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No one's fighting to make it fail, they are just pointing out the obvious.
EA ending its involvement in the Sims franchise is not a bad thing.
Then why are you still here if you don't care about EA's games anymore? To keep punishing yourself or what?
In case you did not know I help in the tech threads for those who do want to play the game . I also still playTS3 and 2 .
Im punishing myself? LMAO Can we get back to reality now!!!!!!!
In the Sims 2 forum MaxoidSam (Sam Player) was once asked how long time they had used to make the EP which they had just finished and released. His answer was "3 months". We know that they use about 4 years to make each basegame. So the expansions must give EA much higher profit than the basegames. So it is probably the expansions which earn a lot of the money back which they have used to develop a new basegame.
So if people won't buy all those expansions anymore then I am sure that EA will just decide to at most use a year to make a new Sims game and not to make big expansions at all anymore. EA will thus still find a way to earn a lot of money on the Sims franchise. But is this development what you want to happen in the future???
I agree.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
ditto
If EA is as professional of a company as you make it out to be, then they would understand the above and also understand that the Sims Brand still has value and that they have an uncontested monopoly in the genre. It would be VERY stupid for them to throw away their superior position and brand value because, at the very least, they could sell the Sims brand and rights to another company. Therefore, a professionally run company would definitely make another Sims game because there is profit to be made. However a professionally run company would also understand what went wrong with Sims 4 and correct the mistakes to better align themselves with the consumer. The negative posts and criticisms are a godsend for EA and their staff. We have given them feedback and crucial product information that would cost millions of dollars to replicate.
If you are an economics teacher, then you should know that businesses can only make money by fulfilling the needs of customers. Businesses don't generate profits by making only what they want and then throwing it out there to the public. A good business gauges what the public wants and then provides them that at a price that gives value to the consumer. Therefore, if EA is the professional company you believe it is, we have every reason to expect that our feedback will be taken into account and a good Sims 5 game will be produced.
To be honest it is in early access and has very little optimizing in it. It takes a mean machine to get graphics to look like that and sometimes I have lag issues..they are in the implementing stage and all bugs/glitches/optimizing are just the devs pampering their customers.. That picture is not even on the highest setting >.>.....Not many can play on Epic settings..
Where we are building our story and ship like building with other buildings..
This I paid 30 dollars for...
But the most important thing is I rule and the gameplay is challenging and fun. I expect this from a game I paid 80 bucks for without having to resort to buying DLC to make my gameplay fun and fulfilling..nor do I rely on mods (and there are some great ones for Ark)..And it has a great development team that listens.. they don't take stuff out and charge $$$ for it to be put back in, they don't make excuses, or any of the poor attitude I have receive from Sims 4 developers.. Is everyone who plays Ark happy? Naw.. but enough for Ark to stay in the top 10 to 20 since release and big gaming magazines taking interest in their game. This is what I expect of any gaming company I buy a product from..
I'm still trying to understand the game. The reviews have led me to believe that you can play offline, but other players can still destroy all the effort you put into it? My specs exceed what the game requires, and I think it looks awesome. I just don't like the idea of the game not really being my game. Can you verify if what the reviews are saying is true?
There is multi-player game.. there is a single player game..and you can host a server by lan, make an unofficial server and a dedicated server (rent a server but not by devs)..
I host my own server and play with hubby. The single player game is a bit difficult if you don't know how to play..in other words you can die just logging in by carnivores...XD.. the sea is just as dangerous as land. If you play solo I would suggest playing the single player game.. Any official servers are multi player and filled with not so hot players that will raid your place while you are offline...Stay away from the official servers!!!!!!!!.. You can also go to the server sub forums where other host servers and have their own rules.. This game is huge and I do not suggest just jumping in it .. watch youtubes..
This game is not for the faint hearted..You start with nothing and it truly a survival game with dinos and ice age mammals...
Again, I fail to see the downside. I'm a big fan of the Sims franchise, but I won't throw good money at a bad (in my opinion) product. Reward failure and expect more of the same. There are other games out there. Better to find another game that suits me, and support it.
Sounds a bit like Monster Hunter. Thanks for clarifying. I'm not faint of heart, but the reviews led me to believe online could still affect offline play. It sounds to me like you're saying that only happens if one played online and then didn't play for several days. I don't have a lot of time to invest in my RL and would only be able to play in spurts, which is why offline would appeal to me more. Now, LAN parties. Ooh... That! I can do!
If there is only one thing EA takes away from this entire forum it should be that comment right there. I suppose, as some people have pointed out, that an underwhelming performance by TS4 may prompt EA to dump the series entirely. EA has certainly done so in the past with other games/series/studios. I just hope they take all the feedback seriously and realize that The Sims franchise could still be the cashcow it used to be if they put forth the effort.
They have single player mode...but the game does have time sinks.. taming dinos, hatching eggs, and getting a baby dino to juvenile state. But if you read up you can change the time sinks and tweek the game to your liking example making taming dino/mammal way way less time consuming.. through game files and if I can do it, I am sure you can.. It is a truly you rule game. Just stay away from the official servers and you will be fine. Also others host servers that have nicer communities on their server. And there is a primitive server where you can't surpass stone age...XD.. Check youtubes and the server hosting sub category on their forums.. If you play on an official server you will and can be raided the same day you played if you log out for the day. The official servers do have a bad rep. There is PvP and PvE but the official servers are bad for both ...
Well, SE cerainly revived Tomb Raider.
@gamekitten Thanks so much for your input. I will do my own research and see what I think from there. You've helped a lot. I just don't want to derail any further.
Well, hey, I have an idea! How about you buy several thousand copies of each DLC just to make up for all of us who are not buying!
Not going to happen, I take it? You are too funny! YOU are not buying any more content for it either, and yet you want to lecture everyone else who do not like the game for not buying content? Is that right?
As I said before, I think they already decided to go this route way before any of us were here on this forum complaining. Furthermore, people who do like the game will buy it no matter what anyone says, just as people who do not like it will not buy it and continue to complain about it without your permission. But by all means, feel free to keep repeating the same things over and over again.
Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket?!
Just imagine a dog chasing its own tail. It disagrees with what it agrees with while agreeing with what it disagrees with. Best to not respond.
This is getting tiring.
I was just at the point where I was kind of enjoying the act of clarifying the ridiculousness. Plus, I'm doing my part to keep this post on the first page.
I'm done replying now, though. The whole subject is downright silly at this point and doesn't deserve further commentary.
Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket?!
Lol. I refrained from mentioning the whole circle thing, but it certainly crossed my mind. Many times I just shake my head and say to myself: "These things speak for themselves."
*kisses and hugs*
Oh, wait, no they didn't. The gave enough time for the next game.
Frankly, though, if there is a Sims 5 and it's a mobile game or even more simple than Sims 4, I wouldn't buy it anyway so I don't care if that game is released or not. However, if they make a game that appeals to me (and there's more of a chance of that happening if people talk about what they don't like), I'll buy it.
The sims name itself is worth a fortune. It will be interesting to see what they do with it.
Gold was worth a fortune at one time. Strangely, I don't own anything that's gold. I was able to sell it. What can I do with a game that isn't worth anything?
I'm actually finding it all quite entertaining. I am actually laughing out loud quite often but am rarely tempted to add to the argument.
I must admit I rarely read more than 3 or 4 words of the posts of the one everyone is arguing with though. If I read all that is being written I doubt I'd be amused.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg