already owned everything because it wouldn't accept gifting something as a purchase! Gah!
5782341b77vl
Seasoned Ace
10 years ago
It doesn't show up as free any more. I only see the "Get The Bundle" and "Redeem Code" buttons, and I'm in Virginia! I got the "Buccaneer's Bounty" Set when it was separate from Barnacle Bay. Would've been cool to have the other half but I'm not wanting to spend §20.00 on a set that old. Oh well...
Assirk
10 years ago
Oh my! EA gave me a free Barnacle Bay today! THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR US PEOPLES! :scream: I checked yesterday and I still had to purchase Barnacle Bay when I went to its page in the Sims Store. However, I checked today and saw a shiny blue download! Hopefully others are able to get it as well! *cross my fingers* :smile:
Guilly_SoulStar
New Novice
7 years ago
hoping to get my hands on it as well at some point, mainly because i've missed every time to get it
EA_Rtas
Community Manager
7 years ago
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