I'm so surprised at the negativity!! I totally understand and appreciate criticisms, but to see the Sims on TV is amazing!It will breathe such life and excitement into this franchise 💕And to be fair, I don't think this will take away from development of the game-- if anything it will bring in more money, resources, and interest in the sims! EA has really been delivering this year. In my opinion this has been one of the best years so far for TS4. Personally I LOVE competition format shows, and I LOVE fun sims challenges. This is already the exact content I'm consuming on youtube anyways, just formatted for a wider audience so we can share the love 🌈Maybe we are all so used to be negative and critical, we can't see change and progress when it is right in front of our face 😂Anyways, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I can appreciate there are some problems with the execution, but be sure to comment if you're HYPED so we can help change the conversation!

Thank you for the positivity. It makes me genuinely happy that there's someone who finds this intresting and entertaining. Good for you! :> I am personally too "old" ( as in outdated haha ) to be the target audience for this as I have zero interest in social media/reality tv/etc. But I am still trying to stay positive and hope that this new kind of challenge gameplay will bring joy to a lot of players and fans out there - not to mention the possibility to attract new players to the franchise.So fingers crossed and then we just have to wait and see what comes out of it in the end !(Sorry if this is not enough hype for your liking :) )

That's good for you. You seem to fit the targeted audience then. For me personally, nope, not the slightest interest in watching.

I have no idea what kind of contest it is. Is it only building and creating Sims? Game play?I don't recognize any other contestants than DrGluon. I assume the other ones are Game Changers too.I'm confused, but I'll check it out, who knows, maybe it's fun. I'll keep an open mind. :)

"if anything it will bring in more money, resources"The Sims is already worth billions. If EA makes THAT much money off of it and still gives Maxis a shoestring budget, it's honestly pretty naïve to expect a niche reality show will somehow be the magic bullet that prompts Android Wilson and his cronies to give Maxis the money they need to turn this game around. Especially when said aforementioned niche reality show only got greenlit because the network was desperate for cheap content, given COVID-19 has crippled the entertainment industry.

I'm not exactly excited because even though I'm in the target age range I'm just not into tv shows or social media. I'm a bookworm shy loner sim lol But I am excited for simmers who will enjoy it! Don't let anybody rain on your parade. It really doesn't matter what the sims deliver nobody is satisfied and the negativity never ends.I originally came to this forum to share my love and excitement for the sims. But now I mainly just ignore negative threads and enjoy my game alone ?And I think a lot of simmers don't want to accept that this is a new gaming era. Like I said I'm not into the modern flashy social media stuff either but I understand that a company cannot stay stuck in the past. Of course they are going to move foward with the latest trends and seek new customers. Rather it's wrong or not is debatable but it is what it is. I personally do think they have been delivering a lot this year too. Though there is always so much more I need and want,I'm happy with everything so far and I am quite excited for the future of sims 4! ???And for simmers who love challenges this is a great. Opportunity!

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Hermitgirl
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I thought it was fun to watch and I'll continue watching it. I also liked watching @SimGuruNinja be a big meanie too! Toughen up, you'll never beat Gordon Ramsay at this rate!
simgirl1010
Hero
5 years ago
He scared me. Glad I wasn't up there. ?
Hermitgirl
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I'd be crying being judged too @simgirl1010 .. but it was fun to watch. Felt sorry for the ones sent home, but it is a challenge show.
SerenityVIII
New Scout
5 years ago
I would be interested in seeing this as I love The Sims and like Reality Game Shows. I am not sure if this is available to watch in Canada though. I hope it is :) Not sure what TBS is ?
chikadee123
5 years ago
"SerenityVIII;c-17580276" wrote:
I would be interested in seeing this as I love The Sims and like Reality Game Shows. I am not sure if this is available to watch in Canada though. I hope it is :) Not sure what TBS is ?

I'm in Canada too and I just caught the first episode on Buzzfeed multiplayer youtube channel. I'm probably also not the target group since I'm 30-something and don't really watch lots of Youtube (especially gaming related) but even then I recognized some of the players' name.

I'm surprised that this is not done earlier since gaming tournaments have been around/popular for what, 10 years now? And yeah, if I have to guess, the popularity of gaming tournaments draws more players into the games and thus, providing more money for gaming companies.

From the first episode, I can say that I like the format , a lot less intense than some gaming tournaments out there, more focused on creativity and collaboration. I also like the random objects challenge, really gets the contestants going. Few were visibly nervous (understandably, I would be too if I'm in their shoes).

Definitely looking forward to the next episode!
Saneksemoo
5 years ago
"prettyprettyplumbob;d-978594" wrote:
I'm so surprised at the negativity!!
I totally understand and appreciate criticisms, but to see the Sims on TV is amazing!
It will breathe such life and excitement into this franchise ?

And to be fair, I don't think this will take away from development of the game

Bahahag... it already has :D Not sure how you think it's gonna bring any money (in Maxis expression really, because I really dont believe that their budget is the size of shirt pocket qs they like to complaint for the lack of progress of winning our hearts) when you said the negative is huge and the fandom is not having it.
Saneksemoo
5 years ago
"Camkat;c-17571832" wrote:
"SimmerGeorge;c-17571825" wrote:
"prettyprettyplumbob;c-17571763" wrote:

Yes, the game needs changes, but that doesn't mean they can't move in new directions! Also, no one knows if this is good yet, because it's not out and the challenges haven't been released.

@prettyprettyplumbob The problem isn't the quality of the show. It could be the best show ever nobody knows. The criticism comes from EA's priorities in ads and marketing and not in the game, in the fact that only rich popular simmers (YouTubers etc) get to participate and nobody else and also because EA is taking a game know for not having rules or a goal and known for being a game everyone can play in their own way and turning it into a competition. That totally contradicts itself.

Choosing (or not choosing) to play a challenge is part of "playing your way". I don't see this as a contradicting at all? There is literally an entire forum section for challenges and the top threads being links to challenge lists. Yes, they are simmer created, but I fail to see why it's ok for simmer's to create challenges but it's not ok for EA/Maxis. Same rules apply, you can still play your way and that can be part of a challenge or not.

I can understand where the criticism might come from with them seeming like they're paying more attention to ads than game fixes but I don't understand this whole challenges don't belong in sims thing when simmers have been doing challenges since the very beginning.

The show is about competing with one another. Challenges are a different breed, and player-issued content are just that - fan held contest. A game studio is airing this crap.
Bmm209
5 years ago
"telmarina;c-17578799" wrote:
"SimGuruNinja;c-17576185" wrote:
I mean, I'm pretty excited. Nervous, but excited.
This was a great time with a great group of people.
I hope we did the community proud! <3

Sorry but this time you've just embarrassed the community.

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