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"ClarionOfJoy;c-17005154" wrote:

"Triplis;c-17005129" wrote:


The reason people aren't getting what they've been requesting for so long and getting stuff they didn't ask for ("no one" is a stretch) is because 1) there's a massive amount of things to potentially add and each takes a lot of time and 2) as one or more of the gurus has stated at various times, they try new things with each iteration, not just repeat old. That's part of the process.

That argument doesn't work in light of the fact that previous iterations were jam-packed with new gameplay and content that were new and also took time. If the previous devs were able to produce more, why can't the current devs? And as I have posted before, every time they introduced a new feature, they would pack the EP with a TON of things connected to that feature. This was the way it was from TS1 through TS3. Why should TS4 simmers accept so little????

"Triplis;c-17005129" wrote:

If you are unsatisfied with what has been delivered so far, I'm not going to argue with you on a matter of opinion and tbh, there's plenty I've been unsatisfied with myself. But let's try to keep things down to earth here.

Yes, keep expectations low so the little content that the devs keep putting out for TS4 doesn't look so bad.

I think you misunderstand me. I'm not telling anyone how to feel or think about TS4 as a game. I'm just asking that we keep our explanations for things down to earth and jumping down the throat of a single tweet is not that. You're welcome to expect whatever you want, voice whatever you feel and think about the game, provided it doesn't break the rules of the forum of course. I have no power on any of that. I'm just some random guy on here.

The thing I said about why people aren't getting what they want is isn't so much an argument as it is an explanation of how game development works for this game, as explained on multiple occasions by the gurus themselves. In fact, the more iterations this series goes through, the more true it's going to be that there will be things people want that the sims team takes a while to get to, or never gets the chance to get to. Cause with each one they try new stuff that the previous one didn't have and so the overall catalog of "favorite/beloved" content increases with each.

As for why they can't "produce more"? I don't know. I haven't done the comparison and I'm not really interested in getting into a debate about that. Like I said, there's plenty I've been unsatisfied with and I've voiced it on plenty of occasions. I don't know what you expect from me.