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[lady_organa]

I watched this because I was bored waiting for the game to load, but he actually hits upon something that I've become increasingly aware of with the Sims franchise.

Back in 2007 maybe, a Sim credit card came out. I clearly remember that even then I was iffy with that.

With the current generation of the Sims, this feeling I'm having grows deeper.

Look we're in America and I know capitalism rules our land. But this whole thing is bothering me.

I don't mind paying for expansion packs, in my opinion they are worth it what with added gameplay and extras added throughout the game.

Sometimes I don't mind the stuff packs, I like stuff.

But there is something about the Sim 3 store that's rubbing me the wrong way even though I buy stuff from it.

Like stuff that could be in EPs or SPs are sold there. New world with the occasional returning Sims are there. Like Mary Sue and Daniel Pleasant come with Sunlit Tides. I really fucking like the Pleasants and I bought that world. I haven't played it yet, but besides some of the premium stuff, the Sims themselves are one of my motivating factors for buying a world.

And then there's the frequency that the EPs are coming out. There are going to be 3 EPs coming out this year at $40 new. Now...like I said I like EPs, but some of them could have easily been combined like Island Paradise and World Adventures could have easily been one EP as well as Late Night and Showtime. It's like they are splitting up the content and charging twice for it. Idk that just seems so fucking...low to me.

I don't know why I'm thinking so hard about this. Money makes the world turn doesn't it? We shall see how I deal with EA in the future.

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Comments

[scarletladyy.livejournal.com]

It does sound rather expensive, but I can't deny that I'm jealous! I have the Sims 3 but didn't like it, and I'm kind of upset that there's so many shiny EPs for it. It just makes me sad that there's no more for the Sims 2 (which I constantly play).

What's all this about a credit card? I seem to have missed it...

[lady-leia-solo.livejournal.com]

It came out back around 06-07 or so. I remember it had a picture of the Sims on it, but other than that I don't think it had any other special features.

[curseangel.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with you. Personally, I hate what's become of EA and the way the Sims games are marketed now. I bought a bunch of expansion packs while they were on sale a few weeks ago and it was like... okay, so what stuff is in Showtime, what stuff is in Latenight? Why are these different when the stuff in them works best together and is all along the same theme? Why was Generations a whole new effing EP when it didn't really include all that much new stuff (I mean, I wanted it because of the new dialogue options and shite, but it really wasn't worth anywhere near the $40 they were charging for it! The $10 I paid was more reasonable, but it really should have been packaged with something else).

I also loathe the online store completely. I hate that if I wanted anything there I'd have to pay for it when I already paid for the game and the EPs.

Uuugh. I'm basically "done" with buying EPs for the time being.. the only one I want in future is University, but I've been waiting for them to get out a Uni EP for 3 pretty much since it came out so I kind of have to get it, lol.

[lady-leia-solo.livejournal.com]

Yeah it is really annoying me at this point.

[cleodora.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. The expansion packs don't seem to have as much stuff in them as in the Sims 2 days and yet they're more expensive. I don't get how an EP can be almost as much as the full game! :/

[lady-leia-solo.livejournal.com]

Yeah exactly! And you are right on point with the price point. I bought the base game at $50 about six months when it came out and now it's less than some of the newer EPs like what?

[http://users.livejournal.com/unnecessary_/]

This is a big reason why I don't use the store.

[lady-leia-solo.livejournal.com]

I need to wean myself away from it. There are some things I like, but they could have all very been included in some of the EPs.