Regarding the current state of Sims 4:
It's going to get to a point where it will be required to only load certain - and sparse - packs when playing Sims 4, if not the case already. The problem with that is 1) the game is boring and shallow and less packs means even more boring gameplay and 2) the way EA cut and dispersed gameplay across packs also means that some functionality of key features, including toddlers and family gameplay and milestones, will be lacking/missing entirely without certain packs installed. We do indeed have a pack that's useless without another pack (looking at you My First Pet).
This game was never meant to be so expanded upon. Had they not cut so many packs into 74 or so DLC, not only would the game be easier to test across all life stages and with all packs, but we wouldn't have so much weighing down the game and breaking it beyond the stage of even being playable. The bottom line is that greed got in the way of common sense and quality.
This game is essentially going up in flames. Modders alone are what's keeping this game afloat, but for console players....what's the answer here? Modders should not be responsible for making a game simply work as intended. I'm seeing videos of people hyping up what could be coming packs. I don't see why anyone cares at all at this point. People saying they now wait until packs go on sale don't seem to realize that either way, buying is buying. Paying for broken packs and endless bugs is outrageous, whether it's at full price or 50% off.
I don't see how this can get any better. The rate at which packs are released compared to the rate at which bugs are fixed is not balancing; we still have packs that do not work without mods, and with every buggy patch those essential mods get broken. It's just a train wreck, man. I don't see how more people aren't livid at this point.
In all honesty, without Tumblr and Mods, I wouldn't give a flying fuck about Sims 4 and the thought of a potential Sims 5 already makes me feel sick to my stomach...
A few days ago accounts on twitter were out for blood and screaming boycott but then EA announced a sale and it’s omg I can buy that pack now. Yay EA.
The cycle has been repeating itself (either with new pack announcements or sales) and every time it seems to just pacify ppl and trick them into continually buying this game.
And I get it, we’ve sunk a shit of time and money into this broken iteration of the game that it’s hard to break up with it. We keep using the new stuff bc maybe, just maybe it’ll offer a sliver of fun and depth but it doesn’t compare to older games unless you install a shit ton of mods.
Sims Twitter and YouTube has a bigger outreach than here but seeing how quickly and easily people are bought and so concerned about the brand they’ve built off this game (can’t threaten the absolutely useless game changer status or speaking up means omg cancelled!), means EA is going to continue doing this. And these ppl will continue to eat shit ( ie this game) and thank EA for the privilege to do so lmao.
New pack came out last week and barely anyone on here, on YouTube, and on twitch are talking about it and that gives me hope.
It’s been ten years lmao. This relationship won’t improve and EA firing all them people and the CEO saying maybe we should explore AI after firing them just solidifies nothing with be fixed by EA. They know the bigger simmers will shut up if you give them another broken game pack and more models to sell cc from lol.
At this point, we gotta break up with this game. And it’s going to be easier to do so once competition comes around it.
