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Last month, EA announced new rules and restrictions on paid mods, early access, and how creators can promote their creations. This led to many unhappy responses and constant internal arguments Sims social communication.
The Sims 4 It may have been released in 2014, but Life Simulator continues to receive massive official updates and boasts a large and active community of mods who regularly create user-generated content for the game on PC. Some of these creators make a living by selling mods or receiving donations from players who like their work. So it’s no surprise that EA’s policy update on July 26, which made it clear that mods will no longer be sold or locked behind its Patreon subsidiary, has set off quite a storm online.
In the update posted on official EA Sims 4 Help pageThe company clarified that the mods cannot be “sold, licensed or rented for a fee” and that the mods cannot contribute to or support “any kind of cash transaction”. This means you cannot paste the digital store The Sims 4 and sell NFT t-shirts or sell your mods through a website.
EA has acknowledged that developing a mod takes time and resources, and allows creators to sell ads on their mod sites and receive donations, but creators are not allowed to include those things in the game.
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However, when the support page was first published, it did not include allowing paid early access. This has led to a huge backlash as many content creators and mods use the early access model to release mods to dedicated fans who are willing to pay before everything is up or running. The idea is that once the mod is finished, the developers will release it for free, and this paid period will help them work on finishing the mod.
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EA seemingly coming after this fairly old system that was mostly accepted by the community went over about as well as you’d expect. It’s also quite a turn as the publisher is typically supportive of its Sims modding community. Jamespot Talk to some creators about the situationsome explain how they managed to survive.
“Early access to Patreon is one of the reasons I can afford medicine, food, pet care, and my own apartment to live above my disabled father to take care of him.” Sims 4 Mud JellyPaws Mond Jamespot.
After a lot of feedback from players and some bad press, EA has now changed direction, and has done so before Help article update Include a separate deduction for paid early access. While selling mods directly or locking them behind a firewall is still not acceptable, this new update allows for a community approved Patreon system.
This is text added by EA To confirm if this is ok with this type of paid mod system.
Offer an incentive for early access for a reasonable amount of time. After a reasonable early access period, all users should have access to the mods completely free, whether they donate or not.
However, this helped to quell it some Because of the fire, others remain concerned about how vague this new rule will be. How long can a mod stay in Early Access before EA announces it should be removed and released for free? EA only says it will “take a reasonable amount of time” but doesn’t specify, so it can leave some leeway for the publisher when evaluating changes on a case-by-case basis.
my box Please contact EA regarding the Early Access policy for clarification.
so far, Sims Fans and creators Mint a KawaiiFoxita He seems cautiously optimistic about the situation. Of course, if EA reveals that a “reasonable amount of time” is five days or a week, you’re likely to find yourself in yet another mess.
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