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Still I find the silence so insulting. If they were to just talk to us instead of giving us the silence treatment. "Yes, we know you don't like this, but sales has gone up so the shopping cart stays" would be better than crickets chirping and pretending we don't exist.
Unlike others I am not ready to stop playing a game I still enjoy just to hurt EA. I paid for this game, a lot, and I intend to get my money's worth. Whether or not I keep buying stuff is another matter. I do want the last pack, and the party kit, but I have not yet decided to buy them. Either way I am not buying anything else right now, and never again on full prise. I am so grateful to the many modders who keep me from seeing the horrible thing.
Heya,
I stopped engaging as I don't have any news to share. I'm still in there giving XP as appropriate though, and still reporting on the thread.
Also, every time I posted in that thread it caused a wave of backlash that I would have to start handing out forum suspensions for, which wasn't helping the tone of an already frustrated thread.
Any news I get I'll share both here and on the AHQ thread. Super promise.
So the shopping cart is absolute insult to injury, EA sticking their palm out in my face for more money while I avoid updating my game to be able to enjoy my financial investment. Because let's not let EA forget that we players are ALSO investors. We received an unfinished game on release with the promise of much more content to come, and the expectation that the game would continue to function with the installation of said content. This has not been the case. And we reserve the right to pull our funding and support of this game until they give us our money's worth.
I enjoy Sims 4 when it works. I can have fun with my game and have no issue purchasing packs on release when they work as promised, and offer a reasonable amount of content for the cost. But it's my choice. There's enough mods, custom content and other games out there that I could be choosing instead. It all depends on how EA decides to treat this game, its development, and its players.
I actually loved this game once, and it's a shame it has gone downhill since then. I can only vote with my own wallet, and it won't make a difference. But I don't wanna give more money to a company that behaves like EA is currently doing. I say this with no anger, just feeling resigned. I'm not the target audience for this game, and it shows. Over and out, I'm done.
We want: Faeries, with a good ability tree, hopefully before summer 2024.
What do we want to get rid of: The holiday bug, the constant showering and the weed glitch.
I’m very disappointed with the lack of communication from producers regarding this feature. Threads like these and the one on AHQ have turned into echo chambers and at this point we all just sound like wee toddlers crying into a giant, empty sippy cup. Why are we required to give all this valuable feedback when there’s no acknowledgement from the powers that be? It all seems a bit Kafkaesque to me.
The last pack I bought was Crystal Creations about 3 - 4 weeks ago. I’m really enjoying it, but I’ve been playing offline since the most recent update. The game seems stable enough and although it’s in no way perfect, I’m content with how it’s going for me at the moment.
I’m currently exploring many occult and historical gameplay mods just to scratch that “fantasy” itch and I must say I’m having an absolute ball.
I honestly dislike having too many mods in my folder -I prefer clarity and simplicity - but this time I truly need to be WOWED by next official TS4 content that’s going to be released before I’m updating my game again. I can’t be casual anymore. I wont pre-order, I won’t buy at release and I will certainly not buy anything through the not so jolly shopping trolley. No one cares ofcourse, but I do.
In the EA app there’s an option to turn on/ off in - game advertising so one would expect that an in-game shopping cart is not necessary when a general toggle like this already exists? If I have it turned off, it means I DO NOT WANT in-game advertising in my games, including The Sims 4, in any shape or form. Yet the toggle is being ignored by the game itself and I’m forced to use a mod to avoid accidentally clicking on it. It’s beyond ridiculous.
Anyways, I’m going back to my darling necromancer, time to sacrifice some good ol’ souls. 😈
I agree.
That said, there are many problems with Sims 4 that I rely on mods to fix until that much hoped for day when EA gets around to fixing it themselves. This is another one.
Is that OK? No, it's not. Am I happy about it? No, I'm not. Am I living with it? Yes, I am.
Track record not so good. 👀
I'd like to see them try and defend this horrible choice. Their silence just shows that they know how wrong it is. They are unable to defend it.
But if you can tell us anything, can I ask why we haven't gotten any sort of response to the criticism in 2 months? Not even an "I hear you" - though tbh The Sims is in a 🐸🐸🐸🐸-if-you-do-and-🐸🐸🐸🐸-if-you-don't situation with that term now. But still, not a single message. The official accounts just went silent until the brunt of the criticism blew over, then went back to business as usual.
But I understand if discussions on the cart are confidential for the time being, maybe as they look into the research a bit. So I get it if you can't go into more details over this.
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
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I think we need to understand that ea and sims team are probably two separate things.So this might be a higher up situation.
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
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I’m glad your TS3 Store content is working for you again! I’m hoping mine will all be fine too once I get the invite to make the switch from Origin to the app.
It probably is .
Yes I have seen it all 🧿🧿
whatever that means.
still don't see what is the point.
just let me turn it off.
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So that's what the shopping cart does if there is nothing new to offer? It tells you that there is nothing new to see?
I'm pretty sure both you and me would have known that without having a button saying that in the game menu.
Female Simmer from Australia (she/her)
I had one of my Sims marry the Grim Reaper & now they have a lot of kids.
Maybe they'll care about the negative feedback if they start losing money in sales. I bought Crystal Creations, but so far horse ranch, for rent, modern luxe, party essentials, book nook, poolside splash and basement treasures are on my no buy list.
Female Simmer from Australia (she/her)
I had one of my Sims marry the Grim Reaper & now they have a lot of kids.
I understand as a company they want to promote packs and drive revenue. Surely having the cart on the front row is advert enough? It’s in a visible position as it’s next to the gallery button.
I went into a store recently and I had sales assistants in my face as soon as I was in. ‘Looking to buy something?’ It was very uncomfortable so I just left. 😵💫