It's been on my mind for many years and I'm not going to address thealien elephant in the room but do you folks think the team actually reads the brilliant, often well-thought-out, detailed suggestions written on the Official Sims forums? I'm asking because after the news of Star Wars pack I—https://media.tenor.com/images/3f3642fc1900584b6a311fdb38306f12/tenor.gifI'm genuinely wondering if there is someone who even notes suggestions gathered from here and addresses them in a meeting and perhaps another who collects statistics on the mode for the highly asked for content. Unless my eyes deceived me within the past few months I could have sworn I've been seeing: farming pack, improve babies, a colour wheel on several platforms apart from here like YouTube and Twitter, but anyways.What do y'all think the Sims Team can do to improve clearly interpret what the franchise has been asking for or do to improve in general?

If I had to guess, I would say NO! They don't read the forum posts or feedback section. I think that they used to more often, because I have seen posts made by some of the Gurus, but that was years ago.Now, I'm not sure if there are any "behind the scene" staff that gather statistics or if the moderators do something or if they are strictly moderating the forum for rule breaking.

They say they do, but on ninja accounts, so that they can lurk them I guess. I think they still use Twitter and Reddit more than their own property site. Sometimes I wonder why EA even has forums sometimes for their games.

If they do frequent the forums and read about our feedback and ideas then they either don't care about our ideas or feedback or they have decided that our feedback and ideas don't align with their plans for the game. Just from the few packs that they've released this year, I believe they have their own objective for this game. I don't know the ins and outs of how they decide or choose the next pack but if they were running out of ideas we have so many amazing ones here but maybe it's not even their ideas that are lacking but the creativity behind it and all the reused animations.

There is no way we would know if they read the forums, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did. There are a lot of great ideas here, and plenty of constructive feedback. If I was a dev for The sims, I certainly would have paid attention to it. And for all we know, they might just be a regular member here, reading and posting like any other member.I've only dabbled a bit with an RPGmaker, but I know one thing from that experience: Developing games take time, lots and lots and lots of time, even for a large team of experienced devs. I was alone, and it would have taken me YEARS to make a simple, generic RPG.They might see ideas and feedback, decide to implement them, but it won't be done immediately (and absolutely not as fast as players want). They also need to find the right time/pack for the ideas. And of course get it "approved". Not everything can be added to basegame for free. Even the stuff we voted on in the surveys, its like people expected those features to be implemented right away, not thinking about the time needed to create/program those features.If the devs are reading, let me remind them: I STILL WANT FAIRIES! Ok??

Does The Sims Team actually read these forums?

Chicklet45368
New Traveler
5 years ago
If I had to guess, I would say NO! They don't read the forum posts or feedback section. I think that they used to more often, because I have seen posts made by some of the Gurus, but that was years ago.

Now, I'm not sure if there are any "behind the scene" staff that gather statistics or if the moderators do something or if they are strictly moderating the forum for rule breaking.
Vivi_WillowTree
5 years ago
Haha... NO! ?
Scobren
5 years ago
They say they do, but on ninja accounts, so that they can lurk them I guess. I think they still use Twitter and Reddit more than their own property site. Sometimes I wonder why EA even has forums sometimes for their games.
aejp24
Seasoned Novice
5 years ago
If they do frequent the forums and read about our feedback and ideas then they either don't care about our ideas or feedback or they have decided that our feedback and ideas don't align with their plans for the game. Just from the few packs that they've released this year, I believe they have their own objective for this game. I don't know the ins and outs of how they decide or choose the next pack but if they were running out of ideas we have so many amazing ones here but maybe it's not even their ideas that are lacking but the creativity behind it and all the reused animations.
Kathykins
Seasoned Newcomer
5 years ago
There is no way we would know if they read the forums, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did. There are a lot of great ideas here, and plenty of constructive feedback. If I was a dev for The sims, I certainly would have paid attention to it. And for all we know, they might just be a regular member here, reading and posting like any other member.

I've only dabbled a bit with an RPGmaker, but I know one thing from that experience: Developing games take time, lots and lots and lots of time, even for a large team of experienced devs. I was alone, and it would have taken me YEARS to make a simple, generic RPG.

They might see ideas and feedback, decide to implement them, but it won't be done immediately (and absolutely not as fast as players want). They also need to find the right time/pack for the ideas. And of course get it "approved". Not everything can be added to basegame for free. Even the stuff we voted on in the surveys, its like people expected those features to be implemented right away, not thinking about the time needed to create/program those features.

If the devs are reading, let me remind them: I STILL WANT FAIRIES! Ok??
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
5 years ago
I don't think so tbh. I mean they might scan them on occasion, but unless they specifically start an idea gathering thread (as they did for Nifty Knitting) which they still only seem to skim briefly, I don't think they really read idea / feedback suggestions here. But idk of course.
Onverser
5 years ago
I think I saw a while ago that someone said the devs didn't look at the forums anymore so I'm guessing that still applies. In their statement all they acknowledged was people on twitter

Also a colour wheel is never gonna happen in the Sims 4 no matter how many people want it. It wouldn't be possible to add it at this stage in the game.
Simmingal
Hero
5 years ago
for their own mental health i hope they don't go through all sections

but it'd be nice if they visited ideas section for some inspo :wink: plenty of good ideas there
NokkitheSloth
5 years ago
I think they do read the forums... toddlers!
But I think they have packs preplanned way in advance, (and I know farming as been a big ask since the game came out as some other elements) Like a few years in advance a lot of things we have got (not including the current pack) have appeared from long ago surveys and what we have asked. It’s just not always in the way we may expect or want. (Off the grid for instance)

I personally would love more packs likes farming, etc but I stand by fixing issues with the game we have already before continuing in a journey that keeps messing with the game.
skbeyers
5 years ago
Hi! I'm new. I really don't know what a forum is or how to use it. I'm an older simmer but I hope all of you will accept me. My comment is that I truly hope they read the forum and monitor it for more than just rule breaking or I am going to have to get a Twitter account and embarrass myself some more. The whole reason I did this is because I am concerned with the games change of direction. It seems to be changing from the sandbox that I got hooked on since Sims 1 and continued to enjoy through sims 3. I had hoped sims 4 would be a great combination of 2 and 3 but I feel the game is moving into a narrow follow the path we setup for you type game. I am very concerned and I hope they read this because the future of the sims for simmers like me is at stake.