This one has gone too far, EA. I was impressed with the beautiful Jungle Adventures Game Pack, and was thinking.. "Wow, nice, looks like they got something right for once. I was hoping to get some World Adventures gameplay in the Sims 4." Then the trailer for My First Pet Stuff Pack was released, and now I question the decisions of the people I'm supporting.
There be some problems ye mateys:
1.) "My First Pet" - soo...that means a rodent. The only "first" pet this pack has to offer is a rodent of your choice. Do you mean to tell me that children don't have their first pet be a turtle, hermit crab, lizard, or rabbit...only small hamster-like critters? $10 for guinea pigs, the one small animal that has been there since Sims 1 Livin' Large (the very first EP, btw), now offered as a stand alone pack..wow. I really thought they were going to release a small pets pack, which I was really excited for, but did not expect one animal at a time. Not to mention this pack seems completely mislabeled...the title is confusing and misleading. I would think "First Pet" wouldn't mean your choice of rodent, but other small pets as well. Hence the word "Pet" and not "Hamster" or "Guinea Pig". The most I'd pay for a rodent of my choice in my game with the accessories would probably be at a $4.99 price point.
2.) Holding Off on Content. To know that all of the pet outfits and objects are being sold to us separately when they should have been in Cats & Dogs is something I've never seen the Sims do before, and I don't like it. If you had to raise the price of Cats & Dogs $5.00 or $10.00 to include this content (which would have been a guaranteed $10 in your pocket instead of trying to push an SP that players may or may not buy, Economics 101),and could have explained how many more items and gameplay we would be getting and I would have been fine with the higher price, as I'm sure most simmers would be...I'm assuming, I could be wrong, us Simmers can be a rough crowd, but right now it seems pretty justified.
3.) Missing Out with Base Game. I've always liked the fact that I could pick and choose which packs I wanted without having to own content I don't want. What if I'm a Simmer with just the Base Game and want a rodent-like "first pet" in my game, but not Cats & Dogs? (Actually, that would be me if I didn't own C&D) Can we even play this without Cats & Dogs? ...and if so, does that mean people without C&D miss out on content they've paid for? That's not fair, they should be offered half-price.
As Simmers, I hope we can unite and send a clear message that this is not okay, EA.
With that said...why...why did it have to be a freakin' hamster?! Do you know how much I've wanted this in my game??? EA, you know no shame, baiting us with a game staple since the beginning of Sims by selling our souls to corporate greed. *bell tolls* Shame. Shame. SHAME.
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