They need more time to completely rewrite the script that he was going to read from for each of the questions that were forwarded to the interviewer to specifically ask. Once they have added enough exclamation marks and buzz words to cloud over the lack of new gameplay and features that have been bashed incessantly, as well as providing barely significant details such as "new item quantity" to further distract from the negativity surrounding the EP, then we will see the interview posted.
They need more time to completely rewrite the script that he was going to read from for each of the questions that were forwarded to the interviewer to specifically ask. Once they have added enough exclamation marks and buzz words to cloud over the lack of new gameplay and features that have been bashed incessantly, as well as providing barely significant details such as "new item quantity" to further distract from the negativity surrounding the EP, then we will see the interview posted.
Tanya I did because the sim guru said so but several days later they came out and said they will be picking people for beta testing in January so I take that to mean an embargo till after January 21st.
Catlover, I learned the hard way that just because a guru states something as a fact, even if it's one of the rules of this website, doesn't make it actually such. Not to say I don't give them the benefit of the doubt, but that I always expect something to turn out false.
They need more time to completely rewrite the script that he was going to read from for each of the questions that were forwarded to the interviewer to specifically ask. Once they have added enough exclamation marks and buzz words to cloud over the lack of new gameplay and features that have been bashed incessantly, as well as providing barely significant details such as "new item quantity" to further distract from the negativity surrounding the EP, then we will see the interview posted.
- Hans
Lol. So true.
I remember all of the nonsense in that Generations interview. When their Expansion Packs are lacking, we can see right through them with stupid interviews like that.
Oh yeah people did Blacklash it at first all the Blacklash shocked them I guess They thought everyone would love the Social feature (Oh how wrong they was) so if we get a Interview it well be Different or not
I would like to think they are rethinking how they will "spin" this EP after so many players spoke up about their disappointment over social features and the requirement to "harass" a friend in order to complete tasks and earn rewards.
For me, I am with so many others who would happy if they removed these features and left the game to be a single player game, but I wouldn't be holding my breath.
However, no matter what the reason, a polite explanation regarding the postponement/cancellation of the promised interview would be nice.
Maybe, The delay is because they have scurried back to their studios, and are recoding & testing Showtime so there are better choices & options for those customers who are so fervently against the intrusive social features?
I would like to think they are rethinking how they will "spin" this EP after so many players spoke up about their disappointment over social features and the requirement to "harass" a friend in order to complete tasks and earn rewards.
For me, I am with so many others who would happy if they removed these features and left the game to be a single player game, but I wouldn't be holding my breath.
I cannot speak for others, of course; but for me the reward system is nonsense. Having to play through a social component to unlock elements for use in the single player capacity is a VERY heavy handed encouragement to engage in the feature. The comparison that I have used before has been based upon Reni and my vegetarianism. Some restaurants have options, others don't, but in either case we always prefer having MORE options than less. We even sometimes speak with the managers as to cooking style when we are disappointed with the results, or praise them for having these options available. This sometimes leads to changes of some sort to the vegetarian options at the restaurants that we visit.
What doesn't happen is that we ask about vegetarian options, and are then informed that if we want improvements to the existing options or an increase in the number of vegetarian menu options that we should order more steaks, hamburgers, chicken and fish options. That wouldn't make sense... the two have little to do with one another except on the basic level of food. Similarly offering non-social rewards for the social functions is silly. Granted these rewards can be used in BOTH social and non-social scenarios; but the opportunity to earn them in the single player portion needs to exist. Further, rewards should generally have a primary use (if not exclusive, but at the least primary) for those features from which they were earned. Social rewards for primary use in the social feature, as an example.
Further, rewards should generally have a primary use (if not exclusive, but at the least primary) for those features from which they were earned. Social rewards for primary use in the social feature, as an example.
- Hans
Your avatar is frightening me but I couldn't agree more!
Further, rewards should generally have a primary use (if not exclusive, but at the least primary) for those features from which they were earned. Social rewards for primary use in the social feature, as an example.
- Hans
Your avatar is frightening me but I couldn't agree more!
It just made a lot of sense to mash mine and Reni's features together since we both use this account :-)
Oh yeah people did Blacklash it at first all the Blacklash shocked them I guess They thought everyone would love the Social feature (Oh how wrong they was) so if we get a Interview it well be Different or not
well, i know a few people who do love the social feature and i am also very excited about it. and by the way why is everyone always nagging about the new expansion packs when we all know that at least more then 70% is still gonna buy it.
I'm gonna have to side with elize222 on this one. I think no matter what E.A. does there is always backlash. I do believe E.A. has to evolve so they are gonna try different things out. I ordered this ep already.
I did expect them to make an interview to try and save their game but I have no idea why they skipped out on it. Probably really would have helped if they showed us some gameplay or something a bit earlier than usual.
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But its really not a big suprise im done believing anything EA says
- Hans
Well, Yeah!
We wouldn't want a repeat of famous quotes in the annals of Simistory!
Like what Grant Rodiek said in an interview just before the release of the S3 Base Game...
"The game plays so smooth you could play it on your grandmother's computer!"
(I wonder if he thinks my grandmother is Joan Jetson?)
I'm hoping for reprogramming over respinning... Unlikely, I know.
Lol. So true.
I remember all of the nonsense in that Generations interview. When their Expansion Packs are lacking, we can see right through them with stupid interviews like that.
For me, I am with so many others who would happy if they removed these features and left the game to be a single player game, but I wouldn't be holding my breath.
However, no matter what the reason, a polite explanation regarding the postponement/cancellation of the promised interview would be nice.
Maybe, The delay is because they have scurried back to their studios, and are recoding & testing Showtime so there are better choices & options for those customers who are so fervently against the intrusive social features?
I cannot speak for others, of course; but for me the reward system is nonsense. Having to play through a social component to unlock elements for use in the single player capacity is a VERY heavy handed encouragement to engage in the feature. The comparison that I have used before has been based upon Reni and my vegetarianism. Some restaurants have options, others don't, but in either case we always prefer having MORE options than less. We even sometimes speak with the managers as to cooking style when we are disappointed with the results, or praise them for having these options available. This sometimes leads to changes of some sort to the vegetarian options at the restaurants that we visit.
What doesn't happen is that we ask about vegetarian options, and are then informed that if we want improvements to the existing options or an increase in the number of vegetarian menu options that we should order more steaks, hamburgers, chicken and fish options. That wouldn't make sense... the two have little to do with one another except on the basic level of food. Similarly offering non-social rewards for the social functions is silly. Granted these rewards can be used in BOTH social and non-social scenarios; but the opportunity to earn them in the single player portion needs to exist. Further, rewards should generally have a primary use (if not exclusive, but at the least primary) for those features from which they were earned. Social rewards for primary use in the social feature, as an example.
- Hans
Your avatar is frightening me but I couldn't agree more!
It just made a lot of sense to mash mine and Reni's features together since we both use this account :-)
Here's to better luck for the kiddo!
(grats btw, too cute)