he's been an "Associated Producer" in EA since june 2009 according to his linkedin. Most of sims 3 production. There's no reason for him not to be in the same job now.

And here I thought it meant he got a promotion. So, does that still make him important to the game's development (clearly, he's important to us, but we don't really count), or is every Guru an associate producer?

They seriously need some more quality surveys that approach a lot of different topics, not just "Do you still like us?" "Would free Simpoints make it better?" "Are we still friends?"

The survey is not very in depth at all and is not one that is going to give a lot of information. In fact, it can give some false information. For instance, the reason why it's been over a year since I contacted EA's Customer Support was because, when I installed the first expansion pack, I was having a lot of problems. So I called them. After being on hold for 45 minutes, they walked me through a few things, asked me a couple of questions and then asked, "Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game?" I answered no and was met with a quick exit speech and hung up on before I could say another word. It wasn't because I never had problems with EA products again. I had tons of them. I just didn't call their rude as hell customer support whose only goal was to get me off the phone as fast as possible, whether I was actually helped or not.

"As a distraction, the game taps into the appeal of a perfect domestic existence; the ability to micromanage every aspect of a family’s collective life engages that part of our personalities that craves control, perfection. "

Amen.

I left in October. After an email in my inbox promoting Sims 4 a week or so ago, I decided to see if there was some news. The only news is that most of the gurus have been fired or quit and the game has apparently been delayed. For the game itself, nothing.

OK, I'm dead!



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Prove it to me and you might have me back. Oh and it better mean more for the babies, children, teens and elders. Not going through another series that focus on YA/Adults again. Nope, not me.

FYI, Associate Producer is essentially the second step on the rung. First step is Assistant Producer, which I was up until I moved over to The Sims 4 team last Summer. It continues upwards a number of levels from there. All of the producers play a significant role in development on this team though; you can very much see their influence on the game from top to bottom.

Dealing with players like me, cynical, apprehensive and tinfoil hat wearing, card carrying conspiracy theorist you should be on the first rung. Would that be producer? Should I use the rebel influence to more appropriate uses like protest on the steps of EA for more Graham love in the company?

Anyway, thanks for coming here and answering our questions, that alone has to be hard. It's appreciated.

I felt sure we were promised some new information about TS4 coming this month? Am I misremembering?

If there is then, its very well hidden.

I've been heard!! I look forward to seeing how it's implemented.

I don't think EA gets it at all. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/201...scusses-future/


I don't like where this is going. http://simsvip.com/2014/02/13/multi...uencing-sims-4/


More stuff to look at. http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/

Deviant an amoral players will have more fun with the game? What is wrong with EA? They aim their games at children (despite the teen calification), and then tell us being amoral is the way to go with sims 4? I'm not letting my children play it, not after I read that. An I'm warning everyone around me.

Are you being serious? It's not going to have murder or prostitution, deviant for a sims player basically means having a bit of fun, being a bit cruel to some sims, "deviant" and "amoral" have obviously been used in a very tongue-in-cheek way. There are mods to remove less child-friendly aspects of the game in many cases anyway.

Why do I always wind up laughing at everything you post....?

There are multitudes of mods in the community that make the game more dark, so maybe EA is giving more for that segment of the community. I am not a fan of Sims 4 but this gives me hope because he did also say in the article the game has more ways to attain gameplay and this is what you have been advocating in one of your threads. Don't get upset, like Carpendentum stated, there will be mods to make it less noticeable.



Yeah, they don't get it and need to take off those rose colored glasses.

TS3 is a great game, except for the bugginess and lag that EA never fixed and relied on the modding community to do the cleanup for them. And the lack of actual sandbox style play (focusing more on quests and adventures). And the lack of charm and humor in the Sims themselves.

So, basically everything we'd expect in the game.

So, except for all that, it's a great game! You go, EA!

I'm sure TS4 will be just as awesome!

Sure do hope this is sarcasm.

*Meet Krizia Bajos, Voice Actor for The Sims 4*

Small article from simscommunity.net HERE

Right now, we know about 3 TS4 voice actors: Cia Court, Scott Whyte, and now Krizia Bajos.

And that's not even the point. He/she seems to be under the impression that that quote means the game's gonna reach GTA levels of bad. As if ways to fuck with our sims hasn't existed since the beginning of the franchise (remember the fences of death?). The quote just meant that we have more ways to make our sims lives a living hell just as much as we do to make them happy (a choice that's always been a staple of the series). We aren't getting S&M dungeons and Saw styled torture games. This game wont be anymore or less "child friendly" than the rest.

Ah good, she has a voice like the TS1 sims whose voices I actually liked.

Hmm, it is a nice to see something which is not Sims gurus being fired left, right and centre but I will hold of judgement until I hear this in use in game.

I know lil bag2, but I try to stay ambiguous in my post because Rafe likes to be rude on differing opinions.

I'm not finding a link to listen to her voice work for Sims.

Actually, Rafe, I had no idea you had children of your own old enough to play the Sims. Congrats.

And to clarify, amoral is not immoral. So the lack of moral judgement, that is, neither moral or immoral, is not immoral in and of itself. Rather, it is simply not passing judgement on a given activity. So just how is that a bad influence on young, developing minds?