Re: Feedback: Shopping Cart Icon and main menu ads

@GiardiniDiMarzo  There's a new bug report for the pulsing:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Pulsating-Shopping-Button/m-p/13519671#M271413

In fact, maybe you can create your own in case the OP doesn't come back to fill out the template.

Edit:  Never mind, the report has 12 Me Toos already.

No, it's distracting and unnecessary, Just get rid of it.

Get rid of cart! No one likes it

Okay, now it's not only flashing distractingly while I try to play, it's started to pop open little messages that block my screen so I can't click on anything in the top right. Can you please move the ad out of the way of the game play?

A new form of in-game ad is coming with Lovestruck. The date activity picker includes activities from packs you may not own, and if you hover over the icon, it tells you which pack it's from:

So, like the shopping cart, but worse because now you're paying to put this ad in your game. 

It's probably only a matter of time until they extend this idea to existing features like the Seasons holiday activity picker, the Events activity picker, and maybe even CAS and BB.

The cart has to go. It's quite concerning that they haven't got rid of it yet with all the complaints about it. It's just showing that EA doesn't care about their fans. You know, we don't need a bothersome shopping cart in our gameplay. We will buy the packs. That shopping cart is an insult to both us fans and TS4 itself. I really love TS4, and it is my favorite game of all time. Like if you guys don't care about us fans, then maybe take into consideration TS4 then. The game deserves better treatment than this. I am totally fine with ads on the title screen, and actually it helps let me know which packs I still need to buy, but this in-game shopping cart is just inappropriate.

@LadyAofPineappleI can not imagine that this feature will make people buy any sort of pack - but maybe I am just too old to swim in this ocean of intrusive advertisements. But I fear that this is what EA will do in the future….

I agree that this pushing of activities that require packs you don't have to our face WHILE IN LIVE MODE was in VERY bad taste to add, especially since they ignore the numerous complains about the shopping cart. It really rubs in how little they care about any feedback regarding to their nasty marketing. Constant aggressive popups at main menu that freeze the game if you click on the wrong spot, the flashing cart button, and now this. It's getting worse and worse.

Also, I would like to note that I'm using a mod that gets rid of the shopping cart anyways. So yeah, it's a lose scenario for your guys anyways. Not only are people using the mod to get rid of the shopping cart so they don't have to be bothered by it anymore, but also you are insulting and upsetting your fans. You are losing either way. Just get rid of it, man. I'm perfectly fine with ads and popups on the title screen, and I welcome it because as I said, it lets me know which products I don't have, but the in-game shopping cart is a no go.

I just keep checking in because I also modded it away and want to know if there's any update for vanilla simmers and those on console...

EA listened to Apex Legends players (via "X") and rolled back some recent changes, why can't we have the same respect?

I posted my, up til now, first and only reply in this thread back in March. Since then I've played only once and I haven't spent a dime on the game. I've booted it up several times, but every time I see that shopping cart icon, I'm reminded how little we and our opinions matter. The silence from EA is, sadly, not unsurprising, but disappointing nonetheless. I love this game. I love this franchise. I've been playing the Sims for 24 years. It all started with one computer, one copy of the game and my mom, sister and I taking turns to play. Then we got older, got our own laptops and now 3 copies of the game. To this day we still meet up and play Sims together. That's how much we love it. I want to continue to support this game, but I don't like the direction you're taking it. I'm honestly relieved the Happy at Home event was so poorly implemented. I did claim the first 3 rewards and was disappointed in myself for doing so, but the FOMO was real. I came back the day week 2 was supposed to start, only to discover the date had changed to the next day. So I came back the next day and it had been pushed back again. That issue along with the realization that the rewards were not even tied to my account but an obscure file on my computer, meaning I would lose it all if something happened, made it really easy to skip the rest of the event. The fact that you didn't even inform people of this, is very dissapointing too. 

Now back to the shopping cart icon. From my perspective, as a player, I still don't understand the point of it. On my old laptop, which really wasn't that old, it took me 20 minutes to boot up the game. My sims never travelled anywhere and I can assure you I would not be buying anything once I was in the game. It only takes a couple of minutes now, but once I've loaded my household I want to play. I want to immerse myself. The icon and accidentally pressing it ruins that. 

I wish you would stop trying to make this game into something it's not. The SIms 4 is an offline singleplayer game that I can delve into whenever I want to, and not when you dictate me to do so.

For a lot of people extra features that aren't wanted can impact their loading time.

@EA_Cade I know there's been a lot going on, but can we PLEASE have a sign you/EA are still listening? I think you missed my last tag.

Thank you.