Debate--bring back limited time items

Salsero1973 wrote:
Honestly - since I have only been playing since February I missed out on the Helloween, XMAS and Thanksgiving Items, as well as the cool brown house.

Having a chance to buy eye-candy such as the graveyards, subatomic accelerator, mapple store or cool brown house for donuts, I'd gladly do so any time.

On the other hand - by April of next year I'd be greatly disappointed to get another bout of whacking day with the same rewards.

Maybe if events are recurring (and I'd bet Helloween and XMAS are), have some rewards be exclusive to that year's event (e.g.: House of Evil, Heck House Skin exclusive for Helloween 12) and have some prices always be available every time this kind of event launches (e.g.: Cemetaries, Pumpkins, Santa's Village, Windsock & Tents)...?

I think the best approach for Holiday items is to bring back the old stuff as premium items that can be purchased for donuts, while introducing some new items that can be obtained through quests or events (like Whacking Day). This way there's something worthwhile for everyone and a good way for EA to make some money while pleasing both the old and new players. Quite simple, really.

I wouldn't be surprised if we get Halloween and XMAS again that it will be all of the same stuff from last year PLUS a new set of quests for those of us who did the rest last year.

The idea being that anybody playing XMas for the first time will have TONS of content to dig through, while those of us who did it all last year will still have something to keep us busy.

Maegnificent wrote:
There should be a poll on whether we should have more polls.... :D

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It does suck that this so recently came out for android. I do think they should bring them back, at least on the holidays. That way it is still a limited release and you have to be patient for it, but there is hope.

Excruciator69 wrote:
I think that re-releasing the content is fine and I have all the premium items.

If someone can explain how a new player gaining access to limited content ruins the game experience for a player that already has that content I'd love to hear it.

Honestly, what difference does it make if people you probably don't know can get Kang or the Mapple Store in late 2013? Is your game experience based that much on feeling superior to other players that just got on board?

+1

This is not a winner/loser game, who cares what you have in your Springfield ?

Plus, it's no secret that there are hacks that bring back the old and/or premium stuff, so having these items don't guarantee loyalty to the game at all.

Since I started playing around Valentine's I'd love to have some Halloween stuff + the cute leprachaun (that I regret I didn't get) and certainly wouldn't mind if EA brings back limited items released after my time playing TSTO.

I pretty much agree with the above. It would be one thing if there were a common market where re-releasing could possibly devalue your limited time items. It has always baffled me that in a game with independent economies one person would actually be upset that another person was able to procure something in the game.

That said I don't think there is really a principled argument on the other side either. It's not "unfair" for a developer to decide that content is limited edition. It's their decision as a creator, and if that decision is wildly unpopular people will ultimately let them know by abandoning the product. I really think it ultimately amounts to their preference.

One thing I will say, it would be nice if they made their intentions known on the matter, and as a new player I hope that they decide to release it, but that is just what I want, not some normative claim of entitlement.

I'd like to think that they'll bring back certain holiday items for the next years' (the graveyards, Christmas trees, etc.), but everything else likely won't be back.

I have been playing since the middle of the Christmas event so I got some of the items from that and everything from the events since. What I think would be a good idea would be at each event bring back all of the previous event items as well as new ones. Before you are able to get any of the new items you have to have already got all of the originally released items. That way the players who already went through an event will be getting new items and the players new to the event will have to work through the older ones before getting to the new items. Episode tie ins I think should stay as the 1 time thing as the whole purpose of them is really just to promote the upcoming episode.

I would be mad durring the holidays if EA only rereleases old items because I have been playing since August and would like new items durring the holidays.

FluidEmotion wrote:
The only item that should remain unavailable is the Mapple store because duh...android. Maybe the Duff Racer because it was given out to those who were around at launch or whatever.

So you think the Duff Racer shouldent be given to anyone but the holiday items should?!? It's kind of damaging for all the arguments for bringing them back. "given out to those who were around at launch or whatever" is basically the same as saying given out to those who were around at Halloween or whatever.

I dont realy agree with the EA making money so it makes sense argument. It seams that people are rarely positive about ea, let alone care about them making money. You want them to make money of you because you want to buy all the limited stuff but you dont want them to make money buy charging excessively for donuts. So this argument to mee seems pretty hypocritical.

Excruciator69 wrote:
Every argument against re-releasing limited time stuff is a different permutation of the above. All of them boil down to the same thing: a warped sense of superiority and a pathetic means of enforcing self-worth.

Whats wrong with keeping limited time items limited time? I bought all the limited time stuff at Halloween thinking it was going to be limited time. i would want my money back because i dont really believe items year on year are limited as they could then come up infinite amount of times.

vixoovee wrote:
Plus, it's no secret that there are hacks that bring back the old and/or premium stuff, so having these items don't guarantee loyalty to the game at all.

Since I started playing around Valentine's I'd love to have some Halloween stuff + the cute leprachaun (that I regret I didn't get) and certainly wouldn't mind if EA brings back limited items released after my time playing TSTO.

Yeh there might be hacks but people prepared to buy donuts to get any premium items generally have integrity and wont hack and surely EA can detect that kind of behaviour or will be able to soon.

Looking on this thread the majority of people who are arguing for the re release of the limited time items do so because they joined after the events happen and this;

Excruciator69 wrote:
Every argument against re-releasing limited time stuff is a different permutation of the above. All of them boil down to the same thing: a warped sense of superiority and a pathetic means of enforcing self-worth.

could quite easily be aimed at some one saying they should bring the items back.

The events would be really boring if we just got offered up the same mechanics. I dont want to be tapping zombies, collecting santa coins, seeking love hearts and cracking snake sculls again. EA should come up with new things not re hashing old ones.