Official Survey: They're going to sell individual downloads!?WTF?!

[CaptainChris]

That's true, but shouldn't they have a solid black option as well for the people who don't want it to be reserved for their older Sims? Maybe they do and I just didn't notice it on the Store (since I got the files...*ahem*...elsewhere).

Shhh don't give them ideas. What next, they'll start selling the exclusive preorder items?
It's funny, I actually go out of my way now to purchase things that are not EA or Sony. Recently bought a new TV and Sound system, salesman man was pointing towards Sony, I told em no, ended up with Samsung. Much better. Also found great delight that The Sims Stories crap was in the $9 bargain bin.

[Mheyin]

EA are full of fail. If you read around the BBS, its full of complaints. And also at TSR  they don't like it, heh

Of course TSR hates it. Competition to see who can create the most crappy items!! 

[Paden]

Makes you wonder if some of their creators are playing on both sides of the fence, doesn't it? Make recolours for TSR and the EA Store... Bet atwat would be on that shit like white on rice.

[minionsRmine]

And also at TSR  they don't like it, heh

I don't know about the regular users, but you know those FA's and SA's share and share alike! Unless EA gave Steve & Co. freebies, they'll have to pay for junk they want. Now they're getting a taste of their own medicine.

[falln_angel]

So, of the 'exclusive' store stuff I've been able to find so far (Yeah, I put them in my game. That's what we CC whores do! It's okay though. They're in a separate folder so easy to take out.) I like 2^1/2 things. The male hair mesh is actually okay. Yucky Maxis textures, yeah, but if it ends up being recolourable it could actually be pretty cute. I also don't mind the male vest outfit. It's not something all my Sim-guys are going to wear, but okay for certain types. And finally the Cubic series desk - that's the 1/2, because I really like the right-hand side of the desk, and really hate the left-hand side.

As for the rest of it: FUG! All the female hairs look like ass. (Except for the one that looks like an inferior version of Nouk's squid hair.) The Cubic furniture is hideous, and the Deco set reminds me of that ancient and ugly dresser that my grandparents used to keep in the spare bedroom downstairs. Ultimately, I'd feel cheated if I'd paid for any of that crap!

[glasscigarette]

That's exactly what I've been saying. The male vest outfit is pretty decent, and the male hair mesh could be made okay with better textures. Personally, I don't like any of the furniture, and all the rest of the hair and clothes are some of the ugliest things I've seen in a while. Overall, not a very good ratio of quality to fug.

[celligirl]

I've not been impressed with what I saw at the EA store. Certainly not impressed enough to buy any of it. :p In fact, I wish there was some way to remove all the Maxis fug that I will never ever use from my game. More room for pretty CC!

Streaky hairs...Well, I'd like some (excessively) long, grey-streaked, dark auburn hair. Solely because that's what I have IRL. I've yet to find any, though.

As for Arring...Well, I've got an ARR'ed Freetime. In my zeal as a (at the time) brand-new player when FT came out, I wanted it badly, but it wasn't available for purchase anywhere here in Backwater Podunk. So, I went to EA's site to download it from them (At the time, I had no idea that SecureROM existed), and lo and behold I couldn't get a connection to the download area thingy. So, I torrented, with the intention of buying it when the "local" (Read: An hour's drive away) Walmart decided to get it in stock. Ended up never quite getting around to buying it. Now I'm glad that I didn't. The newest EP that I paid for is Seasons which seems to be SuckyROM free, yes?

[falln_angel]

Also, is it just me or are all the Sims Store exclusive lamps kind of broken? I made a test house with all the new furniture, and none of the lamps seem to give off much light at all. The light reflects a tiny bit off nearby furniture, but doesn't even reach the floor! This is with the wall, table and floor lamps.

[Zazazu]

This cracks me up:

Kamus4547        Yesterday, 09:47 AM       Post #20

So EA has opened up a pay site! How funny is that.

I'll stick with TSR & Simslice.


Kat

OMG! EA has a pay site! How awful! I'm not going there, I'm going to these other two sites which are not only paysites, but illegal ones! Yay!

[Paden]

Two words to describe that person: dumb fuck!

[Mheyin]

Please, for the love of all that is holy, let that be sarcasm..... 

[celligirl]

*dies*

You do have to wonder, though: Now that EA has its own pay-to-download site, might they take a more jaundiced view of all the illegal paysites out there? Since they're, you know, in competition now? Or maybe they don't see it as competition? I don't see how it isn't, though, the only difference being that EA actually has a legal right to sell stuff...

[Panthpirate]

Kamus4547        Yesterday, 09:47 AM       Post #20

So EA has opened up a pay site! How funny is that.

I'll stick with TSR & Simslice.

LMAO. I'm saving that for future lulz.

[Theria]

Le sigh. TWICE today, I have to make my first post at different forums (brief post high-jack...Hey, everyone. New. Read the faqs. Lurked. Throw rotten tomatoes if you must).

I tried to post to the BBS thread that was linked earlier and got a message back that it was read-only. Did I come to late to the party with my disgust and fist shaking? I even tried to be nice for once!

I swear, always the bridesmaid in the fugly dress, never the bride...

[glasscigarette]

Theria: welcome! You seem to be the acceptable variety of noob.

And I doubt that BBSer's post is sarcastic, although that would make it a little easier to swallow. It irritates me to no end that people seem incapable of comprehending the difference between EA selling downloads and sites like TSR doing the same thing. Yeah, The Sims Store is repugnant, but it's not technically illegal. The so-called "Paysite Debate" isn't about not wanting to pay for things, it's about respecting the rules of the EULA. Not that EA itself is respecting its own players at all anymore, but you know what I mean. The phorum was designed to liberate illegal payfiles and give pirates a place to talk about their interest, not just to give shit away to cheap people (that's just a bonus. ). That's why we don't have isos of the game itself in the booty, for god's sake. People are more than welcome to download from the booty just because they are cheap bastards, even if they still support the (nonexistent) "rights" of sites like TSR or Peggy Zone, but they're better off keeping their mouths shut about it around here unless they want a quick, sharp education between the ribs.

I'll just go elsewhere to download the Sims Store stuff.