Hi everyone, but especially the older simmers.
Like many others today, I got an email asking me to complete a sims survey. I’m curious if anyone else had the survey concluded after answering the age question? I’m 48 and answered accordingly, but there were no more questions for me. I’ve definitely seen that other simmers got more questions to answer.
@the sims team - are older simmers’ opinions of no value to you? Excluding 2 kits, I’ve purchased ALL of TS3 & TS4 content so feel my opinion is as valid as anyone else’s. Hoping mine was just a glitch, because ageism is offensive.
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I haven't had a survey lately, but if it is the one that screenshots are making the rounds it was pretty elusive. It leaked an EP; used incorrect pack names; and I have yet to hear of a rhyme or reason for who got it. So, wouldn't shock me if they pulled it down.
Pretty sad if they do give more weight to younger players, last time I checked my money is the same color as the youngins 🤷♀️
Anyway, who knows. Many things seem to be wrong with the last survey, so I'd pay it no mind.
Wonder how'd they feel if everybody outside of their "target group" decided to no longer buy anything from them?
Bet they'd think real hard about who actually carries this game.
You don't get to keep your game going for so long and abandon the very people that bought your DLC in the first place. You should support and listen to all of your player base.
Hi - do you have a link to the survey you can share?
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I didn't get a survey, but if I did, I'd feel very disappointed if they kicked me for being over age. For years I felt on board with most of what they did with Sims 4, despite not being in their target demographic.
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This was exactly my experience. I am in my 40s. I know absolutely that they hadn’t reached their cap of that demographic as I was at my computer right when the email came in and was so excited to share so I started the survey right away. Two questions in, last being age, and i am done.
I posted on twitter but apparently was told by one simmer that it’s not ageism, I am just not in the demographic. Another simmer agreed with me. Honestly feels like ageism to me. Why is my hard earned money not valuable? Why is my opinion on the franchise since I played since ts2 not valuable?
I guess the “inclusivity” that EA say they promote just doesn’t extend to older people. If in fact they wanted feedback re the possible new pack “high school”, you know I went to high school right and also may very well be one of many simmers that play with the pack. While it’s been years since I went to uni but am actually playing the pack right now.
I rarely, if at all, get to offer my opinion on the game in an offical way. Would be nice..
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I like your idea!
Never got the survey. If their claim to being inclusive is more than blather they need to see older simmers and their views as equally valid to those of the younger.
As a state employee once told me, age discrimination is alive and well, but almost impossible to prove. It's also illegal, at least in the USA.
Heya,
Thank you for calling this to my attention. I've forwarded this up to the Sims team and just got confirmation that this survey "age cap" will be removed entirely, at this time I don't know if the survey will need to be rereleased to account for this change or not but I'll let you know once I do.
The opinions of ALL of our Simmers matter to us, which is why I love this forum and all of its users.
Again, thank you for posting this and you all are absolutely awesome.
Thank you for caring about us.
Age alone is a funny thing to use as a demographic, unless there are legal age restrictions involved. People don't always fit the stereotypes for their age bracket, and rightly so.
I thought for sure it was just a glitch but since you've confirmed it was intentional, I don't know how I feel.
But, thank you for letting the Sims Team know that those of us NOT in their "target age bracket" has just as much right to give their opinion on upcoming DLC as younger players.
I don't have all the details yet, it's entirely possible that this survey was just configured incorrectly or something. It was news to the people I discussed it with so I don't think this was intended behavior.
I don't want to assume too much because I don't work with sending them out, but I don't think it's a link one can share.