The downtown between updates is harming the game.

Hold tight, friend. I heard somewhere that new content will be announced at EA Play, which is June 5th. Only about another week of waiting.

There's plenty of threads about Tropical Paradise, hop on the hype bandwagon.

They actually do engage with the community more on Twitter it seems to Me.

"brenleedee;c-17076993" wrote:
They actually do engage with the community more on Twitter it seems to Me.

Yes. Kind of sad tbh, but I guess there's more people there.

"Sigzy05;c-17076994" wrote:

"brenleedee;c-17076993" wrote:
They actually do engage with the community more on Twitter it seems to Me.

Yes. Kind of sad tbh, but I guess there's more people there.

I know, I finally made me a twitter account because of how huge the Sims community is.

I agree. All this secret squirrel stuff has become very boooring. The only hints we get are riddles from the gurus, or leaks from game sites not based here in the US. It is very sad because this is not the way it used to be. But it is my understanding EA is not allowed to announce DLC until it is ready to be released. At least this is what has been said. (shrug) This change happened just before Sims4 was released due to new laws and guidelines that are supposed to keep big game publishers from promising things they can't deliver on. I read up on this a few years ago because I was curious why EA wasn't keeping the fans informed on upcoming content. I even went so far as to ask my accountant to explain it all to me, and I left her office more confused than when I went in. I think Maxis Monthly and Guru Garage, Twitter and the Game Changers were all put into place to help us feel EA is 'engaging' with the fanbase. But it doesn't make up for the fact we are left in the dark for months on end. When the other games I play announce new updates or DLC that are six to eight months away from being released while EA goes into silent mode about everything pertaining to the Sims franchise, I cant help but wonder what the heck is really going on.

"auginstine;d-959669" wrote:
The lack of communication between the dev team and the community is disheartening. I can’t remember the last time there were actually teasers about the upcoming content?Short and even vague blog posts hinting at what’s to come wouldn’t take much effort to put out, and they would encourage the community to discuss what the packs could be and drum up excitement.

Yes, they announced 3 packs are coming out in the next 6 months. But how can people get excited about something we don’t know anything about? We have nothing to look forward too. For all we know, the stuff pack is another ‘dlc on top of dlc’ pack. They won’t even tell us the name until a few weeks before release.

It’s just sad when the forums are not engaging in anything because there isn’t anything to talk about until they decide to release a pack teaser. When there isn’t any updates to look forward to it’s hard to want to keep playing when you don’t know if any of the game-breaking glitches, bugs, and pathfinding issues will ever be fixed. New content is what keeps Sims 4 alive. What’s the incentive to keep playing when the devs go completely silent for months at a time, with no news of what’s to come?

There is plenty to look forward to. At least two more years of content.

There are plenty of threads discussing gameplay. Maybe take a look at the Challenges, Stories and Legacies forum for ideas.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/the-sims-4-stories-and-legacies

The incentive to keep playing is that you enjoy the game and existing content.

Also you may want to check out this thread. You might see something to try that you've not yet experienced in your game. :)
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/829244/things-you-didnt-know/p1

"brenleedee;c-17076993" wrote:
They actually do engage with the community more on Twitter it seems to Me.

I think it’s partially because the gurus can share sims and stuff they like from the gallery without so much speculation on what it means. People also seem much friendlier on their tweets as opposed to forum posts, which probably helps.

"whimreaper;c-17076979" wrote:
Hold tight, friend. I heard somewhere that new content will be announced at EA Play, which is June 5th. Only about another week of waiting.

Wait, really? Yes!!!!

There is plenty to look forward to. At least two more years of content.

There are plenty of threads discussing gameplay. Maybe take a look at the Challenges, Stories and Legacies forum for ideas.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/the-sims-4-stories-and-legacies

The incentive to keep playing is that you enjoy the game and existing content.

Also you may want to check out this thread. You might see something to try that you've not yet experienced in your game. :)
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/829244/things-you-didnt-know/p1

Thanks for the links :smile: I know people love the existing content and that’s great! I personally can’t keep playing when they are so quiet about what’s to come and we have no idea what’s coming in these two years. I just don’t see how building excitement for an upcoming pack on the forums wouldn’t be beneficial for the game instead of them announcing a pack two weeks before its release date.

If they do announce content next week, good for them! However, it still has been months of silence.