A busy next 6 months for future DLC

"icmnfrsh;c-16741777" wrote:
A return to the 2 EPs a year model would be good news to me. Sims 3 kind of went overboard with releasing EPs just a few weeks apart, and by the end the whole game was pretty unstable. Although Sims 4 has a lot of issues as well, but so far it doesn't crash as often.

Some deny Sims 3 had 2 EP’s a year, but this is exaggerating in the other direction :D

Seeing that two major wants - a thorough delousing of the game and adequate builders tools per prior versions - have been resolutely not met since launching, I'd say they have their own agenda for what is to be made for this game, and if something happens to match our desires all well and good. The player base is much larger than the number of forum residents, so their focus will be on the silent majority, putting out what market research points to as being profitable. The last thing they issued that really responded to us was toddlers. How many years ago was that? How long and intense was that fight? Let's not forget that the target group is early teen females, likely sliding over a bit to late pre-teen. What they want in a game will differ from what a seasoned adult Sims player does. I've been on the finance side of the business world too long to be hopeful things will change any time soon.

Building tools from past games are not possible in 4 because of the game engine. The world environment is a flat surface and is not written to allow changes in elevation so terrain tools, swimmable oceans, multi level foundations, snow depth and split level stairs are just not going to happen unless they change the engine entirely. Stairs in the game are really just an object to simulate the effect of multiple “levels” but the 2nd floor is really on the same plane as the 1st floor. They managed to patch in pools but that’s about it. I’d be very surprised if they made any new large scale features for build mode because of how limited the engine is.

The gurus have said that most bugs from past packs are not prioritized for patches. That’s why so many of them have stuck around despite widespread customer feedback. SimGuruKate herself said certain bugs will never be fixed. Making new content (and making new money) will always be the studios priority over fixing old issues for products people have already bought.

"JoAnne65;c-16743031" wrote:

"icmnfrsh;c-16741777" wrote:
A return to the 2 EPs a year model would be good news to me. Sims 3 kind of went overboard with releasing EPs just a few weeks apart, and by the end the whole game was pretty unstable. Although Sims 4 has a lot of issues as well, but so far it doesn't crash as often.

Some deny Sims 3 had 2 EP’s a year, but this is exaggerating in the other direction :D

What about Sims 3 Seasons and Supernatural?

Apparently they're around 2 months apart, which is still a small gap between EPs

"icmnfrsh;c-16743332" wrote:
Apparently they're around 2 months apart, which is still a small gap between EPs

Yes, it was, but a few weeks sounded a bit strong to me ;) (those two were closest) Which doesn’t mean I don’t agree EP’s started to come out a bit too fast for me at one point; I installed them and then they’d have to wait for a bit.

"JoAnne65;c-16743598" wrote:

"icmnfrsh;c-16743332" wrote:
Apparently they're around 2 months apart, which is still a small gap between EPs

Yes, it was, but a few weeks sounded a bit strong to me ;) (those two were closest) Which doesn’t mean I don’t agree EP’s started to come out a bit too fast for me at one point; I installed them and then they’d have to wait for a bit.

Fair enough. Honestly I wasn't keen on Supernatural and didn't buy it on release, so I only vaguely remember it coming out shortly before Seasons :grimace:

"JoAnne65;c-16743031" wrote:

"icmnfrsh;c-16741777" wrote:
A return to the 2 EPs a year model would be good news to me. Sims 3 kind of went overboard with releasing EPs just a few weeks apart, and by the end the whole game was pretty unstable. Although Sims 4 has a lot of issues as well, but so far it doesn't crash as often.

Some deny Sims 3 had 2 EP’s a year, but this is exaggerating in the other direction :D

Even official Gurus deny we ever got 3 EP per year ;)

I don't really see a problem with many EPs though. If the quality drops and it's just about quantity then yes, it's definitely a problem. But if the quality is good then no one forces people to immediately buy them at release day. Sims is not a game where you need a headstart to avoid as many spoilers as possible. Just take your time with the game.

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"wormstache999;c-16743655" wrote:

"JoAnne65;c-16743031" wrote:

"icmnfrsh;c-16741777" wrote:
A return to the 2 EPs a year model would be good news to me. Sims 3 kind of went overboard with releasing EPs just a few weeks apart, and by the end the whole game was pretty unstable. Although Sims 4 has a lot of issues as well, but so far it doesn't crash as often.

Some deny Sims 3 had 2 EP’s a year, but this is exaggerating in the other direction :D

Even official Gurus deny we ever got 3 EP per year ;)

I don't really see a problem with many EPs though. If the quality drops and it's just about quantity then yes, it's definitely a problem. But if the quality is good then no one forces people to immediately buy them at release day. Sims is not a game where you need a headstart to avoid as many spoilers as possible. Just take your time with the game.

Exactly. I did buy them all on release date btw, installed them and then continued with the story I was playing at the time. And the new EP I'd start exploring as soon as I started the next generation. And by now, years later, all those EP's together are a broad source of inspiration to pick ideas from. It's probably the cause why I sometimes don't even know what feature came with what EP.

"icmnfrsh;c-16741777" wrote:
A return to the 2 EPs a year model would be good news to me. Sims 3 kind of went overboard with releasing EPs just a few weeks apart, and by the end the whole game was pretty unstable. Although Sims 4 has a lot of issues as well, but so far it doesn't crash as often.

they did not release expansion packs a couple of weeks apart.


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