This may be too much real world politics, but one of my theories is that when it looked like (certain ongoing world events re: possible military action) were imminent, the legal team may have cautioned that international sanctions were likely, which can mean a lot of different things which might or might have impacted game sales in Russia, depending on the level of sanctions involved. Now that (due to the evolving state of world events) this scenario looks less likely than it did even 12 hours ago, the legal team may have reassessed the odds of that happening.
Not saying that's definitely what happened, but it's not implausible. The timing certainly lines up with the way events have unfolded, particularly the timing today.
I know what your talking about, I don't think that would of been the issue ( as it shows its not) nothing has happened at this point either, to my knowledge most Russians don't want what's happening in real events to happen
Whether Russians want it or not isn't really the issue. I'm not making any value judgments; it's simply a fact that if certain things had happened, then either America individually or groups of countries would very likely have applied sanctions. That's not speculation, State Department representatives have been all over the news saying so for weeks. There are different levels and types of sanctions, but some levels would impact sales of consumer goods which could impact things like game sales. Part of a lawyer's job is to spot all potential issues, not just things that have already happened.
I don't think this is a conversation to have on here, let's keep real life out there
I'm not debating politics or the right or wrong of it. This whole conversation is about real life, i.e., the decision to release the pack or not.
This may be too much real world politics, but one of my theories is that when it looked like (certain ongoing world events re: possible military action) were imminent, the legal team may have cautioned that international sanctions were likely, which can mean a lot of different things which might or might have impacted game sales in Russia, depending on the level of sanctions involved. Now that (due to the evolving state of world events) this scenario looks less likely than it did even 12 hours ago, the legal team may have reassessed the odds of that happening.
Not saying that's definitely what happened, but it's not implausible. The timing certainly lines up with the way events have unfolded, particularly the timing today.
I know what your talking about, I don't think that would of been the issue ( as it shows its not) nothing has happened at this point either, to my knowledge most Russians don't want what's happening in real events to happen
Whether Russians want it or not isn't really the issue. I'm not making any value judgments; it's simply a fact that if certain things had happened, then either America individually or groups of countries would very likely have applied sanctions. That's not speculation, State Department representatives have been all over the news saying so for weeks. There are different levels and types of sanctions, but some levels would impact sales of consumer goods which could impact things like game sales. Part of a lawyer's job is to spot all potential issues, not just things that have already happened.
I don't think this is a conversation to have on here, let's keep real life out there
I'm not debating politics or the right or wrong of it. This whole conversation is about real life, i.e., the decision to release the pack or not.
I know what your saying and I know your not debating politics but it's a very sensitive subject at the moment
@Amapola76 I know what you're saying and it crossed my mind too, the timing. But feel @Nikkih is right, we can't discuss that here.
Also if Carl and Crin are both saying this pack is unplayable, that's bad news. They both know all there is to know about the sims, if they're saying these bugs are bad you better believe it.
I'm upset. I'm happy for people in Russia and all, but yeah I'm upset. I have a three day weekend this weekend and was planning to play Sims all day. Now I think I might just go back to playing Going Medieval and forgetting about this game for awhile again. I mean changing the release date literally the day before launch ain't cool at all.
Games were never just games, and I say that as someone who can remember all the way back to Pong.
They always reflected someone's tastes, interests, and preferences. If you didn't notice that, it's just because the tastes, interests, and preferences they were catering to were yours. Personally, I'm glad that now they take into consideration the wants and needs of more people than ever.
I'm from the Pong era, as well, and not without my own memories... even if I am subject to an occasional brain fart. I'm not denying and am not oblivious to what you are saying. Throughout my life, I have been an active member of real-life groups seeking changes in many arenas including environmental, social, and political... but games are my escape from reality and I get a little nostalgic for "simpler" times even though I know full well that it wasn't that simple. And hey, I openly admitted I was being silly.
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Sounds like we’d be playing with lots of bugs if we were able to get it tomorrow. I’d way rather wait 6 more days if there’s a chance of some of that getting fixed. But if it’s just because they need the extra time to get it to Russian players, I’d be fine with that, too (I said I wasn’t buying the pack until they can). I am traveling 2 days after release, so I might wait even longer to see if things are ironed out yet (or wait for mods). Otherwise, it’s going to be a tease to play just a little before being torn away from the game.
I hope we don't have to say goodbye to our Russian friends now. I'd like them to stick around the forums and chat, even if they no longer have a reason to. We should all talk about the release together. Also I want to ask them how the Russian community feels about dragons.
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
I hope we don't have to say goodbye to our Russian friends now. I'd like them to stick around the forums and chat, even if they no longer have a reason to. We should all talk about the release together. Also I want to ask them how the Russian community feels about dragons.
That sentence made me spit my beerage out from laughing!
I'm disappointed. I'm happy Russia gets to experience the pack also, but I really disagree with EA changing the date. Was really looking forward to it being released tomorrow.
Why does every release of a pack have to be a complete mess?
For a relatively mundane pack, this release has been so dramatic and outrageous, that I feel like I'm watching a tv show.
From the buggy livestream, to the Russia debacle, to Game Changers refusing to review the pack, this has been an awful launch. I'm sure many people lost interest in this pack because of how bad the promotion of it was.
And now people are saying the pack is a buggy mess? Really unacceptable.
EA and Maxis need to do better. They've really outdone themselves this time.
Let's hope they can at least get rid of the bugs before it releases on February 23rd. If Crin, Carl and other Youtubers are saying it's buggy, it's most definitely buggy!
I hope we don't have to say goodbye to our Russian friends now. I'd like them to stick around the forums and chat, even if they no longer have a reason to. We should all talk about the release together. Also I want to ask them how the Russian community feels about dragons.
A day with you @Gordy, and they will be in love with them. 3 days in, they will be passionately drunk on the possibilities.
I agree. I hope they stick around. They are lovely, and I like them a lot.
Why does every release of a pack have to be a complete mess?
For a relatively mundane pack, this release has been so dramatic and outrageous, that I feel like I'm watching a tv show.
From the buggy livestream, to the Russia debacle, to Game Changers refusing to review the pack, this has been an awful launch. I'm sure many people lost interest in this pack because of how bad the promotion of it was.
And now people are saying the pack is a buggy mess? Really unacceptable.
EA and Maxis need to do better. They've really outdone themselves this time.
Let's hope they can at least get rid of the bugs before it releases on February 23rd. If Crin, Carl and other Youtubers are saying it's buggy, it's most definitely buggy!
Gonna sound like a debby downer here, but EA continues to release these lackluster, buggy packs because they know they can get away with it. They have no competition when it comes to "dollhouse" simulators and they know the fans are hungry for content. So EA encourages the development team to release these broken packs, because so many in this community will buy anything that gets released regardless of the quality.
I miss the era of gold discs when games couldn't be released buggy.
Except they still were. Not nearly as bad as now, of course, but every Sims game since the original The Sims back in 2000 has been full of bugs. I had around 100 mods in my game to fix game glitches by the end of the original The Sims run and for TS2 it was even worse, with some bugs that would completely demolish your neighborhood and make them permanently unplayable.
I miss the era of gold discs when games couldn't be released buggy.
Except they still were. Not nearly as bad as now, of course, but every Sims game since the original The Sims back in 2000 has been full of bugs. I had around 100 mods in my game to fix game glitches by the end of the original The Sims run and for TS2 it was even worse, with some bugs that would completely demolish your neighborhood and make them permanently unplayable.
Yeah sadly Sims 2 data was (or is, I still play it) very vulnerable to corruption so you have to avoid basic things like deleting Sims (or tombstones) in it. Other than that it was such a good and detailed Sims game.
I miss the era of gold discs when games couldn't be released buggy.
Except they still were. Not nearly as bad as now, of course, but every Sims game since the original The Sims back in 2000 has been full of bugs. I had around 100 mods in my game to fix game glitches by the end of the original The Sims run and for TS2 it was even worse, with some bugs that would completely demolish your neighborhood and make them permanently unplayable.
Yeah sadly Sims 2 data was (or is, I still play it) very vulnerable to corruption so you have to avoid basic things like deleting Sims (or tombstones) in it. Other than that it was such a good and detailed Sims game.
That's the main complaint about sims 2. The more you played the save, it became more and more buggy until corrupted. Sims 4 doesn't have that problem, you can play one save for years without getting corrupted and that's impressive.
Anyways, games generally weren't that buggy like these days. These days we have day one patches, patches 1.1, 1.2 etc. It's rushed to be pushed out and earn money and go to another project, then repeat. Plus disgusting crunch culture.
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I think it was probably already delayed once, I assume it was originally planned to be released before valentines given the theme
I'm not debating politics or the right or wrong of it. This whole conversation is about real life, i.e., the decision to release the pack or not.
I know what your saying and I know your not debating politics but it's a very sensitive subject at the moment
Who is this person and why should I trust them?
I don't know who that is either, but Carl (of the Carl's Guide site) has said the same thing, and I imagine if you play the Sims 4 you know who he is.
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Crinrict from Answers HQ also said the same:
Also if Carl and Crin are both saying this pack is unplayable, that's bad news. They both know all there is to know about the sims, if they're saying these bugs are bad you better believe it.
Good intentions, but bad research done by EA, it seems. Still glad the representation is still being considered, though.
I don’t mind waiting another week. I have some otome games to play and trying the finish up recently, so I’m good with waiting.
Hopefully they take the time to fix the bugs!
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Personality,depth,humor,consequences,lore,customization.
If Crinrict is saying it, then that is really bad.
Part of me wants them to just move on to the sims5 at this point.
I'm from the Pong era, as well, and not without my own memories... even if I am subject to an occasional brain fart.
Sounds like we’d be playing with lots of bugs if we were able to get it tomorrow. I’d way rather wait 6 more days if there’s a chance of some of that getting fixed. But if it’s just because they need the extra time to get it to Russian players, I’d be fine with that, too (I said I wasn’t buying the pack until they can). I am traveling 2 days after release, so I might wait even longer to see if things are ironed out yet (or wait for mods). Otherwise, it’s going to be a tease to play just a little before being torn away from the game.
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
That sentence made me spit my beerage out from laughing!
For a relatively mundane pack, this release has been so dramatic and outrageous, that I feel like I'm watching a tv show.
From the buggy livestream, to the Russia debacle, to Game Changers refusing to review the pack, this has been an awful launch. I'm sure many people lost interest in this pack because of how bad the promotion of it was.
And now people are saying the pack is a buggy mess? Really unacceptable.
EA and Maxis need to do better. They've really outdone themselves this time.
Let's hope they can at least get rid of the bugs before it releases on February 23rd. If Crin, Carl and other Youtubers are saying it's buggy, it's most definitely buggy!
A day with you @Gordy, and they will be in love with them. 3 days in, they will be passionately drunk on the possibilities.
I agree. I hope they stick around. They are lovely, and I like them a lot.
Gonna sound like a debby downer here, but EA continues to release these lackluster, buggy packs because they know they can get away with it. They have no competition when it comes to "dollhouse" simulators and they know the fans are hungry for content. So EA encourages the development team to release these broken packs, because so many in this community will buy anything that gets released regardless of the quality.
Except they still were. Not nearly as bad as now, of course, but every Sims game since the original The Sims back in 2000 has been full of bugs. I had around 100 mods in my game to fix game glitches by the end of the original The Sims run and for TS2 it was even worse, with some bugs that would completely demolish your neighborhood and make them permanently unplayable.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
That's the main complaint about sims 2. The more you played the save, it became more and more buggy until corrupted. Sims 4 doesn't have that problem, you can play one save for years without getting corrupted and that's impressive.
Anyways, games generally weren't that buggy like these days. These days we have day one patches, patches 1.1, 1.2 etc. It's rushed to be pushed out and earn money and go to another project, then repeat. Plus disgusting crunch culture.