Too much silence

"BluebellFlora;c-17026731" wrote:
What's wrong with just playing the game? And if you don't like the game in its present form then why not go and find another game to play and come back to this one if something is released that you like?

When you bought the game did you think it came with some sort of guaranteed news and interactive service from the studio?

This isn't aimed at any one person, more an observation from this and other similar threads.

Well this game was sold to everyone as a live service, not a game, so maybe yes that should raise the expectations of everybody.

EA doesn’t dump millions of $ every year into global marketing to tell players to go play some other game; and if they do, then the large scale lay offs make absolute sense, because that is not how it is supposed to work at all.

Alright please cool it off in here with the bickering and the snarky gifs. There's absolutely no need for it, I've had to remove a considerable amount of posts in here that didn't add anything to the conversation other than bickering. Let's try and keep it civil going forward please.

"BluebellFlora;c-17026731" wrote:
And if you don't like the game in its present form then why not go and find another game to play and come back to this one if something is released that you like?

Because that would be a fallacy. If we were to just play a different game (and there are definitely many people that are, myself included) and not criticize and talk about why some of us have problems with TS4, then this would shut down critical thinking and not address what the OP stated.

What I'm curious about is why so many folks I speak to don't seem to understand just how valuable criticism is as I see this kind of comment at least once a week.

Anyway, while I don't really pay attention to any of this, I'm not dissatisfied with how they handle how much content they put out. It's just instead of EPs being released every 6 months, they're released once a year to make room for GPs, a kind of pack we never had in previous Sim titles, as far as I'm aware. Since GPs have been doing very well in many people's eyes, myself included as I bought all of them except Dine Out, I don't see a problem with EPs taking a year to develop. That's fine. As I understand it, to make room for GPs, they had to make an entirely new team for that, taking some of them away from EPs. Unless I'm wrong, as I said, I don't pay much attention to this.

However, why they're so silent on future content is something I don't understand, if it's true that the Devs used to talk a lot about what they were planning to make in the past. I remember when they annouced that the last pack for TS3 would be a future-themed pack. What made them willing to annouce that that they can't do with TS4 is something I want answered. The most we get is people asking for a pack to be made, (usually Witches in my experience) and Grant answering: "We know".

I think part of the silence is Kate's disappearance, though, being the community manager. Haven't seen a message from her in a month now.

As soon as they have something new to announce I think we will hear from them, but not until then and I think that they do not have much to show right now. They are probably working on the legacy edition and their planned content for 2019 and 2020.

What has happened with Battlefield 5 and Anthem which both belong to EA could be a reason for the silence as well. It is possible that they are restructuring and moving people. I do not think this will affect Maxis a lot though but if they are making a new game, this is probably a good time to move people around. It is the end of the fiscal year for EA, so it is possible that they simply do not know how much money they will get to make content for the sims4.

"Cupid;c-17024269" wrote:
I haven't really been paying attention, but the last pack only came out like a month ago didn't it? And we're already antsy for the next announcement huh? I gotta get with the times

I think the OP is adressing communication, not packs. I’m under the impression their problem lies deeper than a simple ‘they release stuff’, considering “I have no desire to purchase anymore packs for a game that is so dang silent and has fewer and fewer content additions.“ To me it sounds as if they’re not satisfied with what’s added. From where I’m standing (on the sideline, Sims 4 doesn’t interest me as a player anymore) it looks as if they were highly communicative to promote Strangerville, but marketing seemed to outshine its quality (I’ve seen a lot of backlash and even though many love it, one could wonder if it still represents the character of the franchise: sandbox, based on player’s creativity, tools rather than scripts). A month ago there was indeed a lot of communication and a pack that was controversial to say the least in terms of what direction is this franchise going. Now there’s silence.

"BluebellFlora;c-17026731" wrote:
What's wrong with just playing the game? And if you don't like the game in its present form then why not go and find another game to play and come back to this one if something is released that you like?

When you bought the game did you think it came with some sort of guaranteed news and interactive service from the studio?

This isn't aimed at any one person, more an observation from this and other similar threads.

I’ll never understand why people consider that advice a solution. It actually defines and confirms the problem. This is the feedback section of a Sims forum, if someone feels that way, they have a problem with the quality of the game and this is the place to share it. When you open the feedback section you can expect not everybody to be positive. This place is to discuss a game, not to tell others what to do with their lives. The fact a simmer is not happy with the current game or direction it’s going doesn’t mean they don’t do anything else. Like indeed playing other games. It also doesn’t mean they lost interest in the franchise all together (clearly speaking for myself now). Feedback is for everyone. Playing other games is my refuge, not a solution.

"JoAnne65;c-17027306" wrote:

"BluebellFlora;c-17026731" wrote:
What's wrong with just playing the game? And if you don't like the game in its present form then why not go and find another game to play and come back to this one if something is released that you like?

When you bought the game did you think it came with some sort of guaranteed news and interactive service from the studio?

This isn't aimed at any one person, more an observation from this and other similar threads.

I’ll never understand why people consider that advice a solution. It actually defines and confirms the problem. This is the feedback section of a Sims forum, if someone feels that way, they have a problem with the quality of the game and this is the place to share it. When you open the feedback section you can expect not everybody to be positive. This place is to discuss a game, not to tell others what to do with their lives. The fact a simmer is not happy with the current game or direction it’s going doesn’t mean they don’t do anything else. Like indeed playing other games. It also doesn’t mean they lost interest in the franchise all together (clearly speaking for myself now). Feedback is for everyone. Playing other games is my refuge, not a solution.

This is a Sims 4 Feedback forum and some come here to only complain about EA generally and may completely confuse new members as those complainers haven't even played or only got the base game or very few packs. I wish we had some indication of what such complainers had so that we could put them on Ignore. I, myself don't want to discuss Sims 1, 2 or 3. I had it all, played it all and moved on thanks. It's getting like looking for a needle in a haystack to find apt Feedback and Gurus might miss it in that haystack.

Maybe the EA moderators could add a separate Feedback Category to discuss all packs.

"MsKatieRose;c-17024387" wrote:
I also thought for sure there was going to be patch this month. Even if it was just to adjust or correct some stuff that Simmers have been complaining (or requesting) about with the game packs such as City Living's street gallery bug or the laptop in Strangerville that isn't actually mobile according to those who bought the game. OR at least add some new items or options. Nowadays, I rarely play Sims4.

It's still early in April -- has there been a definite announcement there will be no patch for the month? They could be waiting till later in the month to add in as many bug fixes as possible; I"m still figuring we'll see a lot of fixes the next two months before they release the Legacy Edition for the 32-bit system players.

"Simburian;c-17027332" wrote:

"JoAnne65;c-17027306" wrote:

"BluebellFlora;c-17026731" wrote:
What's wrong with just playing the game? And if you don't like the game in its present form then why not go and find another game to play and come back to this one if something is released that you like?

When you bought the game did you think it came with some sort of guaranteed news and interactive service from the studio?

This isn't aimed at any one person, more an observation from this and other similar threads.

I’ll never understand why people consider that advice a solution. It actually defines and confirms the problem. This is the feedback section of a Sims forum, if someone feels that way, they have a problem with the quality of the game and this is the place to share it. When you open the feedback section you can expect not everybody to be positive. This place is to discuss a game, not to tell others what to do with their lives. The fact a simmer is not happy with the current game or direction it’s going doesn’t mean they don’t do anything else. Like indeed playing other games. It also doesn’t mean they lost interest in the franchise all together (clearly speaking for myself now). Feedback is for everyone. Playing other games is my refuge, not a solution.

This is a Sims 4 Feedback forum and some come here to only complain about EA generally and may completely confuse new members as those complainers haven't even played or only got the base game or very few packs. I wish we had some indication of what such complainers had so that we could put them on Ignore. I, myself don't want to discuss Sims 1, 2 or 3. I had it all, played it all and moved on thanks. It's getting like looking for a needle in a haystack to find apt Feedback and Gurus might miss it in that haystack.

Maybe the EA moderators could add a separate Feedback Category to discuss all packs.

Easy solution is to not discuss that stuff then. If those games are being discussed you aren’t obligated to join in or respond. In a perfect world no one would bring up any previous Sims game since Sims 4 is the current game, but in a realistic world they’re going to be brought up and compared. Not fair to say “I’ve played them, I don’t want to talk about them, so no one should talk about them”. Selfish is, perhaps, a more appropriate word.

"drake_mccarty;c-17027397" wrote:

"Simburian;c-17027332" wrote:

"JoAnne65;c-17027306" wrote:

"BluebellFlora;c-17026731" wrote:
What's wrong with just playing the game? And if you don't like the game in its present form then why not go and find another game to play and come back to this one if something is released that you like?

When you bought the game did you think it came with some sort of guaranteed news and interactive service from the studio?

This isn't aimed at any one person, more an observation from this and other similar threads.

I’ll never understand why people consider that advice a solution. It actually defines and confirms the problem. This is the feedback section of a Sims forum, if someone feels that way, they have a problem with the quality of the game and this is the place to share it. When you open the feedback section you can expect not everybody to be positive. This place is to discuss a game, not to tell others what to do with their lives. The fact a simmer is not happy with the current game or direction it’s going doesn’t mean they don’t do anything else. Like indeed playing other games. It also doesn’t mean they lost interest in the franchise all together (clearly speaking for myself now). Feedback is for everyone. Playing other games is my refuge, not a solution.

This is a Sims 4 Feedback forum and some come here to only complain about EA generally and may completely confuse new members as those complainers haven't even played or only got the base game or very few packs. I wish we had some indication of what such complainers had so that we could put them on Ignore. I, myself don't want to discuss Sims 1, 2 or 3. I had it all, played it all and moved on thanks. It's getting like looking for a needle in a haystack to find apt Feedback and Gurus might miss it in that haystack.

Maybe the EA moderators could add a separate Feedback Category to discuss all packs.

Easy solution is to not discuss that stuff then. If those games are being discussed you aren’t obligated to join in or respond. In a perfect world no one would bring up any previous Sims game since Sims 4 is the current game, but in a realistic world they’re going to be brought up and compared. Not fair to say “I’ve played them, I don’t want to talk about them, so no one should talk about them”. Selfish is, perhaps, a more appropriate word.

What you actually get is that the thread becomes Sims 3 only players. That's selfish.