#ts4 love
Soooo….I’m old AF. At least, old enough to remember 2009 when the Sims2 community was imploding.
TSR was the first paysite as we’ve come to know it. At thst time it was run by a weasley little dude named Thomas, and good LORT was he a piece of work. Doxxing his own employees and nuking other Sims sites, because before Tumblr there were various user-created forums that ruled the community. TSR and Co. personally took down a couple of the big ones, aka SimsCave and ReflexSims (which became BlackPearlSims, and finally SimPearls as it still exists today). PMBD (Paysites Must Be Destroyed) was born out of that controversy and the movement to keep user-created cc free.
The latest in 2022 has mindfucked me a bit. Like bad deja vu. Because the game is the same and only the players are different. Chess board pieces that keep moving around. I was in my late 20s in 2009 (because yeah…old af). The game of pixels….Nothing Changes.
This is appalling. All of it.
I have a few creator friends’ backs ‘til the bitter end. They’re not like the bullies, thieves, and cutthroats out there doing their shady shit. They know how to mesh. They offer early access. They don’t resort to dickish tactics to keep patrons around.
The one thing I urge folks to do is not get caught up. Support those who create solid content, and don’t lump all Patreon creators into the same ugly box. My personal belief is that most truly are awesome people either trying to make a living or simply loving the game.
*end soapbox*