Ok. Your confidence and persistence is admirable. Yet, it's EA you're pitching to here. And they don't have a greatest reputation when it comes to these topics. I think that's why people are not for the idea. I mean, The Sims 4 already has a lot of DLC already.
Hmm... Let me bring up this too. The Sims 3 Store is still up and it sells extra content there from build mode objects to CAS. Plus there are some worlds there too. The Sims 2 also used to have a store, but it has now closed down. Both used SimPoints as currency (yet it is possible to get free SimPoints too). The main reason I'm bringing this up is that the store thing has been done before. The marketplace where CC creators could put up their own things too would be something new. Yet, soon The Sims 4 will be 10 years old and people are already frustrated of things like Store Cart button and log-in rewards. So, players aren't really open to an idea like this.
A lot of these games to me are not video games they are computer code.
All video games are computer codes (otherwise would be a board game), but not every computer code is a video game. Even operating systems are computer codes, that's why it takes extra resources to put The Sims games on MAC too. It is wonderful how a computer code can be turned into a game people have fun with. I know as I study computer science. Yet... let me look at my notes... A game is a type of play activity, in which the participant(s) try to achieve at least one nontrivial goal by acting in accordance with rules. If a game on a computer device isn't a video game, then what is it? I have... a rigid worldview, so pitches like that will go over my head.
The idea is interesting, I won't lie, but it requires an extra careful approach. It is difficult to get right after all.
Right now there's that thing too that when you buy a pack and put in a creator code in EA App, you can support a content creator (on YouTube for example) with your purchase (it won't apply a discount or raise prices, but rather gave that 10% of money spent to them).
Good Convo! I was putting the idea to people who love the game. I wanted to see the response. I am the type where I like to hear other ideas and see different perspectives. And of course computer code is used to make video games. But some are just code, there is no life to them. I see things differently, which is why I like to see other viewpoints. Video games to me have evolved over the years and are not just games to me. Video games have become another world an escape into the imagination of the designers. As a player we are creating our stories based on the parameters set by the designers. They are entertainment but with the advances in tech I just think they will evolve even further. I see that everyone has their views and I wanted to know. Every story needs a protagonist that will keep things moving. Thanks for the input!
