News Next Week? 👀 Livestream Tuesday 4/27

"SimmerGeorge;c-17866584" wrote:

"simgirl1010;c-17866571" wrote:
Xbox responded to The Sims' tweet.

Interesting, maybe exclusive content? Maybe cross play features?

No most likely mod support.
Makes sense why Xbox replied, they allow mods to ported for their games. Sony is extremely restrictive with mods.

Am I the only one finding it a tad strange that EA doesn't announce today's live stream on top of these boards? I have no idea when it happens or how to get there...

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-17866850" wrote:

"simgirl1010;c-17866769" wrote:

"LJK;c-17866613" wrote:
Tomorrow cannot come fast enough. Knowing what the next pack is, for me, tends to be more fun than its release. Especially when the community gets hyped over it.

I'm hoping for some info on the next pack also but when asked about a pack reveal in last month's Inside Maxis this was SimGuruFrost's response.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1374113000370577409?s=19

Not sure if he was just referring to that particular livestream or all Inside Maxis livestreams.

I remember them mentioning that Inside Maxis live streams are only used to cover base game updates but never paid content.
I can’t recall when or where I heard this though, so don’t take my word for it. Perhaps it was during the first Inside Maxis? Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

I suppose it depends what they mean by "covering", technically just showing a teaser image at the end like they did with bunk beds wouldn't be covering it.. I feel like it's way too coincidental that the devs were hinting at something pack related coming on Monday, and then they announce a livestream on that same Monday for it to be nothing.

I'm thinking we'll see one of these in the last 30 seconds
https://i.ibb.co/88PRZbn/family.png
https://i.ibb.co/s67hzS9/fairy.png

Eco Lifestyle was announced on a Wednesday. I checked. So we might get a teaser at 10. Also the patch code will definitely be hinting to upcoming content.

"catloverplayer;c-17866795" wrote:

"Paigeisin5;c-17866740" wrote:
The updates that have been done to CAS were okay. And the addition of male body hair isn't a horrible idea. But the game needs a lot of help in the form of bug fixes and toning down the idle animations. CAS assets are not going to make or break the core of the game as much as the game play issues that have been hanging around for years. The game is becoming increasingly unstable for a lot of players. That is quite disconcerting to me because the time is coming when I will need to stop adding anything new if I want to enjoy the game. It won't matter how much free stuff is included in future updates if I can't play in a reasonable manner that makes sense. I'll be watching the Live Stream very closely today. My hope is I'll hear some news about the teams addressing the game's issues before too much longer.

My theory is the cause is the Game Engine which is aging.

Absolutely. This game engine is tired and has been struggling for a while now. I saw that happening after EL was released. I'm going through the packs I have installed and I'm going to disable a couple more to see if that helps. I gave Bust the Dust a shot, but disabled it within four days. There isn't going to be any way I'm going to be able to play with every pack installed. I'd need too many mods. Guess I won't have a complete Sims4 pack collection when it's all over. Because I'm not buying something I can't play. That's more than likely the reason why we've had so many niche packs that not everyone will buy because the theme isn't their style. And we have a lot of packs to choose from that appeal to many different game play preferences. But I don't think we were meant to purchase and play every pack at the same time.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1386891401506410504?s=19

"catloverplayer;c-17866964" wrote:
https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1386891401506410504?s=19

I expect nothing and I'm still let down for some reason.

I'll be let down if the patch is just bug fixes to be honest. I want the teased base game content or at least a preview of it. Mainly because for some reason I don't experience many bugs so a bug-free game won't be as exciting for me. Really glad for those who do though.

"Bubblegumjonah;c-17866970" wrote:

"catloverplayer;c-17866964" wrote:
https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1386891401506410504?s=19

I expect nothing and I'm still let down for some reason.

Hopefully there's some free stuff in the update.
Otherwise, they need a book called Social Media for Dummies 101, so they know how to not lead on their customers with pointless trolling.

"Simmerville;c-17866908" wrote:
Am I the only one finding it a tad strange that EA doesn't announce today's live stream on top of these boards? I have no idea when it happens or how to get there...

It's possible that it was only planned yesterday in response to the backlash for not releasing anything after those tweets on Friday.