| Archive for ts2preorderpack.myfreeforum.org We're tired of EA not sending us our redemption codes! |
| Paladin |
The Sims 2 Storehttp://thesims2store.ea.com/index.htmlWell I've already got my 2 free items that weren't already included in a previous expansion or stuff pack. However unfortunately purchased downloads are currently only available for US/Canada residents, so I can't really check out the rest of the content in my game. So what does everyone else think of the latest addition to The Sims franchise? |
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| DermalCut |
Oops, seems we both opened a thread for the store at the same time... only I did it in the Pack Announcements forum...
I got the 2 items also. Nothing special on the Exclusives section in my eyes. |
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| Paladin |
Well I like the look of the tv and cd player. 
However I've always preferred functional items over trivial decorative items. Hmm... I wonder if they're FreeTime compliant though... I get the feeling they could be missing the Tinker, Movie and Custom Stations options... Like the recent Stuff Pack additions did... 
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| DermalCut |
That's a point. If they didn't do that with the Stuff Packs why should they with the Exclusives... | ||
| Paladin |
Random note for anyone interested.
MaxoidShannon has now announced on the forums that the store's "Exclusive" items are to remain exclusive to the store, were designed for that purpose and will not be found in a later Expansion/Stuff Pack. Just incase anyone was concerned in paying twice for any of the content. |
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| DermalCut |
Good to know... | ||
| Curious Cat |
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
Seriously, why the heck does EAxis even need a paysite? Don’t they make anything off of their “partnerships” with Ford, H&M, IKEA, and who knows what else…?  (Besides paying customers, that is... 
What tugs at my gag reflex is the fact that there are actually some strange people on the BBS who love the idea. *Shudders.* Ew. |
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| Paladin |
From what I've read, the items offered on the Sims Store aren't FreeTime compliant, lacking the expansion's new functions. 
However that's purely from what I've read, I'm still waiting on the store being opened up to Europe before I can even begin to check out the new content on offer at the store. 
(And hoping that EA doesn't come up with a dodgy exchange rate for SimPoints per £ at the same time.) |
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| witchboy |
Well it seems people are having problems with items not showing in game after buying them (i was one of them) because not only do you need to have the EA down-loader installed you also need the sims 2 store installed (which installs with the 1st item you download @ 362 mb) to use these items in game. Without those 2 goodies installed you can't use them at all.
The objects can not be recolored (their textures are to tiny), the skins do not show up in body shop, cannot be recolored or added to sims created for sharing. The installers also install any patches you may need (even if you don't want them) & installs the new version of Securom on your computer without telling you it is doing so. You also must run your game from the sims 2 store icon. When adding new stuff from the store to your game securom calls home to verify your game & your purchased content each & everytime you buy a new object, skin etc. I have in the mean time written EA support & have asked for a refund back to my credit card. Just one word.....MATY 
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| karrere |
The Sims 2 Store is way overpriced by 75% for what a person is receiving and not worth the overall headache inflicted on the buyer to buy it. If this is the future to what EA and the Sims 3 will have to offer, I will be looking into other gaming alternatives.
There are many people life myself who do not have an internet connection at home, we just cannot afford it on minimum pay. We use internet cafes, libraries, friends computers, and our employers computers to connect to the internet. While my employer allows me to use my work computer during non-working times, I am not allowed to install software on the machine. This means just like others, no game can be installed, along with download manager,and content installers. Also 362 MB for a program for people on dial up, no way during a lunch break are you going to be able to download something like that even if your employer allowed it. In the real world, we are not all rich and have high speed connections. I guess the company is not really interested in the loss of potential sales in the long run when people look elsewhere to spend their gaming dollars. |
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| Skyfallkavu |
Now where was that paysite objects for free site... | ||
| Beebee |
Is this the one you mean Sky? http://paysites.mustbedestroyed.org/booty/ | ||
| Skyfallkavu |
Why yes, yes it is. | ||
| Paladin |
New poll on the homepage of www.thesims2.com
What style of furniture would you like to see more of in The Sims 2? Mission Renaissance Revival Art Nouveau Tuscan Edwardian Wouldn't surprise me if this tells us exactly what the next five exclusive store content collections will be. Just going by their past polls, chances are they've already made all five and at best they're asking what you'd like to see, purely to give them an order to release them in. |
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| Paladin |
The store has been updated today with a set of exclusive spooky items, clothing and hairstyles, obviously due to Halloween being next month.
Still hopefully that means we might see some nice Christmas related stuff in the coming months. As for the spooky stuff... It's so-so... Mainly dark and decorative items and not that much of a range either. However I'm sure it'll appeal to some. |
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| bonhams2 |
taThanks Paladin,MATY has got some of them for download already. |
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| Paladin |
Re: ta
*Coughs* I would never dream of downloading the versions from MATY and as an admin of this forum would never endorse such a thing... Even if they are fixed, bug free and expansion pack compliant compared to EA's "official" versions...
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| Paladin |
Re: taOh...I forgot to add that they're all currently *still* unavailable outside of the USA too...
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| DermalCut |
I've seen better spooky stuff at MTS2.
Also, apparently these Spooky Sims Store Items are party bugged... at least someone wrote that one set of hair has all ages except teen enabled and that one column deletes a column from OFB. |
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| Aroenai |
Actually I thought that OFB column issue was caused by something else. | ||
| DermalCut |
Yeah, you're right. I didn't notice it before because I never work with columns. | ||
| onika1987 |
Ok i just wanted to know because this sims to be about the sims 2 store.I have all the items and no i didn't pay for any but i have no idea what floder to put the files in as in what downlod folder. | ||
| DermalCut |
The downloads folder will do, I suppose. At least that's what I keep them in and they work.
But I also have the Store Edition and the Downloadmanager, don't know if that is necessary too. |
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| onika1987 |
OK THANK YOu it works | ||