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Don't forget the UNIbots that took five years to get around to.
Except that the live streams are not actually supposed to be always about conveying information. The Guru Garage (the one you referenced with Morgan and Ninja) is actually just for messing around with the game, which is why that one was silly in the first place. It's the Maxis Monthlys that contain announcements, and only if there's an announcement to make. They keep telling players that but some people won't listen and refuse to put their own expectations in check. If you think that there's supposed to be Sims 4 information every single time there's a live stream, you're only setting yourself up for disappointment and "wasting" your own time. And if you don't enjoy them, well, maybe you just shouldn't watch. You can't dictate their behavior so what's the point if it annoys you so much? You can always just get the information later when the fan sites spatter it all over the internet.
As for the DU live stream, they're going to show what they want to show and they're going to do it however it's comfortable for them. Relax and try to enjoy things. It's not a big deal.
The developers won't let us forget about it Everytime they admit a feature is missing, they will bring up either the bike or the robot. There are no fraternities and sororities, but your sim can ride a bike! No, there aren't murphy beds, bands, pool tables, vending machines, a distinction between dorms and regular houses but you can build a robot!
https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/careers/cheats.php
Unfortunately we still have a watered-down game for those of us who like a bit of a challenge.
It is a big deal. I value my time.
The very point of a LS is to convey information, not watch devs entertain themselves with nonsensical chit chat. That they can do in the cafeteria during lunch. I watch to gain knowledge about a pack. See something that, on my own, I might have missed otherwise. If the devs want to go to the time, effort and cost of producing a LS it should do what it was made to do. If they want to go to the time, effort and cost of producing a variety show with jokes, surprise guests and tap dancing devs, fine, I'll watch that too. But when I watch it, I won't be looking for game info because that was not the reason they created that particular LS.
As for the Guru Garage and messing around with the game, I like a little jocularity but, that was not a little. If they had filmed it before hand and edited it for content, the over two hours would become about 22 minutes of actual garage play. Add a few minutes of witty banter and it might become a whole half of an hour. I like Morgan and I like Ninja. I like the idea of watching gurus playing a Hungerish Games type of LS. I watched the first one. It was fun. I think this one will be fun once it gets going. If they can look me in my good eye and after watching a full, two hour replay of that LS setup, and tell me that it had the perfect amount of "fun", not too little and not too much, I'll gladly come on here and apologize to both of them. But, they must watch it alone and not skip one single minute. They strike me as honest people. If they think it was perfect, they'll say so. If however, they think that it might have gotten a tad off track and a bit too convoluted, I have no doubt that they will admit that too.
Thanks for the link.
Exactly!
The pre-ep update will have more to offer than the pack itself. This has been proven to be true more often than not this past year. These have caused the most problems, too, so I am less interested in what is in the pack, but worried what the update is all about. Base game updates change the game in many ways that aren't always beneficial. The updates that impacted my game the most were the ones released before Seasons and Island Living. Seeing as the whims have been broken for a while, we have been asking for romance and personalities to be updated, and for more family activities, this next update could impact the game in a favorable way. I hope this is true because I am ready for some changes that add some meat to the game. And I don't believe DU alone can manage to do that.
The gurus cannot answer my questions because the free content in the update cannot be discussed. Hopefully, there will be a Maxis Monthly in November that will reveal more. As far as the two hour live stream coming up next week? Maybe we'll get a better idea about what DU has that the other packs failed to add to the game. Based on the scarce news so far, I'm not expecting DU to meet my expectations of what a uni-based EP should be. And my expectations for any uni-based pack are pretty low. There should have been another trailer released this week, but it looks as if EA is going to take this down to the wire again, as they did with Island Living. And I know Island Living fell short of my expectations, making me even less hopeful DU will be any different. Giving us more information now about DU, might help some players decide to purchase it. The old saying no news is good news doesn't help in this situation. Less news coming from the gurus usually means there is less to talk about.
We don't know there aren't any pool tables or vending machines yet. The reveal trailer doesn't show everything. None of the gurus have said no to these two objects were they did murphy beds.
Plus they got to have something to fill a two hour live stream with.
I also do feel that this EP won't include everything it should for an EP, but not because of lack of information yet, it's based on what we've been seeing this year. More information could fix that feeling (or make it worse) but we won't know more until we know more! I just don't think that there is a link between the two this time. At least, not yet.
I hope I am wrong but I spent a half hour reading tweets of every simguru I know of and the only news I could find is that the simguru garage will have no news on Discover University. (I am helping compile information for a fan forum.) I started out trying to promote this pack, but there is nothing to promote at least nothing they are sharing. This year has been a bad one for packs for Sims 4.
I imagine that they will easily fill the two hours with 10% info and 90% fun guru chit chat. YEA!
That's what they are supposed to do - but no info is given about coming games period. It is just for fun for those that enjoy watching the Gurur's play the game. I always watch it even if I can't be there live - like today - I have radiation - but i will enjoy watching it when I get home. I find it fun - makes me laugh. Believe me I cherish things that make me laugh.
If it is not your thing - then perhaps it's not something you should do. But many of us do enjoy those two hours seeing our Guru's as players is fun to me. But if you are only looking for info - then it really isn't going to be something that is going to interest you - I would guess.
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I'm 99% sure they are not included. It's better not to announce every bad news at once. Maybe a few days before the release they'll tell us it's not included, but there is bikes! 🙄
HAHA! It's predictable this ''EP'' is dull. When they released ROM wich is a GP there was way more infos, so I wouldn't except it to be big.
I see your point but info is the main idea of a LS. I wouldn't mind watching them play if they actually got around to playing.
On a personal note, good luck today, stay strong. I have you in my prayers. "Yes Annelle, I pray. Well I do. There, I said it, I hope your satisfied."
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