Top it off with another gouge from EA

[PirateBooty]

that's easily worked around. I bought one (and only one - never again) EA downloader thing. I would log into it, launch the game and log out. It wouldn't make me log in again for days and days and days - pretty much until I rebooted my computer or if the software itself forced an update

[Lauren]

Is that why I never have a problem logging in? My EA Downloader/Link is never logged in.

Personally, I like the Maxis way of clothes/hair ect. I don't like the real looking Sims wearing stuff I wouldn't be caught dead in. The objects I get online, but most of my clothes are Maxis ones.

[wicked_one]

i've not tried the ea downloader thing, some of my friends did though, one of them was having problems because the ea site wasn't connecting, giving them error messages, etc but they also shut down their computer at night so that might explain why they had to sign in each time they turned on the game to take screenshots or to play. (empathy annoyance on my part I guess)

It sort of punishes the ones that bought last year's holiday pack, like we should have waited and assumed they were going to repackage the same crap this year and add a few small things like a greeting card decor thing

Doesnt really matter though because the holiday items will be available for free online the same day it's released just like last year.

[Sherry]

I don't personally mind the EA gorge too much.  I never buy the stuff packs, though I do have all the expansions.  Probably will break for the christmas stuff though, I love christmas stuff *hint to bluesoup, I will need you to do some testing for me next week*

I think I would be more upset by EA gorging, if their weren't so many paysites much worse.  I mean at least EA has a staff, developed the game ect.

I am not saying it's particulary wonderful that they do crap like this, I guess I just am not too upset by it.

[PirateBooty]

i think that if the holiday pack last year had been released like one of the stuff packs we get now, they wouldn't be redoing it at all.

last years was just a little installer with no serial no nothing - super easy to share, no disc required for play, no registration etc.

[Pescado]

The EA downloader is spyware. Never, ever, buy EA downloader versions.

[Rovam]

Why am I not surprised?  :roll:  Not that I'd ever download anything from EA/buy a stuff pack anyhow.

[Pescado]

You really should tell BlueSoup where to get an avatar like yours. She needs one. I see her face staring back at me everytime I see your avatar. It's uncanny.

[Rovam]

http://ppkh.davidsonlinegallery.com/pixel/basesmain.php

Big headed avatar bases for all! Piratey features not included.  

[Pescado]

I didn't understand how to use that. Make one for BlueSoup.

[Caedre]

See it from the bright side, they didn't include the fugly christmas crap in the base game!

No, now you can choose what crap you want in your game!





I hate christmas  

[Blodeuwedd]

I hope it is released in my country this time....Last year it wasn't..... :?

[Noodle]

These 20 new items should be offered up as a Holiday gift, like the 12 Days of Christmas thing they did last year. Some of us old-timers were spoiled with the Simday of yore making the idea of a "mini add-on pack" even less palatable. They are pouring salt in the wound by putting out an add-on pack to an add-on pack already bought and paid for!

I want a gift from EA dammit! If I must pillage for these items so be it! ARR!

[jesserocket]

I miss SimDay...it was normally some bollocks interview or something, but sometimes, just sometimes, they'd release a A THING, and it was grand. What was the last THING they released for TS2? That pennant thing, back when the World Cup was on? Dude, that sucked.

[snadradeocconer]

i so know what u are talking aobut

i really would just downlode the mini pack for free, but because u need a cd for it i won't.