Are you happy Quarterly Teasers are gone?

"Hermitgirl;c-16588618" wrote:
I did really enjoy how much info they gave us about Seasons during the time leading up to it... and how they came out and said folks this isn't going to be in it (thinking about snow depth). I still liked the teasing nature of some of the info though

Yes, I agree! I really, really loved how straightforward they were about what things were or weren’t going to be in it, and the Twitter preview teaser pics. :smile: I think they really started being this straighforward and communicative about pack content around the time of Vampires, I believe? :smile:

And I love the trailers and livestream as well, of course. :blush:

"LeGardePourpre;c-16588560" wrote:
It doesn't really matter as long as new packs are released for The Sims 4.

The Sims franchise is 18 years old, we were able to live 16 years without quarterly teaser.

I still think our main purpose should be to find the way to have fun with the 26 existing packs instead of being focused on what is missing.

DLC system is that : Never be satisfied, Always expect more.

But we did not need teasers as they currently are now in the past because when you bought a pack the teaser for the next expansion/stuff pack was already there. This horrible silence is a Sims 4 thing

I like to know what's coming in advance. I micro-manage my games so I sometimes have to prepare for things that are added into the game. For instance University would be an addition I have to prepare for. (Which Sims do I send together? Do I have to master certain skills before they attend? How much money does it cost or in other words do some teenage Sims need a job?)
Bon Voyage/World Adventures/Island Paradise would be another pack I'd need to prepare for: Who will go on vacation? How much money does it cost? Are some skills helpful for the vacation?

"Bluebeard45;c-16584766" wrote:
The teasers are nothing but sales gimmick for EA. It's cut and paste then photo shop to make a cow patty look like a powered donut. They hyped ice skating and nobody is using it not even the NPC.

....Obviously? Teasers are literally marketing? Of course they're going to market their game to us. That's perfectly normal.

I'd rather have teasers as they were. Speculation is a big part of being in fan communities. It's just that - fun. Now we're back to the gloom and doom. Forums are dead without new content and possibilities for speculation.

"LeGardePourpre;c-16588560" wrote:
It doesn't really matter as long as new packs are released for The Sims 4.

The Sims franchise is 18 years old, we were able to live 16 years without quarterly teaser.

I still think our main purpose should be to find the way to have fun with the 26 existing packs instead of being focused on what is missing.

DLC system is that : Never be satisfied, Always expect more.

Maybe because base games were more rounded out and had more complex systems to make you believe those Sims had more depth, and anything else was fluff and just more activities to do, but the Sim itself had more personality. But as others said we always knew what was going to be released next, they put a flyer in the boxes.

Honestly I'm not happy nor sad. It's just that I don't really care about Quarter Teasers cause it only just put a small smile on my face but only lasted for seconds though.

I mean like Quarter Teasers doesn't reflect on what will be the outcome of the pack, like would it affect the finish product? no.
Marketing? probably yes, Gameplay? No. Like it's just a 10 second teaser for an upcoming pack.

Apparently, seasons did not have a quarter teaser before it's official announcement. And what really made me so freakin' surprised is that I didn't really expected that Seasons will come that soon. All of the silence are now gone and I'm glad with it cause it's all worth it.

You should have added an "I don't care" option

To me, as long as the Gurus are active and engaging with us, whether it be here or on Twitter, I don't need quarterly teasers to keep me engaged with the community. There's always a chance we'll get more with patches, or free DLC. Stuff that wouldn't need to be announced, unlike a game pack/EP.

"jackjack_k;c-16584760" wrote:
Honestly, the months before Seasons were probably the worst months we’ve had, only because everyone went all doom and gloom, and were still doing that even when Grant and Kate were being active on Twitter. It only turned around when the Seasons teaser was posted.

2016 was bad, even with the addition of Quarterly Teasers. (Who remembers the wait for Dine Out?)

Gurus have to remember why they introduced them in the first place, because not knowing whether something is coming or not makes me lose interest.

I’ll just constantly check for news and if I don’t get any, I’ll just lose complete interest and it will be harder for them to reel me back in.

I can play the game without new content BUT it’s harder when you don’t know whether or not new content is coming.

This^^

I like knowing what is coming to I can plan my save accordingly. I was rushing through my rotation before Seasons came out because I wanted to be at the beginning. Now I may not even get the chance to plan anything. Usually when they make an announcement, it is coming in like two weeks.

"catloverplayer;c-16584978" wrote:
I picked No I'm Not Happy I like to know what's coming in advance. I'm also not happy that we'll be getting less stuffpacks.

Yeah same, I was actually quite happy with the amount of stuffpacks we got and how often we got them (ignore mfps) but the others came with some great stuff and I feel like it may have give them some more space to experiment that they wouldnt dedicate an entire gp or ep to.