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How do you feel?
Akl500P
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With the packs coming out left and right these days I’ve seen a bit of upset on Twitter about the fast and frequent pack releases. Biggest reason being lack of time to enjoy new content and bugs. I’m wondering how everyone here feels about packs being released so often for summer of sims?
Myself? I love new content and the idea of more isn’t going to upset me and I take forever to play through packs anyway. However bugs are a bit of an issue for many right now. I have some that are annoyances and some that I’ve had to restart or repair my game for. I guess my wish is that they’d slow down and give their QA team time to catch up. I don’t think they were thinking DHD was going to be so buggy. For me I’ve only had a few minor issues with the pack but others have issues that make the career unplayable. So I can see how issues were missed in testing and they do seem to be rushed right now. I guess my hope is the new pack release goes okay whenever it happens and that at least a new patch fixes some of the issues going on. I’d imagine new EP won’t be out till at least the first week of July which gives them some time before the pre patch to fix problems. I just worry it’s going to get worse before it gets better with this amount of content being released so close together.
How about everyone else?
Myself? I love new content and the idea of more isn’t going to upset me and I take forever to play through packs anyway. However bugs are a bit of an issue for many right now. I have some that are annoyances and some that I’ve had to restart or repair my game for. I guess my wish is that they’d slow down and give their QA team time to catch up. I don’t think they were thinking DHD was going to be so buggy. For me I’ve only had a few minor issues with the pack but others have issues that make the career unplayable. So I can see how issues were missed in testing and they do seem to be rushed right now. I guess my hope is the new pack release goes okay whenever it happens and that at least a new patch fixes some of the issues going on. I’d imagine new EP won’t be out till at least the first week of July which gives them some time before the pre patch to fix problems. I just worry it’s going to get worse before it gets better with this amount of content being released so close together.
How about everyone else?
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It feels like they got an influx of pandemic related new players and are using a lot of that cash to create new packs while the new round of players is still excited and putting tons of hours into the game before setting it aside for 6 months never to touch it.
I don't own Dream Home Decorator yet, I'm thinking of waiting for a sale and this is something I rarely do as I always try to buy on day of release, but after the pack that was released that we won't talk about; and then Snowy Escape (due to the fact of the lack-luster game-play), I'm just seeing as of late, more and more packs releasing with barely anything in them and while I still love the idea of DHD and all the buy objects, I was really hoping for game-play outside of the career for the other Sims I play that wouldn't want to do the career, because.. I feel that may become repetitive after sometime. And then of course, with all the reports of bugs, I've decided to wait it out a little.
I heard that EA Play was going to be out sometime in July. Maybe after Fourth of July, instead of it's regular schedule in June, so I'm thinking the pack may not come until Late July. So, we'll have to see, hopefully they can get a patch out before then that addressing the issues that have been created and I might consider buying it then, or still waiting for a sale.
So I'm not sure a slower release schedule is going to improve much except that we will maybe see less bugs for new packs. I think that's part of a larger issue they have though when it comes to quality assurance and bug fixing and we who are playing their game have not seen much improvement there except the laundry list and sims 411.
I'm hoping that Maxis opening new studios could help in this area because whatever people they have working on this right now is not enough.
Annoyed. I also don’t like this view of having to “play through” a pack. The sims is not a game you strive to complete, in fact, I make sure my games last years, in real time.
I think this a big problem with why they’re pumping out content like they do.
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I 100% agree that they should have an active QA team both before release and as needed, after release. I don't think it should be an either/or scenario since this is a AAA gaming company with a large budget working with an established product. If anything, I'd say hire more people and keep up the pace while increasing quality.
I know that when they just release one pack at a time, there becomes a hyper focus on it and players who aren't interested in that pack get frustrated. I think it's better to give people an idea of what to expect. They are probably limited by rules around competition. I'm guessing that they have to make sure that their copyright protections are very solid before releasing information about packs.
Anyway, I like knowing about a season of different content at a time.
Nothing interests me either... Except the Courtyard Oasis Kit.
I'm unaffected by their fast paced schedule. I personally don't see how constant releases should dictate a time and place when you should buy, play, and enjoy a pack. I feel there should always be satisfaction for any given pack anytime I play, I still enjoy playing Get to Work, Get Together, Realm of Magic, Vampires, Outdoor Retreat, every time I open the game. (Although I Wish I was enjoying Get Famous, Dine Out and Vintage Glamour a little bit more.)
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My personal belief is that a new game is around the corner and they want to finish up what they have going before an announcement. The "8 more years of content" I take with a grain of salt. The same comments were made with Sims 3 and not long after we got an announcement of a new game.
Have no problems with their release schedule, just problems with release quality; and the required new updates creating yet more bugs for them to ignore and rely on modders to sort out.
EA not fixing their own bugs would be the gist of this presentation.
The reason they release packs so often is because:
What Maxis needs though is better quality control and a bigger team on bug fixing.
Other than I’d say keep listening to that fan base and keep them packs coming. 🤷🏻♂️