28 years of life, over 25 years as a devoted player, and I give up.
Today I opened my browser with the intention of warning that many of us, loyal The Sims players for more than two decades, are tired of being treated like fools. I became an architect because of my history with The Sims. My older sister and I live in different countries, and for years our shared passion for the game kept us connected. The Sims has always been one of our favorite investments, the source of countless funny conversations, especially because she became a civil engineer and I became an architect thanks to our love for the game.
Today, we are done. There is simply no way to justify paying an absurd subscription fee just to keep the game updated. I have been battling depression for the last three years, and during that time I stepped away from the game for a few months. Now that I decided to come back, I realized I would need to spend more than 1000 reais just to update it again. That is not just disrespectful, it is insanity. It assumes we are crazy enough to keep fueling this scheme.
Do not forget: it is us, the millennials and late 90s Gen Z, who still have the means to spend this kind of money on a game. But we are also the generation that hates being taken for fools. And EA, with a pot of gold sitting in one of the most loyal communities in gaming history, you are consciously testing our limits, knowing exactly what this will mean for the future of the franchise. This is shooting yourselves in the foot, something no other company would dare to do.
I truly hope you learn from this mistake before the numbers themselves prove us right. But here is my message on this forum: EA, if while we treat you with flowers and chocolates you keep delivering us this, then may competition and capitalism show you exactly what we are capable of doing, unfortunately for you.
