Do the early buyers rewards influence if or when you buy a pack?

Cottage living: I wanted the bike and got the pack sooner than I would have otherwise
High school years: I skipped the pack entirely and am not interested in getting it
Growing together: This was the kind of pack I was willing to get right away. The additional baby carrier is a nice bonus but not the reason why I got it.
Horse Ranch: I plan to wait for a sale because I am mainly interested in the world, build buy and nectar making.

Pretty much same as above. The rewards do have an influence on me, but it also depends on the rewards. Cottage Living & Growing Together rewards I loved, so I bought them early, I also liked the packs though! Highschool Years I didn't care for the rewards and didn't think I would like the pack (I was wrong BTW), so waited for a sale. Horse Ranch interests me a lot, but I don't feel persuaded by the rewards, I'll probably still buy it in time because I don't have the patience to wait for a sale to get horses.

DO THE EARLY BUYERS REWARDS INFLUENCE IF OR WHEN YOU BUY A PACK?

No, it doesn’t.

I’m not a Sims 4 completist, however, when I see items and gameplay from an actual pack that I just know I will use, I’m not willing to wait for a sale, since I have an EA PLAY membership and will get 10% discount on all content regardless.

That said, I do like the early buyer bonus items of most packs, but I’m also aware that these items don’t add additional gameplay. They’re “just” re-skins of already functional objects. They’re a nice bonus.

Just like Grim’s heavy metal guitar is not an electric, I’m almost certain that the resonator guitar won’t be an “actual” resonator guitar. Now, If it was advertised like that, it would have given me enough reason to buy the pack early, JUST for that.

I already pre-ordered Horse Ranch as it won’t make a difference to me whether I buy it today or in 2 months. I’m on my holidays and my mind’s made up. I want horses A S A P.?

All it does is make me angry

I don't want to buy into the concept of limited time items
I almost feel like doing the opposite and not buying any packs with limited items at release
just to show them they should stop this nonsense about right now if they want the money

truth is though that I very often love the pack itself too much to wait a sale
or they put in something that I really don't want to miss like that stupid guitar *hissing*

I have bought many packs at release even before the limited items
and many packs at discount too when I couldn't afford to get something at release
and packs after release full price when I could afford it couple months later
but I just really don't want this limited item thing to continue

why should we be punished for not having the means to buy packs immediately as they release?
why should these items never be available again if you didn't get the pack at release?
or say you had other life things to do when pack released
why should you forever lose these items if you were not around at release?

*Rampage*

If you add items anyway
why not add them available for everyone seriously

it will this pack i like the wheel and rocking chair

I often make the decision that "I am going to buy the pack one day anyway so I might as well buy it within the allowed time limit of that offer and get the additional items if there are items that I like."

I feel that I kinda need to explain my reasoning though, especially considering how vocal I have been about EA's business practices in the past. I have changed a bit when it comes to how I feel about the sims4, the thing is that I have for years kinda felt that I should show when I am displeased with EA's business practices and not buy packs early or don't buy them at all and I have been very vocal about bugs and other things that have been less great with the sims4. When kits were introduced I was very "anti-kit" and refused to buy them.

But I noticed that this affected me mentally, I was less and less happy with the game and less happy with a lot of things overall, so when this hit "rock bottom" with High School Years I decided to stop being invested in it so much.

I often say this to myself these days: This is not my fight. I started playing the sims4 less, bought whatever I felt like, for example kits and didn't care too much about the business practice of them anymore.

So while I am not a fan of them having items that are only available during a limited time... my mental health goes first so I'm going to probably buy the pack within that time limit because I still enjoy playing the sims4 from time to time, it's nice to get three additional items and I can afford buying packs for full price.

Playing on PC gives me the advantage that I can just wait for the bonus items to be modded into the game. But so far, I've never felt the need to look for such mods or cc. They're really not that special.

The only bonus items I have are those from Cottage Living, which I bought shortly after its release. Not because of the items, but because I really wanted the pack, and I don't regret buying it at full price. I can hardly think of any type of bonus content I'd want so bad that I would buy a pack early when I wasn't planning to do that anyway.

Edit: I forgot to say, Horse Ranch is another one of those packs that I really want, so I'm probably going to buy it early and get the bonus content. But again, the bonus content itself is not the reason.

I don't really care about the early rewards. I buy packs because I like the game.

The bonus items sometimes discorage me from waiting for a sale, but I don't think there's been a pack yet where I wanted the bonus items so much that I *had* to get it early.
But then, I haven't had a reasont to skip an EP yet. I can always find something worth gettting (though there are a few game packs I wish I'd waited on...)

It's nothing new. With a lot of games in different franchises.

Reminds me when I use to go to game stop and if you preordered there was a little freebie to get with said game release. This practice is just nothing new. You either want it or you don't. Just some items we already have in game in a different style.

Or a limited time offer during whatever X event online for a game.

Think people get this 'woe as me' or 'what about me' mentality because whatever reason they weren't able to get said item. Yep can suck if you miss it, but life goes on.

Gaming is a luxury. Not a privilege. An expensive one at that.