Uh...so I literally own every single DLC for this game and my mouse cursor is hanging over Get Famous right now. I use my bank pre-paid CC for my small online purchases which I transfer money onto, so nothing is an impulse buy this way. I don't think I've ever bought an expansion or gamepack on sale - stuff packs yes. Whats worse is origin raised the price of expansion packs in Canada to $51.99 online - despite local retailers still selling them for $39.99 AND origin now includes sales tax this year (never did before). So this expansion pack will cost me $54 if I buy it from Origin. Of course I could wait until it goes on sale, which most likely will be next month and the ONE mod I cannot live without will probably become broken tomorrow (no blue light or glow) because I HATE HATE HATE the blue filter the Sims 4 uses. Still I'm staring here at my purchase button for Get Famous...I feel like I'm spending more money then I want on it BUT after I buy it I won't think about it either. It just feels oddly expensive to me is all. Yet I just spent $10 on skins for Dead By Daylight...so ya, that money went far.Still, I can't believe I've spent roughly $500 on the Sims 4, especially for a game I've barely played this year.Maybe I should make a mod and support it via patreon to pay for the Sims now lol.

Sometimes I buy the games from amazon and get the code if they have a cheaper price. We all pay for entertainment in one form or another, so if this is what is fun for you, then I say go for it. :smile:

I put in $40 US dollars in a currency converter -- current exchange rate has it come out to close to $53 CAN, so it likely wasn't EA raising the price in order to get more money out of Canadians but rather just responding to the usual fluctuations in exchange rates. At least Canada doesn't add extra taxes like some other countries do. For me, I don't really think much about the money I spend because it's part of my annual entertainment budget, along with cable TV and the occasional movie or sports event my husband and I attend. I really don't play many other games (not a fan of fighting/shooting/killing games which seem to predominate the gaming market, and I don't have a console to play any of the sports games (maybe next year I'll invest in one so I can try the MLB and NHL games, being a big baseball and hockey fan), so The Sims is pretty much it. I spent a lot more on Sims 3 by the time it was done, mainly with the Sims 3 Store and all the extra worlds. But again, I got a lot of entertainment out of that game over the life of the game, though it was a buggy mess that needed mods to control. If the updated Python helps to clear up some of the more annoying bugs, I could see myself enjoying Sims 4 for several years after EA stops producing content.

I have mixed feelings about the pack, not about the money I spend on TS4 in general though. I got TS4 more than a year after the release, so I got all of the packs released until that point on sale and it already had swimming pools and ghosts etc. Regarding Get Famous ... to me the pack feels like it offers game pack value, so I will wait for the sale as I will enjoy it more for what it offers and won't have any regrets.

I feel like it offers good value for me. I’ve spent $30 for one book to read over a few days, but I’ve spent hundreds of hours playing ts4. It’s like how a stuff pack costs about the same as a Tuesday deal at the movie theatre.

I swear I did not type out plum....it should say Cyber Monday! lol

I spend so much money on Sims 4...I'm in disbelief.

40 Replies

QueenOfMyshuno
7 years ago
Sometimes I buy the games from amazon and get the code if they have a cheaper price. We all pay for entertainment in one form or another, so if this is what is fun for you, then I say go for it. :smile:
Luckylunayre
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
Blue light?

Don't know if this is what you're talking about but you could download flux.

It filters blue light out to a degree of your choosing. Maybe that's not what you're talking about though.
justme22
7 years ago
I put in $40 US dollars in a currency converter -- current exchange rate has it come out to close to $53 CAN, so it likely wasn't EA raising the price in order to get more money out of Canadians but rather just responding to the usual fluctuations in exchange rates. At least Canada doesn't add extra taxes like some other countries do.

For me, I don't really think much about the money I spend because it's part of my annual entertainment budget, along with cable TV and the occasional movie or sports event my husband and I attend. I really don't play many other games (not a fan of fighting/shooting/killing games which seem to predominate the gaming market, and I don't have a console to play any of the sports games (maybe next year I'll invest in one so I can try the MLB and NHL games, being a big baseball and hockey fan), so The Sims is pretty much it. I spent a lot more on Sims 3 by the time it was done, mainly with the Sims 3 Store and all the extra worlds. But again, I got a lot of entertainment out of that game over the life of the game, though it was a buggy mess that needed mods to control. If the updated Python helps to clear up some of the more annoying bugs, I could see myself enjoying Sims 4 for several years after EA stops producing content.
Netzspannung
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
I have mixed feelings about the pack, not about the money I spend on TS4 in general though. I got TS4 more than a year after the release, so I got all of the packs released until that point on sale and it already had swimming pools and ghosts etc. Regarding Get Famous ... to me the pack feels like it offers game pack value, so I will wait for the sale as I will enjoy it more for what it offers and won't have any regrets.
awesomejujubeans
Seasoned Scout
7 years ago
I've had this version since it was first released, but have been slow getting all of the expansions & packs. I only have Kitchen Stuff, Spooky Stuff, Outdoor Retreat, City Living, Get to Work, Cats & Dogs, and Vampires. I usually wait until there is a good sale before I got each of them too. Right now I *really* want Seasons to play during the holidays. My fiance bought me Spooky Stuff & Vampires in early October so I could play them during Halloween. There has to be a huge sale for Black Friday or Cyber Monday, so I'm waiting to get Seasons then. I also want some other pack ones, crossing my fingers they are also greatly reduced! All in all though, the Sims is the only game I spend this much money on, and I've been playing it for years, so I know it's worth it to me. No guilt here lolol. ;)
ValiantRedKnight
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
I feel like it offers good value for me. I’ve spent $30 for one book to read over a few days, but I’ve spent hundreds of hours playing ts4. It’s like how a stuff pack costs about the same as a Tuesday deal at the movie theatre.
awesomejujubeans
Seasoned Scout
7 years ago
I swear I did not type out plum....it should say Cyber Monday! lol
awesomejujubeans
Seasoned Scout
7 years ago
> @JujuAwesomeBeans said:
> I swear I did not type out plum....it should say plum Monday! lol

Wow..hidden Easter egg on the forums. I've been bamboozled! hahaha
ValiantRedKnight
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"JujuAwesomeBeans;c-16826870" wrote:
> @JujuAwesomeBeans said:
> I swear I did not type out plum....it should say plum Monday! lol

Wow..hidden Easter egg on the forums. I've been bamboozled! hahaha

I am so confused. I know there’s a less than wholesome use for the blocked word, but really?
EntityofDesire
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Zeldaboy180;c-16826835" wrote:
Blue light?

Don't know if this is what you're talking about but you could download flux.

It filters blue light out to a degree of your choosing. Maybe that's not what you're talking about though.

Ah to properly explain what I mean is that the Sims 4 uses a lighting effect that adds a layer of blue over top everything. Its not really notable in sunlight or bright rooms but becomes very evident in darker areas or shadows.

Actually your signature image is a good example of what I mean, if you remove the blue lighting filter it would actually make the colors a lot more vibrant in your signature image without changing the time of day/general lighting.

The Sims 3 used something similar but in the opposite direction with glow highlights that gave everything a shine or glow.