Disclaimer: EA has nothing to do with any of this. This is me as a helper of this forum providing a service to you.
Hi Guys,
I need everyone's feedback on the compiled list. I plan to do some cha...
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HI dolldrms1 thank you for taking the time to write all this out.
The needs info is something that's a huge issue but usually (like 99% of time) it's saves and sending those to a CM. There are sometimes requests for videos or other info though.
I will discuss with CM if they can add the info to the first post if it's NOT saves but something else they are looking for. My problem with this is that I'm not the one changing the status so having to add that info to my database would be tedious.
Collection threads are usually small things that don't really get the upvotes to be fixed in the first place. They are also often things that in my eyes could just be done in a swipe of going through. It's not necessary to upvote that. If it's something that gets reported a lot (in the collection or as new threads). I usually split them out to their own threads so they can get upvoted. There are also a few collections that I'm not happy with. I plan to split those again but just didn't have any time for them.
As for the new status: These are reports that I wouldn't have put on the list in the first place. Like even on AHQ, threads needed a certain engagement to stay on the list. There's a lot of issues that are only reported by one person and then just die. It's just not feasible to have them all on the list. Communication on it is up to EA.
To find them, you can use the filter and. This has all the statuses
Good grief, Crin, the amount of time to write my reply is nothing compared to the hours you put in with updating the compilation and helping simmers troubleshoot their games. LOL, I was afraid it was too long for the amount of time you have to devote to reading replies. :D
Thank you for pointing out the filter. I have never clicked on that before, assuming it was a repeat of already listed categories. Now I know better.
Please do ask a CM about pointing to a post specifically asking for what is wanted. I don't recall off the top of my head which needs info post it was that I went through but can tell you after all the obnoxious scrolling for it, I didn't find a request for anything specific, be that a save, picture, video, absolutely nothing. I felt like I had completely wasted my time and that's not conducive to engaging simmers to help the team with info they need.
BTW, what prompted my suggestion for a by design category was a report on the crows from the LD pack. The simmer just didn't understand there were two different crows that could be had. That report is now in the awaiting further reports but could be moved to a by design category which kills two birds with one stone. It gets it out of the limbo category and if another simmer runs into the same thing can have their question answered.
I regret the loss of access to archived bug reports for the loss of workaround solutions and by design information. Again, I thank you for the time you spend helping simmers and EA by maintaining a compilation of issues. CM's are quick to tell simmers to look at the compilation and EA really should put you on the payroll, although you may not want to be. :D
There are a few threads that I set on needs info as that was what it was in at AHQ. Like the thread was the same as a thread there and it had that status so I set the same.
If you can't find any info, just send your save and don't spend hours scrolling. I'm sure they'll tell you when you DM them if it's the wrong info.
