That's probably why EA focuses on getting the next generation of new players. Some of their hiring ads recently even specified "familiarity with Gen Z and trends" and "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary". They are always looking forward, not back.
Show me where it says that.
It was in an ad someone posted from, I believe, it was some time last year or earlier this year? I'm sorry, I can't recall exactly.
*Shrug* So why should I believe you?
Clarion-can you please not be so rude to others?
Well don't read my stuff then because I'm not going to do whatever you're nagging me about, lol!
That's probably why EA focuses on getting the next generation of new players. Some of their hiring ads recently even specified "familiarity with Gen Z and trends" and "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary". They are always looking forward, not back.
Show me where it says that.
It was in an ad someone posted from, I believe, it was some time last year or earlier this year? I'm sorry, I can't recall exactly.
*Shrug* So why should I believe you?
It was posted here showing the ad for some careers that were open for a new Maxis game. Can't remember the thread, but they posted what qualifications were needed to be hired and a full description of job duties and qualificatons. It's here somewhere.
Why should I believe you or anyone else if you can't site it? If you're vague about it? It doesn't benefit people to just accept something without proof - that kind of person is easily fooled. I mean look at all the people who bought TS4 and now regret it because EA told them it was a better game than anything before.
Back to Sims 5: As I said before,I think Sims 5 may come out sometime in 2021,maybe 2022. If it's a wll-thought out base game like Sims 2 and 3 were,then it's going to be a great game.
That's probably why EA focuses on getting the next generation of new players. Some of their hiring ads recently even specified "familiarity with Gen Z and trends" and "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary". They are always looking forward, not back.
Show me where it says that.
It was in an ad someone posted from, I believe, it was some time last year or earlier this year? I'm sorry, I can't recall exactly.
*Shrug* So why should I believe you?
It was posted here showing the ad for some careers that were open for a new Maxis game. Can't remember the thread, but they posted what qualifications were needed to be hired and a full description of job duties and qualificatons. It's here somewhere.
Why should I believe you or anyone else if you can't site it? If you're vague about it? It doesn't benefit people to just accept something without proof - that kind of person is easily fooled. I mean look at all the people who bought TS4 and now regret it because EA told them it was a better game than anything before.
Back to Sims 5: As I said before,I think Sims 5 may come out sometime in 2021,maybe 2022. If it's a wll-thought out base game like Sims 2 and 3 were,then it's going to be a great game.
That timeline seems reasonable, and possibly early 2023. I also believe TS4 also has positive features that ideally should be combined with some of the best features of the previous titles in order to make TS5 a well rounded game.
That's probably why EA focuses on getting the next generation of new players. Some of their hiring ads recently even specified "familiarity with Gen Z and trends" and "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary". They are always looking forward, not back.
Show me where it says that.
It was in an ad someone posted from, I believe, it was some time last year or earlier this year? I'm sorry, I can't recall exactly.
*Shrug* So why should I believe you?
It was posted here showing the ad for some careers that were open for a new Maxis game. Can't remember the thread, but they posted what qualifications were needed to be hired and a full description of job duties and qualificatons. It's here somewhere.
Why should I believe you or anyone else if you can't site it? If you're vague about it? It doesn't benefit people to just accept something without proof - that kind of person is easily fooled. I mean look at all the people who bought TS4 and now regret it because EA told them it was a better game than anything before.
That's probably why EA focuses on getting the next generation of new players. Some of their hiring ads recently even specified "familiarity with Gen Z and trends" and "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary". They are always looking forward, not back.
... Isn't true.
There is NO position posted where they say that. These are the real phrases in the positions listed on that OP:
Knowledge and familiarity with Gen Z players and interests.
That's all it says. It NEVER says "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary" ANYWHERE.
Even the Senior Experience Designer II position says:
"Familiarity with The Sims 4, The Sims franchise and the life simulation genre."
Does that say "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary" to you?
This is important - if they're hiring people who have no knowledge of previous Sims games, and are creating something vastly different from it, then they might as well not call the new games in the franchise The Sims <insert iteration number> and consider The Sims franchise dead. Fortunately, that's not what those positions are saying AT ALL.
I'm in between yes because it would be new and out of all the game version Sims 4 really hasn't hit it with me but no Because I want to see them close the final chapter of Sims 4.
@ClarionOfJoy I happened to come across that particular discussion yesterday, which seemed to include some of the conversations regarding GenZ mentioned here, so I decided to post it. Perhaps not the best idea as it is clearly not what you’re looking for.
The other mention may be in other, older job posts since the link I sent was only from May, which isn’t that long ago.
Although it is very important to observe that these posts state ‘Knowledge and Familiarity with GenZ players and Interests’.
Whatever else is mentioned in those or other job posts, I feel that this is what the discussion is really about.
GenZ, not surprisingly, is clearly the main demographic the Sims game is aiming for.
Someone born in the late ‘90s, early 2000’s has a totally different world view and their way of playing games is entirely different to someone who was born prior to that and who grew up with Atari, Commodore 64, MS DOS games and the colossal floppy disks, or even those who were just about old enough to play the first Sims game.
GenZ is in the coming of age phase.
The Sims 4 and whatever follows is being developed for the Selfie Generation with the Short Attention span.
I’m just curious about how meaningful, in-dept gameplay and AI will be implemented while trying to cater to this generation. Will this all be about self empowerment, political correctness and the simulation of a utopian society at the expense of losing everything that was so ridiculous, but fun about the game? TS4 is proof of that in many ways: The sim that hates children doesn’t really hate children. He’s constantly hugging the little brats. Best buddies so they are.
Will Wright originally created The Sims as a satire.
But I don’t believe creating a satirical game rated T can be part of this current society. ‘Satire’ has become a dangerous word and somewhat of a taboo because people don’t understand what it means anymore. Satire will hurt too many feelings. Is Censoring and PC the way forward? Hush hush and happy happy joy joy? I hope not. But there you go. I’m obviously not GenZ.
Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 5-25 years old.
My children are Gen Z so I'm definitely not the target audience.
We could start The Old Sour Simmer Club. I guess I have something to look forward to with that upcoming Knitting pack....
Although I never even learned how to knit. I was building huts in graveyards instead...
Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 5-25 years old.
My children are Gen Z so I'm definitely not the target audience.
We could start The Old Sour Simmer Club. I guess I have something to look forward to with that upcoming Knitting pack....
Although I never even learned how to knit. I was building huts in graveyards instead...
I don't because I got the Sims 4 kind of recently and I want to get a pack soon and use it lots. That's such a bad reason! xD I also kind of want the Sims 5 to come but I kind of just feel they still have more work to do on this version. Now I'm not sure! To mich thinking! xD I could carry on going back on forth on this! Okay, I've voted no, and I genuinely think NO. I do not want it to come yet! And they need far more time on it to make it good. And I'm scared it will be open world. I don't want it to be open world. That's enough from me now! :)
Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 5-25 years old.
My children are Gen Z so I'm definitely not the target audience.
We could start The Old Sour Simmer Club. I guess I have something to look forward to with that upcoming Knitting pack....
Although I never even learned how to knit. I was building huts in graveyards instead...
My grandchildren would be that Gen Z so what does that make me. The "Ancient" Old Sour Club member? I love finding posts from "happy" simmers. Makes for a pleasant day.
"Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilizations as well."
Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 5-25 years old.
My children are Gen Z so I'm definitely not the target audience.
We could start The Old Sour Simmer Club. I guess I have something to look forward to with that upcoming Knitting pack....
Although I never even learned how to knit. I was building huts in graveyards instead...
My grandchildren would be that Gen Z so what does that make me. The "Ancient" Old Sour Club member? I love finding posts from "happy" simmers. Makes for a pleasant day.
Anyone who remembers a time before Smartphones, is welcome! And we can always do with the Wisdom of The Tribe Elders.
That's probably why EA focuses on getting the next generation of new players. Some of their hiring ads recently even specified "familiarity with Gen Z and trends" and "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary". They are always looking forward, not back.
Show me where it says that.
It was in an ad someone posted from, I believe, it was some time last year or earlier this year? I'm sorry, I can't recall exactly.
*Shrug* So why should I believe you?
It was posted here showing the ad for some careers that were open for a new Maxis game. Can't remember the thread, but they posted what qualifications were needed to be hired and a full description of job duties and qualificatons. It's here somewhere.
Why should I believe you or anyone else if you can't site it? If you're vague about it? It doesn't benefit people to just accept something without proof - that kind of person is easily fooled. I mean look at all the people who bought TS4 and now regret it because EA told them it was a better game than anything before.
That's probably why EA focuses on getting the next generation of new players. Some of their hiring ads recently even specified "familiarity with Gen Z and trends" and "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary". They are always looking forward, not back.
... Isn't true.
There is NO position posted where they say that. These are the real phrases in the positions listed on that OP:
Knowledge and familiarity with Gen Z players and interests.
That's all it says. It NEVER says "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary" ANYWHERE.
Even the Senior Experience Designer II position says:
"Familiarity with The Sims 4, The Sims franchise and the life simulation genre."
Does that say "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary" to you?
This is important - if they're hiring people who have no knowledge of previous Sims games, and are creating something vastly different from it, then they might as well not call the new games in the franchise The Sims <insert iteration number> and consider The Sims franchise dead. Fortunately, that's not what those positions are saying AT ALL.
Yep, it's true, so you can stop with your unfounded declarations. I saw it and another poster on here told you she saw it too. Why on earth would either of us lie? We're both strong supporters of Sims 2 style gameplay (and want to see it return to the franchise) and have both been actively criticizing TS4 for years (I still play it and can find some enjoyment from it, but I don't think she does). You don't have to believe it, and I get it, you haven't seen it yourself, but EA is always talking about "new innovations" and "hot trends" and anyone with a little wisdom will at least keep it in mind to ground their expectations. I mean, the truth, no matter what either of us say, will reveal itself eventually when the game comes out anyway.
But it was definitely there in a Maxis job listing specifically for the Sims franchise and that's why I don't have high hopes for Sims 5. I'm not trying to bring down people's excitement. Some folks act like if you say something honest and it's not what they want to hear, you're trying to destroy their world, lol. I'd love to have hyped excitement for Sims 5. I haven't been fully happy with the franchise since Sims 2. But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
Yep, it's true, so you can stop with your unfounded declarations. I saw it and another poster on here told you she saw it too. Why on earth would either of us lie? We're both strong supporters of Sims 2 style gameplay (and want to see it return to the franchise) and have both been actively criticizing TS4 for years (I still play it and can find some enjoyment from it, but I don't think she does). You don't have to believe it, and I get it, you haven't seen it yourself, but EA is always talking about "new innovations" and "hot trends" and anyone with a little wisdom will at least keep it in mind to ground their expectations. I mean, the truth, no matter what either of us say, will reveal itself eventually when the game comes out anyway.
But it was definitely there in a Maxis job listing specifically for the Sims franchise and that's why I don't have high hopes for Sims 5. I'm not trying to bring down people's excitement. Some folks act like if you say something honest and it's not what they want to hear, you're trying to destroy their world, lol. I'd love to have hyped excitement for Sims 5. I haven't been fully happy with the franchise since Sims 2. But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
You have really bad reading comprehension skills. What I asked was simple: Where did it say in any of the positions posted "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary"? The simple answer since you can't is NOWHERE.
So YOU added that in - it wasn't anywhere in those posts. Stop making up stuff!
That false addition vastly changed the meaning of EA moving on as if to totally change the direction of The Sims series.
But when I read the positions, the one particular post mentioning Gen Z just wanted applicants to be familiar with that generation. NOT that the applicant didn't need to know anything about previous The Sims games. Even the other position was more explicit that the applicant had to have a familiarity with TS4 AND The Sims franchise as whole. Since your reading comprehension skills are so poor, let me spell that out for you: That means they would have to know the rest of the previous games and what they were like at the very least.
But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
Not if your reading comprehensions skills are so poor. Stop injecting stuff that isn't there!
Ok. Let’s not get overly excited. I sent the link of the thread with the job posts that discussed the Gen Z knowledge and interest requirement. My wrong.
@LiELF mentioned “But it was definitely there in a Maxis job listing specifically for the Sims franchise..’ which means its not necessarily in the job listing I linked. And it isn’t. It’s elsewhere.
I’m all for evidence, but sometimes it gets lost. Unfortunately. Old job posts are taken down because the positions have been filled etc. It doesn’t mean people are lying about something they noticed.
All we can really do now is wait and see what the next sims title will bring us.
Why should I believe any of you then, if none of you can't even get your info straight?
You don’t have to. It doesn’t mean people are lying.
Yep, it's true, so you can stop with your unfounded declarations. I saw it and another poster on here told you she saw it too. Why on earth would either of us lie? We're both strong supporters of Sims 2 style gameplay (and want to see it return to the franchise) and have both been actively criticizing TS4 for years (I still play it and can find some enjoyment from it, but I don't think she does). You don't have to believe it, and I get it, you haven't seen it yourself, but EA is always talking about "new innovations" and "hot trends" and anyone with a little wisdom will at least keep it in mind to ground their expectations. I mean, the truth, no matter what either of us say, will reveal itself eventually when the game comes out anyway.
But it was definitely there in a Maxis job listing specifically for the Sims franchise and that's why I don't have high hopes for Sims 5. I'm not trying to bring down people's excitement. Some folks act like if you say something honest and it's not what they want to hear, you're trying to destroy their world, lol. I'd love to have hyped excitement for Sims 5. I haven't been fully happy with the franchise since Sims 2. But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
You have really bad reading comprehension skills. What I asked was simple: Where did it say in any of the positions posted "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary"? The simple answer since you can't is NOWHERE.
So YOU added that in - it wasn't anywhere in those posts. Stop making up stuff!
That false addition vastly changed the meaning of EA moving on as if to totally change the direction of The Sims series.
But when I read the positions, the one particular post mentioning Gen Z just wanted applicants to be familiar with that generation. NOT that the applicant didn't need to know anything about previous The Sims games. Even the other position was more explicit that the applicant had to have a familiarity with TS4 AND The Sims franchise as whole. Since your reading comprehension skills are so poor, let me spell that out for you: That means they would have to know the rest of the previous games and what they were like at the very least.
But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
Not if your reading comprehensions skills are so poor. Stop injecting stuff that isn't there!
Ok. Let’s not get overly excited. I sent the link of the thread with the job posts that discussed the Gen Z knowledge and interest requirement. My wrong.
@LiELF mentioned “But it was definitely there in a Maxis job listing specifically for the Sims franchise..’ which means its not necessarily in the job listing I linked. And it isn’t. It’s elsewhere.
I’m all for evidence, but sometimes it gets lost. Unfortunately. Old job posts are taken down because the positions have been filled etc. It doesn’t mean people are lying about something they noticed.
All we can really do now is wait and see what the next sims title will bring us.
Why should I believe any of you then, if none of you can't even get your info straight?
You don’t have to. It doesn’t mean people are lying.
What it definitely means is such people can't be relied upon for accurate information.
PS - I don't know why you've taken to answering almost every post I make like you're everybody else's savior, but please leave me alone. I don't much like your company.
PS - I don't know why you've taken to answering almost every post I make like you're everybody else's savior, but please leave me alone. I don't much like your company.
@ClarionOfJoy I comment on a lot of people’s posts in a lot of different threads. I assume that’s because this is a forum.
I’m interested in other peoples views. I comment on people’s posts/ threads - including yours- because I feel it’s worth a conversation.
I will also admit that, when I’m part of a discussion and I feel someone’s response to another poster is unfair, I will be vocal about it. It is in my nature to do so. Maybe this is really the reason you have seen enough of me lately. You think I’m picking on you, but it happens we’re both part of the same discussions. Maybe it’s not my place, I’m sure people can speak for themselves.
Im not some forum Troll. Im actually interested in conversation. Im always open to discussion. And I will respect other people’s opinions, even if I don’t always agree.
What I will never do is *shrug* and say “Well don’t read my posts if it bothers you.” Because that’s the end of a conversation.
I’m more interested in conversations that will somehow give me new insights and offer different perspectives.
What I also don’t want is to come across as some bully. I’m a Taurean, so I can be quite insistent at times, but the last thing I want to do is bully people around. That’s absolutely not my intention.
My sincere apologies if I have made you this uncomfortable. My company can’t always be fun for some.
I will respect that you want to be left alone. I won’t comment directly on your posts anymore, nor will I participate in your threads. I hope this brings some comfort to you.
I wish you all the best and I hope you’ll get many years of enjoyment out of the sims and the games you enjoy.
Yep, it's true, so you can stop with your unfounded declarations. I saw it and another poster on here told you she saw it too. Why on earth would either of us lie? We're both strong supporters of Sims 2 style gameplay (and want to see it return to the franchise) and have both been actively criticizing TS4 for years (I still play it and can find some enjoyment from it, but I don't think she does). You don't have to believe it, and I get it, you haven't seen it yourself, but EA is always talking about "new innovations" and "hot trends" and anyone with a little wisdom will at least keep it in mind to ground their expectations. I mean, the truth, no matter what either of us say, will reveal itself eventually when the game comes out anyway.
But it was definitely there in a Maxis job listing specifically for the Sims franchise and that's why I don't have high hopes for Sims 5. I'm not trying to bring down people's excitement. Some folks act like if you say something honest and it's not what they want to hear, you're trying to destroy their world, lol. I'd love to have hyped excitement for Sims 5. I haven't been fully happy with the franchise since Sims 2. But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
You have really bad reading comprehension skills. What I asked was simple: Where did it say in any of the positions posted "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary"? The simple answer since you can't is NOWHERE.
So YOU added that in - it wasn't anywhere in those posts. Stop making up stuff!
That false addition vastly changed the meaning of EA moving on as if to totally change the direction of The Sims series.
But when I read the positions, the one particular post mentioning Gen Z just wanted applicants to be familiar with that generation. NOT that the applicant didn't need to know anything about previous The Sims games. Even the other position was more explicit that the applicant had to have a familiarity with TS4 AND The Sims franchise as whole. Since your reading comprehension skills are so poor, let me spell that out for you: That means they would have to know the rest of the previous games and what they were like at the very least.
But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
Not if your reading comprehensions skills are so poor. Stop injecting stuff that isn't there!
Nyah, nyah, is so true! Two against one! Lol.
While I appreciate the assistance from @CAPTAIN_NXR7 , that wasn't the correct thread. I'd thought he had found it but I didn't check so, that's my own fault. If I remember correctly, it was a post that linked only to one or two listings. I tried to do a quick search for it but couldn't find it. Oh well. I'm not scouring the forums, especially to convince someone who is so childish and disrespectful. At least two people in this thread have read it. Anyone can take that as they will. *Shrug*
So by all means Clarion, believe what you want if it helps you sleep at night. It still doesn't make you right. Also, feel free to get off your straw high horse because it's burning at both ends.
My stance on this changed very recently. This current sale encouraged me to get more ts4 packs and play the game again. I am having fun with it and so i dont need ts5 yet, it would be too soon for me right now, but i might be open to it in the future.
Recently my opinions sort of changed to be honest, I used to be pretty anti TS5 but now I'm pretty hopeful for a new edition. 4 has just been boring me recently, the gameplay just isn't that fun. Hopefully for the next edition they'll have a better game engine so more can be done and they'll hire a larger team for gameplay, rather than blowing most of their budget on making the game a pretty shell.
The ideal for me would be something that brings together Sims 3 gameplay with Sims 4 visuals. Honestly I wouldn't mind longer loading screens again if it meant the game being more open world
Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 5-25 years old.
My children are Gen Z so I'm definitely not the target audience.
I've always heard between 1995 and 2013? Would be interesting to find out if it's 2013 or 2015 as my daughter is 2014 and I was always told she was Gen. Alpha rather than Gen Z haha. I guess the dates will sort themselves out later though. And really it doesnt matter haha!
I actually hope the sims 4 will be going for a long time. I don’t want to start over & honestly all the cool occult’s , worlds etc will take years to even make a come back. I don’t want to wait 4 years for pets or mermaids etc. the sims 4 has improved more then when it first started. There’s so much more potential they can do with it . But if they did do sims 5, I would hope they would have more too the base game & be faster when it comes to releasing content .
I can't wait for The Sims 5. I dream about it. I long for it
I played TS2 and TS3 bases. Loved them both. Had tons of fun. I played TS4 base and it was... what it still is. For me packs is just having more of what I already love, not the meat itself.
So I don't care how much packs we have or have not if a core is right than it's right And if it's not then I'll just go back into my cave for another five years.
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Well don't read my stuff then because I'm not going to do whatever you're nagging me about, lol!
Why should I believe you or anyone else if you can't site it? If you're vague about it? It doesn't benefit people to just accept something without proof - that kind of person is easily fooled. I mean look at all the people who bought TS4 and now regret it because EA told them it was a better game than anything before.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/975670/sims-5-maxis-hiring-executive-producer-animator-experience-designer-senior-character-artist/p1
That timeline seems reasonable, and possibly early 2023. I also believe TS4 also has positive features that ideally should be combined with some of the best features of the previous titles in order to make TS5 a well rounded game.
I looked through ALL the positions posted there.
Where does it say "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary"?
If you re-read my posts, THAT'S what I asked about this whole entire time. SHOW ME WHERE IN THOSE JOBS IT SAYS THAT. It's not there.
So this quote:
... Isn't true.
There is NO position posted where they say that. These are the real phrases in the positions listed on that OP:
For Executive Producer:
That's all it says. It NEVER says "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary" ANYWHERE.
Even the Senior Experience Designer II position says:
Does that say "knowledge of previous Sims games not necessary" to you?
This is important - if they're hiring people who have no knowledge of previous Sims games, and are creating something vastly different from it, then they might as well not call the new games in the franchise The Sims <insert iteration number> and consider The Sims franchise dead. Fortunately, that's not what those positions are saying AT ALL.
The other mention may be in other, older job posts since the link I sent was only from May, which isn’t that long ago.
Although it is very important to observe that these posts state ‘Knowledge and Familiarity with GenZ players and Interests’.
Whatever else is mentioned in those or other job posts, I feel that this is what the discussion is really about.
GenZ, not surprisingly, is clearly the main demographic the Sims game is aiming for.
Someone born in the late ‘90s, early 2000’s has a totally different world view and their way of playing games is entirely different to someone who was born prior to that and who grew up with Atari, Commodore 64, MS DOS games and the colossal floppy disks, or even those who were just about old enough to play the first Sims game.
GenZ is in the coming of age phase.
The Sims 4 and whatever follows is being developed for the Selfie Generation with the Short Attention span.
I’m just curious about how meaningful, in-dept gameplay and AI will be implemented while trying to cater to this generation. Will this all be about self empowerment, political correctness and the simulation of a utopian society at the expense of losing everything that was so ridiculous, but fun about the game? TS4 is proof of that in many ways: The sim that hates children doesn’t really hate children. He’s constantly hugging the little brats. Best buddies so they are.
Will Wright originally created The Sims as a satire.
But I don’t believe creating a satirical game rated T can be part of this current society. ‘Satire’ has become a dangerous word and somewhat of a taboo because people don’t understand what it means anymore. Satire will hurt too many feelings. Is Censoring and PC the way forward? Hush hush and happy happy joy joy? I hope not. But there you go. I’m obviously not GenZ.
My children are Gen Z so I'm definitely not the target audience.
We could start The Old Sour Simmer Club. I guess I have something to look forward to with that upcoming Knitting pack....
Although I never even learned how to knit. I was building huts in graveyards instead...
I'm sure we wouldn't lack for members here.
My grandchildren would be that Gen Z so what does that make me. The "Ancient" Old Sour Club member? I love finding posts from "happy" simmers. Makes for a pleasant day.
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Anyone who remembers a time before Smartphones, is welcome! And we can always do with the Wisdom of The Tribe Elders.
Yep, it's true, so you can stop with your unfounded declarations. I saw it and another poster on here told you she saw it too. Why on earth would either of us lie? We're both strong supporters of Sims 2 style gameplay (and want to see it return to the franchise) and have both been actively criticizing TS4 for years (I still play it and can find some enjoyment from it, but I don't think she does). You don't have to believe it, and I get it, you haven't seen it yourself, but EA is always talking about "new innovations" and "hot trends" and anyone with a little wisdom will at least keep it in mind to ground their expectations. I mean, the truth, no matter what either of us say, will reveal itself eventually when the game comes out anyway.
But it was definitely there in a Maxis job listing specifically for the Sims franchise and that's why I don't have high hopes for Sims 5. I'm not trying to bring down people's excitement. Some folks act like if you say something honest and it's not what they want to hear, you're trying to destroy their world, lol. I'd love to have hyped excitement for Sims 5. I haven't been fully happy with the franchise since Sims 2. But my views are strongly influenced by the actual evidence I find, not by what my personal wishes are.
You don’t have to. It doesn’t mean people are lying.
What it definitely means is such people can't be relied upon for accurate information.
PS - I don't know why you've taken to answering almost every post I make like you're everybody else's savior, but please leave me alone. I don't much like your company.
@ClarionOfJoy I comment on a lot of people’s posts in a lot of different threads. I assume that’s because this is a forum.
I’m interested in other peoples views. I comment on people’s posts/ threads - including yours- because I feel it’s worth a conversation.
I will also admit that, when I’m part of a discussion and I feel someone’s response to another poster is unfair, I will be vocal about it. It is in my nature to do so. Maybe this is really the reason you have seen enough of me lately. You think I’m picking on you, but it happens we’re both part of the same discussions. Maybe it’s not my place, I’m sure people can speak for themselves.
Im not some forum Troll. Im actually interested in conversation. Im always open to discussion. And I will respect other people’s opinions, even if I don’t always agree.
What I will never do is *shrug* and say “Well don’t read my posts if it bothers you.” Because that’s the end of a conversation.
I’m more interested in conversations that will somehow give me new insights and offer different perspectives.
What I also don’t want is to come across as some bully. I’m a Taurean, so I can be quite insistent at times, but the last thing I want to do is bully people around. That’s absolutely not my intention.
My sincere apologies if I have made you this uncomfortable. My company can’t always be fun for some.
I will respect that you want to be left alone. I won’t comment directly on your posts anymore, nor will I participate in your threads. I hope this brings some comfort to you.
I wish you all the best and I hope you’ll get many years of enjoyment out of the sims and the games you enjoy.
Nyah, nyah, is so true! Two against one! Lol.
While I appreciate the assistance from @CAPTAIN_NXR7 , that wasn't the correct thread. I'd thought he had found it but I didn't check so, that's my own fault. If I remember correctly, it was a post that linked only to one or two listings. I tried to do a quick search for it but couldn't find it. Oh well. I'm not scouring the forums, especially to convince someone who is so childish and disrespectful. At least two people in this thread have read it. Anyone can take that as they will. *Shrug*
So by all means Clarion, believe what you want if it helps you sleep at night. It still doesn't make you right. Also, feel free to get off your straw high horse because it's burning at both ends.
The ideal for me would be something that brings together Sims 3 gameplay with Sims 4 visuals. Honestly I wouldn't mind longer loading screens again if it meant the game being more open world
I've always heard between 1995 and 2013? Would be interesting to find out if it's 2013 or 2015 as my daughter is 2014 and I was always told she was Gen. Alpha rather than Gen Z haha. I guess the dates will sort themselves out later though. And really it doesnt matter haha!
I played TS2 and TS3 bases. Loved them both. Had tons of fun. I played TS4 base and it was... what it still is. For me packs is just having more of what I already love, not the meat itself.
So I don't care how much packs we have or have not if a core is right than it's right