Feedback: Shopping Cart Icon
Product: The Sims 4
Platform: PC
Which language are you playing the game in? German
How often does the bug occur? 100%
What is your current game version number? 1.105.297.103
What expansion...
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@TinyDancer189 Is this a new feature? I'm afraid to turn off my game and update it now...
@LadyAofPineapple Yes, it's horrendous. If you have visual problems like astigmatism or neurodivergent conditions that cause you to hyper-focus or are just easily distracted by stuff like that, I recommended not to update.
I have autism and I can't stand constantly blinking things. It is bad enough that the calendar icon is constantly blinking, now this?
No, this is unacceptable!
And plus, there is a reason why I choose to not buy certain packs! So this horrendous new icon is not gonna magically change my mind.
Please, for the sake of players who have certain disabilities, PLEASE make the blinking stop.
- EA_Cade
Community Manager
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Hey all!
Please do keep feedback coming in this thread, we are actively monitoring here as well as using this thread as a source of feedback from the community at large on this topic.
Thank you for sharing with us so far, and as always keep an eye out here as well as @TheSimsDirect on X for updates.
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Update: Please see the latest from TheSimsDirect on Twitter.Update: An emergency patch has been released on EA app, Steam, Epic, Origin and Xbox now to stop the pulsing shopping cart as well as resolve the issues with pie menus.Update: The emergency patch is now available on all platforms.Full notes are in the General Discussion board here.Update: If you're still seeing the issues reported in the OP of this thread, please see my post here for next steps.
Update: I've moved this thread from the Bug Reports section now that the Epatch is confirmed to have resolved the aspects of the shopping cart we considered bugged. This thread is now in the Feedback section to aide me in gathering and reporting all of the conversations taking place here for the team.
Yeeeeeah, this button is insulting. Forget the flashing (which is also happening for me) this entire thing needs to go ASAP.
Same here. I have autism and ADHD and this icon constantly pulsating makes the game unplayable for me.
I'm autistic too and sensitive to light/sound. Also this pulsating is horrible for my seizure disorder and my roommates seizure disorder. What most people without seizure disorders don't know is that anything that pulsates, even as slow or methodically as a crosswalk sign, can trigger our seizures. It's why my roommate and I have to look at the traffic lights (green, yellow, red) to not risk a seizure by looking at the crosswalk. You adapt at crosswalks because there is a healthier, safer alternative. But in Sims 4 there isn't an alternative. I have to now play offline until either EA or a modder fixes this or I can risk both myself and my roommate seizing.
I love the game and have bought all packs, why do I still see such an aggressive ad with a constantly pulsating button in my game?
This type of advertisement is maybe ok for a free game where you pay to remove ads, but I have paid for the game many years ago and spend more than 1000 dollars for all packs, it’s unacceptable to now have to be burdened by distracting pulsating ads during my gameplay ☹️
- @Simfalls omgosh this is horrible news. Indeed I am neurodivergent, but I also have anxiety and get migraines. This is one of the few games I use to relax, and there goes that!
I have astigmatism and this thing is the absolute worst!! I have numerous eye conditions, and playing sims is usually hard enough without obnoxious clutter pulsing in the corner!!!!! I've only played with it on my friends computer, as I have no interest in updating my game and/or playing it until this issue is fixed.
- @Simfalls
Yep I have ADHD and this is severely impacted by game experience. The pulsing is extremely distracting.
It's funny how when EA changed the loading screen a few years ago, and it impacted neurodivergent players due to the shade/colour, and they fixed it immediately. I bet they won't be so quick to remove this because it's advertising.
