Paving The Way For Microtransactions? The Sims 4 Introduces Controversial Battle Pass-Style Events
Paving The Way For Microtransactions? The Sims 4 Introduces Controversial Battle Pass-Style Events
Each Event is free and spans four weeks, offering eight rewards, with new rewards unlocking weekly. Players must log in on at least eight different days to claim all rewards.Since its release nearly a decade ago, The Sims 4 has largely avoided timed content, with expansion packs and free additions available indefinitely.
自將近十年前發佈以來，《模擬人生4》基本上避免了定時內容，無限期提供擴展包和免費新增內容。
However, a new update introduces a battle pass-style feature to the game's main menu, which has displeased fans.
但是，新的更新在遊戲的主菜單中引入了戰鬥通行證式的功能，這讓粉絲們感到不滿。
Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) detailed its new "Events" feature in a blog post, describing each event as a "limited time experience, centered around a fun theme, with free rewards or gameplay that adds new opportunities to your game."
Electronic Arts Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：EA）在一篇博客文章中詳細介紹了其新的 “活動” 功能，將每項活動描述爲 “以有趣主題爲中心的限時體驗，提供免費獎勵或遊戲玩法，爲你的遊戲增加新的機會。”
Each Event is free and spans four weeks, offering eight rewards, with new rewards unlocking weekly. Players must log in on at least eight different days to claim all rewards.
每項活動都是免費的，爲期四周，提供八個獎勵，每週都有新的獎勵解鎖。玩家必須在至少八個不同的日子登錄才能領取所有獎勵。
The first event, "The Sims 4 Happy at Home Login Event," starts on June 13. It includes furniture items, new Sim accessories, a vending machine, and a new trait called Practice Makes Perfect.
第一個活動 “模擬人生4 Happy at Home登錄活動” 將於6月13日開始。它包括傢俱物品、全新 Sim 配飾、自動售貨機以及一個名爲 “Practice Makes Perfect” 的新特質。
There will be an extra week at the end of each event for players to claim missed rewards, but fans are still upset about the required commitment.
每場活動結束後，玩家將額外有一週的時間來申領錯過的獎勵，但粉絲們仍然對所需的承諾感到不安。
The Sims 4 Update: Fan Reactions and Criticism
模擬人生 4 更新:粉絲的反應和批評
Many have expressed their disappointment on Twitter/X, with some criticizing the game's persistent bugs being overlooked in favor of these Events. Others speculate that EA might be setting up microtransactions for Project Rene.
許多人對Twitter/X表示失望，有人批評遊戲持續存在的錯誤被忽視，轉而舉辦這些活動。其他人則推測，EA可能正在爲Rene項目設置微交易。
According to IGN, one Reddit user commented: "It's clear that this is the way EA are wanting to take the franchise. It's a shame that EA, a multi-billion dollar company, feels the need to create multiple broken DLC for a high price then think 'nah, we can still make more money.'"
根據IGN的說法，一位Reddit用戶評論說：“很明顯，這就是EA想要獲得特許經營權的方式。遺憾的是，一家價值數十億美元的公司EA覺得有必要以高昂的價格創建多個損壞的DLC，然後想想'不，我們還能賺更多的錢'。”
The user continued: "We deserve better than re-colored items from other packs just so the data shows that player numbers are going up. I wish we were given genuine, original free content or better yet, focus on fixing the damn game instead of modders doing it. Things aren't looking good for the future of the Sims franchise."
該用戶繼續說：“我們應該得到比其他包中重新着色的物品更好的東西，因爲數據顯示玩家人數在上升。我希望我們能獲得真正的原創免費內容，或者更好的是，專注於修復這個該死的遊戲，而不是模組製作者來做。《模擬人生》系列的未來情況看起來並不樂觀。”
EA has confirmed that Project Rene, widely regarded as The Sims 5, will be free-to-play upon release.
EA已經證實，被廣泛認爲是《模擬人生5》的Project Rene將在發佈後免費播放。
Image credits: Casimiro PT on Shutterstock.
圖片來源：Shutterstock 上的 Casimiro PT。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。