Fluttereyes, I agree. This is ridiculous and I won't stand it. I advise going into customer service and complaining. A lot. I pestered just to point out that EA should just calm down and take their time.
I am also sending a message, continuing my pestering to get my disgust at this across.
Keep making noise until the injustice stops, don't let it go.
Someone is trying to get all the UK people together over on the Sims 3 UK forum, it's time we stood up to them over this. If I don't get the same as everyone else, from the store of my choice or another store in the UK, then I want the money back for all the Sims 3 stuff I bought, two copies of every EP and Sp plus almost all store sets. No good only having half a game, if I can't add EP's then that's what I'll have. I'm not taking a DD from Origins and I am not buying the basic edition if it doesn't give me the full game.
All UK people should head over to the Sims 3 UK forum and get together on this.
I see we don't have a lot of support from countries that can just walk out and buy it. Just imagine if it was the other way around and we were getting and you lot weren't.
If we let this one slip, you'll all be in the same boat with the next EP, just mark my words, we are a test.
I WILL NOT TAKE A FORCED DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. I pay for it and the media is my choice.
Hear hear! If I can't get a disk of this thing with the limited content then EA, you have lost a customer. The Sims is the only game of EA's I actually buy now - screw me over and that's it, I'm done.
I'm not kidding either. We pay more for the EP here in the UK than what we would pay for it in America. We get the EP later than America and now we're getting a reduced service compared with America.
Where is the logic in that? I don't want to use the stupid Origin downloader; I didn't trust the EADM and I don't trust that. People had so many problems with that program and it downright infuriates me that there is no word on a UK disk release of the Limited Edition version of pets.
Think I'm paying £30 for something with missing content or something that I can't even hold in myh ands. Think again.
I'm not trying to be rude but, Ea gets extra game spending money because of the pre-orders they get. They NEED that money to finish the game. If it weren't for pre-orders, we wouldn't have a finished EP at all. So, EA rewards those for helping them finish the game. I understand that it is unfair but all games do it because they need the extra cash. I know some people that pre-order a game for the addition gameplay items. They aren't going to stop just because SOME people can't do it. I normally can't but I earned the money to do it so I can have a pet store. It's just a bonus feature for those who can. No ifs, ands or buts about it.
They don't need that money to finish a game at all, so where ever you read that or whoever told you it's total ********.
I don't mind spending extra money for exclusive content.
People should all be given a Pet Shop, limited edition it's not okay for it to be a pet shop you can place or can walk into, but if they included a rabbit-hole pet shop in the non limited edition game, there wouldn't be all this complaining!
Also why should the UK be the only company where we have to download the Limited Edition copy?
The UK is more then likely the 2nd highest country to buy The Sims franchise and they're testing it out/treating us like this?
I've played The Sims since the very first copy ffs, why should I have to wait hours to download the Limited Edition?!
Too bad. No UK disk release; no preorder from me. I'm not having EA pulling this crap when I'm the one who'll end up with a game that has missing items no matter how important it is.
I know that this is at their disgression but this is exactly why I do not like the idea of digital downloads. If we can only source the game from EA themselves then they can charge us whatever the hell they want as opposed to being competitive with the rest of the market.
This alone is enough of a reason for me to continue to despise EA's digital downloads.
EA wants me to spend an extra tenner just for content that shouldn't have been exclusive in the first place.
EA have assured us that the limited edition is the same price as the basic one, so it would have been "20 from Game UK anyway.
Does anyone know about the amazon one? on the cover it says limited edition.
That must be Amazon.com which will be selling the USA version, it won't play in this country. I searched Amazon and they don't have it, that would be because it isn't being released for the UK as yet.
I just double checked and there is no Sims 3 limited edition for sale on Amazon UK.
People should all be given a Pet Shop, limited edition it's not okay for it to be a pet shop you can place or can walk into, but if they included a rabbit-hole pet shop in the non limited edition game, there wouldn't be all this complaining!
It's not just a shop though, it's also all the content that would be sold in the shops like dog leads, etc. Also you won't get the register so they'll all have another shop and we won't.
if you get the game after they stop making limited edition, it will probably still be $40 in the US for the first 4+ months just like all the other expansions. I preordered!
I think EA are being stupid!
Its like releasing Late Night without all the clubs & bars and including them all in the LE version.
As well as that reasons customers may not be able to buy the limited edition version may be as followed:
- Some may not be able to afford the LE so that means they have to miss out on a big part of gameplay.
- Customers may be on holiday whilst the game is released therefore they miss out on the LE game also.
- LE aint even avaliable to us in the UK. :evil:
I think its stupid, basically EA are only offering exclusive gameplay to America and its customers who are willing to pay out money to get the game on the first day of release.
Which means we miss out on gameplay which should be included in the standard version anyway!
I'll add to this thread again. Is everyone aware that we have to wait for an email from our retailer with the code to download the LE content?
I just think this gets more and more ridiculous as it goes on. I honestly feel EA should have taken the intial feedback on this and used it more constructively, you are alienating far too many customers and that's not good for any business.
I seriously thing you should give this up as a bad idea and put that stuff up as a registration gift. I kn ow I won't buy the next EP due to the hoops I'm having to jump through for this one, I might still not even get this one and it's the one I've been waiting for. I've just been sickened off it with all the palava that surrounds it.
Please learn from this and do the honourable thing and treat your customers right, you know it makes sense. There is far too much confusion around this and people are just fed up now.
All of the retail stores will be selling the Limited Edition of Pets, so if you go to your local game shop, wherever it is you buy your games, tomorrow or the next few days, you should be able to get a limited edition copy of "Pets." When the store runs out of Limited Edition copies and orders more copies of "Pets", the store will get the regular edition.
But, I will say that when I finally broke down and bought The Sims Medieval, I was able to get the Limited Edition version of it long after its initial release, because, believe it or not, Best Buy still had them in stock. So, there's hope that you will be able to get your Limited Edition for quite some time after the release day. You don't have to preorder it to get the pet store.
EA Marketing Department Motto:
"We Don't Care If You LIKE The Game, Just As Long As You BUY The Game!"
I Disapprove (Naturally) I Took The Pledge!
i bought the limited edition but i wasnt able to figure out how to register a lot as Pet Store and I couldnt find the prebuilt pet store either. Is it like really hidden? or maybe i did something wrong in installing? Can anyone explain or help?
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I am also sending a message, continuing my pestering to get my disgust at this across.
Keep making noise until the injustice stops, don't let it go.
Someone is trying to get all the UK people together over on the Sims 3 UK forum, it's time we stood up to them over this. If I don't get the same as everyone else, from the store of my choice or another store in the UK, then I want the money back for all the Sims 3 stuff I bought, two copies of every EP and Sp plus almost all store sets. No good only having half a game, if I can't add EP's then that's what I'll have. I'm not taking a DD from Origins and I am not buying the basic edition if it doesn't give me the full game.
All UK people should head over to the Sims 3 UK forum and get together on this.
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/sims-3/1408646-game-co-uk-response-about-pets-limited-edition.html
This is outrageous.
I see we don't have a lot of support from countries that can just walk out and buy it. Just imagine if it was the other way around and we were getting and you lot weren't.
If we let this one slip, you'll all be in the same boat with the next EP, just mark my words, we are a test.
I WILL NOT TAKE A FORCED DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. I pay for it and the media is my choice.
I'm not kidding either. We pay more for the EP here in the UK than what we would pay for it in America. We get the EP later than America and now we're getting a reduced service compared with America.
Where is the logic in that? I don't want to use the stupid Origin downloader; I didn't trust the EADM and I don't trust that. People had so many problems with that program and it downright infuriates me that there is no word on a UK disk release of the Limited Edition version of pets.
Think I'm paying £30 for something with missing content or something that I can't even hold in myh ands. Think again.
Your move EA.
I don't mind spending extra money for exclusive content.
People should all be given a Pet Shop, limited edition it's not okay for it to be a pet shop you can place or can walk into, but if they included a rabbit-hole pet shop in the non limited edition game, there wouldn't be all this complaining!
Also why should the UK be the only company where we have to download the Limited Edition copy?
The UK is more then likely the 2nd highest country to buy The Sims franchise and they're testing it out/treating us like this?
I've played The Sims since the very first copy ffs, why should I have to wait hours to download the Limited Edition?!
Origin has the Pets Limited Edition listed at £30. http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/pd/productID.229351900/sac.true
GAME is offering Pets at £20 http://www.game.co.uk/Games/PC-Games-and-Downloads/Simulation-Life/The-Sims-3-Pets/~r355415/?s=sims+3+pets - true to form they have discounted £10. Had this have been the limited edition version they still would have knocked off £5-£10
I know that this is at their disgression but this is exactly why I do not like the idea of digital downloads. If we can only source the game from EA themselves then they can charge us whatever the hell they want as opposed to being competitive with the rest of the market.
This alone is enough of a reason for me to continue to despise EA's digital downloads.
EA wants me to spend an extra tenner just for content that shouldn't have been exclusive in the first place.
But in the Product Features
Platform: PC/Mac |
Edition: Standard
EA have assured us that the limited edition is the same price as the basic one, so it would have been "20 from Game UK anyway.
That must be Amazon.com which will be selling the USA version, it won't play in this country. I searched Amazon and they don't have it, that would be because it isn't being released for the UK as yet.
I just double checked and there is no Sims 3 limited edition for sale on Amazon UK.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_14?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=sims+3+pets+pc&sprefix=sims+3+pets+pc
It's not just a shop though, it's also all the content that would be sold in the shops like dog leads, etc. Also you won't get the register so they'll all have another shop and we won't.
Its like releasing Late Night without all the clubs & bars and including them all in the LE version.
As well as that reasons customers may not be able to buy the limited edition version may be as followed:
- Some may not be able to afford the LE so that means they have to miss out on a big part of gameplay.
- Customers may be on holiday whilst the game is released therefore they miss out on the LE game also.
- LE aint even avaliable to us in the UK. :evil:
I think its stupid, basically EA are only offering exclusive gameplay to America and its customers who are willing to pay out money to get the game on the first day of release.
Which means we miss out on gameplay which should be included in the standard version anyway!
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I just think this gets more and more ridiculous as it goes on. I honestly feel EA should have taken the intial feedback on this and used it more constructively, you are alienating far too many customers and that's not good for any business.
I seriously thing you should give this up as a bad idea and put that stuff up as a registration gift. I kn ow I won't buy the next EP due to the hoops I'm having to jump through for this one, I might still not even get this one and it's the one I've been waiting for. I've just been sickened off it with all the palava that surrounds it.
Please learn from this and do the honourable thing and treat your customers right, you know it makes sense. There is far too much confusion around this and people are just fed up now.
But, I will say that when I finally broke down and bought The Sims Medieval, I was able to get the Limited Edition version of it long after its initial release, because, believe it or not, Best Buy still had them in stock. So, there's hope that you will be able to get your Limited Edition for quite some time after the release day. You don't have to preorder it to get the pet store.
"We Don't Care If You LIKE The Game, Just As Long As You BUY The Game!"
I Disapprove (Naturally)
I Took The Pledge!
THIS.