Genuine question for those who dislike TS4

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-17855624" wrote:

Initially I had no desire to participate in this thread because OP’s question is directed at those who “dislike” the game.

I do not dislike it, in fact I enjoy it, even though there are plenty of elements in TS4 that bug me and I will continue to give feedback about these issues as long as I play this game.

What I’ve seen on the forums is that some of the folks who heavily criticize the game don’t share what they like about it either. They only participate in “complaint” threads. They seem to only focus on the negative aspects of the game and I wonder is it perhaps because they don’t feel EA deserves to hear what they find good about it. By saying something good they will somehow jinx the franchise meaning EA will never step up and will pursue their “bad practices” instead.

Then again, we don’t know that maybe these folks do actually go back playing the game and enjoy whatever there is to enjoy and only use the forums to vent. Hard to tell.

Then there’s people who admit that they haven’t played the game for years, own 1 or 2 packs, but will continue to give “feedback” based on other people’s feedback or assumptions. However they do not have first hand experience; these people decide the game is a joke because someone else said so.

Thing is, how do you really know it’s not for you if you don’t at least try it again? At least invest in another pack or two during a sale event if you claim you still have an interest in the game or the franchise?
I wonder how TS4 will get any better for these folks if they don’t feel it deserves another chance. Why keep giving this “feedback” after 7 years of utter dissatisfaction? I can’t imagine it will make them happy unless it’s exactly like TS2 or TS3.

But look, I don’t want to make assumptions either, these are only my thoughts based on observations. I don’t know what goes on in other people’s heads.
It’s interesting to read some of the comments made. Thanks for sharing. ??

This reminds me of the episode of South Park where Kyle is mad that his little brother Ike is watching youtubers play video games instead of playing them themselves. I think a lot of younger people do this. And this forum is full of all ages because the player base is so broad. I can usually tell when I'm talking to a teen compared to an adult on here and I can usually tell that it's a lot of younger simmers that jump on bandwagons, both positive and negative. However, the amount of defenders that are adults (that go way beyond just saying good things, but attack others for their opinions) is very sickening to see. Because they set the tone for the younger squad reactions and they make it ok for the youngsters to go hard against anyone. It is never ok to treat people with disrespect because they have a different opinion.

And as far as the negative posts, I can say with all honesty that I abandoned the game for years and never once did I step foot on this forum and come into the TS4 section. This is because I absolutely did not give a crud about the game and had no opinion or desire to ask for changes. I am here now because I started playing again. I am still not completely happy with the game and now I am here voicing my opinions because I do want to see some changes and I am actively playing and seeing problems and bugs and issues that need to be addressed. People who complain are tying to make the game better for themselves. Others may not agree with what they want, but they want these things and are entitled to their opinions. Will the devs ever do it, who knows. It's doubtful they even peruse this forum at all. But it's still a place for people to voice their opinions and nowhere in the terms of service does it say people have to only be positive about the game to post here.