"KatAnubis;c-17727349" wrote:
Why should they give you any of that for free? If they did all those things in basegame, it wouldn't come out for years and there would be no EP/GP/SPs. The company has a right to make money.
I think it's amazing that *any* company would give as much in free updates as we get for TS4.
Did y'all just forget that people still pay money for the Base Game? You wouldn't be getting anything for free since you would still have to buy the game. A company has a right to make money but why should I, as a consumer, just blindly accept monetization practices I don't agree with? I have a right to voice my grievances and feedback. Why should I pay $20 so I can properly raise a family in a game that centers around life simulation? I'm not saying that everything I listened needs to be added, but I think that certain features aren't worth separating into individual packs and I don't think it's fun to pay for the same DLCs in every iteration. Games aren't as limited now as they were in 2000. A new Sims base game with a good engine should be able to handle basic seasonal changes and laundry machines. I'd rather wait years for a great base game than wait months for a few packs that I don't care about.
This post is coming from someone who has played a wide range of games from different companies. You should check out some other sandbox games like Minecraft or Stardew Valley if you think TS4 has "amazing" or adequate BG updates. Minecraft is the best selling game of ALL TIME and most players will agree that most of the enjoyment of this game comes from the core gameplay, not add-ons or store items.
The Sims franchise is one of the few games where paying $100+ for DLC is seen as normal or waiting for a DLC to fix boring gameplay is perfectly sound. If I'm paying $60 for a game, it should be reasonably enjoyable and functional without DLCs or mods.
