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    kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
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    Anyone else having a problem with TV channels scrambling on Speed 2 and 3 since the January Patch?

    I've never noticed this before, but this is what's been happening since the last patch:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ElyWL7UCw
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      geekchic96geekchic96 Posts: 154 Member
      Oh my god, not another bug! I just checked my game it's happening in mine too! Do they not bug test at all??
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      luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
      @rosemow has a link to the EA Bugs report here: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/14466526/#Comment_14466526 I'm not so sure it's a bug, though. It might be "fast forwarding" the shows when we fast-forward the game. I've asked here and on Twitter and am hoping to hear something back.
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      luthienrising wrote: »
      @rosemow has a link to the EA Bugs report here: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/14466526/#Comment_14466526 I'm not so sure it's a bug, though. It might be "fast forwarding" the shows when we fast-forward the game. I've asked here and on Twitter and am hoping to hear something back.

      Thing is it never did this before. Always play on Speed 2. This is the first time I've noticed this. Makes Movie Pack kind of pointless to me now. Also tired of reporting bugs. Just not interested in doing it anymore. Glad to know it's not just me though.
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      NiniNini Posts: 309 Member
      I also noticed that a couple of days ago and I thought it had always been that way and I just hadn't paid attention lol Good to know that it is a bug (well, good because they may fix this now)
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      luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
      Nini wrote: »
      I also noticed that a couple of days ago and I thought it had always been that way and I just hadn't paid attention lol Good to know that it is a bug (well, good because they may fix this now)

      We don't actually know that it's a bug - only that some Simmers feel like it's one. It could be an unannounced change to make TVs work like music does.
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      edited January 2016
      luthienrising wrote: »
      We don't actually know that it's a bug - only that some Simmers feel like it's one. It could be an unannounced change to make TVs work like music does.

      Great. Guess I know how they feel now. Thing is: was going to get Movie Pack. I've been wanting horror films since S4 came out. Now they've lost a sale until this is changed and/or fixed. Whatever.
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      mskubemskube Posts: 483 Member
      I haven't played my game lately but I will go in and check it later. I prefer the way it worked in TS3 when music didn't fast forward I've been complaining about that since TS4 was released. I like to listen to my music when I fast forward my sims through sleep or anything else I want them to hurry up with.
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      edited January 2016
      mskube wrote: »
      I haven't played my game lately but I will go in and check it later. I prefer the way it worked in TS3 when music didn't fast forward I've been complaining about that since TS4 was released. I like to listen to my music when I fast forward my sims through sleep or anything else I want them to hurry up with.

      I can sympathize with you now :) Never listened to music in Sims. I like the natural sounds of the game and always avoided stereos. Didn't like the way S2 zoomed in and out of music, and just never bothered again. At least now I understand why it's so bothersome in S4. I've never played on Speed 1 in any Sims game. Always Speed 2. I played on Speed 1 when I first started S4, but once you've seen everything, there's just no point.
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      MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      I think that's pretty cool, isn't that what happens when you fast forward when you watch movies?
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      edited January 2016
      MasonGamer wrote: »
      I think that's pretty cool, isn't that what happens when you fast forward when you watch movies?

      Yes it is, and since I fast forward. There's no point in my Sims watching movies now. Is there? At this rate, they might as well speed up every other sound too. Why not? It's realistic, after all.
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      praisespraises Posts: 66 Member
      I noticed that in my game too yesterday, it was kinda annoying.
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      mskubemskube Posts: 483 Member
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      mskube wrote: »
      I haven't played my game lately but I will go in and check it later. I prefer the way it worked in TS3 when music didn't fast forward I've been complaining about that since TS4 was released. I like to listen to my music when I fast forward my sims through sleep or anything else I want them to hurry up with.

      I can sympathize with you now :) Never listened to music in Sims. I like the natural sounds of the game and always avoided stereos. Didn't like the way S2 zoomed in and out of music, and just never bothered again. At least now I understand why it's so bothersome in S4. I've never played on Speed 1 in any Sims game. Always Speed 2. I played on Speed 1 when I first started S4, but once you've seen everything, there's just no point.

      Yes this is annoying for sure. going to go in game and check it out.
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      Sim2SporeSim2Spore Posts: 284 Member
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Yes it is, and since I fast forward. There's no point in my Sims watching movies now. Is there? At this rate, they might as well speed up every other sound too. Why not? It's realistic, after all.

      But isn't the point of doing something like this to encourage players to slow down and actually appreciate the things their sims are doing, instead of fast forwarding through every little bit?

      If you're so fixated on fast forwarding through normal gameplay then why does it matter that much to you if the things on their screens are fast forwarded as well?
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      Sim2Spore wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Yes it is, and since I fast forward. There's no point in my Sims watching movies now. Is there? At this rate, they might as well speed up every other sound too. Why not? It's realistic, after all.

      But isn't the point of doing something like this to encourage players to slow down and actually appreciate the things their sims are doing, instead of fast forwarding through every little bit?

      If you're so fixated on fast forwarding through normal gameplay then why does it matter that much to you if the things on their screens are fast forwarded as well?

      No comment. Tired of commenting to people who just don't get it.
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      ChelleJoChelleJo Posts: 7,087 Member
      edited January 2016
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Anyone else having a problem with TV channels scrambling on Speed 2 and 3 since the January Patch?

      I've never noticed this before, but this is what's been happening since the last patch:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ElyWL7UCw

      Yes! I noticed today that mine was doing it too! They have the cheapest tv (that's not the pigeon) and I thought, Okay, maybe I just never noticed cause I rarely get the cheapest tv and my sims rarely watch tv to begin with. I do play on speed 3 a lot, especially when they are doing day to day things, but I'll check and see if that is when it does it... to be honest, I didn't put the two together, I just thought... well, that cheap tv s.ucks!

      ETA: Yep... just checked. It only does it when it's speed up. That is dumb. I don't want my tv doing that when I play on a faster speed than 1... :(
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      edited January 2016
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Anyone else having a problem with TV channels scrambling on Speed 2 and 3 since the January Patch?

      I've never noticed this before, but this is what's been happening since the last patch:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ElyWL7UCw

      Yes! I noticed today that mine was doing it too! They have the cheapest tv (that's not the pigeon) and I thought, Okay, maybe I just never noticed cause I rarely get the cheapest tv and my sims rarely watch tv to begin with. I do play on speed 3 a lot, especially when they are doing day to day things, but I'll check and see if that is when it does it... to be honest, I didn't put the two together, I just thought... well, that cheap tv s.ucks!

      Rotated through 4 households today. One has the most expensive TV. It is not related to the TV. It's the patch.
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      catloverplayercatloverplayer Posts: 93,395 Member
      Boy for such a small patch it sure caused some bugs.
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      edited January 2016
      catloverplayer wrote: »
      Boy for such a small patch it sure caused some bugs.

      It did. I'm back on the teeter totter again--just when I was starting to enjoy it again. I have to say my biggest dislike about this game is the mandatory patching. I was actually enjoying it agin. Something I haven't done for some time. Now I'm back to square one.

      All I'm asking at this point is to get rid of the mandatory patching system. Because at this point, I am not inclined to spend more money. I am super peeved off with the spicy food, the scrambled tv, and the fact that I still can not craft from a bonsai plant above perfect, and time slowing down every time my sims are texted. I'm also still not happy with everything the December patch introduced. If I had a choice, I would be far less annoying to the community.
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      ChelleJoChelleJo Posts: 7,087 Member
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Anyone else having a problem with TV channels scrambling on Speed 2 and 3 since the January Patch?

      I've never noticed this before, but this is what's been happening since the last patch:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ElyWL7UCw

      Yes! I noticed today that mine was doing it too! They have the cheapest tv (that's not the pigeon) and I thought, Okay, maybe I just never noticed cause I rarely get the cheapest tv and my sims rarely watch tv to begin with. I do play on speed 3 a lot, especially when they are doing day to day things, but I'll check and see if that is when it does it... to be honest, I didn't put the two together, I just thought... well, that cheap tv s.ucks!

      Rotated through 4 households today. One has the most expensive TV. It is not related to the TV. It's the patch.

      Yeah, that's what I figured from your first post. :( Hopefully this isn't a permanent thing, though I have a feeling it is. :(
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Anyone else having a problem with TV channels scrambling on Speed 2 and 3 since the January Patch?

      I've never noticed this before, but this is what's been happening since the last patch:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ElyWL7UCw

      Yes! I noticed today that mine was doing it too! They have the cheapest tv (that's not the pigeon) and I thought, Okay, maybe I just never noticed cause I rarely get the cheapest tv and my sims rarely watch tv to begin with. I do play on speed 3 a lot, especially when they are doing day to day things, but I'll check and see if that is when it does it... to be honest, I didn't put the two together, I just thought... well, that cheap tv s.ucks!

      Rotated through 4 households today. One has the most expensive TV. It is not related to the TV. It's the patch.

      Yeah, that's what I figured from your first post. :( Hopefully this isn't a permanent thing, though I have a feeling it is. :(

      Like the bars in the November patch, this is game-breaking for me. It may not be for others, but it is for me.
      Dissatisfied with Sims 4 and hoping for a better Sims 5
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      greenXengreenXen Posts: 1,227 Member
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Anyone else having a problem with TV channels scrambling on Speed 2 and 3 since the January Patch?

      I've never noticed this before, but this is what's been happening since the last patch:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ElyWL7UCw

      Yes! I noticed today that mine was doing it too! They have the cheapest tv (that's not the pigeon) and I thought, Okay, maybe I just never noticed cause I rarely get the cheapest tv and my sims rarely watch tv to begin with. I do play on speed 3 a lot, especially when they are doing day to day things, but I'll check and see if that is when it does it... to be honest, I didn't put the two together, I just thought... well, that cheap tv s.ucks!

      Rotated through 4 households today. One has the most expensive TV. It is not related to the TV. It's the patch.

      Yeah, that's what I figured from your first post. :( Hopefully this isn't a permanent thing, though I have a feeling it is. :(

      Like the bars in the November patch, this is game-breaking for me. It may not be for others, but it is for me.

      There's a bug report at EA HQ, you can hit 'me too', if you want.
      http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/OPEN-Scrambled-TV-Signal-on-Fast-Forward/m-p/5079323#U5079323

      What do you do with the TVs that makes this game-breaking -- totally unplayable?

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      greenXengreenXen Posts: 1,227 Member
      edited January 2016
      mskube wrote: »
      I haven't played my game lately but I will go in and check it later. I prefer the way it worked in TS3 when music didn't fast forward I've been complaining about that since TS4 was released. I like to listen to my music when I fast forward my sims through sleep or anything else I want them to hurry up with.

      There's a cheat for this, matchspeedstereo off or something. :/ I don't use it, so I don't remember.

      If the TV scramble is intentional, maybe they'll include a cheat the way they did for stereos.

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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      greenXen wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      ChelleJo wrote: »
      kremesch73 wrote: »
      Anyone else having a problem with TV channels scrambling on Speed 2 and 3 since the January Patch?

      I've never noticed this before, but this is what's been happening since the last patch:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ElyWL7UCw

      Yes! I noticed today that mine was doing it too! They have the cheapest tv (that's not the pigeon) and I thought, Okay, maybe I just never noticed cause I rarely get the cheapest tv and my sims rarely watch tv to begin with. I do play on speed 3 a lot, especially when they are doing day to day things, but I'll check and see if that is when it does it... to be honest, I didn't put the two together, I just thought... well, that cheap tv s.ucks!

      Rotated through 4 households today. One has the most expensive TV. It is not related to the TV. It's the patch.

      Yeah, that's what I figured from your first post. :( Hopefully this isn't a permanent thing, though I have a feeling it is. :(

      Like the bars in the November patch, this is game-breaking for me. It may not be for others, but it is for me.

      There's a bug report at EA HQ, you can hit 'me too', if you want.
      http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/OPEN-Scrambled-TV-Signal-on-Fast-Forward/m-p/5079323#U5079323

      What do you do with the TVs that makes this game-breaking -- totally unplayable?

      I added a me too. I'll do that much.
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      kremesch73kremesch73 Posts: 10,474 Member
      edited January 2016
      greenXen wrote: »
      mskube wrote: »
      I haven't played my game lately but I will go in and check it later. I prefer the way it worked in TS3 when music didn't fast forward I've been complaining about that since TS4 was released. I like to listen to my music when I fast forward my sims through sleep or anything else I want them to hurry up with.

      There's a cheat for this, matchspeedstereo off or something. :/ I don't use it, so I don't remember.

      If the TV scramble is intentional, maybe they'll include a cheat the way they did for stereos.

      A cheat won't be enough to make me happy. If they can add a cheat for it, they can override it. I want the game I paid for; not the game they decided to turn it into after I've already paid for it.
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      ChelleJoChelleJo Posts: 7,087 Member
      greenXen wrote: »
      mskube wrote: »
      I haven't played my game lately but I will go in and check it later. I prefer the way it worked in TS3 when music didn't fast forward I've been complaining about that since TS4 was released. I like to listen to my music when I fast forward my sims through sleep or anything else I want them to hurry up with.

      There's a cheat for this, matchspeedstereo off or something. :/ I don't use it, so I don't remember.

      If the TV scramble is intentional, maybe they'll include a cheat the way they did for stereos.

      @greenXen If you find the cheat, or know how to find the cheat, please let me know. I have looked at several cheat pages/sites and I can't find anything for it. I will enter it, as it really bugs me.
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