You don't have to sue me to get my pants off, EA.
UPDATE: It looks like EA have been forced to clarify their stance on Early Access due to an uproar from the community. It's allowed again! So going forward, things will be as they usually have been. Thank you all again for supporting me ❤ I hope you like what I make for you this year.
Hi lovelies. Well, EA have gone and done it. They’ve somehow made their TOU even more vague when it comes to Patreon, early access, and adult content, so congrats to them.
In case you’ve been left out of the loop, here’s Missme’s post about the change.
Now, EA have stated that all CC must be free in full and that mod developers can only recoup costs of time and effort via passive advertisements and donations.
No early access paywalls and especially no perma paywalls.
So, what does that mean? Well unless EA clarifies further regarding early access in the next couple of weeks (which they might do if they are bombarded with TOU breaking reports), it means that anything anyone makes for TS4 is free. Immediately. Forever. No paywalls, no early access. Creators can only monetarily gain via passive advertisements (which, let’s face it, are only a thing on TSR) and donations.
SOOOOO, where does that leave me? Well, I sure as hell don’t wanna be sued. The fact that EA have suddenly sprung this on us all makes me wonder if they are preparing to start a community-wide take down of anyone violating their TOU. For the perma-paywallers, this is well deserved. But for the early access peeps, this kinda sucks.
So, guys, that means that I’m going to have to shake things up. I hope EA will be nice enough to give everyone a month or so leeway so we can unlock and prep files for release without getting into hot water.
Here are the changes coming to this Patreon:
No early access. Everything I upload will be available to download as soon as it’s uploaded.
All NSFW items still need to be locked on Patreon to abide by their TOU, but they will also be uploaded to LL immediately where they can be downloaded for free.
The first 1-3 tiers will remain, but they will be donation options spliced with extras (more consistent WIPS, etc)
The monthly Patreon theme will go, but I will be adding additional commission tier spots. More info on that to come.
We will see how this goes. For all I know, EA might come out next week saying early access is allowed again. Who knows? But for now, this is how it will be.
I want to thank you all for supporting me and my work. I like to think that a lot of you support me because you think I'm worthy of the support, not just because you can't be bothered to wait for my slow-ass to release content freely. Anyway, I love you all. ❤❤
Comments (12)
It looks like it’s been edited to allow early access now? Honestly think you should keep it, you deserve compensation for your amazing work!
It looks like it yes, thank fully. But I've already unlocked everything up to now haha, download spree I guess!
Honestly I haven't been playing the sims nearly as much as I used to, and I was going to cancel all subscriptions. But I genuinely respect your decision and I want to keep supporting the people abiding by the new rules. Love your stuff!
I've loved your content and will continue to support you as a patron, I hope others do the same because the work is appreciated <3
Let's be honest, that's because their kits suck, and with the same 5 bucks we can support a small creator who does things we actually want in the game. My suggestion: maybe patrons get to suggest/ vote on the next creations? We'd be paying to choose, not to get the cc...
This is a great idea! Let us pay to pick what we want to see next of your WIPs! 💖
This is ridiculous of EA and it implies they expect free labor at this point. CC has always been in high demand and if it were easy and we were capable of doing it ourselves, we wouldn’t be relying on other people for it. You deserve to be compensated for your time and skill because I’m sure these take you quite a while to make, especially if you’re making the meshes yourself but even recolors take time and skill! I’ll definitely be staying a patron as long as I can afford it.
Whatever you plan to do, I’m here to support. :) you bring out the spiciness in sims and I’m all here for it. 🤍
Love your cc! Hope that EA will at least allow early access again. It sucks that the creators that were following the rules get bitten because of a few rotten apples! 💕
That sucks cause you should be paid for the hard work you put in to make the game more enjoyable. I mean free is nice for the consumer but it doesn’t pay the bills for the one making the content. Is there a way for to make donations?
I plan to keep the tiers as they are but they will just be optional donation tiers (maybe along with some extras like WIP stuff if anyone wants that). If EA does end up enforcing this (as I assume they will at this point) I plan to shift towards a commission-style system where donators can request I make certain things. That way I don't feel like I'm just asking for handouts -_-
You always give us the best quality and are actually one of the few creators I have on Patreon. Even when things change I'll still donate/keep my subscription 🫶🏼