Did y'all know EA is selecting specific players to give feedback for the game? And it's supposed to be 15-20 players from the playtester program if I understand this correctly?
Isn't our feedback in the forums good enough? Aren't we providing them with enough positive and negative critique for the game? Do our opinions even matter at this point or are they going to just handpick a small group of people to give feedback?
I don't get it. This is too VIP plum for me. I don't know why they necessarily need to do this when they have so many of us in the feedback section writing threads for years now.
Also why are only people from the US and Canada allowed to participate? What about feedback from other countries?
What do you guys think of this? Here's a pic and a video about this from SimmerErin.
pic of the email you get if you've been chosen:
This is the link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyZzc_4XmKs&pp=wgIECgIIAQ==[removed profanity from title - EA_Leeloo]
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Hey I speak English enough to give feedbacks you know, and I’m not the only one here
But hey, I also think like you, they get A LOT of interesting and constructive feedback on here and on twitter !!
Maybe they want people that basically enjoy and play and spend time in the game to tell them how to make it better? Rather than scrap it all and move on? Not really helpful if they don't plan on doing that.
@simgirl1010 @Hermitgirl I love that you always try to see the positive in everything but we are talking about 15-20 people who are from the playtesters program and are restricted to US and Canada. That is by no means representative...
This private feedback session is only for those who have signed up for EA Playtesting opportunities on their website and the invitations for this feedback session is very limited. It’s also worth noting that everything mentioned during this session will probably be under strict embargo.
It's exciting though as this is potentially evidence that lots more content might be in the works.
I know I'd be happy to get that email personally as a simmer.
Either way I'm sure their play testing applications will soar due to this.
@Hermitgirl I'm not saying it's bad. I'm just saying they are obviously not reading, applying or even responding to the feedback we give them over here. I have not seen a Guru come to this forum in years and answer a question or say something. They seem to be ignoring everything we say but now suddenly 15 random people get to livestream with EA? This is VIP privilage.
You know what is less representative than the forums? Choosing just 15 people. When you have 30 million people who have downloaded this game yet ask 15 people for feedback I think there's a problem.
We ask for more transparency yet we get a livestream where only 15 people can say their opinions and we aren't even allowed to know what they said. How could anyone think this is helpful. Please explain?
You absolutely don't know that they aren't reading. I've seen them come in now and then. The initial times when the game was new was horrendous to watch them try to interact and not at all productive. This is not how developers should be spending their time unless they just want to in my opinion. Let someone else wade through this stuff for them.
How are they ignoring everything we say? Maybe it just takes years to get through what they are doing before they decide on the next project that may or may not be what you want to see in the game personally. I've seen many, many things come to the game that I wanted and asked for in the forums. Did it happen the next day, month or year... nope. Does that mean they listened to me or it was just something that was eventually going to come? I dunno.. but I think a bit of both. It's a big game with many directions it can go in.
I've already explained why I think it's helpful in my second post by the way... it's more feedback and it's direct.
I'm sorry to be skeptical and harsh, but they have lied, skewed the truth and played with us so many times. I am 100% sure that this is less altruistic and more about manipulating us, or trying to do the bare minimum to fix the game, or even find out what people are willing to pay for in order to fix the game. I have no reason to trust EA and every reason to think that this is a scam.
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
There is an age restriction:
USA: 14 - 15 years old may attend with a parent or guardian. 16 years of age + may attend alone
Canada: 15 years of age and up
UK / Sweden: 16 years of age and up
FAQ here - https://www.ea.com/playtesting/faq/become-a-playtester
Thanks so much for the info! So glad to see Simgurus in the forum!
@BluebellFlora yes but it doesn't matter how many people are in the program, they still pick only 15 or something
@Scobre If they picked you to give live feedback then I'm relieved since I agree with you most of the time.
Yep, maybe people are picked at random? Who knows but SimGuruMrE has stated they do read the forums.
Perhaps it would be more productive to explain how you think they should choose people? If you have 2,000 people signed up to the play testing programme, how would you choose 15 individuals to play test that would truly reflect the play styles and wants of every single player?
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It's what? about the same number of players as the game changers, isn't it?
I think smaller groups would be more productive and hopefully they'll have more sessions.
You didn‘t ask me but when I signed up I had the option to choose „Other Location (Europe)“. I‘m sure it‘s a plus to live near the studios though.