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I was directed here by someone from The Sims Forums...
I just wanted to say my personal take on this.
My (gaming) Background: Apart from The Sims, I also play League of Legends and The Elder Scrolls Online. Now... in ESO (The Elder Scrolls Online) they come up of maybe 3 to 5 DLCs and 1 chapter a year. DLCs are small added content to the game with lots and lots of gameplay added. Chapters on the other hand is a major downloadable content. Think of it as DLCs = Game Packs + Stuff Packs, while Chapters = Expansion Packs. Anyways, so at the very least a month before any of these addons launch, they enable the Public Test Servers (PTS) for everyone-- and I mean EVERYONE to play the game and test not only the new DLC/Chapter but also all the previous ones. Basically players are like alternate QAs. At the same time, in their FORUMS the devs open a dedicated forum thread for players who played the PTS to report any bug/glitch they have experienced. They also have a dedicated team who is constantly checking this forum thread and you get a reply from the Devs not a day longer-- well, at least the bugs and glitches are collated and then they post their reply on that same thread. It really is a great experience for both the ESO community and the devs. Of course, not everyone is happy and some are rude. But what I really appreciate about Zenimax (ESO devs) is that they are very professional and they hear out even the rudest and vilest players. In fact they have invited their most toxic youtubers/streamers to their HQ and listen to what they have to say. I am not even exaggerating. These youtubers have released memes on youtube about their game, they have made podcasts and cussing them, rightfully so too, when ESO launched it was worse than The Sims 4's launch was. By the way, ESO and The Sims 4 launched at the same year. Now ESO is one of THE best MMO-RPG.
Anyways, this is what I think can help track bugs and glitches. I understand that The Sims 4 cannot provide players a server so we can test out the game. That's totally fine. But I think there should be a thread on the forums for players to report the bugs and glitches, and that there should be a dedicated Maxis team to monitor this page. In ESO, they release a different thread once the new content launches, and players further report bug and glitches that weren't fixed post-launch. And once these bugs and glitches are tagged, they are fixed within an hour or so, a day or two at most if it's complicated. So yeah, I honestly think that it would be very helpful if Maxis open a forum thread for players to report the bugs and glitches. For one, it's easier for players to just go the forums and just report these bugs/glitches, I have reported a couple of bugs here, and honestly it's not very intuitive, it's easier for someone who is less experience in creating a ticket to just post a reply to something. Also, I think it is better for players to report the bugs and glitches of an Expansion or Game or Stuff Pack under one thread, rather than looking through the different threads here (or on the forums). And hopefully, just like ESO we get hotfix on these reported bugs/glitches the soonest, and not like a few weeks after. Because let's be honest, there ARE bugs and glitches since Get to Work that still haven't been address to this day. Making it reporting here in very discouraging.
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