"GoldenBuffy;12990504" wrote:
"We hear you." They said that before when the Sims 4 was in development. And seeing and playing the game, and what is missing (open world, CASt, vehicles, etc.) makes me think they were not listening, and I wonder if they truly are listening now. I know we all have our own ideas of what should be included in a base game, but it's 2014, many games now launch with basics such as weather. Why are we still not getting that? And the toddlers, teens who look like adults, and of course there's more. It just makes me sad. I really do feel let down by EA with the Sims. I don't think it's fair that we have to continue to shell out money for things that could easily be included in a base game that is $60.
Even after it's launch and I watched Youtubers and their "Let's Plays", and I read over here on the forum, I was still on the fence, I wanted to play the game for myself. I finally got it last Sunday, and I'm already tired of playing it. :( I did not want that to happen. Right now I don't feel valued as a long time player - been playing since 2000 - and then ignoring us is like a slap in the face.
Please, EA and Maxis, listen to us. Make this game awesome! We know you can do it! Take what was so great with the previous Sims and improve upon their greatness, that's the game we want!
EA listens to money, therefore consumers feedback really do not amount much to anything when they voice their constructive criticism but still keep buying. Thus further confirming the CEO of EA that no change needed in the way they do business because it works. Anyone who looks back at TS3 can see there was also some ignoring going on and what EA wanted to do, not so much what the consumers wanted. And I mean simple, basic, understandable things like even out the content for the lacking age groups. I don't care what past games had in terms of content, don't you think its been long overdue to step up your game for a so-called best selling PC game? No? Well no matter cause I'm a lost customer anyway, lol. Continue to wow the players you now target. Maybe they will provide the same profit you are looking for based on TS2/TS3 success and so much more.
You all hope and hope but to me it's all false hope. Since when did EA prove they changed? And if it is true that the SG's say EA has nothing to do with their project of TS then it is whichever SG's in charge who made the decisions to do what they wanted and IGNORE the consumers let alone Sims tradition/progression/continuity. Some of you will still be sure to give The Sims Team a paycheck for a product you are not that much satisfied with just because you think TS4 has so much potential yet fail to be proven first before blindly buying based off of hope alone.
Given everything TS3 brought, anything missing to me was forgivable but the poor coding/programming is unacceptable, inexcusable. How long it takes to fix something and sometimes not have some issues ever addressed was quite annoying. So no way would I move on for the same old, same old. I am not interested in TS4 anyway so have no issues whatsoever stopping with TS3.
