New Pack Confirmed? Official Polish Q&A

"AHolyToilet;c-16617014" wrote:
Why is everybody thinking it's going to be an EP? We JUST got one and they take quite a long time to make. If anything, it's either going to be a GP or an SP, but certainly not University or Farming or any other EP type packs people are mentioning.

Sure, if I'm wrong, feel free to spoon-feed me my words. I'm just saying it seems highly unlikely and that some of you may be setting yourselves up for disappointment.

I understand what you're saying, but I think a lot of people here are more speculating based on this polish announcement that we will get another expansion this year (likely around the holidays) and what that expansion might be, not that it will be the next thing we are going to get.

I can’t see them releasing another EP this year but hopefully it will be a GP and not an SP.

"AHolyToilet;c-16617014" wrote:
Why is everybody thinking it's going to be an EP? We JUST got one and they take quite a long time to make. If anything, it's either going to be a GP or an SP, but certainly not University or Farming or any other EP type packs people are mentioning.

Sure, if I'm wrong, feel free to spoon-feed me my words. I'm just saying it seems highly unlikely and that some of you may be setting yourselves up for disappointment.

Because they always make multiple EPs at the same time and they target a specific release window for a pack literally from years ago. TS4 has always had a rolling 3-year plan (meaning the studio always plans ahead for the next three years), and releasing 2 EPs in 2018 could be something they decided a long time ago & they’ve worked towards this goal for a long time.

Witches, University, or Witch University. All good options. :smiley:

"AHolyToilet;c-16617014" wrote:
Why is everybody thinking it's going to be an EP? We JUST got one and they take quite a long time to make. If anything, it's either going to be a GP or an SP, but certainly not University or Farming or any other EP type packs people are mentioning.

Sure, if I'm wrong, feel free to spoon-feed me my words. I'm just saying it seems highly unlikely and that some of you may be setting yourselves up for disappointment.

They most certainly work on more than one pack at a time. They didn’t finish up seasons and then just sit down and start work from scratch the next day. They already have things in the works. Sure, most of the work close to a release will be on one pack, but it’s not at all crazy to think they could have another EP ready for fall. I’m not saying that’s a given, either though. We could be getting a game pack next and maybe that’s it for the year. Who really knows at this point.

Not to be a wet blanket, but pack releases have been steadily declining: 2015 - 8, 2016 - 7, 2017 - 6. If the pattern holds, we will get 5 this year, and 4 have already come out. We have already been told by a guru that there will be quarters with no packs. Be nice to be wrong, but I suspect Q3 (July-Sept) will be packless with the 5th pack coming out in Q4 (Oct-Dec) to take advantage of the year end buying season. Said pack will likely be either a game or stuff pack as we've not gotten 2 expansion packs in the same year since 2015.

"elelunicy;c-16617269" wrote:

"AHolyToilet;c-16617014" wrote:
Why is everybody thinking it's going to be an EP? We JUST got one and they take quite a long time to make. If anything, it's either going to be a GP or an SP, but certainly not University or Farming or any other EP type packs people are mentioning.

Sure, if I'm wrong, feel free to spoon-feed me my words. I'm just saying it seems highly unlikely and that some of you may be setting yourselves up for disappointment.

Because they always make multiple EPs at the same time and they target a specific release window for a pack literally from years ago. TS4 has always had a rolling 3-year plan (meaning the studio always plans ahead for the next three years), and releasing 2 EPs in 2018 could be something they decided a long time ago & they’ve worked towards this goal for a long time.

"Lomelindi7;c-16617394" wrote:

"AHolyToilet;c-16617014" wrote:
Why is everybody thinking it's going to be an EP? We JUST got one and they take quite a long time to make. If anything, it's either going to be a GP or an SP, but certainly not University or Farming or any other EP type packs people are mentioning.

Sure, if I'm wrong, feel free to spoon-feed me my words. I'm just saying it seems highly unlikely and that some of you may be setting yourselves up for disappointment.

They most certainly work on more than one pack at a time. They didn’t finish up seasons and then just sit down and start work from scratch the next day. They already have things in the works. Sure, most of the work close to a release will be on one pack, but it’s not at all crazy to think they could have another EP ready for fall. I’m not saying that’s a given, either though. We could be getting a game pack next and maybe that’s it for the year. Who really knows at this point.

If I could really agree with the speculation that we may get another EP this year, if they really do work on multiple packs at once, then I can agree that it would definitely release quite late into 2018.

"gpneves123;c-16608788" wrote:
I just want University Life now pleaseee EA

Me too!

"AHolyToilet;c-16619525" wrote:

"elelunicy;c-16617269" wrote:

"AHolyToilet;c-16617014" wrote:
Why is everybody thinking it's going to be an EP? We JUST got one and they take quite a long time to make. If anything, it's either going to be a GP or an SP, but certainly not University or Farming or any other EP type packs people are mentioning.

Sure, if I'm wrong, feel free to spoon-feed me my words. I'm just saying it seems highly unlikely and that some of you may be setting yourselves up for disappointment.

Because they always make multiple EPs at the same time and they target a specific release window for a pack literally from years ago. TS4 has always had a rolling 3-year plan (meaning the studio always plans ahead for the next three years), and releasing 2 EPs in 2018 could be something they decided a long time ago & they’ve worked towards this goal for a long time.

"Lomelindi7;c-16617394" wrote:

"AHolyToilet;c-16617014" wrote:
Why is everybody thinking it's going to be an EP? We JUST got one and they take quite a long time to make. If anything, it's either going to be a GP or an SP, but certainly not University or Farming or any other EP type packs people are mentioning.

Sure, if I'm wrong, feel free to spoon-feed me my words. I'm just saying it seems highly unlikely and that some of you may be setting yourselves up for disappointment.

They most certainly work on more than one pack at a time. They didn’t finish up seasons and then just sit down and start work from scratch the next day. They already have things in the works. Sure, most of the work close to a release will be on one pack, but it’s not at all crazy to think they could have another EP ready for fall. I’m not saying that’s a given, either though. We could be getting a game pack next and maybe that’s it for the year. Who really knows at this point.

If I could really agree with the speculation that we may get another EP this year, if they really do work on multiple packs at once, then I can agree that it would definitely release quite late into 2018.

We know from the Community thing with Laundry Day that it takes a year to make a Stuff Pack.
We cannot assume that a GP or EP takes less time. So in order to have multiple GPs and SPs each year, they have to work on multiple packs at the same time in different stages of developement.
Of one pack, they know the general theme and work through the concept art to decide what should be in it and what can beskipped or used in a later pack. In another they have most of the furniture and Clothing already done and are currently doing the animations and scripts for the gameplay parts, and a differnt one may perhaps be in a bugtesting stage right now...
I am even willing to bet that EPs acually vary in development time so much that some might take 3 years to make and others one and a half or less. I am willing to bet that work on Cats and Dogs started before get to work came out.

If they released 2 EPs this year, then I'll be impressed. :o But if a game pack or stuff pack is released later on for 2018, then I'd think that's whats expected of EA, since that is their usual routine. :|