Comments on: The Sims: Assistant Producer Reed Pake Leaves Maxis

By: Kenta

Kenta — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:11:00 +0000

The way I see this is that… The game has been unplayable for most. Most of the developers are leaving the company after a long time… to me they are probably burnt out. A change of staff could be a good thing. Bring fresh ideas to the table, and with new people who have never worked on a life sim game before, they might end up being more passionate.

By: Nivea

Nivea — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 22:30:00 +0000

Yup, doesnt make me feel like either IP is going to come out better or with the same quality as they used to have.

By: T.

T. — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:24:00 +0000

Hun you’re using the word wrong, I’m not sure it means what you think it means lol

By: Bad Dad

Bad Dad — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:20:00 +0000

3 for 3 I see. Wonder how many more will be on their “next adventure” by the end of the week?

By: Lizik

Lizik — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:17:00 +0000

If you are talking about Grant – he is out of Sims 4 for 1.5 years now (from around April 2019). Sim Guru Duke (who also just resigned) took his place after him. And imo specifically after Grant removal last 1.5 years we saw Sims 4 rolling downhill with hyper speed. Yes, Grant was unpleasant to deal with for many but he was doing his job. Now it’s a total mess. If you really talking about Graham, I do not know any facts about him behaving like you described aside from admitting Sims 4 is a live service. Like it’s a secret to anyone these days anyway… On the other hand many suggested him to be promoted to former Grant/Duke role. But I do not feel this way. I just do not like game design/gameplay decisions in the packs he participated.

By: Simsailija

Simsailija — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:43:00 +0000

Well, I blame Graham for lackluster EP1 retail gameplay

By: Cain Barron

Cain Barron — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:01:00 +0000

Humans are just capitals for them..

By: Cain Barron

Cain Barron — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:59:00 +0000

Two of Bioware’s top brass left the studio few days ago. Yeah I have the suspicions too.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:43:00 +0000

I don’t think Maxis is doing bad or the “ship is sinking”, this is problaby more a sign that the Sims 4 is coming to an end (regardless of what Graham says) and they are moving forward with the next iteration in the near future. The perfect moment to leave a company. Otherwise you are going to be stuck another 5 years in the same company.

By: Michael Addison

Michael Addison — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:42:00 +0000

like rats deserting a sinking ship…..