Is the Gallery dead?

The pack filter doesn't work and its design. According to EA its what they call an "inclusive filter" rather than an "exclusive filter". So it just shows you everything that contains content from for example base game and Get Together if you set the filter that way, instead of only base game and Get Together. Basically they don't want you to be able to exclude stuff because they want you to see content you don't have to nag you to buy it. So it basically works the same as if you don't use the filter, just with extra steps.

Every time someone posts it as a bug on AnswerHQ, which is monthly, Cincrit posts something along the lines of "Yes, I know its broken and stupid and yes, I have told them repeatedly and no, they won't change it"

EDIT Also I dont pay attention to Maxis Picks any more as there is hardly ever anything that interests me. For a while, the builds were highly useable and built with only a couple of packs. but that wasn't the case the last time I paid attention They had seemed to have gone back to being overstuffed with clutter and built to be looked at, not played.

If the Picks are usable again that would be great to hear

EDIT 2: Also the lack of likes is a problem the Gallery has always had. And its a problem I have no idea how to fix. Maybe a nag screen they way Nexus Mods does it? I try to remember to like something when I download it as if its worth downloading its worth a like, but I dont always remember. Also, why can you like your own stuff?

Yeah Gallery filtering does stink. In-game filtering could use some upgrades too especially with debug.

The Gallery seems very different to me....like its sorted differently or something. Like, when I got to Popular, it used to sort it by the number of likes. & now it's sorted by the number of favorites. So I feel like I'm not seeing everything.....if that makes sense. & when I go to the Simmers that I follow, all of their stuff doesn't show up....just a short list. I have to go and click on their page and then I can see all of their most recent uploads. Very strange.

My issue with the gallery is that when you share something, you can't add hashtags once it's out there. I always forget until it's too late.

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The Gallery seems very different to me....like its sorted differently or something. Like, when I got to Popular, it used to sort it by the number of likes. & now it's sorted by the number of favorites. So I feel like I'm not seeing everything.....if that makes sense. & when I go to the Simmers that I follow, all of their stuff doesn't show up....just a short list. I have to go and click on their page and then I can see all of their most recent uploads. Very strange.

This might be it. I just don't get the same quality results as I used to. It's 99% cookie cutter content.

The Gallery content is the same as it’s ever been as far as I’m concerned. Which is to say it’s still 95% filled with reposts, clones, backups, barely-tries, and sideways poses.

Occasionally I’ll grab a random sim just to use them as genetic stock in CAS.

Kind of proud, one of my friends got featured for her Gallery upload:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/553296027306950688/756663623925104651/frontpagepatchyfest.JPG

@Scobre That lot is awesome and your friend should be proud.

I imagine the gallery goes through stages like the forum threads do... where some people post a lot for a while and then go do something else and don't add much content. If recent pack releases don't inspire them with the BB or CAS items, the people you follow may just not be in the mood anymore. I still see variety in the sims that show up when I look, but I also don't download sims that are not celebrity recreations. In lots I used to filter by most popular because I never have the latest pack and popular now always featured that content... but after reading this thread I have to rethink that. The only pack I haven't waited for a sale or Christmas/birthday for was Moschino, so I am always behind the curve.

I haven't been able to figure out the gallery. Like, sometimes it works and other times... I don't know what it's doing.
For instance, I would search by name and it would tell me that it doesn't exist in the gallery. And of course it would be something common like "Darth Vader" and I know it's in there.

I wish the gallery had a better system to search for things. Maybe a tool to actually narrow down the specific thing you're looking for. Search by username & hashtag/item name would be helpful

I don't think so. whenever I use the gallery it always seems like folks are uploading stuff.