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    filipomelfilipomel Posts: 1,693 Member
    edited December 2023 in The Sims 4 Game Feedback
    Every time I load up my game I get a pop up basically saying that I should buy horse ranch. It's so incredibly discouraging upon launching my game, that I am immediately greeted with an advertisement. It's simply put bizarre that I can't enjoy my current game with the current collection of content I own because I am basically being reminded that I could always have more. This needs to stop. The home screen is an advertisement as is, I don't need an additional advertisement on top of an advertisement.

    I don't want to buy horse ranch, stop reminding me that I don't own it, I am very aware that I do not own it and am very content that I do not own it.
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      elanorbretonelanorbreton Posts: 14,552 Member
      I agree, it is very annoying. Just leave us in peace to play our games without ramming such things down our throats.
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      Lenny_OggLenny_Ogg Posts: 3,696 Member
      For 'only' 40€/$ you can get rid of that add and are 'allowed' to see the next one!
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      Atreya33Atreya33 Posts: 4,446 Member
      I got one too, the first time I loaded the game after installing horse ranch, I got a pop up to buy horse ranch. 🙃 One copy is enough.

      I do agree, we get enough ads with the home screen as it is. There is no need for additional pop ups.
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      BluegayleBluegayle Posts: 4,190 Member
      I'm not getting extra popups? Only the home screen ads?
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      Lenny_OggLenny_Ogg Posts: 3,696 Member
      @Bluegayle do you maybe already own horse ranch?
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      JustMeAlbJustMeAlb Posts: 371 Member
      Not getting any Sims popups, plenty I don't own yet including Horse Ranch. Lucky I guess?
      Run my sims through Steam, maybe that's a factor.
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      filipomelfilipomel Posts: 1,693 Member
      Lenny_Ogg wrote: »
      For 'only' 40€/$ you can get rid of that add and are 'allowed' to see the next one!

      This is too funny lol!
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      BluegayleBluegayle Posts: 4,190 Member
      edited December 2023
      Lenny_Ogg wrote: »
      @Bluegayle do you maybe already own horse ranch?

      Yes but I didn't get any before and haven't had any after. Only ads/info I ever get are on the home screen

      edited to add: But yes I agree it would be annoying. I do dislike popups for any reason
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      SimmingalSimmingal Posts: 8,982 Member
      I didn't get any ads before or after buying Horse Ranch
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      ThriorThrior Posts: 612 Member
      Huh, I'm not getting any pop ups even though there's plenty of stuff I don't own (including Horse Ranch). I wonder if that's a regional thing? I live in EU and our laws are (thankfully) quite strict considering internet privacy and ads e.g. websites are required to ask permissions on how they use cookies; whether they are allowed to show targeted ads etc.
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      EllupelluelluEllupelluellu Posts: 6,988 Member
      No popups here either.
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      Lenny_OggLenny_Ogg Posts: 3,696 Member

      Does that mean those who aren't protected by laws get tortured with these ads? These laws are there for a reason, just because your country doesn't have these laws doesn't mean it's ok. All players should be treated equal, no matter where they live -.- And The Sims is not some free handy game, we pay (a lot) to play. At least there should be an option to turn them off.
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      CaerfinonCaerfinon Posts: 670 Member
      edited December 2023
      Ad disappeared for me as soon as I bought something from the sale.
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      Atreya33Atreya33 Posts: 4,446 Member
      Thrior wrote: »
      Huh, I'm not getting any pop ups even though there's plenty of stuff I don't own (including Horse Ranch). I wonder if that's a regional thing? I live in EU and our laws are (thankfully) quite strict considering internet privacy and ads e.g. websites are required to ask permissions on how they use cookies; whether they are allowed to show targeted ads etc.

      Being in the EU doesn't stop pop up ads for me. Thank goodness it happens only occasionally, especially during sales.
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      logionlogion Posts: 4,725 Member
      Same here, it's pretty annoying. I don't need to know that Horse Ranch exists, thank you very much. I am not very interested in horses so I don't know what I would do with it if I bought it.

      Having horse competitions being rabbit holes doesn't help either.
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,676 Member
      JustMeAlb wrote: »
      Not getting any Sims popups, plenty I don't own yet including Horse Ranch. Lucky I guess?
      Run my sims through Steam, maybe that's a factor.

      I'm not getting them, either and I go through the EA App.
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      BelalucinaBelalucina Posts: 843 Member
      I never got any pop up ads until I looked at one of the packs that was on sale. Now ever since I looked at it, it pops up. Doesn't really bother me though, I just click off of it. Hopefully it will go away eventually?

      I'm sure it's just a sales tactic. Just annoy you until you buy it. Probably works half the time. Unfortunately.
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      HopeyStarrHopeyStarr Posts: 1,276 Member
      I was getting the pop-up until I bought HR and for a little bit after the fact. Smh I already wanted the pack, but was waiting for my current storyline to conclude. The constant pop-ups were getting on my nerves. And the message along with it, "Remember me?" made it even worse.

      Thankfully they eventually stopped and I am having fun with it but that kind of advertising really has me side-eyeing.

      Perhaps I'll hold my money until they start blasting pop-ups for me to buy For Rent. Advertising on all platforms is getting worse and worse.
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      SimmingalSimmingal Posts: 8,982 Member
      Oh wait there was small pop up from EA App itself saying packs are on sale couple of times if thats what you meant but nothing in game
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      Atreya33Atreya33 Posts: 4,446 Member
      Simmingal wrote: »
      Oh wait there was small pop up from EA App itself saying packs are on sale couple of times if thats what you meant but nothing in game

      I think this is about pop ups on the home screen when you boot up the game. I don't believe there are pop ups in the game itself.

      In any case, those pop ups seem to have stopped at the moment. I plan which pack to get when in advance. At release for a select few, at a reasonable sale price for the rest. I won't be buying them just because of a pop up.
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      SweetieWright_84SweetieWright_84 Posts: 4,129 Member
      This reminds me of a video I saw a few years ago. The person in the video played TS3 until EA tried to sale them something. The video lasted about 3-4 minutes. In all honesty I thought with thr launcher, they wouldn't get into the game.
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      filipomelfilipomel Posts: 1,693 Member
      SweetieWright_84 wrote: »
      This reminds me of a video I saw a few years ago. The person in the video played TS3 until EA tried to sale them something. The video lasted about 3-4 minutes. In all honesty I thought with thr launcher, they wouldn't get into the game.

      If the same video was made for the Sims 4 it would be about 20 seconds long.
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      SimburianSimburian Posts: 6,915 Member
      edited December 2023
      These days I seem to avoid all this and go directly to the game. I don't know if it's because I put the Sims 4 link from the Windows 10 Start bar on the Taskbar. I do have all the packs though. I also use the EA App update option first before starting any game.
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      SweetieWright_84SweetieWright_84 Posts: 4,129 Member
      filipomel wrote: »
      SweetieWright_84 wrote: »
      This reminds me of a video I saw a few years ago. The person in the video played TS3 until EA tried to sale them something. The video lasted about 3-4 minutes. In all honesty I thought with thr launcher, they wouldn't get into the game.

      If the same video was made for the Sims 4 it would be about 20 seconds long.

      I think they did do a TS4 video, but I can't remember the outcome. It was a few years ago and my memory isn't great.
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      Coconut27Coconut27 Posts: 860 Member
      I agree, was very annoying to get those. (i've uninstalled TS4 for the time being lol) i'd constantly get pop ups for JTB and then i'd even get pop ups for packs i already own. At least with TS3 store we had the option to turn it off, TS4 homepage you get no choice.
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