Couple of reasons:
“Ad” overkill when online. The home screen on the EA app advertises packs not owned. If I want something, I can buy it from there. Once the game has been launched, there’s a red dot ? on the pack tabs in the main menu reminding me about which packs I do not own. If I want something, I can buy it from there ( which will send me back to the app anyway). Having yet another spot taken up in the UI -IN GAME of all places!-just to send me another “subtle” missing pack reminder, is just a little too aggressive for my taste. By now I should know which packs I do and do not own. That’s how intelligent I am. Thanks for reminding me about 500 times already though! You can stop spamming me with your nonsense now, Electronic Arts. I paid for base game and every single pack I have installed. That’s a heap of money. Keep the shopping carts out of my game. In-game, my playtime is mine, not yours, EA. Yes, I actually paid for that “privilege”. You owe me some respect in return, especially with so many paid packs still resembling grand bug hotels. Get your priorities straight.
The button is pointless. It’s being falsely advertised as something that you can use “from the comfort of your sim’s home”, when in reality you cannot directly download and install anything from there. Due to security concerns that may arise, I hope that the latter will never be possible. Shopping carts do not belong in-game. That’s a very FTP mobile game sort of thing and I personally try to avoid it like the plague. We’re not on mobile. We’re on PC / console. Totally different experience.
Prone to hit pointless button unintentionally. Many times I’ve accidentally clicked on the Gallery button when I actually wanted to go into Manage Worlds. That’s not because I’m as blind as a bat, it’s because the buttons sit so closely together and I tend to forget which is which. Maybe that’s on me, but cluttering up the UI with an absolutely useless button ( see 2) does NOT help whatsoever. Keep it simple and accessible. No pointless button= no confusion.
Immersion breaker and potential health hazard. Pulsating, attention seeking little shopping carts are immersion breakers. I occasionally experience sensory overload myself, I’m photosensitive and let’s just say that my body doesn’t vibe with certain frequencies. I’d have more trouble with sound than visuals though, so I doubt that the flashing button will cause an averse reaction in that regard. However, it would certainly break the immersion if it was constantly blinking.
No on/ off toggle. Sure, that’s the entire point right? - that I have no control over what you shove into my face, but given the fact that I already paid for stuff…well, that’s a bit rude don’t you think? I certainly do. See all of the above points.
I’m not sure how much more I can say about this stray little shopping cart, best to roll it back into the trolley bay where it belongs. You can keep your trolley token. There’s not ONE good reason to have that button there. Prove me wrong.
