#shoutout to the early access simmers who always followed the rules

[kreativeplumbob]

So.... There are modders out there who work to create stuff, stuff that you don't need to play the game and it takes them time and knowledge but you don't want to pay them? Okay. Maybe i'm the one who doesn't understand the problem? They work, they propose a product that you are in no way forced to buy but you don't want to? Then don't buy it? People donnt work for free what is this the 1660? What is the problem someone explain.

So.... There are modders out there who create stuff unto their own volition, stuff they were never forced to put their time into... they took it upon themselves to create something for a GAMING community that they once upon a time had a passion for... and for some (NOT ALL), that passion has soured.... And now they EXPECT payment to be made for something that (for some "artists") are stolen from other 3D modeling artists, in addition to using EA's original code, original files to port it into the game and blatantly profiting off of a company brand, not to mention exploiting its fans... That's like walking into a friend's closet, claiming you designed it, slapping a Dior patch on it and selling it. ILLEGAL. It's honestly about time EA put this new policy out, finally realizing the abuse that was happening right under their nose.

And just to be clear, I'm specifically calling out perma-paywallers. And you are right, I don't want to spend money on their work, nor have I. I know full well how to vote with my wallet, and I've done so. To creators in this community I feel are genuinely talented artists and deserving of support for their efforts. I pledge to a few different patreons for early access, knowing full well those items will be free evntually which could save money.. but I do this not because I'm FORCED to put my money in to get the items, rather because I'm in love with their work so much that I WANT to support them. That's literally it. If people love your work, they will support you if they can! Art was never meant to be monetized. Hobbies were never meant to be monetized! Especially in a world where hobbies are the only escape and solace the majority of people have to cope in this insane society structured around money and productivity.

So to answer your question, dear anon: The problem is morals. I cannot under my own conscious dump money into creators who have not only stolen art -- making profit off someone else's hard work -- but have also disrespected, doxxed, harrassed, and witch-hunted the people who actually supported them, calling others "poor" for not being able to buy their ridiculously overpriced pixels, crying about how Covid wrecked their lives the worst as if it didn't wreck us all, and throwing a tantrum over the latest devastation of a policy (which was always there) ruining their SOLE source of income that they never should have had in the first place.