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Here's the link to the report. As of now, no one is responding to it.
Here's the link, Gallery - Report & Flag abused. It's not only me, but there's many others are experiencing the same thing.
I've also noticed that, most of the Maxis Favourite creations are being re-uploaded multiple times by different users.
https://www.instagram/simseralla
https://twitter.com/Simeralla1
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/browse?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=simeralla&max=50&maxis=false
You are so right, occasionally Maxis will seemingly pick their own favorite. I have brought the "clique" aspect out before, and apparently those in the clique don't like those trying to shed light on how unfair the process is!!
And basically People are nominating themselves they just ask their friends to do it and they will nominate them...that is partly how this is going down the way it is..But they believe we are too blind to see what is really going on or will not speak up in fear they will never get nominated..well I will speak up and know this system is extremely unfair and biased in SO many ways!!
Maybe someone could create a thread where people who have not been selected as a favorite yet can ask others to nominate them and everyone kind of (hopefully) takes turns nominating people? But there needs to be a way to control it and not get insane with the amount of nominations. just a thought
Challenges: Builder's Wanted!!!
Here is Pugowned's original upload of the poodle, and it is the exact same animal as the "Moodle Noodle" poodle.
I have read the list of requirement for Maxis Favourites. According to it they accept move object cheat as long as it does not affect gameplay. They also supposedly check for pathing issues (routing). They say they playtest the builds.
Read the rules here: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/985556/the-maxis-curation-guide#latest
This post of mine is a review of the latest favourited build. This post is not directed to the uploader, and if they had not recieved a Maxis Favourite, I would not review their build, unless they ask me to; and if I would comment on their builds I would only do so in a positive way.
This review is to figure out what the Maxis Favourite is, and how it benefits me; and so it is only for that reason I am looking at the build. This post is directed only to the ones hired by Electronic Arts to do the Maxis Favourites. I don't know who they are, but I think the "fave" is coming from an official account by EA, and so the ones doing any work needed are assumedly not ordinary players.
The build is: Crazy Catlady Cottage by Riverleigh.
According to the Gallery presentation of the build on the Gallery no packs were used. According to the uploader's presentation there is no hints of where it was built or for what, but the jokey way of the name och the line about a cat thing. When I downloaded the build there was a message of missing items. I have all Expansion Packs, and all Game Packs and Stuff packs except Vampires Pack and Spooky Pack. I have two out of three Kits; the one missing is the CAS clothes Kit. Maybe this is a bug.
I placed the build on Brook Bungalow in Willow Creek, in a new save, and moved in a single test sim. This is how it placed:
I adopted three cats: 2 kittens and an adult cat, since the three cat bowls (CD) and the name of the build, and its description hints at that as an intention with the build. I tested to use all the interactive objects in the house, staying there for a day and a night.
The Cat Wand play toy (CD) placed behind the sofa is unroutable for all interactions, included Place In Inventory.
The cat litter box (CD) is placed on the second floor of a winding stair, and the kittens, when asked What is Wrong after making puddles on the floor, wished for a 'clean cat litter box'. I am not sure they can climb the stairs. Perhaps that is a bug.
The cats could eat from the bowl, but the adult cat resetted when trying to do so. My guess is that the space around the bowls are too small.
The Murphy bed (TL) is placed next to the wall on two sides. My sim could sleep on the outer side, but did not sleep on the inner side despite me designating that side for them.
When asked to woohoo with an acquaintance, they went to the other bed. When sims cannot access an interactive object with woohoo-option, they pick the next same object that is routable. Perhaps the fact that sims cannot woohoo in a bed with no space on one side of the bed is a bug, but I know that is has been like this for a long time: at least 1/2 tile on each side of the bed is needed for that interaction.
The sims could not woohoo in the shower, but had a routing error.
The house is very cute, but the rooms are tiny and objects and stairs are placed in such a way that the camera can not register what happens in the house. The decorations on the outside of the house facade does not go away when walls are down, and hinders sight as well. This usually happens when they are placed with the move object cheat/Alt key placement. Especially for a house built for cats, this makes gameplay in the house hard because the cats are so small and not easy to find with the camera.
From this build I do not understand the actual point of having a system where EA favourites certain builds. I also cannot find any information on what the purpose is for Favouriting builds, given from official source, EA. If there is such information, please let me know.
Given the faults of this build, I do not understand how I, as a player, consumer and costumer of the game and included in that, the Gallery; am to use the Maxis Favourites search option.