Sims 4 Today vs. 2014-2017

"83bienchen;c-18269283" wrote:
The loss of yard area was the same in TS2, was it not?

For other build-stuff than fencing, yes. Fences could be placed on edge, but thats it without cheats or LotAdjuster.

"SerraNolwen;c-18268764" wrote:
I feel like the game is a lot better than before, in large part thanks to various free updates, but I also have a lot of DLC, so it's a little difficult for me to judge the quality of the base game. The checklists for everything from events to aspirations to careers still bore me, but the game manages to be fun still, at least in small doses. And I can spend hours building and decorating lots. That's the part I enjoy most about this game.

Same for myself! I mostly build, and can do that for hours, and then close the game and not play for days or weeks lol. Then Sometime, I will do a bit a gameplay with a household for a few days and then get bored and tire of it so I go back to TS3 haha.

Sims 4 then and now?

Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly from my point of view:

The Good:
With improvements to the UI, game settings, and optional DLC's, Sims 4 has a much improved gameplay experience. We've also been getting nice little surprises along the way via updates/patches and SDX drops. Additional swatches of base game items, CAS improvements, etc. These things have helped to keep the game feeling refreshed and interesting. I hope they will continue to surprise us with old gamepack refreshes too.

The Bad:
With so much still missing from the game (cars, multi-purpose venues, multi-family households, key customization features, less choices for occult players, etc etc), the Sims 4 is still feeling a bit empty compared to previous versions. And of course, bugs. The neverending bugs and glitches that seem to take forever to get fixed. Not to mention the introduction of new bugs piling up on top of the older bugs. I'm one of the lucky few that doesn't suffer from a huge array of bugs in my game, but it certainly sounds like many other do and that's a shame.

The Ugly:
In 2014, we were able to play our game without an internet connection. We had the choice to play the game as an offline standalone or with online connectivity. This choice was a part of the original selling point of the game for most of us. The beauty of having a choice, the best of both worlds. That option was a major deciding factor for me when it came time to analyze whether or not I wanted to invest a ton of money into another new Sims game (knowing full well how much this game would end up costing me by the time all was said and done).

Fast forward to 10 years later and roughly $1200 invested into this game..... and EA just up and unilaterally decided to take that option away from us. Forcibly, by way of the EA App. We no longer have our original standalone game.

This is bad customer service, very bad. You don't sell a refrigerator/freezer to your customer, then show up to their house 10 years later and force them to change it over to a freezer only, thus taking away their ability to use their product in the way that was originally intended.

I can't help but feel hoodwinked and I'm very very salty about it.

I will continue to complete my Sims 4 collection until this iteration is at the end of its life, so that I can at least maximize my investment to its full potential. BUT.... this will be the end of the road for me and EA. I will not be investing my money into a Sims 5 or any other future EA products/games for fear of the same thing happening again. I no longer trust the product, nor the brand.

With you on this with one exception. I gave up on completing the collection years ago. I trust EA about as far as I can throw a fully loaded 1962 Buick Electra sedan.