Tired of EA not guess what ?

A lot of the announcement decisions come from legal -- a lot of laws regarding content have tightened up since Sims 3 days. What if they announced a pack and it turned out they had to change direction? Some folks out there might want to sue for false advertising and such. Getting a general schedule (EP/GP/SP) at the start or halfway through the fiscal year seems to be working well, then as they get farther along and looks like the pack is a "go" they can give the general theme, like they did this year with the April announcement followed up by theme announcement at EA Play. I hope/expect a similar announcement in October for the second half of the fiscal year. Maybe a bit different (2 SPs instead of a GP) but it gives them enough freedom to play around with themes and scheduling.

"candy8;d-964944" wrote:
Tired of EA not telling us what will come next what is the big secret there is no excitement and anticipation anymore when they were doing Sims 3 we at least had excitement. Sims 4 is boring.

But this isn't Sims 3-it's Sims 4. If ou find Sims 4 boring,why not do what I often do: Play Minecraft....see what awesome games are on Facebook....play Neopets or Marapets or PowerPets....even Garry's Mod is fun to play! I can help you learn things on those sites if you need help on them.

I mean I still have fun with the game so idk if I'd say its boring, but I do miss the quarterly teaser trailers. It was nice to get an idea of what was coming up.

I actually like that we got a 6 month announcement of what to expect. To me that was enough to keep me excited. I'd prefer they do it this way over staying quiet.

"LeGardePourpre;c-17218647" wrote:

"candy8;d-964944" wrote:
Tired of EA not telling us what will come next what is the big secret there is no excitement and anticipation anymore when they were doing Sims 3 we at least had excitement. Sims 4 is boring.

About TS3 and TS4, TS4 sold more of units... "Be boring" brings more money than "Excitement" :p !

I don't know if they actually sold more units, since seven million or was it seven thousands downloaded a free game this past May. It makes me wonder how many would have downloaded a free T2 or TS3? Maybe more. Those were expensive at the time and not on sale for $5.

"aprilrose;c-17216713" wrote:
I actually like that we got a 6 month announcement of what to expect. To me that was enough to keep me excited. I'd prefer they do it this way over staying quiet.

I liked that we at least knew the type of content for the first half of the fiscal year, even if we didn't learn the themes for a couple of months At least it shut up the "Sims 4 is dying" talk that tends to develop during a period of no news. I really hope we'll get a similar announcement sometime after RoM's launch for the last 6 months of the FY.

"Irdiwen;c-17212070" wrote:
They gave us a roadmap in April with the next 3 packs, which are indeed delivered in that timeframe. I felt that worked very well.

The game being boring is a personal thing :).

Yeah that was the best communication in a long time. It was nice knowing the next 3 packs.

I agree @CAITLINX354 it was nice to get a little teaser to whet the appetite and let us know something would be happening. It kept the thing alive.

I like the surprises that come with the Patches almost every month and some, I feel, do give me an inkling of what we might be getting in the next pack. I'm getting to the stage, wait a bit, I haven't finished with the last pack yet! :)

"nerdfashion;c-17213672" wrote:
I personally like that we don't know when the packs will happen and what they'll be. It adds some mystery to it, and as a writer, I always value mystery.

My gameplay is pretty much frozen because now that I know Magic is coming, I think of stories where I need Magic to set up and play my game; imagine if I'd had to wait 6 months or more.