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Anonymous
12 months ago

In-Game Pulsating Popup Packs Ad: Community Reacts

There's a new moving icon when playing the Sims 4 that prompts the player about buying DLC.

https://twitter.com/TheSimCommunity/status/1762540571296453055
https://twitter.com/TheSimCommunity/status/1762545245399507207
https://twitter.com/acidlure/status/1762541176148639884
https://twitter.com/jackofallgames7/status/1762581248789369271
https://twitter.com/TheKixg/status/1762542537405788670
https://twitter.com/erin_simmer/status/1762547089148354871
https://twitter.com/Iron_Cgull/status/1762541042656587828

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263 Replies

  • SanniSilli's avatar
    SanniSilli
    Seasoned Veteran
    12 months ago
    I finally updated my game and for my annoyance, yes the cart button is there.

    I don't find it needed in any ways. If I want to buy a pack, I know where to get them. I'm already annoyed by the starting screen and the pop ups when launching my game (I finally was able to update 'cause some of the bugs I tried to avoid were fixed and could finally download Horse Ranch pack that I bought in the beginning of January. And the first thing I see launching my game is a pop up ad telling me "Do you remember this!" and advertaising Horse Ranch pack that I just downloaded and installed like 5 minutes ago. *Facepalm*). I don't need any more ads, thank you.

    In addition to finding it utterly useless I also find it distracting. 1) becsuse it exists there, takes space from UI and is placed so that it is prone to be missclicked (well I guess you wish it)... Nice distraction to your gaming flow... or not.
    2) because there is a yellow blinking light on it. Not distracting or annoying at all. Well, I'm not going to click it, blink away button, blink away.

    If you really want to ensure your players get smooth and enjoyable playing experience, this is not it. Please remove the button all together, faster the better. Thank you.
  • 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's avatar
    atreya33
    Legend
    7 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. 

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