Is it sad that this is normal now?
So I took some time off from Sims 4 to let some expansions come out. Magic and Eco Life have dropped so I figured I'd fire up my game again. Here is the sad part, my FIRST thought was there were exp...
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I definitely feel that bugs are a normal part of the gaming industry these days and are okay as long as the devs are working on it. I believe this except for when the bugs are affecting a large or featured part of the update.
For example, in the latest patch, they fixed a bug that dogs and cats weren't eating unless told to. Okay, I can see how this was overlooked because it's not a huge game-breaking glitch and their pack came out years ago and only experienced this bug recently. They fixed it and it's good now. This is understandable.
An example of what is not acceptable is when Moschino Stuff came out and introduced the new photography career. It was a MAJOR feature for the pack and therefore is expected to work. Unfortunately, there were issues when taking photos on the third or fourth floor of a building and it was impossible to get a certain item to even get promoted in the career. This is just because there was clearly no player tasting before release. This is such an easy-to-spot glitch in the game and the fact it went unnoticed shows that they weren't even checking for bugs. If someone is paying $10 for a pack where the entire gameplay of this pack is focused around this career, then it needs to work. Otherwise, it's robbery. They are not receiving what they paid for and this is, in my opinion, a scam.
Also, eco-lifestyle introduced this amazing scenario where you may be tasked to get married in a week for a large fortune. AMAZING IDEA! Love these small little gameplay additions that The Sims is known for. Unfortunately, you never actually would get the money. So you just got married for money and nothing actually happened. Somebody obviously put this feature in the game and never actually tested it. This is not okay.
I don't want to be the guy who's coming for the Sim Gurus. They are very passionate hardworking people. The issue is the Sims is owned by EA, who is known for game-crunching (or rushing their Devs to put out a mediocre, buggy so it meets an unreasonable deadline). EA needs to understand that they are losing their fanbase and EA relies on The Sims for their success. Once this game meets competition, The Sims may be done.
For example, in the latest patch, they fixed a bug that dogs and cats weren't eating unless told to. Okay, I can see how this was overlooked because it's not a huge game-breaking glitch and their pack came out years ago and only experienced this bug recently. They fixed it and it's good now. This is understandable.
An example of what is not acceptable is when Moschino Stuff came out and introduced the new photography career. It was a MAJOR feature for the pack and therefore is expected to work. Unfortunately, there were issues when taking photos on the third or fourth floor of a building and it was impossible to get a certain item to even get promoted in the career. This is just because there was clearly no player tasting before release. This is such an easy-to-spot glitch in the game and the fact it went unnoticed shows that they weren't even checking for bugs. If someone is paying $10 for a pack where the entire gameplay of this pack is focused around this career, then it needs to work. Otherwise, it's robbery. They are not receiving what they paid for and this is, in my opinion, a scam.
Also, eco-lifestyle introduced this amazing scenario where you may be tasked to get married in a week for a large fortune. AMAZING IDEA! Love these small little gameplay additions that The Sims is known for. Unfortunately, you never actually would get the money. So you just got married for money and nothing actually happened. Somebody obviously put this feature in the game and never actually tested it. This is not okay.
I don't want to be the guy who's coming for the Sim Gurus. They are very passionate hardworking people. The issue is the Sims is owned by EA, who is known for game-crunching (or rushing their Devs to put out a mediocre, buggy so it meets an unreasonable deadline). EA needs to understand that they are losing their fanbase and EA relies on The Sims for their success. Once this game meets competition, The Sims may be done.
