People can on steam, but I would say that steam is an exception because they are a company who has more money than they know what to do with so that's probably one reason why they allow it. Consumer rights when it comes to video games are progressing very slow (there is a movement going on right now about stopping companies from taking games that they bought offline) and companies like EA don't have any obligation (for now) to provide any review system in their client.
I would not say that it's predatory, we can still discuss and criticize their packs online, but if you feel that way then my advice to you is to stop buying sims 4 packs at release. That way you don't fall into their marketing or buy something that you will regret buying.
Yeah, none of that helps future players. They need to know that they have 30 days from the moment that they sign the EULA to send a letter to opt out of the arbitration only clause... so that they can file a class action lawsuit against EA. They need to know which packs (that are still for sale) that don't work and break your game. They need to know that what WE know. And if there is no up front system on EA, they won't know. It's not good enough to tell people who already know they are being victimized to stop letting themselves be victimized. It only works if we stop them from victimizing further.
onyx779 there is a list of pack bugs here in the Bug Reports section. We often direct players there if they want to know which packs have problems and how new packs might impact their game. Players can also join in and report their own issues.
[READ FIRST] Compiled list of reported Issues | EA Forums - 5052943
That doesn't help though. People only join EA forums after having been in the community for a while or for needing help with bugs. I need new players who don't know they are being preyed upon to be able to read that my wedding stories and dine out don't work BEFORE buying it, and WITHOUT having to watch a youtube creator tell them it doesn't work. Especially because EA will always continue to sell broken DLC. There is no transparency. The arbitration clause in the EULA makes it impossible to hold them accountable legally. But nobody knows they have 30 days to opt out of the clause because nobody reads those agreements. I don't know why I asked. It's absolutely predatory. For every reason I listed and then some. I just want new players to go in with open eyes so they don't end up with corrupted save files that ruined the culmination of years worth of gameplay, broken game syndrome where the thing they paid for will never work unless they download mods to fix it. With no ability to file a class action lawsuit, no ability to warn new players before they join. No tiered rating system on the product page. It's not about me, I've already been screwed over... how do we protect other people?
