Can creators still charge for early access of Mods/CC? IE like patreon. That is a huge debate over this topic. While several EA help staff have answered that no you can no longer use early access or any means of charging, they have been a few on EA help state at this time they don't know or no statement. This really needs to be clarified by an EA staff I think here verbally and publically so we actually know what can or cant do.
I agree, this really needs to be properly clarefied and it needs to be done fast.
Since the recently updated policies, is early access to CC/MODS still allowed?
Yes! We definitely need a clear answer on this as the community is getting divided and are turning on each other.
It's creating a really toxic environment for everybody!
I hope EA can release a clearer statement for the sake of everyone involved.
this indeed needs to be clarified, as there are cc creators that are v confused about this situation
I know this is more of a legal question, but since there is so little information out there, I was hoping I could find an answer here.
Very recently an update was made to the T.O.S regarding mods for the sims 4. I understand that this means that permanent paywalls for mods are no longer allowed, but many creators have been releasing content for free under an early access waiting period(2-3 weeks), to which they have received donations on sites like Patreon. This has previously been allowed as stated by some representatives. However the new T.O.S has created a lot of confusion and reporting, so it would be great to have some clarification on this!
Hey @P0werPotato,
I've moved your post to a more relevant board than EA General Questions.
It’s quite clear that early access is NOT allowed, pursuant to the updated policy. But, many people will refuse to accept this until EA explicitly states “you cannot do early access”. People are either incapable or unwilling to understand the policy as written, so I think this does need to be stated explicitly here (even though I’ve seen this clarified by RA already).
I don't understand how some creators are so "confused" about this. The rules were very clear, all CC/mods must be made free. The only question you have to ask yourself is this.... is early access free? No. Okay, so there's your answer.
Yes, it's free after X amount of days, but where the line is blurred is what is "early" access to some? 14 days? 20 days? 40 days? 1 year?
See the problem? That essentially means that for a period of time, the CC/mod is NOT free, therefore going against the new TOU. Sorry, not sorry.
I'm so sick of these greedy creators trying to bend the rules so they can exploit players.
