This whole situation has been frustrating and unenjoyable. EA and The Sims team really need to address these issues. I wish they would remove Marketplace and allow players to revert to a previous version of the game before the Marketplace updates.
Marketplace should never have been implemented directly into the game—it would have made more sense to keep it within the EA app or as a separate platform. Instead of improving the experience, it has caused more problems than praise. While the concept itself is interesting, it doesn’t seem like many players are actually using or enjoying it, mainly because of the ongoing issues that still haven’t been properly resolved.
At this point, I think EA and The Sims team might only take things seriously if there’s a stronger response from the community—whether that’s a petition, a drop in player activity, or reduced purchases.
Personally, I’ve spent days going through all my mods and CC one by one, using a mod manager and other third-party tools to identify anything broken or outdated. The frustrating part is that most of my mods have already been updated, yet the game still won’t consistently launch. I understand mod conflicts can happen, but I tested everything individually, and that doesn’t seem to be the main issue.
