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Lets make EA fix this game!
Valmont
Posts: 105 Member
Hello.
Lets face it, there are bugs in this game that exist for years now. This makes it clear EA has no intention of addressing them at all. I know as soon as a "The Sims 5" is announced we can all kiss good bye to any patching and any hope of seeing these bugs gone.
There are a few reasons that explain why they wont get rid of the bugs:
1- They cant sell updates and any pack that "fix" the game by this point would probably take the time and resources a dlc would need, if not more... They arent going to invest money into something they cant sell
2- They know they cant be held legally accountable for the many malfunctions in their product. They are granted impunity.
3- They also know we will buy anything they release... I cant wait to see the ghosts pack
But guys!
Maybe theres something we can do? Maybe start a movement, a hashtag, something like sharing the same forum signature or pressing youtubers to join a cause like this? Isnt there something we can do to get this game fixed?
Lets face it, there are bugs in this game that exist for years now. This makes it clear EA has no intention of addressing them at all. I know as soon as a "The Sims 5" is announced we can all kiss good bye to any patching and any hope of seeing these bugs gone.
There are a few reasons that explain why they wont get rid of the bugs:
1- They cant sell updates and any pack that "fix" the game by this point would probably take the time and resources a dlc would need, if not more... They arent going to invest money into something they cant sell
2- They know they cant be held legally accountable for the many malfunctions in their product. They are granted impunity.
3- They also know we will buy anything they release... I cant wait to see the ghosts pack
But guys!
Maybe theres something we can do? Maybe start a movement, a hashtag, something like sharing the same forum signature or pressing youtubers to join a cause like this? Isnt there something we can do to get this game fixed?
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You can do all the things you mentioned until everyone doing them is blue in the face from the effort. But if everyone else also can't resist indulging in your point #3, all of that effort will be a complete waste of time.
Because I can't; I keep all sigs turned off.
Proud Giyu Tomioka simp.
If everyone really stopped buying the products, they’ll listen.
Unfortunately, updating the base game doesn't make them money. That's all they care about. It takes money (aka ... salaries for the devs involved) and time (time away from making new content they can charge for). So, base game updates will always be one of the things that they care least about.
I know they are greedy and I know that complaining and reporting bugs doesn't change things. Isn't there something we can do? Is boycotting them the only option we have?
But what I would also recommend is to visit Answer HQ, search for the bug that you have, select "me too" on bugs that you also have that are reported, and if the bug does not exist, make a report for it. It's important to visit it to just read up on existing bugs because not everyone experiences the same bugs and sometimes the solution is with the user. Sometimes it helps to repair the game, or remove mods, or start a new game, or play another household.
Provide feedback, be smart and don't be afraid to use mods to fix your problem if you play on PC.
I understand your frustrations with the game, and I see that you only want to help, but that probably isn't the best way to go about it. Doing that would create a situation where unhappy people are basically trying to drag happy people into a bunch of drama that really isn't even their issue. It's not really the nicest way to be when you think about it. Think about what it's like when you're that other person.
I know it stinks when something that was once so wonderful goes so terribly wrong, but all each of us as individuals really can do is make a personal decision for ourselves.
If enough people come naturally to the same conclusion - then yes, it will have the desired effect of demonstrating how the product is considered. But it should happen naturally, and trying to encourage it is wrong, because you are really trying to "encourage" others to feel the same way that you do. That crosses into the arena where people start to feel like you are trying to control what they can think, feel, and do with their own game in their own lives.
It's well intended on your part, and I can see that, but it's just not the best way to be overall. We also have a responsibility as a community to be considerate of others, and things like this always create kind of a war zone that is not considerate at all. Doing that really isn't really the healthiest way to handle something, and that's why I would advise against it.
It's hard when you love something so much that it's almost like a part of yourself. But really, the only thing that you can do is let go and move on. Let the happy people be happy for as long as they can find it, and be happy for them.
Then do something healthy for yourself, and your own life. Find a happy place for yourself. But let what will be, be. If they want our business enough, they will show us. If they don't, we will have our answer.
Does no one realise it's impossible to have a game on this level of complexity and be bug free?
That's why every sims game had bugs. Sims 3 being the worst. Also the most complex. Sims 4 is actually the smoothest running game.
And everytime they fix one another is introduced.
I would love to see someone try and make one equally complex and bug free.
I have no debilitating bugs or issues in my game. Just a few common ones I overlook because there is so much to enjoy.
and I genuinely have a lot of fun with it. This kind of stuff is what makes me think they don't want to deal with a sims 5. Is sims 5 gonna be bug free because it's newer? Highly highly doubt it. Then should we hashtag and riot for sims 5 also to fix bugs that can never be 100% solved in this type of game?
Heck I've played tons of games of much less complexity with tons of glitches and bugs. No one went into an outrage and I sure as heck kept playing lol
Plus my sims always wash dishes in the kitchen sink.
Personality,depth,humor,consequences,lore,customization.
Of course many games are not bug free but it is an game that needs to be tweaked aggressively looking at the AI system and how packs are running within one main program. However, even if an game is not bug free the dev can be graded on how well they address the bugs that may come up. Sims 4 may appear to run complex free and one reason may be it does not have a lot of bells and whistles played through features. Every system regardless if you running an I9 or an an I3 it does not matter in some sense because Sims 4 does not scale up or down and the only thing you might see differ is the graphic card. EA/Maxis does not wish to tamper with performance with features that may bring out Sims 4 best so for you Sims 4 as it is may be great but for another Sims 4 player it may not be as exciting as previous versions and some people dogged Sims 3 or 2 because of some of the same issues that is happening in Sims 4. The thing about the many configurations of systems out there performance may not be the same as I have 6 Systems and each system ran Sims 4 on different levels. Also some people approach to bugs may be different some may be upset and some just accept it.