WARNING: This is NOT a pro-EALand post.
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To quit now, after all the waiting, all the anticipation, all the anxiety - doesn't make much sense. We're on the verge of finalizing the opening of EA Land and the associated merge. When this is finally finished, the devs can concentrate on aspects of the GAME rather than the merge. Improvements should come along at a faster rate.
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With all due respect Donovan, something similar was said about the game back when TSO was in beta. It didnt happen, alot stayed in the game for friends and I was one of those. My friends and I worked together, we worked hard, we made money (yes the old fashioned way). A group of friends that consisted of at one time 30+ accounts. By the time the talk of EALand started most of the friends had given up and accounts had gone down to around 20. Still, in the production cities we had money, each other and fun. Since EALand has begun those 20 accounts have gone to 10 and fast going down to 0, if things dont change.
Our sims are old, we have worked hard in the last 5 years. Now everything we have worked for has been taken away with the exception of items and possibly property IF the merge ever happens and we are forced to go to a city where we have to begin again. Sorry, but this is like telling your 80yo grandma that she is out of a home and has to get out and find a job.
We were told by Lee that this was to make a better economy and to add things to the game. Ok, I see custom content and 8 sims per account. The custom content is great for those that want to make and add things to their game. Eight sims per account is one I dont understand but Im sure its great for some. But a better economy? I dont see it. I see pay outs on job items at next to nothing, not even enough to come close to purchasing a lot in a weeks time unless you play TSO most of your rl day OR better yet go buy money. Sorry, but buying money isnt an option for some people and others refuse to buy it. So those that can will buy money and be rich little simmies, and those that cant/wont will struggle just to be able to buy a lot and build. I realize that the reduced payouts were to combat bots but explain to me how. The bots will just keep on jamming, doing pizza, whatever it is they do and make money just not as much. I just dont see how any of this is balancing the economy.
Now to make matters worse, we are told that production cites will go offline permanently before the merge ever happens. With the way things have gone with this "new" game, no one can really blame us for fearing that in a months time EA will post something that says, "So sorry but due to technical difficulties the merge will not happen. We will move your sims to EALand as quickly as possible but unfortunately all properties will be lost." There are people with rare lots, roofs, and houses that have sentimental value and those people dont want to lose them.
I realize at this point, Im probably rambling and making little to no sense but my frustration with this "new" game is at an all time high and I dont see it changing. I started the game when it was in beta and never left. I once loved logging into TSO daily but now the only reason I log in is to see if friends are on, which usually they are not since EALand opened. I will stay and wait to see what happens by the end of the month but sadly there is a good possibility that at that point I will be going.
Flame if you want I think I can take the heat with a name like mine
Flaming Beaver
