January Patch Speculation 2023 (Jan 31st Patch Out Now)

They have been eerily silent most of December and so far this year. I'm not sure what the change is but I hope that means they're ready to hit the ground running on the Infants update and the roadmap. I'm thinking road map by the 10th or 12th, a teaser trailer of something the week of January 16th and then the actual infants update on the 24th or 31st. Usually they do a big patch right before they release a GP or EP so that'll be coming first week of Feb.

"BreeSasha;c-18215434" wrote:
They have been eerily silent most of December and so far this year. I'm not sure what the change is but I hope that means they're ready to hit the ground running on the Infants update and the roadmap. I'm thinking road map by the 10th or 12th, a teaser trailer of something the week of January 16th and then the actual infants update on the 24th or 31st. Usually they do a big patch right before they release a GP or EP so that'll be coming first week of Feb.

Nothing from TheSims again Today but Tomorrow is the 5th and last year we got a Roadmap on the 5th of January and Tomorrow is Thursday. Cross your fingers we get something Tomorrow.

I'm thinking they'll probably release a roadmap or something on the 5th too. (or well, the 5th their time. It's already the 5th here) It'd be weird if we didn't hear anything, especially with how restless the community is getting for any information.I'm quite enjoying how most of the replies to their tweet was "gimme baby now" XD

I don’t mind the silence of when they finally do do an update it’s a major one. And things begin to change. And by change, I mean less buggy updates that cause other issues in the game. An update with less glitches would be awesome. If they have realized they have got to take longer with the updates than a month to get it right, I’d rather that, then rush and update or gameplay, or any add on or expansion, if it’s just going to still have problems or fix the problem but then cause a spiral of others.

I’d rather they really dive in, and figure out the spider web of glitches and game issues and untangle them before releasing anything else. Yeah being patience is hard for some of us, it is for me. But I’d rather complain about having to wait then to always complain and hear other people complain that the game isn’t sufficient enough, or the new updates or expansions are causing more in game problems. I think most of us would rather wait for a really well done fleshed out update or gameplay than have it being rushed.

Granted I know they can’t fix everything. But back in the sims 1 and 2 era, there wasn’t constant game updates. Once something was released, to my knowledge, it came as is. The game developers had to get it right almost always the first time it released.

I am confused that a game so popular and well done like the sims 2 didn’t need constant updating to fix glitches, but the sims 4 does. I know the sims 2 does have some small glitches, but they aren’t game breaking ones. How did they manage without releasing a new update every month?

In my opinion the sims 4 should be more than capable of doing what its successors did before, if they need more time to get it right that’s what they should do. It would give the sims 4 more steam to run on if the focus was more about releasing content and updates that work without causing more glitches. It would give game players more confidence when purchasing new content or updating their game. Which in the long run would draw in more loyal players and fan base.
Maybe the team has realized this and that if they want more new long term players and fans they got to do things right versus just getting it done and worrying about fixing it later.

They drew in so many new players making the base game free, but if they go back to their old ways, of just dishing out the cake before it’s baked all the way they may lose new players just as fast as they got them.

I’m hoping for more reliable updates and new content and I think if new players are going to stick around, they know things have to be done right and not rushed.

If that’s why they have been so silent. I’m all for it. It’s strange that they have been so quiet since thanksgiving, but if that’s why it’s well worth it. And I fully support the sims 4 for doing this. And I’m sure many of you would too.

yesterday I overheard child saying sims isn't cool anymore ?

I wonder if dragons would change their mind?? or is that too, grandma of me ?

Quality over quantity is what I think when it comes to updates and add ons.

"Bren91;c-18215477" wrote:
I don’t mind the silence of when they finally do do an update it’s a major one. And things begin to change. And by change, I mean less buggy updates that cause other issues in the game. An update with less glitches would be awesome. If they have realized they have got to take longer with the updates than a month to get it right, I’d rather that, then rush and update or gameplay, or any add on or expansion, if it’s just going to still have problems or fix the problem but then cause a spiral of others.

I’d rather they really dive in, and figure out the spider web of glitches and game issues and untangle them before releasing anything else. Yeah being patience is hard for some of us, it is for me. But I’d rather complain about having to wait then to always complain and hear other people complain that the game isn’t sufficient enough, or the new updates or expansions are causing more in game problems. I think most of us would rather wait for a really well done fleshed out update or gameplay than have it being rushed.

Granted I know they can’t fix everything. But back in the sims 1 and 2 era, there wasn’t constant game updates. Once something was released, to my knowledge, it came as is. The game developers had to get it right almost always the first time it released.

I am confused that a game so popular and well done like the sims 2 didn’t need constant updating to fix glitches, but the sims 4 does. I know the sims 2 does have some small glitches, but they aren’t game breaking ones. How did they manage without releasing a new update every month?

In my opinion the sims 4 should be more than capable of doing what its successors did before, if they need more time to get it right that’s what they should do. It would give the sims 4 more steam to run on if the focus was more about releasing content and updates that work without causing more glitches. It would give game players more confidence when purchasing new content or updating their game. Which in the long run would draw in more loyal players and fan base.
Maybe the team has realized this and that if they want more new long term players and fans they got to do things right versus just getting it done and worrying about fixing it later.

They drew in so many new players making the base game free, but if they go back to their old ways, of just dishing out the cake before it’s baked all the way they may lose new players just as fast as they got them.

I’m hoping for more reliable updates and new content and I think if new players are going to stick around, they know things have to be done right and not rushed.

If that’s why they have been so silent. I’m all for it. It’s strange that they have been so quiet since thanksgiving, but if that’s why it’s well worth it. And I fully support the sims 4 for doing this. And I’m sure many of you would too.

They did have patches in Sims 2 but to a lesser extent. I remember one patch fixed something in Apartment Life a lot of people were posting about.

In the meantime it's now January 5th. Knock on Wood we get the roadmap today.

Yeah I’m sure the sims 2 era did have occasional updates but it didn’t need it constantly. And when they did it I don’t remember it causing a spiral of other in game issues. So It is hard for me to understand how in 2023 this is an issue with a game. The only reason I can think of is, it’s a bigger game that requires more time to complete add ons and updates. And more time is fine with me if it’s done right without causing other issues.

Nothing yet and it's after 1pm Eastern. I'm really surprised a roadmap hasn't been announced. ?

"catloverplayer;c-18215630" wrote:
Nothing yet and it's after 1pm Eastern. I'm really surprised a roadmap hasn't been announced. ?

I was really hoping for some news today ?‍? at this point, I'm just gonna stop anticipating and go about my business so I'm not constantly thinking about it anymore ? babies and roadmaps will eventually come soon...I hope.