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6 years ago

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[BY DESIGN] Sims can publish same song over and over again

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.59.73.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get To Work, Get Together, Cats and Dogs, Seasons, City Living, Get Famous and all game packs except StrangerVille.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a sim writing a song.
What happens when the bug occurs? The respective song can be published infinite times.
What do you expect to see? Maybe the song should only be published one time. But maybe it is by design.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure

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My sims wrote some songs on the piano and on the pipe organ (for the Musical Genius Aspiration). But if I want to publish a song, I can publish the same song over and over again. My sims earn money with the song and when no money arrives anymore, I can publish the same song again.

gameplay issue

SimGuruNick
6 years ago
Yeah if it's always worked like this then I agree, it's by design. If you suspect this changed at some point with a patch then we can investigate further, thanks 🙂

7 Replies

Andrea058523
6 years ago
this is definitely the game design, been that way since release. Happy Simming.
SimGuruNick
EA Staff (Retired)
6 years ago
Yeah if it's always worked like this then I agree, it's by design. If you suspect this changed at some point with a patch then we can investigate further, thanks 🙂
MapleSimmer
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I seem to recall it was always like this, as @Andrea058523 commented, but I definitely remember it being like this as far back as when Get Together was released.
Best regards,
Jennifer
Compulsivian
New Hotshot
6 years ago
Yeah I call Game design too. Music Licensing in Sims 4 have been short term, since the possibility came out.
GLow22265666
3 years ago
I'm having the same issue. It didn't used to be like this for me before the second to last patch update. I used to be able to license a song and it would disappear and I would regularly get simoleons for it, but now It keeps on reappearing. Definitely not game design, unless they've recently changed it and not said anything about it.
GLow22265666
3 years ago
@GLow22265666 It's either that or due to me buying teen years, either way a couple months ago it wasn't like this.
VeronicatheCD
3 years ago
Just because something has always been one way does not make it by design. It could have been botched from the beginning. Without explanation from EA as to why that is that way, you cannot assume it is by design. Design requires intention and no intention is given throughout this thread.