Why is EA making so many kit packs for 2025?

[James3157]

Eight new kit packs in only five months is insane and all of that adds up to $40. I could also be wrong, but my theory is that 2025 is not going to make any stuff packs or gamepacks and when Project Rene comes out officially EA is eventually going to permanently stop making expansion packs as well with The Sims 4 considering the fact The SIms 4 is bloated with so much dlc already and EA seems to like kit packs more than stuff packs and gamepacks. It is an early prediction, but if it turns out to be true that The Sims 4 is not going to make anymore stuff packs similar to gamepacks then that is why I am assuming expansion packs will eventually go in the same direction of not being made anymore once Project Rene officially comes out. EA can still look for other ways to make more money with The Sims 4 besides selling seemingly endless amounts of dlc.

[userafw]

If my recollection is correct, we were told Project Rene was NOT going to be Sims 5, and it was going to be a multiplayer spin-off. The Sims 4 tends to come out with more DLC about the time the hardcore fans start to get bored (many have logged over 5000 hours). If you don't want all the DLC right now, don't get it yet. They usually have sales on older DLC. But do get at least 2 expansion packs, my recommendations are Seasons (weather, calendars) and Get Together (clubs, apartment shells, city festivals). If you like the idea of following your Sim to work, buy Get To Work.

[James3157]

Originally posted by userafw:

If my recollection is correct, we were told Project Rene was NOT going to be Sims 5, and it was going to be a multiplayer spin-off. The Sims 4 tends to come out with more DLC about the time the hardcore fans start to get bored (many have logged over 5000 hours). If you don't want all the DLC right now, don't get it yet. They usually have sales on older DLC. But do get at least 2 expansion packs, my recommendations are Seasons (weather, calendars) and Get Together (clubs, apartment shells, city festivals). If you like the idea of following your Sim to work, buy Get To Work.

i own so much dlc already, currently own every expansion pack, gamepack, and stuff pack, and did not ask for recommended packs. I am just wondering why EA seems to be getting more desperate all of the sudden in selling more kit packs than they normally do within such a short period of time. Just imagine 16 kit packs in one year adds up to $80, twice the amount EA has made in the past which was 8 kit packs per year, and does not get any discounts that are rarely given away for free.

[userafw]

Originally posted by James3157:

Originally posted by userafw:

If my recollection is correct, we were told Project Rene was NOT going to be Sims 5, and it was going to be a multiplayer spin-off. The Sims 4 tends to come out with more DLC about the time the hardcore fans start to get bored (many have logged over 5000 hours). If you don't want all the DLC right now, don't get it yet. They usually have sales on older DLC. But do get at least 2 expansion packs, my recommendations are Seasons (weather, calendars) and Get Together (clubs, apartment shells, city festivals). If you like the idea of following your Sim to work, buy Get To Work.

i own so much dlc already and did not ask for recommended packs. I am just wondering why EA seems to be getting more desperate all of the sudden in selling more kit packs than they normally do within such a short period of time. Just imagine 16 kit packs in one year adds up to $80 that does not get discounts.

Sorry, I didn't know which packs you had anyway. I have been wondering the same...perhaps they noticed all the Patreon sites (and TSR) that you can subscribe to, for mods and custom content, and wanted a piece of that pie. Mmmmm....delicious profit....more plasma fruit please.

[Xebulin]

Money. Fanboys will gladly pay for their 10 new cosmetics, which were probably made by one single person in EA

[Xautos]

Originally posted by Xebulin:

Money. Fanboys will gladly pay for their 10 new cosmetics, which were probably made by one single person in EA

or those same fanboys. a good number of lots on various worlds in the game through those packs are made by said fanboys and then you have content creator kits, as they are called...

[Xenon The Noble]

When I go to the candy story, I don't buy everything in the dang store. You don't have to buy it all. Just buy the ones you want when you can afford them. Once you and your dog have a warm bed and hot food, then think about a stupid kit.

[Phae]

If one buys kits that are put out once or twice a month at 4.99 plus tax if you think about it that will add up over time. But I personally don't really see the need for a good deal of the kits or even packs. One tends to spend small amounts quicker than the larger amounts to maybe EA is changing tactics. maybe .....?

[Jehane]

Originally posted by Phae:

One tends to spend small amounts quicker than the larger amounts to maybe EA is changing tactics. maybe .....?

I think that's one of the reasons - or maybe the main reason - why they release so many kits this year. Because people are very likely to go, "Oh, it's only five euros, why not". I gotta admit I'm one of those people because I love kits, and the last ones have been really nice.

Still, they're going overboard. By the end of the year, the game will very likely have 100 DLCs. That's insane.

[James3157]

Originally posted by Jehane:

I think that's one of the reasons - or maybe the main reason - why they release so many kits this year. Because people are very likely to go, "Oh, it's only five euros, why not". I gotta admit I'm one of those people because I love kits, and the last ones have been really nice.

Still, they're going overboard. By the end of the year, the game will very likely have 100 DLCs. That's insane.

Or people could just simply decide to buy stuff packs, gamepacks, and expansion packs only, but ignore the kit packs entirely.

[Jehane]

Yup. To each their own :)