There's a new moving icon when playing the Sims 4 that prompts the player about buying DLC.https://twitter.com/TheSimCommunity/status/1762540571296453055https://twitter.com/TheSimCommunity/status/1762545245399507207https://twitter.com/acidlure/status/1762541176148639884https://twitter.com/jackofallgames7/status/1762581248789369271https://twitter.com/TheKixg/status/1762542537405788670https://twitter.com/erin_simmer/status/1762547089148354871https://twitter.com/Iron_Cgull/status/1762541042656587828https://i.imgur.com/95r80mo.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/jJPJvyy.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/3Lwl8CT.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/MWkokU5.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/VVDGZBL.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/g92gaOi.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/QazDfko.png

Well....EA_Cade closed the discussion on EA Answers a couple days ago and it doesn't appear EA was interested in our opinions after all.Quoted from his post as he shut it down.Hey all,Thank you all for providing me with your feedback, I've made sure to include this thread each week in my reports.As it has now been several months since the shopping cart icon was introduced and I haven't been given any updates related to this topic, I can only conclude that the shopping cart icon will not be removed and I'll be closing this thread down.I know that this wasn't the update this thread wanted to hear, but it's the update I have to share.

That sucks. But it is not unexpected. The radiosilence on behalf of EA for months on this subject was a very clear message in my opinion. I had a more lengthy reply typed out but the is nothing to be gained by posting it anymore. Aggressive marketing is here to stay.While EA as a company remained silent, I do appreciate that EA_cade's effort to listen to us.

I am extremely offended by the addition of the shopping cart in the game UI. This is the kind of thing that has the potential to make me stop buying expansions altogether.

As I said in another thread, I would like the Sims store/microtransactions back. But not in my gameplay. Please put that button into the welcome screen, where we load saves, access the gallery etc.

In-Game Pulsating Popup Packs Ad: Community Reacts

JustMeAlb
Seasoned Newcomer
2 months ago
Well....
EA_Cade closed the discussion on EA Answers a couple days ago and it doesn't appear EA was interested in our opinions after all.
Quoted from his post as he shut it down.
Hey all,

Thank you all for providing me with your feedback, I've made sure to include this thread each week in my reports.

As it has now been several months since the shopping cart icon was introduced and I haven't been given any updates related to this topic, I can only conclude that the shopping cart icon will not be removed and I'll be closing this thread down.

I know that this wasn't the update this thread wanted to hear, but it's the update I have to share.
- atreya33
  Seasoned Veteran
  2 months ago
  That sucks. But it is not unexpected. The radiosilence on behalf of EA for months on this subject was a very clear message in my opinion. I had a more lengthy reply typed out but the is nothing to be gained by posting it anymore. Aggressive marketing is here to stay.
  While EA as a company remained silent, I do appreciate that EA_cade's effort to listen to us.
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
7 months ago
I am extremely offended by the addition of the shopping cart in the game UI.

This is the kind of thing that has the potential to make me stop buying expansions altogether.
Anonymous
7 months ago
It's definitely...a choice.
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
7 months ago
As I said in another thread, I would like the Sims store/microtransactions back. But not in my gameplay. Please put that button into the welcome screen, where we load saves, access the gallery etc.
flauschtrud
Rising Adventurer
7 months ago
Let's all click "me too" here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Pulsating-Shopping-Button/td-p/13519671
Kita5399
New Spectator
7 months ago
I can live with the shopping cart icon, but the blinking can trigger my migraines. I’ve had to stop playing other games because of it, I don’t want to lose the Sims too.
Anonymous
7 months ago
SimmerErin - "Controversial Update for Sims 4"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiFlJ9oNa7A
logionX
Seasoned Vanguard
7 months ago
GET. OUT with this. This is not okay, get rid of it. People have supported this franchise for 10 years, many even longer than that and that is not enough? You gotta have a button on the UI?

I'm off to play more Pacific Drive. A full game that I bought for $30 and that I have enjoyed playing lately.

It also has a car, something that this game couldn't even give us. Maybe when I have returned from that EA have come to their senses and removed this.

*drives off
FreddyFox1234
Seasoned Hotshot
7 months ago
This is a very bad idea. As soon as I read it in the patch notes my heart sank. Forget any improvements this patch may have made to gameplay, this is the thing that dominates the patch for me.

We already have all the ads when we start up the game and get to the main screen. We do not need more reminders about packs. And the fact that it’s flashing is totally over the top. My hope is that at least they might remove the flashing aspect pretty soon, especially if there are real concerns about it triggering migraines.
Anonymous
7 months ago
SatchOnSims - "EA has totally lost it (awful Sims 4 News)"
https://youtu.be/8x1kocVD2NU?si=mbVSH24iccP4ti3O