Thank you @SimGuruDrake for all your hard work and getting the company to understand the need for better communication! EA it's about time!
I really hope they allow you to move into a more transparent and honest dialogue with the fans from now on It really does have a big impact on how customers feel toward the future to allow them to feel invested in your products going forward.
Please do not stone me just yet! I for one am glad toddlers are NOT part of the game this time around. Though I would not mind their inclusion, as I can age them up myself, having them about makes the life span of the Sim feel too long. Like I do not see any generational progress happening (I hate skipping a life stage) for a looonngggg time. My play time is a bit limited, being a working adult and all, so being a few generations down the line is a good feel for me. (I only started playing the Sims 4 seriously at the end of last year, though I got the game on release day.)
Please do not stone me just yet! I for one am glad toddlers are NOT part of the game this time around. Though I would not mind their inclusion, as I can age them up myself, having them about makes the life span of the Sim feel too long. Like I do not see any generational progress happening (I hate skipping a life stage) for a looonngggg time. My play time is a bit limited, being a working adult and all, so being a few generations down the line is a good feel for me. (I only started playing the Sims 4 seriously at the end of last year, though I got the game on release day.)
> @king_of_simcity7 said: > Dutch Matrix wrote: » > > Please do not stone me just yet! I for one am glad toddlers are NOT part of the game this time around. Though I would not mind their inclusion, as I can age them up myself, having them about makes the life span of the Sim feel too long. Like I do not see any generational progress happening (I hate skipping a life stage) for a looonngggg time. My play time is a bit limited, being a working adult and all, so being a few generations down the line is a good feel for me. (I only started playing the Sims 4 seriously at the end of last year, though I got the game on release day.) > > > > > Welcome to the forums :smiley:
I really hope they announce multiple packs. Like a GP and an EP....But this is what it will be like: GP and SP Anyways at least we've got news!!! Which is AMAZING
Predicting that the news will be that The Sims 4 will be at E3 2016 and all major game expansions will be delayed for announcement until E3 2016 and we will be getting bug fixes till then :)
At face value this has the ring of truth about it but as @Gruffman says it has neither been confirmed or denied by the company. I should imagine the rumour mills will be going absolutely potty in the next week before the big announcement. This is going to be tiresome enough without stray tweets/FB so perhaps best to pick and choose what you think the most truthful and leave the rest.
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Predicting that the news will be that The Sims 4 will be at E3 2016 and all major game expansions will be delayed for announcement until E3 2016 and we will be getting bug fixes till then
EA won't be at E3 this year, they're holding their own event.
Hello Everyone! I’d first like to state that the only official SimGurus are those based in North America who are also members of the development / production / community team here at EARS. Any official statements regarding content for The Sims 4 will come directly from our offices here at EARS first.
Now that we have that out of the way, I’d like to give you something that is official and that I’ve been helping work on: On Tuesday, April 19, we will be providing you with a look at content to come to The Sims 4 in the next couple months. I will have more information for you about this then, but am excited for you to see what we have in store.
Have you played Sims4 on a laptop? I mean, I find very little difference in the gameplay on a laptop versus playing on my pc. The laptop I have now clearly beats my third gaming pc as far as specs go. Laptops have come a long way in the last few years;and I believe they will replace pc's in the next few years. Perhaps this is on EA's radar and that is why Sims4 is looking more and more like an experiment in how to transition the Sims to mobile devices. They have tried PlayStation releases, cell phone apps and probably more than I am aware of. Before releasing new base games they have always posted the minimum requirements needed in order to enjoy the full effects of the Sims. So I was surprised when I read the requirements needed to play Sims4 after what was required to play Sims3.
The one thing that bothers me a bit about laptops is the fact they are very difficult to upgrade. Next month I am going to upgrade the video card on my fourth gaming rig. I will purchase it and install it myself thus saving me a bit of money, but it is still going to be spendy. I believe the resources that are needed to run Sims3 led to the somewhat early impending demise of my graphics card. Next year it will be time to upgrade my processor. These are things I know how to do myself so it's not a huge deal. Most Simmers are not that lucky.
You're better off with a custom gaming desktop. Definitely NOT a laptop considering that the only thing you can upgrade (without tearing the whole thing apart) is the RAM. And if you watched one of the very early press conferences about The Sims 4, they said the specs were going to be a lot lower than The Sims 3 so all players who couldn't afford the top notch gaming rigs could still play on their low end computers. Its not because they're transitioning to the smart phones or just consoles. Its because the engine and the way they built The Sims 3 was literally hogging resources from computers so bad that people computers just couldn't handle it the way it needed to. I build computers and do IT work in real life.
Please do not stone me just yet! I for one am glad toddlers are NOT part of the game this time around. Though I would not mind their inclusion, as I can age them up myself, having them about makes the life span of the Sim feel too long. Like I do not see any generational progress happening (I hate skipping a life stage) for a looonngggg time.
If they add toddlers I'm hoping (praying) that they will do how they had in The Sims 3 with the option to change how long each age stayed in that cycle. Then that would solve everyone who has been complaining (not saying you in particular!) that the life span would then be too long.
Am I the only one who is slowly getting tired of all of this toddler talk now?
I mean I loaded up my old PC to work on some music and completely forgot about the forums. When I come back two minutes ago, every single thread that has new messages is about toddlers. I am not sure how I can describe all of this hype and as hype usually leads to disappointment, how bad could things be next week if the announcement is classified as negative?
Please do not stone me just yet! I for one am glad toddlers are NOT part of the game this time around. Though I would not mind their inclusion, as I can age them up myself, having them about makes the life span of the Sim feel too long. Like I do not see any generational progress happening (I hate skipping a life stage) for a looonngggg time. My play time is a bit limited, being a working adult and all, so being a few generations down the line is a good feel for me. (I only started playing the Sims 4 seriously at the end of last year, though I got the game on release day.)
I'm really surprised at this statement, because the (normal) life span in the Sims 4 is short compared to the previous games. And those games still had toddlers. It would seem that since aging is shorter this time, it leaves enough room to add stages without making the life span too long. The game probably feels long now because there's just not much to do (especially if you do not have Get Together.) Besides, I'm confident that they will eventually let us choose the exact number of days for each age group.
They say no plans for toddlers and pets at this time basically, they did not say no pets or toddlers period, so I do not get why this thread is making it look like we are never going to get them, anyway I also do not like that I can not leave the homes of My Sim chars, because if I do other things will not get done by the other Sims in family, then I have to hurry and make it right again when My other sim returns home, and another thing, I do not like at all that My Sims have their babies when I am not around, then I have to delete the babies and start all over cause the game gave them a name I can not stand, I have also made a complaint to EA about the fact that My Sims in families do not even know they are in a family, so I have to reintroduce them all , its ridiculous , I just hope that they fix things in the next patch.
Hello Everyone! I’d first like to state that the only official SimGurus are those based in North America who are also members of the development / production / community team here at EARS. Any official statements regarding content for The Sims 4 will come directly from our offices here at EARS first.
Now that we have that out of the way, I’d like to give you something that is official and that I’ve been helping work on: On Tuesday, April 19, we will be providing you with a look at content to come to The Sims 4 in the next couple months. I will have more information for you about this then, but am excited for you to see what we have in store.
@SimGuruDrake you have hit the nail on the head here. This is the kind of communication I have been wanting since the game released, anything to keep players out of the dark is fantastic in my book.
I do have a question that you may or may not be able to answer however. When you say content coming over the next couple months, is this announcement similar to the one we saw in 2014 where they gave us a rough outline of 3 months and what different content to expect? Or is this singular to one pack and the promotion behind it?
@drake_mccarty exactly my thoughts, which is it? ETA: Now that I have thought about it, I have my own answer since EP announcements or GP announcements are on a Tues. and the 19th is a Tuesday. So..GP..or EP is more like it, I think...just sayin'. lol
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Am I the only one who is slowly getting tired of all of this toddler talk now?
I mean I loaded up my old PC to work on some music and completely forgot about the forums. When I come back two minutes ago, every single thread that has new messages is about toddlers. I am not sure how I can describe all of this hype and as hype usually leads to disappointment, how bad could things be next week if the announcement is classified as negative?
I guess you are one of the few. I'm personally not tired of it. It just goes to show how important the issue is and that EA/Maxis PTB's really dropped the ball pre release with the decisions that were made that it is still such a hot topic. The major point is they could stop all the talk and speculation if one of the head honchos that doesn't have to worry about a NDA would just come out and tell everyone what is up with toddlers.
Yep, gonna be a lot of angry folks if they tell us they will not be added to the game, but, that will eventually die down. Yep, if they tell us they are trying, but still having issues...at least most of us will understand, appreciate the fact that they are trying and probably still bug them periodically about it, but, with less anger, less arguments.
Communication is the key in any disagreement and they are not living up to their side of this. Isn't it truly sad that we get so excited when their is an announcement that they are going to communicate with us????? Communication should be a matter of form and not something to get all wigged out about.
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I really hope they allow you to move into a more transparent and honest dialogue with the fans from now on
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I guess that the events from yesterday was a small misunderstanding and now players have an annoucement to look forward to
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EA won't be at E3 this year, they're holding their own event.
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You're better off with a custom gaming desktop. Definitely NOT a laptop considering that the only thing you can upgrade (without tearing the whole thing apart) is the RAM. And if you watched one of the very early press conferences about The Sims 4, they said the specs were going to be a lot lower than The Sims 3 so all players who couldn't afford the top notch gaming rigs could still play on their low end computers. Its not because they're transitioning to the smart phones or just consoles. Its because the engine and the way they built The Sims 3 was literally hogging resources from computers so bad that people computers just couldn't handle it the way it needed to. I build computers and do IT work in real life.
If they add toddlers I'm hoping (praying) that they will do how they had in The Sims 3 with the option to change how long each age stayed in that cycle. Then that would solve everyone who has been complaining (not saying you in particular!) that the life span would then be too long.
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I mean I loaded up my old PC to work on some music and completely forgot about the forums. When I come back two minutes ago, every single thread that has new messages is about toddlers. I am not sure how I can describe all of this hype and as hype usually leads to disappointment, how bad could things be next week if the announcement is classified as negative?
Yeah, if that's true, Pets will be coming to Sims 4 PC (why wouldn't they?) Can't see EA going to the expense and trouble and not milking it properly.
I'm really surprised at this statement, because the (normal) life span in the Sims 4 is short compared to the previous games. And those games still had toddlers. It would seem that since aging is shorter this time, it leaves enough room to add stages without making the life span too long. The game probably feels long now because there's just not much to do (especially if you do not have Get Together.) Besides, I'm confident that they will eventually let us choose the exact number of days for each age group.
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@SimGuruDrake you have hit the nail on the head here. This is the kind of communication I have been wanting since the game released, anything to keep players out of the dark is fantastic in my book.
I do have a question that you may or may not be able to answer however. When you say content coming over the next couple months, is this announcement similar to the one we saw in 2014 where they gave us a rough outline of 3 months and what different content to expect? Or is this singular to one pack and the promotion behind it?
I guess you are one of the few. I'm personally not tired of it. It just goes to show how important the issue is and that EA/Maxis PTB's really dropped the ball pre release with the decisions that were made that it is still such a hot topic. The major point is they could stop all the talk and speculation if one of the head honchos that doesn't have to worry about a NDA would just come out and tell everyone what is up with toddlers.
Yep, gonna be a lot of angry folks if they tell us they will not be added to the game, but, that will eventually die down. Yep, if they tell us they are trying, but still having issues...at least most of us will understand, appreciate the fact that they are trying and probably still bug them periodically about it, but, with less anger, less arguments.
Communication is the key in any disagreement and they are not living up to their side of this. Isn't it truly sad that we get so excited when their is an announcement that they are going to communicate with us????? Communication should be a matter of form and not something to get all wigged out about.
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