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1. Only the developers in Maxis read this forum. The decision makers in the top of EA don't. They are way too busy with plans about EA's other games, considerations about the next game company to buy etc. The head of Maxis will report to them about the game's development from time to time. But EA's top is mainly interested in the deadlines and if the budget for the games can hold. They aren't usually interested at all in the things and details which we discuss in this forum.
2. EA knows that less than 1% of the simmers ever visit this forum. Therefore they are much more interested in the 99% who just buy games to play shortly. Such customers are often interested in trying a game like TS4 too. But they only attempt as much as possible in as short time as possible and they cheat all the time. Then they go on to other activities until the next expansion is released. Many of them don't have strong computers and they sure don't have the patience to understand a more complicated game. Therefore EA attempts to keep the game simple with low minimum requirements and to always have some interesting new things to use for their advertisings because otherwise those casual gamers are unlikely to buy the games. I also think that EA knows that a lot of those casual simmers are teens.
Yes I am guessing a little about this. But I am sure that EA knows much more about those things from their market investigations than I do and EA seems to agree with me. So even though I have based my evaluations on my knowledge about a limited group of teen simmers I am still sure that I am rather close to EA's evaluation of the market for Sims games.
We all here would love a big Sims game with much higher minimum requirements and much more advanced gameplay. But it is obvious that EA evaluates that the market for such a game is just too small. I would like this to be wrong. But also the other game companies seem to agree. So alas I fear that EA is right about this even though we don't like it.
EA do seem awfully set on the mobile route don't they. The way things are going, I'm not holding out too much hope that they'll actually look at the bigger picture and realise there's quite a large market out there that are just waiting on a really good Sims game.
I won't buy expansions just to support the continued development of the game because even if I bought a thousand copies it would be extremely unlikely to matter. To have a real chance of doing a difference I would have to buy 100,000 copies and preferably 500,000 copies to make sure to do a difference. But of course I don't have enough money to be able to do such things.
On the other hand I won't encourage people to stop buying the expansions either because that would do more damage than good (even though it would still be unlikely to matter).
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I made the mistake to buy a gaming laptop instead of a stationary because I thought I could do the same with such a laptop. But it isn't comfortable at all because it becomes too hot and because it is too big. So if I should motivate myself to play games like TS4 again I would have to buy a new stationary PC for this purpose. But I won't do that before I really need it.
I wear glasses to see TV or see things on a bigger distance. But in my age it is actually a big advantage to be nearsighted because otherwise I would probably have to use glasses for reading and even that wouldn't probably be too comfortable when I use a smartphone. But my vision is now such that I just remove my glasses when I read or play games on my PC, iPad or smartphone. Then I can see even the smallest details without any problems
Agree and if you want a big screen do what I do hook he computer up to the TV. I play on a 42" since they dont make monitors big enough for my liking
Definitely a great way to achieve instant immersion! My husband did that for me once and regretted it almost immediately as I suddenly became deaf to everything else!
love that idea!! I may have to do just that.
The Cowboy and the Mermaid
The reason is that it would mean that I had to put my glasses on to see the TV and take them off again or move back from the keyboard to make it comfortable to look at the keys. That would be very unpleasant.
All you need to do is hook up the computer to the TV with an HDMI cord, have a wireless keyboard and mouse If using desktop. I have one computer hooked up to the living room TV and will be hooking up another in my bedroom so I can game on my bed. I have hooked up my laptop to the tv too. I dont like sitting at desk gaming
I think that's what the franchise needs. I otherwise agree with you.
I've never 'encouraged people not to buy' so I'm not sure where that came from lol. Nowhere did I say that in the article or elsewhere. My approach is for people to make their own minds up.
It isn't about individuals not buying. It's that the team have essentially turned away many players with the design decisions they've made so whole sections of the customer base have had what they love about 'The Sims' removed or diminished significantly. Essentially in the end whether that matters or not is up to EA. I don't care. All I care about is if this game is fun for me and right now it's not. And I feel lied to in order for them to get my money. If they didn't want my money they shouldn't have made promises they couldn't keep and actually should be refunding those of us who they benefitted from by making promises when we bought.
I'm sick atm so I need to catch up soon.
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This person just keeps putting words in others mouths that don't exist trying to stir up debates for no reason. This has been mentioned several times that nowhere in your article does it state don't buy the game.
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Thank you lovely
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Not sure why you're responding to me: I don't care if people buy this game/don't buy it. My response was to the poster who said we must not discourage people from buying it, because poster fears it will be the end of the Sims franchise. I agree with poster that I don't like the game and won't support it, and that's the extent of my agreement.
I wasn't really addressing you, I meant that person before you @Darleymikey and I was agreeing with you. It's daft to support a game that doesn't support what you enjoy in said game lol.
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ok.
I get it, you're not telling anyone to do anything, just expressing your belief on what will be the outcome if people discourage others to buy it. I felt it was reasonable to draw a conclusion that you feel such actions could (if it does anything) negatively impact the Sims franchise, and thus implicitly wished people not to discourage the buying of the product. I do not feel that way. I believe it would be good for the franchise: sometimes the only way to stop a downward spiral is to hit rock bottom, get kicked in the teeth by a senile bag lady, and, three days later, when you are again conscious, take a long show and start the heck over.
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