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Bridgerton Balls, Big Patches, and Buyout Chaos · The Plumbob Report

• 0:00
  [Becca Hartwell] Thanks for watching!
• 0:12
  [Danny Reyes] Welcome back to the Plumbob Report.
• 0:14
  [Danny Reyes] I'm Becca and Danny Reyes, we have a lot going on today.
• 0:20
  [Speaker 3] Understatement of the year,
• 0:22
  [Speaker 3] Becca Hartwell.
• 0:23
  [Speaker 3] Like, where do we even start?
• 0:24
  [Danny Reyes] Okay, so Bridgerton in the Sims 4.
• 0:27
  [Danny Reyes] That's real.
• 0:28
  [Speaker 3] It's real.
• 0:29
  [Speaker 3] Two Lady Bridgerton Masquerade Kits dropped May 12th. There's a free login event and the community has opinions.
• 0:38
  [Danny Reyes] Yeah,
• 0:39
  [Danny Reyes] the price point conversation is happening.
• 0:41
  [Danny Reyes] We'll get into all of it.
• 0:42
  [Speaker 3] And speaking of May 12th, the patch that dropped alongside that collab,
• 0:46
  [Speaker 3] Update 2.33,
• 0:49
  [Speaker 3] 150 bug fixes.
• 0:52
  [Danny Reyes] 150!
• 0:53
  [Danny Reyes] That's wild,
• 0:54
  [Danny Reyes] right?
• 0:54
  [Speaker 3] Right?
• 0:55
  [Speaker 3] Infant improvements,
• 0:56
  [Speaker 3] autonomy stuff,
• 0:57
  [Speaker 3] the whole thing.
• 0:58
  [Speaker 3] We'll walk through what actually matters and remind everyone to back up their saves.
• 1:04
  [Danny Reyes] Always.
• 1:05
  [Danny Reyes] Learned that one the hard way with Sims Three,
• 1:07
  [Danny Reyes] and I will never stop saying it.
• 1:09
  [Speaker 3] And then,
• 1:11
  [Speaker 3] Okay,
• 1:11
  [Speaker 3] this one got real:
• 1:12
  [Speaker 3] the EA headquarters in Redwood City had actual barricades up.
• 1:17
  [Danny Reyes] Barricades!
• 1:18
  [Speaker 3] The Players' Alliance organized what they're calling the EA Raid Protest.
• 1:19
  [Speaker 3] This is all tied to the fifty five billion dollar buyout fears.
• 1:23
  [Speaker 3] Canada's media union is even calling for regulatory scrutiny.
• 1:27
  [Speaker 3] For scrutiny now.
• 1:29
  [Speaker 3] It's a lot! We'll dig into what it means for the dev team caught in the middle of all this.
• 1:31
  [Danny Reyes] And we're wrapping up with community creativity,
• 1:35
  [Speaker 3] a Sims 3-style aging mod,
• 1:38
  [Speaker 3] a Sims 3-style aging mod,
• 1:41
  [Speaker 3] some streetwear CC,
• 1:42
  [Speaker 3] and a marketplace release that is... a choice.
• 1:47
  [Danny Reyes] A very expensive choice.
• 1:49
  [Danny Reyes] Okay,
• 1:50
  [Danny Reyes] let's get into it, starting with the Bridgerton collab.
• 1:58
  [Danny Reyes] We want to hear from you.
• 2:00
  [Danny Reyes] Submit questions via the web form in the description or give us a call at 747-677-1037 and leave your question.
• 2:09
  [Danny Reyes] Don't be shy.
• 2:10
  [Danny Reyes] Our AI assistant makes it super easy.
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  [Speaker 4] Mm-hmm.
• 2:19
  [Speaker 5] Dear gentle reader:
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  [Speaker 5] The Sims Four is pleased to announce the arrival of Lady Bridgerton's Masquerade Ball.
• 2:27
  [Speaker 5] Society has never looked so absolutely
• 2:31
  [Speaker 6] -
• 2:32
  [Danny Reyes] Stop. Stop it right now.
• 2:35
  [Danny Reyes] Danny Reyes,
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  [Danny Reyes] I cannot.
• 2:37
  [Speaker 5] I had to.
• 2:38
  [Speaker 5] I had to do it.
• 2:39
  [Danny Reyes] Okay,
• 2:40
  [Danny Reyes] but honestly,
• 2:40
  [Danny Reyes] that was perfect because this collab is giving full Regency drama energy.
• 2:45
  [Speaker 5] Right?
• 2:46
  [Speaker 5] So here's the thing.
• 2:47
  [Speaker 5] The Sims 4 just dropped a Bridgerton collaboration.
• 2:50
  [Speaker 5] Two new kits,
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  [Speaker 5] a login event,
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  [Speaker 5] the whole deal.
• 2:53
  [Danny Reyes] Two kits,
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  [Danny Reyes] the Lady Bridgerton Masquerade Ball kit and the Lady Bridgerton Masquerade
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  [Danny Reyes] Parade Build Kit.
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  [Danny Reyes] Both went live May 12th.
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  [Speaker 5] And according to coverage from KeenGamer and FanBolt,
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  [Speaker 5] there's also a bundle option that gets you bonus exclusive content if you grab both together.
• 3:11
  [Danny Reyes] Which, okay,
• 3:12
  [Danny Reyes] I'm a gallery creator.
• 3:14
  [Danny Reyes] I'm not going to pretend I didn't immediately start planning a Regency Ballroom build the second I saw this.
• 3:20
  [Speaker 5] Of course you did.
• 3:22
  [Danny Reyes] No shame-the build kit items look gorgeous-we're talking chandeliers,
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  [Danny Reyes] ornate furniture,
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  [Danny Reyes] the whole fantasy.
• 3:29
  [Speaker 5] The CAS stuff is also very good.
• 3:32
  [Speaker 5] Sims community did a full reveal and there are some seriously elegant ball gowns in there.
• 3:38
  [Speaker 5] Masquerade masks,
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  [Speaker 5] fancy updos.
• 3:41
  [Danny Reyes] The wigs, Danny!
• 3:42
  [Danny Reyes] The wigs!
• 3:43
  [Speaker 5] The wigs!
• 3:44
  [Speaker 5] Okay,
• 3:45
  [Speaker 5] yes,
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  [Speaker 5] very into it.
• 3:46
  [Danny Reyes] So the log in event is free,
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  [Danny Reyes] which is great.
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  [Danny Reyes] You log in during the event window and you get Regency-style rewards without spending anything.
• 3:54
  [Danny Reyes] IGN covered the details on the release date and what's included.
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  [Speaker 3] That part I genuinely like.
• 4:00
  [Speaker 3] Free stuff is free stuff.
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  [Danny Reyes] Right?
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  [Danny Reyes] But here's where the community is a little split.
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  [Speaker 3] The price.
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  [Danny Reyes] The price.
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  [Danny Reyes] Two paid kits on top of a free event.
• 4:11
  [Danny Reyes] And like, Motherlode doesn't work in your real wallet,
• 4:14
  [Danny Reyes] you know what I mean?
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  [Speaker 3] Tragically,
• 4:16
  [Speaker 3] no.
• 4:17
  [Danny Reyes] Some players are totally here for it.
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  [Danny Reyes] Bridgerton fans especially are losing their minds in a good way.
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  [Speaker 3] My timeline was flooded.
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  [Speaker 3] Memes, screenshots,
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  [Speaker 3] people already building manor houses.
• 4:29
  [Speaker 3] the energy was chaotic and joyful,
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  [Speaker 3] which
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  [Danny Reyes] But there's also a pretty vocal group that's like,
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  [Danny Reyes] why are we getting more paid kits when there are core game issues to fix?
• 4:40
  [Speaker 3] is fair.
• 4:41
  [Speaker 3] I get it.
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  [Speaker 3] It's a real tension.
• 4:43
  [Danny Reyes] And this is part of a bigger pattern,
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  [Danny Reyes] right?
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  [Danny Reyes] EA has been leaning hard into IP crossovers.
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  [Danny Reyes] Bridgerton is just the latest.
• 4:51
  [Speaker 3] Yeah, and honestly,
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  [Speaker 3] as collabs go,
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  [Speaker 3] this one at least makes visual sense for the game.
• 4:56
  [Speaker 5] game.
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  [Speaker 5] It's not like random Monster Energy branding or something.
• 5:00
  [Danny Reyes] Can you imagine?
• 5:01
  [Speaker 5] A Monster Energy Kit for The Sims.
• 5:04
  [Speaker 5] Actually,
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  [Speaker 5] someone would buy that.
• 5:06
  [Danny Reyes] Someone absolutely would.
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  [Danny Reyes] But Bridgerton fits.
• 5:10
  [Danny Reyes] Regency aesthetic,
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  [Danny Reyes] elaborate fashion,
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  [Danny Reyes] social drama.
• 5:13
  [Danny Reyes] That is basically just Sims.
• 5:16
  [Speaker 5] The Sims has always had that dramatic soap opera DNA.
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  [Speaker 5] This just leans into it.
• 5:21
  [Danny Reyes] So, the verdict?
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  [Danny Reyes] If you love the aesthetic,
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  [Danny Reyes] the items look worth it.
• 5:25
  [Danny Reyes] If you're already stretched on Sims spending,
• 5:28
  [Danny Reyes] the free login rewards are a solid middle ground.
• 5:31
  [Speaker 3] Fair summary.
• 5:32
  [Speaker 3] And speaking of what dropped alongside these kits,
• 5:35
  [Speaker 3] the Bridgerton content didn't arrive alone.
• 5:37
  [Danny Reyes] No, it did not.
• 5:39
  [Speaker 3] There is a lot more going on in this update than masquerade masks and ball gowns. Like, a lot lot.
• 5:46
  [Danny Reyes] Over 150 bug fixes,
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  [Danny Reyes] kind of a lot.
• 5:49
  [Danny Reyes] lot.
• 5:50
  [Speaker 5] Over 150 bug fixes,
• 5:52
  [Speaker 5] kind of a lot.
• 5:53
  [Speaker 5] So what does that mean for the game right now,
• 5:56
  [Speaker 5] and why were players told to back up their saves before installing it?
• 6:05
  [Danny Reyes] So same patch that brought us those masquerade wigs also dropped a massive technical overhaul. And I mean massive.
• 6:13
  [Speaker 3] Like, back up your saves massive.
• 6:16
  [Danny Reyes] Exactly.
• 6:17
  [Danny Reyes] Sims Community put out a whole prep tutorial yesterday telling players to back up before installing.
• 6:22
  [Danny Reyes] That's not nothing.
• 6:24
  [Speaker 3] That's actually a little alarming.
• 6:26
  [Speaker 3] Like when your dentist goes quiet mid-checkup.
• 6:29
  [Danny Reyes] Right?
• 6:30
  [Danny Reyes] And honestly,
• 6:31
  [Danny Reyes] Danny Reyes, you know I learned this the hard way.
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  [Danny Reyes] Hard way with my Sims 3 legacy.
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  [Danny Reyes] I will not be caught slipping again.
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  [Speaker 3] The trauma runs deep.
• 6:40
  [Danny Reyes] So deep.
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  [Danny Reyes] But okay,
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  [Danny Reyes] the scale here.
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  [Danny Reyes] MP1st reported that update 2.33 shipped with over 150 bug fixes.
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  [Speaker 3] 150!
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  [Danny Reyes] 150 across PC,
• 6:54
  [Danny Reyes] Mac,
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  [Danny Reyes] Xbox,
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  [Danny Reyes] and PlayStation.
• 6:57
  [Speaker 3] That's not a patch.
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  [Speaker 3] That's a hostage negotiator.
• 7:00
  [Becca Hartwell] Negotiation.
• 7:01
  [Danny Reyes] Oh.
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  [Speaker 3] Okay, accurate.
• 7:03
  [Speaker 3] And Bleeding Cool had a piece from Gavin Sheehan earlier this week framing it as a cleanup of several key areas rather than any single focus.
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  [Speaker 3] No single expansion,
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  [Speaker 3] just finally fixing the pile.
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  [Speaker 4] Which, honestly,
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  [Speaker 4] respect,
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  [Speaker 4] even if it took a while.
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  [Speaker 3] Right.
• 7:19
  [Speaker 3] So what actually changed?
• 7:21
  [Speaker 3] Let's talk infant improvements because that was a big one.
• 7:24
  [Speaker 4] Oh, the baby's finally got some love?
• 7:26
  [Speaker 3] According to the patch notes over at Sims Community,
• 7:29
  [Speaker 3] yes.
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  [Speaker 3] Yes, infant gameplay got meaningful updates.
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  [Speaker 3] We're talking behavior tweaks,
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  [Speaker 3] interaction fixes,
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  [Speaker 3] general early life stage polish that players have been asking about for a while.
• 7:40
  [Speaker 4] I mean, infants were kind of the underdog life stage.
• 7:43
  [Speaker 4] Like they added so much depth when they launched, but then some of it just broke quietly.
• 7:49
  [Speaker 3] Exactly.
• 7:50
  [Speaker 3] And the patch addresses that:
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  [Speaker 3] things that should have been working,
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  [Speaker 3] now working.
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  [Speaker 3] It sounds boring until you're the person who couldn't get their infant to sleep.
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  [Speaker 3] To sleep properly for six months.
• 8:00
  [Speaker 4] Fair.
• 8:01
  [Speaker 4] What else made the list?
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  [Speaker 4] Any autonomy stuff?
• 8:04
  [Speaker 4] Because I have some feelings.
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  [Speaker 3] Do you?
• 8:07
  [Speaker 4] My Sims are still mopping during house fires,
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  [Speaker 4] Becca Hartwell.
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  [Speaker 4] They choose the mop every time.
• 8:14
  [Speaker 3] Okay,
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  [Speaker 3] this soup fire situation is a genuine crisis.
• 8:19
  [Speaker 4] A crisis!
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  [Speaker 4] And I've been waiting for a patch to look at me specifically and say we've...
• 8:24
  [Speaker 4] We've fixed it.
• 8:25
  [Speaker 3] I cannot confirm they fixed your specific chaos,
• 8:29
  [Speaker 3] but there were autonomy related fixes in the list.
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  [Speaker 4] Close enough; I'll take it.
• 8:34
  [Speaker 5] SHORT PAUSE
• 8:35
  [Speaker 4] Short pause.
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  [Speaker 3] The broader thing worth noting is that IGN had coverage from Vikki Blake earlier this week flagging that EA and Maxis described these as "significant quality of life changes"; not glamorous,
• 8:47
  [Speaker 3] but the kind of stuff that makes the game actually playable day to day.
• 8:51
  [Speaker 3] A
• 8:51
  [Speaker 4] And that's the thing people don't always talk about.
• 8:53
  [Speaker 4] Like a big collab drops and it gets all the attention,
• 8:56
  [Speaker 4] but the patch underneath it,
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  [Speaker 4] that's where trust gets rebuilt.
• 9:01
  [Speaker 3] lost,
• 9:02
  [Speaker 3] depending on how many mods it breaks.
• 9:04
  [Speaker 4] Oh no.
• 9:05
  [Speaker 4] Yeah,
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  [Speaker 4] mod users,
• 9:07
  [Speaker 4] check your CC before you load in.
• 9:08
  [Speaker 4] That's always the vibe after a big patch.
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  [Speaker 3] Always,
• 9:12
  [Speaker 3] and this one is big enough that the mod situation is very much a real concern.
• 9:17
  [Speaker 3] The save backup warning alone should tell you something.
• 9:20
  [Speaker 4] Honestly,
• 9:21
  [Speaker 4] the Sims community prep article doing that kind of player service journalism is so good.
• 9:26
  [Speaker 4] Like nobody wants to be the person who loads in and they're in time to
• 9:29
  [Speaker 4] Their entire generational legacy is just gone.
• 9:33
  [Speaker 3] Quietly speaking from experience.
• 9:36
  [Speaker 4] We know, we know.
• 9:38
  [Speaker 4] Back up your saves, everyone.
• 9:40
  [Speaker 4] Becca Hartwell has suffered so we don't have to.
• 9:43
  [Speaker 3] Literally the whole point of this show sometimes.
• 9:46
  [Speaker 4] So net positive on the patch?
• 9:48
  [Speaker 3] I'd say cautiously net positive.
• 9:51
  [Speaker 3] 150 fixes is a real commitment.
• 9:54
  [Speaker 3] The infant stuff is overdue. If even a fraction of those autonomy issues get better,
• 9:59
  [Speaker 3] players will feel it.
• 10:00
  [Speaker 4] And if not, we'll hear about it immediately.
• 10:03
  [Speaker 4] The community is very vocal.
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  [Speaker 3] So vocal.
• 10:08
  [Speaker 3] Speaking of which,
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  [Speaker 3] the community has been vocal about something way bigger than patch notes lately.
• 10:14
  [Speaker 4] Oh, we're going there.
• 10:16
  [Speaker 3] We're going there because while all this patch stuff was dropping,
• 10:21
  [Speaker 3] there was a literal protest outside EA's headquarters.
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  [Speaker 3] And the energy?
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  [Speaker 3] Very different from masquerade ball themes.
• 10:29
  [Speaker 4] Pool ladders have been removed.
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  [Speaker 4] Someone is in trouble.
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  [Speaker 3] Something like that.
• 10:34
  [Speaker 3] That's coming right up.
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  [Speaker 3] So while all that patch anxiety was brewing,
• 10:45
  [Speaker 3] something wild was happening outside EA's actual building.
• 10:49
  [Speaker 4] Like physically outside?
• 10:51
  [Speaker 3] Physically outside.
• 10:53
  [Speaker 3] Sims community reported that Players Alliance HQ organized what they called an EA Raid protest at EA headquarters in Redwood City,
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  [Speaker 3] California,
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  [Speaker 3] May 11th.
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  [Speaker 4] And EA barricaded their building?
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  [Speaker 3] They literally put up barricades. A gaming company fortified
• 11:10
  [Speaker 3] If fortified their HQ because players were coming?
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  [Speaker 3] That's wild,
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  [Speaker 3] right?
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  [Speaker 4] I mean, what does that even say?
• 11:16
  [Speaker 4] Like the optics alone.
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  [Speaker 3] Right?
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  [Speaker 3] My timeline was flooded.
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  [Speaker 3] People were posting photos,
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  [Speaker 3] memes,
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  [Speaker 3] the whole thing.
• 11:24
  [Speaker 3] The protest was actually described as light in turnout,
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  [Speaker 3] but packed with symbolism,
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  [Speaker 3] according to Sims Community's report.
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  [Speaker 3] Which tracks,
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  [Speaker 3] honestly.
• 11:33
  [Speaker 3] Most of these things aren't about the head count,
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  [Speaker 3] they're about the message.
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  [Speaker 4] Exactly,
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  [Speaker 4] and the message was pretty clear:
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  [Speaker 4] players are scared about what the fifty five billion dollar buyout means for their games.
• 11:44
  [Speaker 3] And look,
• 11:45
  [Speaker 3] these aren't conspiracy theories.
• 11:47
  [Speaker 3] The Marketplace already dropped a single hairstyle for over two dollars.
• 11:52
  [Speaker 3] The Community sees the pattern.
• 11:53
  [Speaker 3] So, anyway,
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  [Speaker 3] it's not just fans in California,
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  [Speaker 3] either.
• 11:57
  [Speaker 3] Either.
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  [Speaker 3] Sims Community also reported that CWA Canada,
• 12:01
  [Speaker 3] the media union up there,
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  [Speaker 3] called on Canada's Minister of Industry to investigate the buyout.
• 12:06
  [Speaker 3] National security concerns,
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  [Speaker 3] apparently.
• 12:09
  [Speaker 4] Wait,
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  [Speaker 4] national security for a Sims buyout?
• 12:12
  [Speaker 3] I know!
• 12:13
  [Speaker 3] But when you think about it,
• 12:14
  [Speaker 3] EA employs a lot of people,
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  [Speaker 3] there's a big studio presence,
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  [Speaker 3] and deals at that scale get scrutiny from governments.
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  [Speaker 3] It's not as out there as it sounds.
• 12:24
  [Speaker 4] Hmm.
• 12:24
  [Speaker 4] I mean,
• 12:25
  [Speaker 4] fair point. Still a sentence I never expected to say on a Sims podcast,
• 12:29
  [Speaker 4] though.
• 12:30
  [Speaker 3] Same.
• 12:31
  [Speaker 4] Here's the thing, though.
• 12:32
  [Speaker 4] I think about the dev team and like, these are real people.
• 12:36
  [Speaker 4] You went to EA Play,
• 12:37
  [Speaker 4] you met some of them.
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  [Speaker 3] Yeah, genuinely passionate people.
• 12:41
  [Speaker 3] They know the problems,
• 12:42
  [Speaker 3] they care,
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  [Speaker 3] and now they're caught in the middle of a massive corporate deal that they had zero say in.
• 12:49
  [Speaker 4] That part gets me.
• 12:50
  [Speaker 4] The Barricades weren't for them,
• 12:52
  [Speaker 4] they were for the suits.
• 12:53
  [Speaker 3] Right,
• 12:54
  [Speaker 3] and the community kind of knows that.
• 12:56
  [Speaker 3] The protest felt like it was aimed at the acquisition,
• 12:59
  [Speaker 3] not the people actually making the game.
• 13:01
  [Speaker 4] The metaphors at the protest were apparently pointed.
• 13:05
  [Speaker 4] Sims community said it was light but loaded with meaning.
• 13:09
  [Speaker 4] Pool ladders removed:
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  [Speaker 4] a classic.
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  [Speaker 3] Of course they brought the pool ladder energy.
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  [Speaker 4] No escape,
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  [Speaker 4] extremely on brand.
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  [Speaker 3] So what does it all mean going forward, like genuinely?
• 13:21
  [Speaker 4] Honestly,
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  [Speaker 4] I don't think one protest changes a $55 billion deal,
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  [Speaker 4] but it signals something.
• 13:28
  [Speaker 4] The community is paying attention in a way that goes beyond just complaining on Reddit.
• 13:33
  [Speaker 3] Right.
• 13:33
  [Speaker 3] They showed up, physically.
• 13:35
  [Speaker 3] That matters.
• 13:36
  [Speaker 4] And governments are looking.
• 13:38
  [Speaker 4] CWA Canada isn't nothing—if regulators start asking questions,
• 13:43
  [Speaker 4] that changes the pressure on how this plays out.
• 13:45
  [Speaker 3] Becca Hartwell,
• 13:47
  [Speaker 3] any optimism here?
• 13:48
  [Speaker 3] Or...
• 13:49
  [Speaker 4] Oh,
• 13:49
  [Speaker 4] that was aimed at me?
• 13:51
  [Speaker 3] Flip it, Danny Reyes.
• 13:53
  [Speaker 3] Optimism?
• 13:54
  [Speaker 4] Uh,
• 13:55
  [Speaker 4] cautious.
• 13:56
  [Speaker 4] I think EA knows the Sims community is loud and organized.
• 14:00
  [Becca Hartwell] list.
• 14:00
  [Becca Hartwell] That's not nothing either.
• 14:02
  [Danny Reyes] Fair enough.
• 14:03
  [Danny Reyes] But while EA is figuring out its corporate future,
• 14:06
  [Danny Reyes] the community just out here creating,
• 14:09
  [Danny Reyes] not waiting around.
• 14:10
  [Becca Hartwell] Oh, and there is some genuinely exciting stuff dropping.
• 14:13
  [Danny Reyes] Right?
• 14:14
  [Danny Reyes] Mods, CC,
• 14:15
  [Danny Reyes] a Sims 3 style aging overhaul that might actually break your brain a little bit.
• 14:20
  [Becca Hartwell] Okay,
• 14:21
  [Becca Hartwell] yeah,
• 14:21
  [Becca Hartwell] I need to hear about that aging mod immediately.
• 14:29
  [Danny Reyes] Okay,
• 14:29
  [Danny Reyes] while EA figures out its corporate future,
• 14:32
  [Danny Reyes] the community is out here just creating,
• 14:34
  [Danny Reyes] and I love that for us.
• 14:36
  [Becca Hartwell] Right?
• 14:36
  [Becca Hartwell] Speaking of which,
• 14:37
  [Becca Hartwell] Sims Community did a full reveal on the Sims 3-style aging mod this week, and I'm genuinely obsessed,
• 14:44
  [Becca Hartwell] which
• 14:44
  [Danny Reyes] Yes, so basically it adds upbringing impact and reward traits based on how your Sim was raised,
• 14:50
  [Danny Reyes] like actual cause and effect childhood stuff.
• 14:54
  [Becca Hartwell] is wild because that's something players have wanted for years.
• 14:57
  [Becca Hartwell] Years, the modding community just chipped it.
• 15:00
  [Danny Reyes] As a gallery creator,
• 15:02
  [Danny Reyes] I keep thinking about how much this changes storytelling.
• 15:05
  [Danny Reyes] Your Sims'
• 15:06
  [Danny Reyes] childhood actually matters now.
• 15:08
  [Danny Reyes] That's huge.
• 15:09
  [Becca Hartwell] Huge.
• 15:10
  [Becca Hartwell] Okay,
• 15:11
  [Becca Hartwell] but I need to talk about the marketplace,
• 15:12
  [Becca Hartwell] because they listed a single hairstyle,
• 15:16
  [Becca Hartwell] one hairstyle,
• 15:18
  [Becca Hartwell] for over two dollars.
• 15:20
  [Danny Reyes] No way.
• 15:21
  [Becca Hartwell] Hidden darkly,
• 15:22
  [Becca Hartwell] Sims community covered it.
• 15:23
  [Becca Hartwell] SixamCC dropped it as a maker pack,
• 15:26
  [Becca Hartwell] one hair,
• 15:27
  [Becca Hartwell] two dollars.
• 15:29
  [Danny Reyes] I mean, come on,
• 15:30
  [Danny Reyes] the community absolutely lost it, right?
• 15:33
  [Becca Hartwell] My entire meme account timeline was just people calculating how many hairs equal a full pack price.
• 15:41
  [Danny Reyes] The math was not mathing.
• 15:43
  [Becca Hartwell] Not even close.
• 15:44
  [Danny Reyes] So anyway,
• 15:46
  [Danny Reyes] on a lighter note,
• 15:47
  [Danny Reyes] Sims Community also put together this streetwear CC roundup for CAS pieces and it looks genuinely great.
• 15:54
  [Becca Hartwell] Oh,
• 15:55
  [Becca Hartwell] and Mashable ran a piece on Kelsey and Impicciches's streaming setup,
• 15:59
  [Becca Hartwell] which, if you're thinking about actually recording your gameplay,
• 16:02
  [Becca Hartwell] it's worth a look.
• 16:02
  [Danny Reyes] Love that for the creator side of this community,
• 16:05
  [Danny Reyes] like people are building whole careers around this game.
• 16:09
  [Becca Hartwell] And honestly,
• 16:09
  [Becca Hartwell] that's the thing. Even with all the corporate drama and patch anxiety,
• 16:14
  [Becca Hartwell] the creativity just keeps coming.
• 16:16
  [Danny Reyes] The community always shows up. What are you actually loading up this week,
• 16:21
  [Danny Reyes] Danny Reyes?
• 16:22
  [Becca Hartwell] Honestly,
• 16:23
  [Becca Hartwell] probably testing that aging mod immediately.
• 16:26
  [Becca Hartwell] You?
• 16:26
  [Danny Reyes] Honestly,
• 16:27
  [Danny Reyes] new sim,
• 16:28
  [Danny Reyes] full upbringing playthrough.
• 16:29
  [Danny Reyes] Let's go.
• 16:36
  [Danny Reyes] Okay, that's a wrap on another episode of the Plumbob Report.
• 16:39
  [Becca Hartwell] What a ride.
• 16:41
  [Becca Hartwell] Bridgerton ballgowns, a patch with over 150 bug fixes,
• 16:45
  [Becca Hartwell] protesters outside EA HQ, just a normal week in Sims land.
• 16:50
  [Danny Reyes] Honestly,
• 16:51
  [Danny Reyes] the dentist going quiet comparison for that patch warning still living rent-free in my head, Danny Reyes.
• 16:56
  [Becca Hartwell] It was too real, and my Sims are still choosing the mop over the fire extinguisher.
• 17:01
  [Becca Hartwell] languisher so totally
• 17:03
  [Danny Reyes] Every time. Here's the thing, though. Whether it's corset drama or patch anxiety,
• 17:08
  [Danny Reyes] this community never stops showing up. And that's kind of everything.
• 17:13
  [Becca Hartwell] Sul Sul Simmers if you loved this episode subscribe and drop us a review wherever you listen warm
• 17:19
  [Danny Reyes] And share your wildest sim stories with us on social at PlumbobReport.
• 17:23
  [Danny Reyes] We genuinely want to hear them.
• 17:25
  [Becca Hartwell] Sul Sul Simmers until next time
• 17:27
  [Becca Hartwell] And keep your saves backed up.
• 17:30
  [Danny Reyes] And your Sims away from the stove.
• 17:32
  [Danny Reyes] Bye!