Is the Halloween update destined to be a huge disappointment?

Bravewall wrote:

FluidEmotion wrote:

Bravewall wrote:
I don't buy into this idea that people deserve exclusive items, just because they found out about the game earlier then most, but they are entitled to their opinion. If thats the way some people feel, then I don't see a reason to be upset with them. Its not like they have any control over what EA puts out.

I think its pretty clear that no matter what EA releases, some people are going to be upset. But we might as well save the bickering for when we know for sure, because there is no point in bickering over pure speculation. It's only a few days away, so it's not like we are going to change the developers mind at this point.

I agree with your first sentence in each paragraph. But I am not sure you are correct in the rest of your assumptions.... ....Our opinions count. EA has recently just showed that they keep atleast a halfopen, sleepy eye on this forum.... ....I do believe you are right that most of the coding is already done, but I think that making old items available would be easy to add or delete from an update, if they want to.... ....So EA, please do add some of last years limited Halloween items this year too, if not for any other reason, to check if re-releasing some items might give you more income! :wink:

I'm sure our opinions do matter, and that this forum is the best way for the developers to receive feedback. But this debate has been going on for a month, in lord knows how many threads. People have been asking for these seasonal items all year. Our opinions have already been counted, and I'm telling you one more thread like this, 5 days before the release, will not provide the developers with any knew enlightened opinion on the matter.

Everything said so far has been said before. The only thing different is now Josh weighing in, bluffing that he might just quit the game if he doesn't get what he wants. And if we do get everything from last year, you know he's going to act like EA changed their minds last minute just for him, and he'll expect a thank you from all of us. But whatever. You and I, and many others have already put our two cents in. Any difference we make, we've already made.

I'm sure it wouldn't take a lot of coding to change their plans, but if you know enough about marketing, you'd expect every decision for Halloween was finalized before September. It took almost a month for the higher ups to sign off on an OT forum. They aren't going to sign off on changes to Halloween now.

So all I'm saying, is you might as well wait and see. You write long unfiltered paragraphs to express your opinion and make good points, but it's not going to make a difference with EA anymore. All you can do right now is debate with people who feel entitled to keep last years items for themselves, but honestly, that is life. Self-entitled people don't sympathize with people they don't care about, especially if they are easily disgruntled, or bore them with spiels as long as this one.

I actually cannot do anything else than agree on most of this post.

But you have to realise that new people come to this forum all the time, some of them read about what the veterans write about not wanting older content available again, because they want to feel special, better, superior or whatever motive they have. And after reading stuff like that, some of the new people actually believe that those "self-entitled people" make a point, and keep saying that they don't deserve the old stuff and such (it hasn't happened in this thread yet).

I'm only trying to balance things out a little, I'm not writing on these forums for EA to read it. Until a few days ago, I didn't even really think EA had anything more than a blind eye here...

But Bravewall, I do wonder why you even care so much if JoshSherer might leave or not depending on the Halloween-update. Is it that important for you to "take him", or even "bust him" in the middle of "trolling". (Taking him in some lie). Or would you actually be sad to see him leave, so you try to keep him here by arguing with him? :) Unless you have him as a neighbour, I doubt his involvement and commitance to this game effect you in any way, but this isn't my table, I'm just intrigued :)