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TS5 - Something to think about
playermarko456
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I've always believed in the power of games bringing people together regardless of backgrounds or boundaries. EA and Maxis need to come together towards a common goal to empower creators, help bring their ideas to life, and create gaming experiences that foster meaningful connections between players.
To EA:
To create an environment that is development friendly towards creators/developers/producers that value product and player experience over financial pressures. The Sims brings people together and is an escape of the unpleasant things that reality can bring. There is a better way of approaching business and game creation that can be both sustainable and be a lot of fun and yield positive results.
Make games that you are passionate about! It's important to create an environment that can sustainably cultivate creativity and innovation and unlock the potential of these talented teams you have hired.
Listen to your players! Especially players that have been around since day 1. I understand you want to bring new players to the Sims Franchise, but you can do that without alienating your veteran players! And most of all, learn from your mistakes. If something didn't work out, revisit it and try to figure out what you could've done better.
To EA:
To create an environment that is development friendly towards creators/developers/producers that value product and player experience over financial pressures. The Sims brings people together and is an escape of the unpleasant things that reality can bring. There is a better way of approaching business and game creation that can be both sustainable and be a lot of fun and yield positive results.
Make games that you are passionate about! It's important to create an environment that can sustainably cultivate creativity and innovation and unlock the potential of these talented teams you have hired.
Listen to your players! Especially players that have been around since day 1. I understand you want to bring new players to the Sims Franchise, but you can do that without alienating your veteran players! And most of all, learn from your mistakes. If something didn't work out, revisit it and try to figure out what you could've done better.
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Why should it bring people Together? I think of the Sims as a Solitary game. I'm not looking for "meaningful connections between players."
What does this mean: "an environment that is development friendly towards creators/developers/producers ..." For them? The developers? Does EA have a terrible work environment again?
To answer your other question, we all know how big companies operate. To create an environment in which creators don't feel rushed to put out content. It feels like they have this short deadline and the product ends up feeling incomplete and buggy. They need the time to flesh out the content and test it. As to whether EA has a terrible work environment? I don't know. I don't work at EA.
I don't remember the community ever agreeing in any of the game iteration. Not everyone went to TS2 when it was released. Not everyone moved to TS3 when it was released. I don't see it ever happening. Not even a little bit. The community is even divided on realistic or kinda cartoony or the way it is in TS2/3.
I liked the look of TS4 Sims but I don't like the game. I like the game play of TS3 but not the Sims as much. Even TS2 didn't meet the expectations of The Sims 1.
*I want to add; I don't know how big companies work, I've never worked for a big company. I do believe they have deadlines and that's to be expected.