[FAQ] Lags & Freezes
I'm still a little unsure what to post in this forum and if it would be a good idea to make threads for the more common issues with this game. After all it is all about answers here.
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I have been having this issue since they started Origin and have yet to get an answer on how this issue can be resolved whether on FAQ or on the phone with a representative. I did the resetsim and I am still having the lag. I saw posted that you are not even sure if the developers look at this page crinrict, so how do we get the developers to fix this issue for us dedicated sim players? I started playing sims again after getting so annoyed with the lag a couple of years ago and only started playing again because I received the supernatural as a christmas gift to just be disappointed again by the same problem, lag. I am really having a hard time understanding why no one has bothered to fix or have a resolution that works for everyone. Is there anything that you can do to get the developers to resolve this issue for all of us once a for all?
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totally disappointed and disillusioned with EA
No, I don't have any means. I'm sure they are aware of the Lag problems. They do check the official forums and there's enough threads about those issues.
The AnswerHQ is about users helping out users but if you want to get the attention of a dev, the official forums, twitter or facebook are probably the best way to go. It doesn't guarantee you an answer but at least they read most of it.
EA is very bad at communicating with people so we users never know what gets through to them and what doesn't. The problem with lags and crashes is that there are so many hardware varieties out there. They can't test with all of them. A lot of time, it really is insufficient hardware (but people usually don't wanna hear that). It also is a fact that this game is inefficiently programmed but I don't think it's something they CAN change without completely starting over.
It also depends on the world you are playing. Some are better than others, big maps need a stronger computer than small ones and the more detail they have, the faster you get lags in the game.
I really don't know what else to tell you guys. I have no insight in the code but I am a software dev myself and I know that with a game as complex as this, you can't just fix stuff that has gone wrong from the beginning.
