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Inside Maxis! 04/27 - It could have been a tweet...

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sims2freak737sims2freak737 Posts: 2,543 Member
Am I the only one that was extremely underwhelmed by that Inside Maxis! livestream? They basically said the patch it out, showed the two hairstyles, one new and one updated, and that was about it.

It's great to hear news on the updated big afro, adding 6 new hair colors (which people already knew about) and it's fantastic they're adding a ton of new preset eyes for Asian representation but those are all coming out whenever they do the new patch. Also, announcing a new Kit and Game Pack is right around the corner isn't really news either. It's The Sims. Of course we'd be getting new packs soon and of course they're going to pump out cash grab Kits.

There was also no new console news which I may have been reading into it too much but why on earth would Xbox comment on The Sims tweet about their livestream if it has nothing to do with them? The packs aren't on sale again on Xbox which would have at least been my most basic guess.

All of this information could have just been tweeted out or posted at the top of the patch notes. Why set up an entire stream for 20min of (in my opinion) nothing?

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    VeeDubVeeDub Posts: 1,862 Member
    I didn't watch because I've already watched a few before that left me wondering how I could get my time back. I haven't updated yet, but from what I'm hearing, the patch sounds nice-but-underwhelming. I do look forward to the coming news on a new GP, of course. New kit, not so much, but I'm curious at least.
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    ChazzzyChazzzy Posts: 7,166 Member
    VeeDub wrote: »
    I didn't watch because I've already watched a few before that left me wondering how I could get my time back. I haven't updated yet, but from what I'm hearing, the patch sounds nice-but-underwhelming. I do look forward to the coming news on a new GP, of course. New kit, not so much, but I'm curious at least.

    So you reclaimed your time huh? 🤣🤣
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    VeeDubVeeDub Posts: 1,862 Member
    Chazzzy wrote: »
    VeeDub wrote: »
    I didn't watch because I've already watched a few before that left me wondering how I could get my time back. I haven't updated yet, but from what I'm hearing, the patch sounds nice-but-underwhelming. I do look forward to the coming news on a new GP, of course. New kit, not so much, but I'm curious at least.

    So you reclaimed your time huh? 🤣🤣

    lol, the closest I could get to that, I guess. :lol:
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    ArcherDKArcherDK Posts: 1,130 Member
    Not only the stream should have been a tweet, but they also have completely messed up save/load menu. Old one was WAY better.
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    simgirl1010simgirl1010 Posts: 36,556 Member
    edited April 2021
    I enjoyed it. It would be nice if there was a summary blog for those who don't want to waste time watching.

    Plus the chat comments are hilarious. 😄
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    ChazzzyChazzzy Posts: 7,166 Member
    ArcherDK wrote: »
    Not only the stream should have been a tweet, but they also have completely messed up save/load menu. Old one was WAY better.

    Really? What did they do to it?
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    SimsLady2000SimsLady2000 Posts: 1,236 Member
    I don't now, nor have I ever used Twitter and that will never change. That being said, I usually just read the patch notes :):D
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    Ersa_MiddletonErsa_Middleton Posts: 697 Member
    Chazzzy wrote: »
    ArcherDK wrote: »
    Not only the stream should have been a tweet, but they also have completely messed up save/load menu. Old one was WAY better.

    Really? What did they do to it?

    It used to list all the packs, stuff and EPs you own and don't own. They totally revamped it when Snowy Escape came out(or shortly before it).
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    logionlogion Posts: 4,791 Member
    edited April 2021
    I liked it, the stream was short and professional. We got to see a bit more that we will see in the next update so I think they did the right thing to show it on a livestream.

    I have no idea why xbox tweeted at them though, maybe because they plan to do something with them in the future like offering something through Xbox Game Pass or something.
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    DragonAge_300905DragonAge_300905 Posts: 1,946 Member
    Chazzzy wrote: »
    ArcherDK wrote: »
    Not only the stream should have been a tweet, but they also have completely messed up save/load menu. Old one was WAY better.

    Really? What did they do to it?

    They changed it so the delete button shows before clicking the saved game and the save option shows up when you click the saved game. I have to pay attention when saving so I don't click delete by mistake.
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    ChazzzyChazzzy Posts: 7,166 Member
    edited April 2021
    logion wrote: »
    I liked it, the stream was short and professional. We got to see a bit more that we will see in the next update so I think they did the right thing to show it on a livestream.

    I have no idea why xbox tweeted at them though, maybe because they plan to do something with them in the future like offering something through Xbox Game Pass or something.

    Oooh now that would be something. It would be cool if are subscribed to Game Pass and you got to download all of the packs for free. I think you only get discounts to buy the packs now.
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    eternalrainneternalrainn Posts: 373 Member
    Chazzzy wrote: »
    logion wrote: »
    I liked it, the stream was short and professional. We got to see a bit more that we will see in the next update so I think they did the right thing to show it on a livestream.

    I have no idea why xbox tweeted at them though, maybe because they plan to do something with them in the future like offering something through Xbox Game Pass or something.

    Oooh now that would be something. It would be cool if are subscribed to Game Pass and you got to download all of the packs for free. I think you only get discounts to buy the packs now.

    It's been on Game Pass a while now, is it just the base game? Usually GP does add a few DLCs to the games.
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    ChazzzyChazzzy Posts: 7,166 Member
    edited April 2021
    Chazzzy wrote: »
    logion wrote: »
    I liked it, the stream was short and professional. We got to see a bit more that we will see in the next update so I think they did the right thing to show it on a livestream.

    I have no idea why xbox tweeted at them though, maybe because they plan to do something with them in the future like offering something through Xbox Game Pass or something.

    Oooh now that would be something. It would be cool if are subscribed to Game Pass and you got to download all of the packs for free. I think you only get discounts to buy the packs now.

    It's been on Game Pass a while now, is it just the base game? Usually GP does add a few DLCs to the games.

    From my knowledge, it just includes the base game at the moment. I have never been able to download additional packs for free just because I am subscribed to Game Pass.
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    sims2freak737sims2freak737 Posts: 2,543 Member
    Chazzzy wrote: »
    logion wrote: »
    I liked it, the stream was short and professional. We got to see a bit more that we will see in the next update so I think they did the right thing to show it on a livestream.

    I have no idea why xbox tweeted at them though, maybe because they plan to do something with them in the future like offering something through Xbox Game Pass or something.

    Oooh now that would be something. It would be cool if are subscribed to Game Pass and you got to download all of the packs for free. I think you only get discounts to buy the packs now.

    It's been on Game Pass a while now, is it just the base game? Usually GP does add a few DLCs to the games.

    It's just the Base Game. All packs are 10% off which let's face it, is nothing haha They should make all the Kits and Stuff Packs free for Game Pass.
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    BubblegumjonahBubblegumjonah Posts: 118 Member
    Could have been an email.
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    bixtersbixters Posts: 2,299 Member
    Could have been an email.

    Could have been a text message
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    texxx78texxx78 Posts: 5,657 Member
    Chazzzy wrote: »
    ArcherDK wrote: »
    Not only the stream should have been a tweet, but they also have completely messed up save/load menu. Old one was WAY better.

    Really? What did they do to it?

    They changed it so the delete button shows before clicking the saved game and the save option shows up when you click the saved game. I have to pay attention when saving so I don't click delete by mistake.

    This doesn't sound good... but if it is what it needs to be to make the pack trials possible, then i'm ok with it.

    About livestreams, i enjoy watching when it's about packs. Patches not so much...
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    Brd709Brd709 Posts: 2,185 Member
    bixters wrote: »
    Could have been an email.

    Could have been a text message

    Or even a Fax! 😉
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    LiELFLiELF Posts: 6,591 Member
    Brd709 wrote: »
    bixters wrote: »
    Could have been an email.

    Could have been a text message

    Or even a Fax! 😉

    Or, you know, when you string two cans together and one person is in one house and the other person is in theirs and they talk into the can and the sound travels along the string....

    Wait... what were we talking about? *Holds can to ear.*
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    SimmingalSimmingal Posts: 9,333 Member
    edited April 2021
    you can always not watch the livestream and just get info from forums or sims sites if thats what you prefer but i prefer livestream cause its more fun than reading and u can hang out with gurus and comment dum stuff

    so regardless of amount of content this month i was happy to get some info on next patch and the small mention on what type of pack can be expected next cause as speculator its always nice to get a little hint hint

    i do ofc prefer when there is more content so its more exciting but also i mean i just appreciate gurus took time to chat cause it been rather quiet this year and i just wanna have fun
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    sims2freak737sims2freak737 Posts: 2,543 Member
    LiELF wrote: »
    Brd709 wrote: »
    bixters wrote: »
    Could have been an email.

    Could have been a text message

    Or even a Fax! 😉

    Or, you know, when you string two cans together and one person is in one house and the other person is in theirs and they talk into the can and the sound travels along the string....

    Wait... what were we talking about? *Holds can to ear.*

    How about a banana phone?! Haha
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    SharoniaSharonia Posts: 4,853 Member
    edited April 2021
    I didn't even attempt to watch it. I watched a livestream once before and found it rather boring, no offense meant to the Maxis people. I usually just wait for all the information to start appearing on here, twitter and youTube instead.
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    TriplisTriplis Posts: 3,048 Member
    They changed it so the delete button shows before clicking the saved game and the save option shows up when you click the saved game. I have to pay attention when saving so I don't click delete by mistake.
    Also, the Save As no longer suggests name based on the current save. Before it was easy to do like MySave1, MySave2, now I have to manually type it in if I want the names to match. Sometimes I feel like this game is going backwards. :(
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    elanorbretonelanorbreton Posts: 14,662 Member
    Triplis wrote: »
    They changed it so the delete button shows before clicking the saved game and the save option shows up when you click the saved game. I have to pay attention when saving so I don't click delete by mistake.
    Also, the Save As no longer suggests name based on the current save. Before it was easy to do like MySave1, MySave2, now I have to manually type it in if I want the names to match. Sometimes I feel like this game is going backwards. :(

    OMG yes, that bugs me to no end! I am irrationally really really annoyed about this change. I want the old system back.
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    BabykittyjadeBabykittyjade Posts: 4,976 Member
    edited April 2021
    I enjoyed it. It would be nice if there was a summary blog for those who don't want to waste time watching.

    Plus the chat comments are hilarious. 😄

    The chat😂😂😂😂 I love spamming the chat with emojis and screaming gurus name😂😂
    Lol I quite enjoy seeing and hearing the gurus share minor things with us. And for those who don't want it there are plenty of blog posts including thesimscommunity who keeps it updated with all new changes. As well as twitter and this forum to get info from. And simsurudoi voice notes. Though I don't know if he does that for everything I don't keep up.
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