March Patch Speculation 2020
Time once again to speculate on the Next Patch for The Sims 4. I feel like that this patch will be big cause I think it will be a Pre Gamepack Patch and add stuff to the base game but I could be wrong...
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@LeGardePourpre They are definitely in a better position than a lot of other businesses, yes.
But to say it shouldn't affect them at all is simply not true.
Working from home isn't the same as working in the office. Just off the top of my head: not all employees will have a dedicated work space at home where they can focus on their work as well as in the office, equipment must be brought home and set up, they might have connection issues - it's not the same kind as being online on their leisure time, childcare for those who have offspring comes into play as well as pet care (it's harder to work when you have a pet or a child in your face excited about you being home all the time and children thrown because their schedule is destroyed in places that closed schools).
Marketing and design are two things that are outsourced outside of their main offices which potentially also impacts time frames.
Personally, I see their content focus being on keeping online features for all games functional, rather than pushing new content (especially as new content tends to come with unexpected issues, no matter how much it's tested) right now.
They're continuing to work but it's not the same productivity level as usual.
But to say it shouldn't affect them at all is simply not true.
Working from home isn't the same as working in the office. Just off the top of my head: not all employees will have a dedicated work space at home where they can focus on their work as well as in the office, equipment must be brought home and set up, they might have connection issues - it's not the same kind as being online on their leisure time, childcare for those who have offspring comes into play as well as pet care (it's harder to work when you have a pet or a child in your face excited about you being home all the time and children thrown because their schedule is destroyed in places that closed schools).
Marketing and design are two things that are outsourced outside of their main offices which potentially also impacts time frames.
Personally, I see their content focus being on keeping online features for all games functional, rather than pushing new content (especially as new content tends to come with unexpected issues, no matter how much it's tested) right now.
They're continuing to work but it's not the same productivity level as usual.
