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Im almost POSITIVE the teasers did tease free content a couple times before, can't check atm though. I'm frustated with the communication. EA is too tight lipped, they have the reputation of being the worst company in the world, and for good reason. (Although there are companies that definitely deserve it more)

I think it's well explained and makes sense. I like the new realse system better. I'd rather get content than teasers. But the teasers were definitely more informative.

I like sims 4 a lot. But wow, Im bored right now and I have never said that. I still have a lot of exploring to do with Get Famous. But seasons was just weather and a calendar, which is fine, thats all it was supposed to be.And I finally got that swing id been missing and a toddler pool. But...I really need more gameplay content! Jungle Adventures is nice. But Im not going to take most of my households to the jungle. I am missing something from my game! I hope we get an announcement in Feb. And a new game pack or expansion in March! Because I NEED it! I was playing Sims 4 every day. But now I only feel the need to maybe play once or twice a month . But I cant exaggerate too strongly , I only just stopped playing every day :D Im kind of sad in real life right now and need the sims for a cheer me up! <3

Personally, I think how Kate explains it makes pretty perfect sense.And I'm pretty happy they're listening and looking for more ways to try and engage with the community more and use that feedback as well. I think a lot of the guru's try to answer and interact with the community as much as they can with what time they have to do so.Kates a great CM and I appreciate her taking the time to explain things and give a bit more insight. :) For me I personally don't mind not having teasers. I mean, it's a teaser they don't give me that much information just fodder for players to theorize what the pack could possibly be and that's about.

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Quarterly Teasers: Statement from SimGuruKate

alanmichael1
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
"invisiblgirl;c-16939546" wrote:
"Zeldaboy180;c-16939332" wrote:
"simgirl1010;c-16939303" wrote:
"Zeldaboy180;c-16939297" wrote:
No more game packs?

You mean the one thing simmers pretty much unanimously agreed were great quality compared to half baked expansion packs? I'm so sick of this.

??? I just reread all the tweets and I didn't see her say we're no longer getting gamepacks. Why are people so quick to jump to conclusions?

The way this is worded implies there are no gamepacks being developed at this time, or for the immediate future. Sure they could make some, but it just seems like expansion packs for now. The stuff pack team was practically disbanded, and Ninja doesn't appear to work on gamepacks anymore either.

https://i.gyazo.com/3412117dc75c7416f174aa8d8be1527c.png

I think the only thing we can say for sure is that the next release will be another EP, so it's unlikely we'll get anything before April, at least. My only complaint would be that if an EP doesn't interest me, that's a long time without new content of any kind. I had absolutely no interest in GF, and although Seasons did add a lot to my game play, I'm getting rather eager for something new. I'm going to be terribly disappointed if we get another EP that focuses on YAs and adds nothing for family players.

One of the gurus said that a university pack wasn't on the table for near future. Witches seems to be the other popular choice, but an EP would have to be more. I hope it would not be a general supernatural-themed pack. (I don't think of witches as 'supernatural', since they do exist. As long as they include some gameplay for kids and toddlers, I'm all for witches. I do not want werewolves or other supernaturals, especially since they probably wouldn't have toggles.)

My guess, however, is that the next EP will have a futuristic theme, just because that's one that seems to repeat in every Sims game. (Ugh.)

My guess is that the next EP will appear in June and is a remake of Island Paradise. Supernatural follows in November.
mariefoxprice83
New Adventurer
6 years ago
Interesting. I actually think the GPs offer the best value for money.
LadyKyn
New Traveler
6 years ago
I'm not getting the vibe that they won't be making gamepacks so Idk why people think they're not. Considering game packs did very well. Decent price, offers a lot of gameplay and even a good amount of cas to build/buy items. A good choice for most that don't want to risk it all on a EP you might not like. That or you'll just wait on a sale. What I did with previous iterations as I see some things I could get into, but not enough for me to part with at full price. :)

'They're not off the table' I felt more like I was said since we haven't gotten one in awhile. Figured they just pretty much slowed on on stuff packs. Which is fine last one left much to be desired obviously.
LadyKyn
New Traveler
6 years ago
"Jordan061102;c-16939746" wrote:

Nothing to do with the thread but did the ''power outage'' appeared in your game @LadyKyn ?

Oh, yes but that's due to a small mod made for seasons where the power will go out if there's a thunderstorm.
Had some sims uncomfortable because they didn't have anything to do for about five hours with no tech. :D
icemanfresh
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
I think it's starting to show that there's a lack of transparency in their communication, because somehow people jumped to the conclusion that GPs are no longer a thing just because Kate said they were "still on the table".

Maybe that's their marketing strategy though? Keep players desperate enough for news that when something trickles out, people will eat it up. Pretty much all the other game companies are open about releases. Even TS2 and TS3 were open about releases, because IIRC, Island Paradise and Into the Future were announced months in advance.
wildirishbanshee
New Novice
6 years ago
I think she laid that out pretty well. I just hope we hear some sort of news soon, haven't had anything to be excited about in too long.
simsimsere
Seasoned Rookie
6 years ago
"Zeldaboy180;c-16939129" wrote:
Im almost POSITIVE the teasers did tease free content a couple times before, can't check atm though.

I'm frustated with the communication. EA is too tight lipped, they have the reputation of being the worst company in the world, and for good reason. (Although there are companies that definitely deserve it more)

Monster under the bed was teased.
Sigzy_29
New Spectator
6 years ago
"Zeldaboy180;c-16939129" wrote:
Im almost POSITIVE the teasers did tease free content a couple times before, can't check atm though.

I'm frustated with the communication. EA is too tight lipped, they have the reputation of being the worst company in the world, and for good reason. (Although there are companies that definitely deserve it more)

The monster under the bed was free content that was teased.
Anmirla
Seasoned Traveler
6 years ago
After getting two EPs in a row and now these tweets, I'm wondering if there is no longer separate teams. Is it all one team now and they work on whatever type of pack they want to release next?
If this is true, I also wonder if this will slow down the release of content as well.
AshtontoAshton2
6 years ago
I'm glad that they'll be opening up communication more in different channels. It seems like the two main channels for communication right now are these forums and Twitter, so this is definitely excellent to hear. Does anybody know if there are official SimGuru accounts on Instagram?