Subscription Services in the Sims Yes or No?
Okay guys. It's time for this poll. https://i.imgur.com/byvJYh4.png According to new job listings and several hints from the team, it could be that the next Sims games will use subscriptions as a...
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"Onverser;c-17787917" wrote:"SimmerGeorge;c-17787913" wrote:"Sallycutecat;c-17787491" wrote:
I saw an article claiming that a subscription service would be cheaper for players because it will be a small monthly fee rather than paying a large amount for all the DLC. This claim completely excludes players like me who only buy packs that interests them. Where I live to own all the packs at full price would be over $1000, but I have not spent even a quarter of that figure on my game. A $10 monthly subscription would cost $120 a year.
@Sallycutecat Yes, a 10$ monthly subscriptions doesn't sound like a lot of money, at least that's what a lot of people say.
But these people need to consider, if we take the Sims 4 as an example, imagine having paid 10$ each month (believe me it would be more expensive) since release day. That's 6 years so about 720$ so far.
Actually that's pretty much how much it does cost for people who buy every pack on release, if you bought all the DLC from last year at full price that adds up to exactly $120, so people who buy every pack on release are essentially already paying 10 bucks a month.
I get what you are saying and can see the logic. The big difference though is that for those facing financial limitations they can buy the expansions/game packs/stuff packs when they can afford to do that and still enjoy playing it with the content they do have. A subscription model would be an 'all or nothing' thing. And it's no guarantee for EA to make a regular amount of money per month as some people (like myself) play The Sims games in phases. Some months I won't log in at all, some months I log in every day. If I had to pay a subscription, I would just cancel it for the times when I am busy with other things/interests. But if I know there is a pack coming out of any kind, I always buy it, even if I don't intend on playing The Sims for a time.
Also, I have played enough subscription based games to know that even if you do pay a monthly fee, they are still going to charge for any expansions or additional content. So they really aren't doing anything for us except now charging an additional $14. or so dollars per month. I have also seen with other subscription based games that it is also no guarantee that the game would be improved because of that monthly fee being collected. So if people are feeling that The Sims 4 is a buggy mess, that may not improve things for them.
