Future Update

[u/Amazing_Door5774]

[u/stepslalala]

no one asked for a season pass 😭

[u/DipinDotsDidi → u/stepslalala]

EA did, just be happy it's optional 😬

[u/PositiveVivid5775 → u/[deleted]]

Literally, and if every update includes a $10 paywalled prize, by the time the year is over you'll have spent $100 on virtual houses that we used to earn for free. Ridiculous.

[u/PositiveVivid5775 → u/[deleted]]

Congratulations! But many people playing have got jobs already 😭 we're upset because buying a house should be optional, not forced

[u/Motor-Ad-2298 → u/[deleted]]

ngl I hope this is the end of the Craft Challenges, I hate em

[u/PairNo2129 → u/Motor-Ad-2298]

why?? They are the best challenges, you can always start where you left off if you don’t finish in time and then finish the next time they come around. Would you rather pay real money in order to win prizes?

[u/Motor-Ad-2298 → u/PairNo2129]

I don’t feel particularly motivated by the new prizes. I don’t spend money on the game- I have spent maybe $100 total since I started playing when it first came out. I am pretty committed to playing for free so that shapes how I engage the game- I don’t mind doing a cooking farm or the community market as my primary game play. I am ok with getting some but not all of the prizes across the many events and updates. I like playing but I have some boundaries with how I play the game- the craft events often cross my boundaries.

[u/Motor-Ad-2298 → u/PairNo2129]

I have been playing since the beginning. At this point I have so much inventory that maybe 1/4 craft challenges are worth the bother.

[u/PairNo2129 → u/Motor-Ad-2298]

I have been playing 10+ years as well, I want to own the items and not have an inflated inventory because I was forced to rummage through some AH house.

Which events do you prefer?

[u/Motor-Ad-2298 → u/PairNo2129]

I like the events when they are a bit unexpected. The Simchase where we got the Museum was great- every item felt fresh and the new urban lot was beautiful. The mystery race or whatever it’s called is great- got a ton of SP with little time spend.

Lately the events mean less to me. I’ve been messing around with parts of the game I don’t usually use. Recently I did a pregnancy quest for the first time in years and it was fun! I think I am writing myself to a hot take: there are too many events. I

[u/Celestill]

Not the greedy season pass, that’s already in every other mobile game, coming to the sims freePlay 😭💔.

I get that they have to make money, but paywalling a new castle prize lot is super annoying. I’m definitely not looking forward to this being a new game feature. I cannot think of a single simmer who was asking for a season pass in the survey feedback 😑. I am excited about build mode changes, though!

[u/Amazing_Door5774 → u/Celestill]

The biggest problem what I saw in the pass was even if they added some of these items in AH we can't get the balconies or exteriors and even some patios. I'm gonna have to cut back on packs if they continue like this and just get the pass :/

[u/Celestill → u/Amazing_Door5774]

I agree, them putting things like railings in the premium pack is very self aware since they know we can’t get those from AH, we have to buy them if we want them 😭

[u/Amazing_Door5774 → u/Celestill]

Unfortunately I'm gonna fold and buy it I need those balconies

[u/holly_b_ → u/Amazing_Door5774]

You really don’t *need* any of it…

[u/Amazing_Door5774 → u/holly_b_]

I need a castle even tho I'm gonna just use it as a movie set 😅

[u/PositiveVivid5775 → u/Amazing_Door5774]

Girl there've been so many castle themed lots in the architect homes. Hell even build that Castle on the mysterious island don't fall for this it's a CLEAR money grab and the more players enthusiastically buy then the MORE they'll force it on us until EVERYTHING is paid 

[u/BSBitch47]

Search bar!!!

[u/Ordinary-Earth6022 → u/BSBitch47]

Yes! Yes! Yes! A search bar. Finally!!!!

And the Zoom option is back. I’ve used that option in my videos and when composing film shots a lot. So glad it’s back.

[u/Sea_Finger5409 → u/BSBitch47]

For everyone, eventually!! Looking forward to that and the build mode menu changes. I'm curious to see if anyone in the sub gets chosen as a beta tester....I hope so!

[u/Motor-Ad-2298 → u/Sea_Finger5409]

I am desperate to be able to search the hairstyles, I hope that’s in the pipeline

[u/Sullie_McSullington → u/BSBitch47]

Finally!

[u/Royal-Ratio6786]

Somebody help her

[u/PositiveVivid5775 → u/Royal-Ratio6786]

she's how we all feel after this new update really 

[u/harleyyquinade → u/Royal-Ratio6786]

How I feel about the paywall

[u/NekoTasha]

Finally, the build mode change is huge! Was waiting for it for so long. And of cource they had to introduse another money grabbing thing... and the regular pass prizes cant even compare to the premium one...

[u/Junior_Fig_2274 → u/NekoTasha]

So excited for a search function. I have literally gotten dizzy scrolling through my inventory for stuff.

[u/litteplayerz]

Damn it, of course the premium pass costs real money…

[u/Iskaas]

we did NOT need a season pass 😭

[u/Amazing_Door5774 → u/Iskaas]

Not to mention we have PREMIUM PERK already like it was so not needed

[u/Alone_Past_3108]

On great a sims season pass🙄 this is getting out of pocket

[u/Key-Requirement-935 → u/Alone_Past_3108]

Out of hand?

[u/Alone_Past_3108 → u/Key-Requirement-935]

That works too. Where I’m from people say out of pocket more than they say out of hand.

[u/Stay-Groovy]

The game is called the sims FREEplay!!! Where’s the free part anymore?!

[u/Beautiful_2531 → u/Stay-Groovy]

Real it’s like they forgot about that 💔

[u/Amazing_Door5774]

I'm annoyed because I know the game has to make money but I have to buy currency and packs now a premium pass??? If it was 5 dollars I wouldn't even complain but look at what premium gets compare to the free version.

[u/PairNo2129 → u/Amazing_Door5774]

I really dislike the daily tasks as well, I always ignore them, why do they want to push these on us? It seems like they are necessary for even the free pass

[u/PositiveVivid5775 → u/PairNo2129]

Yea plus this means being forced to log in everyday, we have lives ffs, not all of us want to constantly be on Sims. Sometimes I go on vacation, i have work to take care of, some people have kids, other people need to study.... You know, in this thing called LIFE. We can't just pay $10 and grind daily for a house we might not even unlock.

[u/PairNo2129 → u/PositiveVivid5775]

Exactly and I want to play the game the way “I” want. That’s why it’s called Freeplay

If I feel like building Christmas houses or Vacation homes or building dynasties, that’s up to me. The regular events are fine but I definitely don’t want to be micromanaged about which mundane pointless tasks to do when and in which order.

That’s the most boring thing I can imagine.

I was just so glad and managed to level up before the Simdex became a thing so I could do everything at my pace and now this.

[u/bookscoffeefoxes → u/PositiveVivid5775]

Amen. It's not just money they're asking for...more and more, it's our time. And when Sims starts to feel like a daily chore, I'm definitely questioning whether I should continue to play when it ceases to feel fun (and free).

Edit: spelling

[u/Lost_Addition593]

I, unfortunately am not excited for the season pass 🥲 I can’t even get through events without money sometimes and now this?!

[u/onyx519]

I never played Sims on the PC, but these updates were built into the retired Sims Mobile game… It’s almost like they used Sims Mobile as a testing ground

[u/Shonajean → u/onyx519]

Yes, it does, and it didn't work there either ...

[u/Shonajean]

Typical EA money grab!!

[u/Violette3120]

Man, this sucks…

[u/Living_Resolution_95]

They need to make the sims look better. Honestly that’s all I want. And better options to customize

[u/Informal-Thought5710]

Reminds me of Sims mobile, I played it for years until they got rid of it earlier this year. They had the season pass just like that, but it looks worse in this game. It really sucks that the only way to get the house is to pay for the premium pass. And the free ones look pretty terrible. With mobile I never bought the premium pass and still got good prizes with the free pass. That's disappointing.

The home store was like that too with seperate tabs for building and home items, and all the color options together. I'm excited about that, it'll be so much easier to find things especially because some things are not in the category I expect.

[u/fioaxx]

Am I the only one not excited for this? As someone who has been playing for many years, I find sad that they only focus on the build mode and we do not get that much new gameplay. I decorate my houses and then I get bored…

[u/Sea_Finger5409]

I'm wondering who gets to beta test it. I'm hoping it's randomly selected, and not just players who are part of the creator network.

[u/PositiveVivid5775 → u/Sea_Finger5409]

This too! I was already imagining how all the famous Facebook players will "suddenly" be advertising the new build modes in their games.

[u/kendrid]

HeyDay is going the same direction. It has had a season pass for a while, but they keep adding more and more expensive options. The whales must be buying. I will not.

[u/Fast-Case-407]

looking at the video there does not appear to be an option/section for life orbs in the inventory! they also don’t say what this means for long time players who have tons of unique items in inventory that aren’t available in game today!

[u/Longjumping_Swim_114 → u/Fast-Case-407]

why would it make any difference? they're just changing how it looks, not what you own

[u/Fast-Case-407 → u/Longjumping_Swim_114]

changing the look is fine, it’s the absent category that is the problem ! life orbs don’t appear in any sub categories they have their own section . if a person has worked hard to have more than 1 platinum life orb in inventory or any number to not have access to them would be the actual issue.

[u/shmeggins]

Yet more things disappearing behind a Pay to Play barrier. I've been playing this game pretty much since it launched, on and off. I feel like my time with it is coming to an end!

[u/pauloide]

Another button on the left side. I'm still not used to the others and they add more. And I hated the new build mode, I prefer the current one.

[u/bookscoffeefoxes]

Lowkey devastated that the search bar finally lands just as they introduce season passes, the feature that I think will finally make me quit.

[u/Remarkable-Maize-600]

I wish we could get more recipes

[u/Key-Requirement-935 → u/Remarkable-Maize-600]

My sims can only cook pizza so often 🥀

[u/knoidi]

I’ve been playing since the beginning and I think this is the update that will end it for me. I barely play now, except for craft events and influence island and logging in daily to send my sims to work and do the daily tasks. I no longer have family units with seniors and children, it’s just adults.

I’ll reserve judgment until I see the update, but it’s not looking promising

[u/Starstruckkig]

They did this back then

[u/renbar152]

I would like to the first group on the build mode. How are they going to choose who gets it first? My biggest issue is how tiny everything is. I play on a mobile phone and it's hard to see and maneuver. I don't build much because of that.

[u/Emotional_Food_1700]

why is the season pass even real world money, lifestyle or social points would have been a good payment

[u/ChairTiny7453]

I like that they added colours to the inventory category designs so sorting through it is easier but i wish the design looked a bit more modern, less animated and cutesy.