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"Writin_Reg;c-16207402" wrote:"icmnfrsh;c-16207375" wrote:"sundaysimmer;c-16207252" wrote:"Simsfan99111;c-16207138" wrote:
The one ep a year thing is such a pain especially when your still waiting for something that really gets you excited and interests you.
Agreed.
I just don't get it - the demand for more than one EP per year is definitely there. So why not have two EP teams and produce more EPs? Simmers would be happier and EA would make more money. Am I missing something?
Agreed.
I hear the problem with the Salt Lake and Redwood teams in Sims 3 was that it was harder to have inter-pack connectivity/gameplay because two packs were developed in parallel without much coordination.
But why not have multiple teams working closely together to churn out 2 packs a year? Just have a few leads oversee both teams to make sure everything is coordinated smoothly.
The game packs are a welcome addition in terms of gameplay, but two game packs don't have as much content as an EP IMO. They're focused, which is good, but not exactly a replacement for an EP. An EP should be more than the sum of its parts, so apart from offering a wide variety of content, they all need to be tightly integrated to form a cohesive whole.
Ep teams involve about 40 people - you need the experienced people, the matching equipment and the space to add that many more people. It's not an easy task. Maxis is already a big studio. If it was an easy thing to do, they would not have set up a second studio in another state even just to add that other ep team, nor would they done it had it not been for the store team already working there.
That's also true. And I know that you can't just introduce tons of inexperienced people in the middle of a software project due to the overhead. But if The Sims 4 truly is doing well in sales, it would be nice if they could gradually expand the team and resources to give it the attention it deserves. Whether that's fixing up all the bugs without introducing too many side effects or adding more content, I'm fine with either.
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