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11 years ago
"Back by popular demand." Not exactly a new concept. They'll come back. EA isn't dumb enough to pass up a dollar when somebody is begging to spend it.
The vast majority of people playing this game have never heard of the forum, and their friends list consists of real life acquaintances or at least buddies from other games. They see one another's towns and if something comes available that they have, they'd be excited to tell their friends the good news. Heck, most of them wouldn't even care that they were limited time in the first place.
Very few people get any happiness from keeping a real life friend from getting the same stuff that they know will bring their friend joy. In fact, lots of people get lots of happiness seeing their friends get something that will bring joy. Most people don't see any happiness in depriving friends of something just because they had it first.
EA is sitting on a goldmine of people like that. Even here on the forum, where most of the friends on our list are people with whom we have no personal connection, when this issue comes up the trend is strongly in the range that starts with "definitely offer the old stuff." And ends with "what do I care? Let 'em have it."
EA won't make a business decision that does not maximize their profits. Some people will resent it. But a lot of us already resent NOT getting the stuff. And guess which group EA sees waving those real life dollars around, looking for someone to give them to?
They'll be back. Don't know when. But they'll be back.
The vast majority of people playing this game have never heard of the forum, and their friends list consists of real life acquaintances or at least buddies from other games. They see one another's towns and if something comes available that they have, they'd be excited to tell their friends the good news. Heck, most of them wouldn't even care that they were limited time in the first place.
Very few people get any happiness from keeping a real life friend from getting the same stuff that they know will bring their friend joy. In fact, lots of people get lots of happiness seeing their friends get something that will bring joy. Most people don't see any happiness in depriving friends of something just because they had it first.
EA is sitting on a goldmine of people like that. Even here on the forum, where most of the friends on our list are people with whom we have no personal connection, when this issue comes up the trend is strongly in the range that starts with "definitely offer the old stuff." And ends with "what do I care? Let 'em have it."
EA won't make a business decision that does not maximize their profits. Some people will resent it. But a lot of us already resent NOT getting the stuff. And guess which group EA sees waving those real life dollars around, looking for someone to give them to?
They'll be back. Don't know when. But they'll be back.
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