Announcement"S" confirmed for EA Play

"@sunspriter;c-17086047" wrote:

"jackjack_k;c-17085425" wrote:

"@KaeChan2089;c-17081783" wrote:
I am sorry but this team is the biggest joke I have ever seen..I have NEVER in the time I have played The Sims have been so disappointed and seen such quiet and sorry excuse of a team...

Their communication plan is the worse I ever seen...
They better change there way of communicating or they are going to continue to lose customers and this is going to keep going downhill..

-shakes head- This is RIDICULOUS!

They literally released a free patch in April with more content than a Stuff Pack.
We also got a Podcast with an explanation of how they choose and announce packs.

They then told us THIS MONTH that a SP, GP & EP are coming in the next 6 months, that the next patch will have 350 swatches for base game items and that the next announcement is at EA Play.

That’s PLENTY of communication in 2 months. They can’t reveal content until they know the date it’s officially coming, but I feel like people are just ignoring all the communication we’ve had.

People aren’t ignoring the communication, to many that communication is just not good enough. Fine if you personally think it is but that’s a pretty pathetically small amount of info to me. The free patch wasn’t anywhere near a stuff pack in my eyes, just some random leftover bugged out bits. I don’t care about their explanation of how they choose when they don’t actually give any new info or make it seem like they’re listening at all, to me that just sounds like constant pr covering their backs. Then telling us packs are coming without ANY info when or what they are, again, why on earth would I care about that??? Obviously packs are coming or the game is over. Again this is just my response, it’s cool that you have a different response, you do you, but don’t act like those of us who are disappointed in what we see as a real downturn in a game we have put so much time and money into and obviously want to love again, and know could be incredible if any real effort was made to address communication problems.

Personally I think their current strategy and team reshuffling is a straight up disaster lol but i still love playing and I’m not ignoring what they say, I’m just disappointed

Without announcing packs that aren’t ready, what exactly do you want them to say?

We know what’s coming in the next patch, we know what types of packs we are getting until November and we know when the next pack is being announced? They have told us “when” but they aren’t allowed to tell us “what” until it’s the same quarter it’s being released.

How is that “poor communication?” Please enlighten me.

They can’t announce what the packs are. But they’ve told us everything else.

And your comment about how the last patch was “just some leftover bugged out bits” is totally inaccurate and laughable.
We got a new type of career, and 3 new careers, a whole bunch of new clothes and a whole bunch of new objects.

They could have sold that as a $10 Stuff Pack if they wanted. But they gave it to us for free.

How is that “bugged out bits”?

You’re going to be disappointed if you want to know what packs are 12 months in advance. They’ve already previously said that when they announced Get Together too early, and had to delay it, it messed a lot of things up for them and they wouldn’t be able to do that again. Not only that, but only a small amount of content was ready to show so there was huge negativity when Get Together was announced (bigger than the base game if you were on the forums) and now it’s a fan favourite.

Announcing things to early just seems to cause more negativity, because when EA announce content, people assume what they show is all they’re getting. So EA need everything ready before they’re ready to announce.

Simmers did that to themselves when EA tried to announce things way in advance.

"jackjack_k;c-17086093" wrote:

"@sunspriter;c-17086047" wrote:

"jackjack_k;c-17085425" wrote:

"@KaeChan2089;c-17081783" wrote:
I am sorry but this team is the biggest joke I have ever seen..I have NEVER in the time I have played The Sims have been so disappointed and seen such quiet and sorry excuse of a team...

Their communication plan is the worse I ever seen...
They better change there way of communicating or they are going to continue to lose customers and this is going to keep going downhill..

-shakes head- This is RIDICULOUS!

They literally released a free patch in April with more content than a Stuff Pack.
We also got a Podcast with an explanation of how they choose and announce packs.

They then told us THIS MONTH that a SP, GP & EP are coming in the next 6 months, that the next patch will have 350 swatches for base game items and that the next announcement is at EA Play.

That’s PLENTY of communication in 2 months. They can’t reveal content until they know the date it’s officially coming, but I feel like people are just ignoring all the communication we’ve had.

People aren’t ignoring the communication, to many that communication is just not good enough. Fine if you personally think it is but that’s a pretty pathetically small amount of info to me. The free patch wasn’t anywhere near a stuff pack in my eyes, just some random leftover bugged out bits. I don’t care about their explanation of how they choose when they don’t actually give any new info or make it seem like they’re listening at all, to me that just sounds like constant pr covering their backs. Then telling us packs are coming without ANY info when or what they are, again, why on earth would I care about that??? Obviously packs are coming or the game is over. Again this is just my response, it’s cool that you have a different response, you do you, but don’t act like those of us who are disappointed in what we see as a real downturn in a game we have put so much time and money into and obviously want to love again, and know could be incredible if any real effort was made to address communication problems.

Personally I think their current strategy and team reshuffling is a straight up disaster lol but i still love playing and I’m not ignoring what they say, I’m just disappointed

Without announcing packs that aren’t ready, what exactly do you want them to say?

We know what’s coming in the next patch, we know what types of packs we are getting until November and we know when the next pack is being announced? They have told us “when” but they aren’t allowed to tell us “what” until it’s the same quarter it’s being released.

How is that “poor communication?” Please enlighten me.

They can’t announce what the packs are. But they’ve told us everything else.

And your comment about how the last patch was “just some leftover bugged out bits” is totally inaccurate and laughable.
We got a new type of career, and 3 new careers, a whole bunch of new clothes and a whole bunch of new objects.

They could have sold that as a $10 Stuff Pack if they wanted. But they gave it to us for free.

How is that “bugged out bits”?

You’re going to be disappointed if you want to know what packs are 12 months in advance. They’ve already previously said that when they announced Get Together too early, and had to delay it, it messed a lot of things up for them and they wouldn’t be able to do that again. Not only that, but only a small amount of content was ready to show so there was huge negativity when Get Together was announced (bigger than the base game if you were on the forums) and now it’s a fan favourite.

Announcing things to early just seems to cause more negativity, because when EA announce content, people assume what they show is all they’re getting. So EA need everything ready before they’re ready to announce.

Simmers did that to themselves when EA tried to announce things way in advance.

Lol I don’t want to argue we just clearly disagree, that’s fine

The patch was totally a bugged out career, many other simmers on twitch said the same, actually said it was unplayable. The free objects looked like random bits leftover from a pack. Cool you disagree, enjoy your freebies! But it’s not laughable that I think it was less than impressive

And re enlightening you about the communication, we obviously just disagree with what they both can and should do. I don’t need to know the pack 12 months out, I’d be happy with just some hints and teasers, or just creating solid packs in a semi consistent schedule, or even just communicating more openly with a better attitude. I constantly feel like I’m being condescend too, apparently here included. Plenty of other games deal with the next packs and communication better, so I don’t see why it’s so much to ask. If you’re happy with it what’s the problem? I’m disappointed, so are many others, and telling us we are wrong isn’t exactly going to change our opinions lmao

The problem with these updates is we're not getting the big stuff freed babies,cars etc. Terrain Tools was the exception. Now the Caribbean Update last year was a good one. We got new wallpapers,hairstyles,a working ceiling fan and an opening glass door.

I wish we could get more updates like this.

Receiving free things in updates from time to time is nice. I do agree with that. But the toddler update was given to us for free because toddlers were supposed to be in the base game, and they waited until the base game was just about ready to drop to tell us toddlers would not be included afterall. Pools were in a free update because they were not included in the base game.Terrain tools were in an update because they were not included in the base game as we all expected. Many of the assets, careers, etc, have been included in updates because these were not in the base game. But the main problem with the game has not been about what was, or was not, included in the base game. Almost five years into Sims4's run, after the addition of various packs, the game feels more like what we are used to. Charging us for those missing assets would have been taken as an insult. Which is why EA would like to avoid another backlash like the one we had after My First Pet Stuff was released. I can only imagine what the reaction would have been if toddlers had not been released as a free update.

Most Simmers simply want a way for EA to let us know more about future content. That's all. We were told we have three new packs coming in the next six months, people are waiting to find out if we can expect an EP in June and the theme of said pack, and we would like a timeline for new content releases. While I realize EA has new guidelines to follow on announcing new content, there has to be a better, more transparent way, to tell us something more than 'soon'. My hope is this will happen when support for 32-Bit systems ends this month.

The devs have been looking forward to being able to create content that is more complex. We have no idea how being able to use newer technology may change the complexity of new content, or how that might affect how quickly that content can be created then released to us. The game engine EA is using has its limitations, but I feel confident we will see shorter waits between pack releases after June. Perhaps that is why SimGuruGraham was able to tell us to look forward to seeing three new packs in the next six months. If the devs are able to develop new content more quickly, EA will be able to disclose the content more quickly. I don't mind waiting for new content. After nineteen years as a Simmer, I fully expect to wait. But what am I waiting for, is the main question many of us are asking.

I love the freelancer career actually. Thats one of my most favorite additions to the game. Aside from that I agree that the communication is awful .

We do not know what's coming in the patch, other than the swatches. Im very relieved about the swatches though because they are desperately needed @sunspriter

I'm definitely tuning into The Sims panel. It'll be at 4 AM in my country, so I'm planning an all-nighter for the occasion, just like I did for Strangerville's announcement.

Nice !! I'm also happy about the 350 new swatches !!

Sims 5 :D or 350 new swatches.

No Maxis Monthly in June
https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1133773813747818496?s=19

"ANNETTE1951;c-17081981" wrote:

"catloverplayer;c-17081944" wrote:
No Maxis Monthly in June
https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1133773813747818496?s=19

I knew if I stomped my feet and threw a tantrum, it would get results. The toddlers know how to handle situations like this.

LMAO hahahahhahhaha the only lesson we can learn from the toddlers