Re: Open Letter to The Sims Freeplay
Posted: 01 May 2019, 12:24
Would I recommend this game to new players? No way. I have played this game since Christmas 2012 and I mean played every day for hours. I have 3 towns; one at level 9 VIP and two at level 8 so I have spent more money than I care to think about.
Over the past year or so it has become increasingly obvious that the developers have become very greedy, (an understatement). I accept that there is no such thing as a free game regardless of the title. I also accept that it’s a players choice whether or not they pay real money to play but it has become the case that to progress in this game you have to either cheat big time or pay cash to continue. I have only ever bought LP’s once and that was right at the beginning when it was just impossible for me to complete a task without using LP’s. It’s so long ago that I can’t remember the details. I remember feeling very guilty at the fact that I had spent money on a game. As time went by I bought a few packs and then when VIP came out I started asking for iTunes vouchers for Christmas and birthdays so I could increase my VIP. That was OK but now people are almost forced to buy LP’s and SP’s so they can participate in the updates. For me the cardinal sin is that after I’ve bought a pack I now have to use SP’s or LP’s to get more than one of the item I’ve paid for. Needless to say I will not be spending any more money on this game.
I’m lucky in that I started playing before the daily rewards were reduced so I’m never short of simoleans and constant grinding for LP’s by my sims at every levels means that I have plenty of LP’s and SP’s so my gameplay is not seriously affected. I am affected however by the greed exhibited by FM and the fact that newer players are constantly frustrated in their efforts to play the game.
Over the past year or so it has become increasingly obvious that the developers have become very greedy, (an understatement). I accept that there is no such thing as a free game regardless of the title. I also accept that it’s a players choice whether or not they pay real money to play but it has become the case that to progress in this game you have to either cheat big time or pay cash to continue. I have only ever bought LP’s once and that was right at the beginning when it was just impossible for me to complete a task without using LP’s. It’s so long ago that I can’t remember the details. I remember feeling very guilty at the fact that I had spent money on a game. As time went by I bought a few packs and then when VIP came out I started asking for iTunes vouchers for Christmas and birthdays so I could increase my VIP. That was OK but now people are almost forced to buy LP’s and SP’s so they can participate in the updates. For me the cardinal sin is that after I’ve bought a pack I now have to use SP’s or LP’s to get more than one of the item I’ve paid for. Needless to say I will not be spending any more money on this game.
I’m lucky in that I started playing before the daily rewards were reduced so I’m never short of simoleans and constant grinding for LP’s by my sims at every levels means that I have plenty of LP’s and SP’s so my gameplay is not seriously affected. I am affected however by the greed exhibited by FM and the fact that newer players are constantly frustrated in their efforts to play the game.