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    This cannot be good.....

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      Pamtastic72Pamtastic72 Posts: 4,545 Member
      I am heart sick right now. I have a really bad feeling about all of this. :(
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      SimQueenie9SimQueenie9 Posts: 2,944 Member
      Pamtastic72 wrote: »
      I am heart sick right now. I have a really bad feeling about all of this. :(

      Same. O_O
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      KaeChan2089KaeChan2089 Posts: 4,944 Member
      (why do I get the feeling that this will be closed/locked soon?)...geez, that's horrible...not good at all.
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      So_MoneySo_Money Posts: 2,536 Member
      We're seeing more and more of this these days and none of it is good for traditional PC gamers. With that said, should the Sims PC franchise ever be shelved by EA (unlikely imo), I'd be optimistic that another developer would pick up the torch, as we saw with Cities Skylines. In that particular case they actually improved on the formula.
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      NorthDakotaGamerNorthDakotaGamer Posts: 2,559 Member
      KaeChan2089 wrote: »
      (why do I get the feeling that this will be closed/locked soon?)...geez, that's horrible...not good at all.

      Because they will silence any negative talk about the company.
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      Xavy_CatXavy_Cat Posts: 350 Member
      edited April 2018
      EA/The Gurus need to officially address this. A lot of us have been playing sims and supporting the franchise for over a decade. We deserve to know.
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      Pamtastic72Pamtastic72 Posts: 4,545 Member
      So_Money wrote: »
      We're seeing more and more of this these days and none of it is good for traditional PC gamers. With that said, should the Sims PC franchise ever be shelved by EA (unlikely imo), I'd be optimistic that another developer would pick up the torch, as we saw with Cities Skylines. In that particular case they actually improved on the formula.

      I hope so. I was feeling with the exception of MFPS this game was really starting to hit its stride. I love JA and the rest of the GPs, Parenthood was phenomenal in my opinion as was Get Together as both brought systems in that had the ability to deepen the game for players long term. But it appears right now that dark clouds are gathering, and the silence is deafening. :(
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      Xavy_CatXavy_Cat Posts: 350 Member
      edited April 2018
      The one thing that gives me hope is that Sims is supposedly one of EA's biggest money makers. I don't know if Sims 4 is doing as well as the previous versions, but it gives me hope. It seems a bit counterproductive to kill a 18-year-old franchise that likely has made the company millions, if not billions. I don't know that staffing changes and budget cuts mean it's the end.
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      kemiszkemisz Posts: 602 Member
      It's a concern. Honestly, I've been playing sims so long I wouldn't know what to do with myself if the franchise ended. If there wasn't a new expansion pack, or game to look forward to.

      So I hope it just means that they're restructuring and that it'll all be okay.
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      HermitgirlHermitgirl Posts: 8,825 Member
      I'll wait to hear it from a more official source .. Sims VIP is not a good source for me. More like a tattler or National Enquirer kind of take on things. People get fired and move on. They get restructured.. I've been through two of those myself. Got to make it sensational though.
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      SimQueenie9SimQueenie9 Posts: 2,944 Member
      kemisz wrote: »
      It's a concern. Honestly, I've been playing sims so long I wouldn't know what to do with myself if the franchise ended. If there wasn't a new expansion pack, or game to look forward to.

      Please, EA, don't make us play Sims 4 as-is for the rest of our lives!
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      So_MoneySo_Money Posts: 2,536 Member
      Nikoa wrote: »
      The one thing that gives me hope is that Sims is supposedly one of EA's biggest money makers. I don't know if Sims 4 is doing as well as the previous versions, but it gives me hope. It seems a bit counterproductive to kill a 18-year-old franchise that likely has made the company millions, if not billions. I don't know that staffing changes and budget cuts mean it's the end.

      It's possible that TS4 is doing better than its predecessors, but that's not to say the mobile marketplace isn't even more profitable.
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      TheGoodOldGamerTheGoodOldGamer Posts: 3,559 Member
      Hermitgirl wrote: »
      I'll wait to hear it from a more official source .. Sims VIP is not a good source for me. More like a tattler or National Enquirer kind of take on things. People get fired and move on. They get restructured.. I've been through two of those myself. Got to make it sensational though.

      Ditto.
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      NorthDakotaGamerNorthDakotaGamer Posts: 2,559 Member
      edited April 2018
      Hermitgirl wrote: »
      I'll wait to hear it from a more official source .. Sims VIP is not a good source for me. More like a tattler or National Enquirer kind of take on things. People get fired and move on. They get restructured.. I've been through two of those myself. Got to make it sensational though.

      There was another source mentioning something similar, so it is not just one saying this about the sims team. EA laying off lots of people right now, not just those working on this franchise.
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      KaeChan2089KaeChan2089 Posts: 4,944 Member
      Hermitgirl wrote: »
      I'll wait to hear it from a more official source .. Sims VIP is not a good source for me. More like a tattler or National Enquirer kind of take on things. People get fired and move on. They get restructured.. I've been through two of those myself. Got to make it sensational though.


      It's not just simsvip Sims Community reported also... http://simscommunity.info/2018/04/19/several-maxis-veterans-working-on-the-sims-4-got-laid-off-by-ea-for-budget-reasons/ <---
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      Pamtastic72Pamtastic72 Posts: 4,545 Member
      Mobile games are so limited though. SM holds your hand the entire time and directs every single aspect of how you play. I've tried to play it several times and the best word I can come up with to describe how I feel when I play it is claustrophobic.
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      NorthDakotaGamerNorthDakotaGamer Posts: 2,559 Member
      edited April 2018
      Heard from another source many departments at EA are getting cut. You know, they got to find the money they were expecting (and lost) to get from the Star Wars loot boxes one way or another.
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      HermitgirlHermitgirl Posts: 8,825 Member
      KaeChan2089 wrote: »
      Hermitgirl wrote: »
      I'll wait to hear it from a more official source .. Sims VIP is not a good source for me. More like a tattler or National Enquirer kind of take on things. People get fired and move on. They get restructured.. I've been through two of those myself. Got to make it sensational though.


      It's not just simsvip Sims Community reported also... http://simscommunity.info/2018/04/19/several-maxis-veterans-working-on-the-sims-4-got-laid-off-by-ea-for-budget-reasons/ <---

      I do trust that one more.. still though if it's lay off or restructuring it does happen. I'm sure we'll hear more .. with sources or without.
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      Jprp83Jprp83 Posts: 400 Member
      Free to play games are SUCH a scam. I've always been an optimist but this is where I draw the line. I'm officially worried for the future of the franchise.
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      gummybear0724gummybear0724 Posts: 1,146 Member
      I hope it's not real. If it is, this better be addressed by EA. This is serious.
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      Xavy_CatXavy_Cat Posts: 350 Member
      So_Money wrote: »
      Nikoa wrote: »
      The one thing that gives me hope is that Sims is supposedly one of EA's biggest money makers. I don't know if Sims 4 is doing as well as the previous versions, but it gives me hope. It seems a bit counterproductive to kill a 18-year-old franchise that likely has made the company millions, if not billions. I don't know that staffing changes and budget cuts mean it's the end.

      It's possible that TS4 is doing better than its predecessors, but that's not to say the mobile marketplace isn't even more profitable.

      That's true. I at least hope if TS4 is the end, they fully flesh out the game with all the major EPs instead of ending the game abruptly.
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      KatiardguezKatiardguez Posts: 640 Member
      Oh hopefully it wont end up like Mass Effect Andromeda with a very unknown future :(
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      ChazzzyChazzzy Posts: 7,166 Member
      Welp. It was fun while it lasted
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      So_MoneySo_Money Posts: 2,536 Member
      edited April 2018
      Jprp83 wrote: »
      Free to play games are SUCH a scam.

      Agreed. But people are dumb (especially kids) and like to throw their money away. You can just imagine the suits at EA, in their high-backed chairs, stroking their goatees and salivating at the thought of the loyal Sims community buying IAP hairstyles at $3.99 a pop.
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