The Sims 4 Cottage Living Expansion Pack
Just watched the new trailer for The Sims 4 Cottage Living Expansion Pack that comes out July 22nd and I'm curious as to what everyone thinks! I think the trailer looked great but so did the trailer f...
Forum Discussion
I think I'm going to throw in one more post on the topic before I move on. I haven't really kept up too well with the thread so I'll just say this and be done.
Sometimes game incentives also come at the request/demand of the customer. I've seen, many times, people ask on here if they get anything extra for preordering. I've also seen, many times, people saying they wished they got something extra for preordering because they know they will purchase that product and want something for the loyalty of giving their money up front.
In some cases, it's like the customer saying to the business, "I know you want me to purchase this right away so you can make your quarterly financials and I'm a loyal customer, so what's in it for me?" Then EA says, "Here. I'll offer a bicycle, a gnome and a tree." Now the customer gets a choice. You can say, "Sounds fair," and throw it into your budget, or you can say, "Pssh. I've already got a bicycle, a gnome and a tree. You can't hook me. I'll wait for that sale."
If we're going to speak the ugly truth, well, let's be honest, nobody "needs" the extras they're offering. But people don't like being told they can't have something when they want it. This is also a case of First World Problems. One can hardly put the entirety of the blame on capitalism (though it's definitely an ugly thing these days,) when there's a constant maelstrom of mass consumerism and an endless sea of rabid customers who fight each other for superficial happiness and the entitlement to hoard more than they need. (I'm speaking of general wealthy societies and cultural behavior, not picking on anyone here.)
But while most of us probably see those ugly insights of capitalism/consumerism and could argue and debate about them all week, I, for one, don't really like to live my life focusing and stressing over it and prefer to simplify the ugliness down to a realistic basic choice: Do I want the pack and the extras enough to buy it by September, and be happy to have it? Or does it make me feel better being a smart consumer and only buying on sale, thus forfeiting 3 "free" items that I technically already have? Or does the pack even interest me at all? Or maybe I don't care either way right now and I'll just wait until I see more? Or maybe I'm okay with getting it on sale and not getting the extra items and still enjoying it when I get it.
I know it's stating the obvious, but we each have our own perspectives, which often come from what we learn in life along the way. And we each make our own decisions based on our own unique experiences and learning. And we are all free to voice our perspectives and what we've learned and if we see something differently from someone else. There is no "right" or "wrong" or single "only" way to see it. There is just discussion.
Sometimes game incentives also come at the request/demand of the customer. I've seen, many times, people ask on here if they get anything extra for preordering. I've also seen, many times, people saying they wished they got something extra for preordering because they know they will purchase that product and want something for the loyalty of giving their money up front.
In some cases, it's like the customer saying to the business, "I know you want me to purchase this right away so you can make your quarterly financials and I'm a loyal customer, so what's in it for me?" Then EA says, "Here. I'll offer a bicycle, a gnome and a tree." Now the customer gets a choice. You can say, "Sounds fair," and throw it into your budget, or you can say, "Pssh. I've already got a bicycle, a gnome and a tree. You can't hook me. I'll wait for that sale."
If we're going to speak the ugly truth, well, let's be honest, nobody "needs" the extras they're offering. But people don't like being told they can't have something when they want it. This is also a case of First World Problems. One can hardly put the entirety of the blame on capitalism (though it's definitely an ugly thing these days,) when there's a constant maelstrom of mass consumerism and an endless sea of rabid customers who fight each other for superficial happiness and the entitlement to hoard more than they need. (I'm speaking of general wealthy societies and cultural behavior, not picking on anyone here.)
But while most of us probably see those ugly insights of capitalism/consumerism and could argue and debate about them all week, I, for one, don't really like to live my life focusing and stressing over it and prefer to simplify the ugliness down to a realistic basic choice: Do I want the pack and the extras enough to buy it by September, and be happy to have it? Or does it make me feel better being a smart consumer and only buying on sale, thus forfeiting 3 "free" items that I technically already have? Or does the pack even interest me at all? Or maybe I don't care either way right now and I'll just wait until I see more? Or maybe I'm okay with getting it on sale and not getting the extra items and still enjoying it when I get it.
I know it's stating the obvious, but we each have our own perspectives, which often come from what we learn in life along the way. And we each make our own decisions based on our own unique experiences and learning. And we are all free to voice our perspectives and what we've learned and if we see something differently from someone else. There is no "right" or "wrong" or single "only" way to see it. There is just discussion.
