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Should "The Sims Store" make a comeback?
tweedle
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Whether it be for TS4 or for a future main installment, do you think the Sims Team should revive "The Sims 3 Store"? Why or why not?
For the record, I'm a bit on the fence about this. I didn't like it in The Sims 3 but I'm not completely opposed to the idea. I think if implemented right, it could potentially be better than the typical DLC packs that the The Sims is known for.
Edit: Oof, I was hoping for a deeper discussion with more reasoning behind your opinions, but it seems that the general consensus is that the Store is an unpopular idea and you guys would rather it not make a comeback.
Edit 2: Ok, so I received 2 DMs about this post that weren't exactly nice, lol. I'm not asking EA to bring "The Sims Store" back I just wanted to hear other people's thoughts on it because while browsing around the forum, I've seen a few people express some interest in it. I'm going to copy and paste part of my comment from a reply to another user so you'll understand my position on this:
I think a premium content store can only work well if the entire Sims business model was changed. The base game would probably have to be a lot cheaper or free-to-play and 'SimPoints' would need to be removed or tweaked so you're able to earn them without needing to buy currency packages. I also brought up this discussion because a lot of players are unhappy with how sporadic SP releases are. I think the best alternative to the Store would be for the Sims Team to release more unique Stuff Packs, but then you run into the risk of getting complaints from "completionist" simmers that feel the need to purchase every expansion no matter how much they like it. I think the ultimate solution is to add in more content into the free monthly updates. Idk I feel like certain functional items or a new neighborhood should be added to the base game rather than a pack.
For the record, I'm a bit on the fence about this. I didn't like it in The Sims 3 but I'm not completely opposed to the idea. I think if implemented right, it could potentially be better than the typical DLC packs that the The Sims is known for.
Edit: Oof, I was hoping for a deeper discussion with more reasoning behind your opinions, but it seems that the general consensus is that the Store is an unpopular idea and you guys would rather it not make a comeback.
Edit 2: Ok, so I received 2 DMs about this post that weren't exactly nice, lol. I'm not asking EA to bring "The Sims Store" back I just wanted to hear other people's thoughts on it because while browsing around the forum, I've seen a few people express some interest in it. I'm going to copy and paste part of my comment from a reply to another user so you'll understand my position on this:
I think a premium content store can only work well if the entire Sims business model was changed. The base game would probably have to be a lot cheaper or free-to-play and 'SimPoints' would need to be removed or tweaked so you're able to earn them without needing to buy currency packages. I also brought up this discussion because a lot of players are unhappy with how sporadic SP releases are. I think the best alternative to the Store would be for the Sims Team to release more unique Stuff Packs, but then you run into the risk of getting complaints from "completionist" simmers that feel the need to purchase every expansion no matter how much they like it. I think the ultimate solution is to add in more content into the free monthly updates. Idk I feel like certain functional items or a new neighborhood should be added to the base game rather than a pack.
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I need more STUFF made by the devs for this game. That’s why I buy all the packs (eventually). I’m getting really tired of going to individual modders websites to update mods and looking for new CC. I’m about over it. I delete something before each game now it seems like.
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It was expensive, too addictive and led to being a pain in the rear with installing/uninstalling/reinstalling.
I much prefer lots of stuff packs/game packs.
All this and more. No a thousand times no.
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In Sims 4, we don't need it. They made game packs to fill the gaps. I imagine if they started a store, it would fill up with things they left out of packs/expansions. People complain that the packs don't feel full, that there isn't enough content, and putting anything in a store that feels like it belongs in an existing pack is a bad idea. Again, all the little things get game packs, or slide in via patch.
As for future versions of the Sims, I don't even want to speculate. They may just stick with this one forever. They're certainly not talking about a Sims 5.
A lot of people hated the store. I never bought anything from it, though I watched ads for free points sometimes and got things that way, but I looked at it the way I look at any of the stuff I don't own; I just can't afford it, and that's not something to be angry about. I didn't hate it, but I don't miss it. It is what it is.
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No, they'll move on from TS4. (can't wait) As I understand it, they will continue to make content for the game until it literally cannot sustain anymore content.
I think SPs would be a fine alternative if we got one every month. They are too sporadic for me.
Then maybe they would stop nerfing play features like residential vampire break-ins, alien abductions, and weather related deaths. People could by the full pack for current prices, and those who just want the furniture or the CAS could buy them item by item in a store skipping the part of the pack they don’t like and let the rest of us enjoy our random happenstance in all of its Sims weirdness glory.