Comments on: Maxis Update: Multiple Sims 4 Gurus Laid Off, Others Moved to Mobile Teams

By: WEZ WOS

WEZ WOS — Sun, 27 May 2018 20:19:00 +0000

I haven’t been keeping up with current sim news and just saw this and wow, it’s what I knew deep down would happen very soon but it still a hard pill to swallow. It’s even worse that so many talented developers have been let go but I hope they can find better jobs in better companies with the unique skill they developed with The Sims Franchise. Damn, I feel like I’m mourning a loved one dying a slow but sure death, this sucks.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 22 May 2018 03:30:00 +0000

It sounds to me like we’ve finally reached the end of the long Sims journey. I’ve played Sims my life, and now I graduate from college in year. I still play every Sims expansion pack when it comes out. It’s sad to see EA kill the Sims series and bury it among the trash dump of un-played smart phone games like this, but it’s not too suprising. It had a long great run. I guess it’s time to move on.

By: davina

davina — Mon, 14 May 2018 22:18:00 +0000

Don’t even know what to think. Like you, it was incredibly exciting to be getting new content for Sims3 and it needed Farming, but I’m hoping it comes to S4. Now, even with the “great news”, I just don’t know how to feel. Makes me want to go back to playing Sims3 and lurk around the Sims3 forums.

By: davina

davina — Mon, 14 May 2018 22:10:00 +0000

They could’ve added a Farming EP to Sims3; at least that was what I wanted.

By: davina

davina — Mon, 14 May 2018 22:05:00 +0000

I have everything Sims 3(games/whole store) & 4 complete. I hate little screens ect. and don’t play games on my phone. I’d only ever resort to playing blackjack while waiting for an appointment. Very upset about all of this and just can’t understand what great news they can have when they cut a small team smaller and very little content to less content compared to Sims3 elaborate amount of content. I can’t imagine going past Sims 3/4 in this manor.

By: Lina

Lina — Tue, 08 May 2018 15:07:00 +0000

Exactly, I don’t play mobile and I wouldn’t mind existing or people liking it (like sims free play), since there are many reasons people would play it or prefer it, but what we can’t accept is allowing EA to be lazy and force everybody that wants Sims to play on mobile. It won’t happen EA!

Haven’t you learned from SimCity fiasco? Sims players are not so into full online/multiplayer as the main gameplay mode. I guess EA doesn’t understand its own market.

What are those marketing people doing? Do they really believe one size fits all? Go study psychology and the type of players that love sims/simcity and do a good job. You can take our money and even do DLC for DLC, but be competent and understand your freaking market.

By: John Brown

John Brown — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 03:45:00 +0000

I worked on the Sims for 18 years, and they just threw me out with the trash. Not sure why, but I’m still proud of what I’ve contributed.

By: SimplySimazing

SimplySimazing — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:41:00 +0000

I was already bummed that The Sims Freeplay got pool stuff, and other things, that Sims 4 never got. >.<
This "jump on the mobile games" concept, stinks to me.
I refuse to buy into any of it, at all. :p
People can buy or play whatever they want, but I don't have to be part of it…
(tried them, hated it)

By: Biddy

Biddy — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 03:25:00 +0000

If this is true well… I’m sad for those who lost their jobs.
The Sims turned into a messy business. Unwanted packs, bugs, missing features, unfinished content.. now this.
LOL EA this better be a late April fools.

By: disqus_2AO9JA7VRB

disqus_2AO9JA7VRB — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The Sims kinda died after the original creator left after the end of The Sims 2. But they did a really great job with The Sims 3. The Sims 4 is a deception.