The newest event inThe Sims 4is leaving players dissatisfied due to an unsurprising factor,. This Grim Reaper event is part of a new free component to the game, where exclusives will be available to claim for a limited time. It is separate from the upcomingLife and Death Expansion Pack, where players will not need the expansion to participate.
TheReaper’s Rewards event centers around the Grim Reaper and offers log-in rewards for players who complete in-game tasks. Similar to a battle pass, the event is an opportunity for players to collect new items like clothing pieces, a new tattoo, and some furniture items. New items and tasks unlock every week for up to 6 weeks. Sadly, there’s some disappointment that comes with the Reaper’s Rewards event, which should be familiar to fans of the now 10-year-old game.
Reaper’s Rewards Event Contains Bugs, Unsurprisingly
This Spooky Sims Event Is Crawling With Problems
Someplayers find that the Reaper’s Rewards event is too bugged to be even playable. One of the most common issues coming from the event is thatthe new interface on the top left of the game will be blankwhere the weekly tasks should be. This blank UI still appears to be a problem for players even in the second week of the event, as instances are still being reported inEA’s bug report forums.
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Other issues center around the tasks themselves, where some players are struggling with claiming their rewards due to the bugs. Tasks that players have already done are not being checked off the list in the UI and are not counting toward completion.
Bugs Have Always Been An Issue For The Sims 4
Every Update Seems To Introduce New Problems
Bug issues inThe Sims 4are constant occurrencesthat Maxis keeps having to deal with. With every update or pack release, there seem to be announcements of patches that promise to fix thegame’s biggest problemsonly for new ones to arise next time. The pattern of prioritizing releasing new content over fixing the game’s existing problems is a trend that dates back to the earlier days ofThe Sims 4.For a game that has been constantly updated since its release 10 years ago, players would think issues like these would be resolved a long time ago.
Recent packs that were released for the game were also victims of this. With expansions likeHigh School YearsandLovestruck,there were bug and performance issues that appeared upon release. There is also the infamousMy Wedding Stories Game Packwhich was deemed unplayable and not worth purchasing due to the bugs, and it hasreceived numerous fixes in new updates.It is a cycle that seems to be continuing, where when a new pack or free update is released there will be bugs that will need to be patched later.
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Even with the game’s problems, Maxis and EA do not want to slow down onThe Sims 4anytime soon. With a recentSims 4survey, EA really does know what players want and has inquired about future expansions to the game. However, if the cycle of broken updates continues, the game is slowly becoming a tiring ordeal with players having low expectations.
The new Reaper’s Rewards event has become the latest victim of a bug-littered update forThe Sims 4. The free event is sometimes unplayable for those who encounter the bugs, where players are unable to claim their rewards and enjoy the gameplay themed around the upcoming spooky season. The idea for the event fits into the game and the season, but even early on in its run, there are undesirable bumps. With the bugs appearing in a simple free in-game event, the upcomingLife and Death Expansion Packmay unsurprisingly come with its functional problems as well.
