Yikes .... The Game Pack Trailer has more dislikes than likes

Maybe it is a sign that people are finally starting to wake up, though I doubt it will really change the way EA/Maxis operates. The company will devour itself, and take the Sims franchise down with it at this rate.

Negativity in YouTube comment sections? Balderdash, I've never heard of such a thing.

"Nindigo;c-17630155" wrote:
Isn't it wonderful that nobody is forced to buy the pack? B)

Its also wonderful that we can voice our hate and disgust for this pack that should never have been made in the first place and also not buy it.

"KaeChan2089;c-17634773" wrote:

"ChadSims2;c-17634763" wrote:

"Nindigo;c-17630155" wrote:
Isn't it wonderful that nobody is forced to buy the pack? B)

Its also wonderful that we can voice our hate and disgust for this pack that should never have been made in the first place and also not buy it.

Fine it hilarious each and everytime people voice their disgust they are like "don't like it don't buy it."....geez.

Deligracy did that and instantly deleted it due to the backlash she got even though she gets the packs for free :D

Everyone in the comments section now is spamming the same message of encouraging others to not buy the pack if they don't like it in an attempt to show EA they can't ignore us anymore.

"AHolyToilet;c-17634779" wrote:
Everyone in the comments section now is spamming the same message of encouraging others to not buy the pack if they don't like it in an attempt to show EA they can't ignore us anymore.

First back since I started playing Sims 1 I won’t be purchasing. I don’t feel like paying to be advertised to.

"Simburian;c-17634254" wrote:

"KaeChan2089;c-17634212" wrote:

"alanmichael1;c-17632905" wrote:

"BatmanFanGirl;c-17631010" wrote:
The one thing that makes me kind of mad (and I could be totally wrong) is that it looks like they invested way more money into this pack than others. That's just so unfair. Like did Disney throw money at them? Did EA think that because it would maybe pull in Star Wars fans into the Sims that they were willing to spend more money? It really frustrates and upsets me. The CAS items alone had to cost way more money than normal.

Why do you think that?? I see only recycled items and animations from Jungle Advdentures and Get Famous in the trailer.

It only has a bigger budget because Disney threw money at them.

Isn't that a good thing if they did have money thrown at them? Programmers might have slyly fixed some bugs with it as well.

If it is a success the next Expansion might be improved as well.

We ought to be grateful that Sims 4 has turned out a money winner as it looks as if a new Sims game is in the works. I hope they don't call it Sims 5 though. We wouldn't be getting that if Sims 4 failed as the CEO said something like that at the time Sims 4 came out.

The programmers building the DLC aren’t the people fixing bugs so no extra cash isn’t going to help in that regard. Also would not effect the next EP. Disney isn’t funding Maxis they paid for some promotional content.

So just to have something to compare to, I went back and checked out a lot of other reveal/first look trailers. Here are the ratios of likes to dislikes!

Strangerville: 80k to 4.2k
Island Living: 120k to 1.1k
Moschino: 26k to 7.6k
Realm of Magic: 125k to 3.1k
Discover University: 132k to 2.8k
Tiny Living: 118k to 4.3k
Eco Lifestyle: 93k to 39k
Nifty Knitting: 51k to 5.6k
Journey to Batuu: 36k to 81k

Goodness! EL (and Moschino) did have a fair amount of Dislikes, but their like to dislike ratio is still positive, and it's almost reverse that of JtB. For the sake of disclosure, I Liked all but Moschino and JtB, which I Disliked, and I've since changed my mind on Moschino and really enjoy it as a pack.

Okay, that's Youtube. How about on the forums? The next three polls are all, "Are you buying?" polls:

Eco Lifestyle, initial: yes 162 / 50%, no 67 / 20%, maybe 93 / 28%
EL, after the livestream: yes 250 / 77%, no 31 / 9%, maybe 40 / 12%
Nifty Knitting: yes 238 / 70%, no 39 / 11%, undecided 59 / 17%

So the initial reaction to EL was more skeptical, but at least half straight-out said, yes, we're interested, we like how it looks. By the time the livestream had come out, it was widely positive. NK was positive from the outset. There were detractors for both packs, yes, but the vast majority ended up quite positive, and even EL had more positive responses than negative even from the very beginning.

What are the responses to Journey to Batuu so far?

Are you excited for The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu?

Yes: 84 / 22%
No: 296 / 77%

What do you think of Journey to Batuu?

Can't wait!: 58 / 17%
Pretty good: 25 / 7%
Okay / not really bothered: 39 / 11%
Definitely not buying: 189 / 56%
Will buy in a sale: 20 / 5%
If it has...: 4 / 1%

Journey to Baatu : new pack! Your thoughts?

I am not excited or interested. That reveal did nothing for me . I will most likely skip. 65% / 189 votes
I am vaguely interested,and i will most likely buy the Star Wars pack 12% / 37 votes
I am SUPER into the Star Wars theme and cant wait! 14% / 43 votes
I dont care for the Star Wars theme much, but im buying this for Build/Buy/CAS , etc. 6% / 20 votes

Are you looking forward to sims 4 journey to batuu

Yes: 46 / 35%
No: 84 / 64%

Goodness.

Whether this pack actually will be any good or not is kind of beside the point. I can't compare to MFPS because I wasn't following TS4 at the time, but this level of dislike and sheer lack of interest is vastly stronger than other 'contentious' packs like Eco Lifestyle (which has always been majority positive, even from the start!). The numbers straight-out say that the vast majority of those who have an opinion on it are not interested in this extended theme park advertisement cash grab, and I seriously hope EA actually listens.

why does it matter what anyone else thinks

"comicsforlife;c-17635459" wrote:
why does it matter what anyone else thinks

If majority dislikes a certain pack, it's an issue as EA has clearly ignored the surveys made to check most preferences on what they want in the game tbh. So yes. It matters