Just wondering

[Kapricashade634]

Just wanted to Know when players of the sims 4 can create their own sims why pay for 1 sim with patreon Just asking

 

Thank you

[landess]

26 minutes ago, Kapricashade634 said:

Just wanted to Know when players of the sims 4 can create their own sims why pay for 1 sim with patreon Just asking

 

Thank you

 

Have you heard of the gamer term 'whales'? These are people whom play games and have the desire to spend money on games. The term is usually used when the spending of money is perceived to either give them an advantage, or send a message of acceptance by players to the publishers of games that microtransactions are okay or otherwise warranted.

 

In the case of Patreon, it is a newer phenomena whereas people, using tools and assets created by others, spend time manipulating those into a form which is then offered for 'voluntary donations' to avoid prosecutions of copyright infringement in many cases.

 

>As for Sims 4 'Sims' - some people have no skill or perhaps patience to do so themselves and see themselves as being able to afford to allow another to do it for them. A better question might be why people give money to Thots? At least with digital goods <snicker> they are getting something.....

 

Patreon has been going through many changes lately. I predict the ability to profit on copyrighted material continuing will be challenged. Right now that is a bit like the wild west - like much of the internet past - "civilization is coming".

[Guest]

13 hours ago, landess said:

copyrighted material

@Kapricashade634, my understanding of the work around is that the material is free, but people pay for the time someone spent... umm... adjusting a few sliders and choosing a skin tone. @JoshQ once showed me something from EA which basically said that EA owns everything and by extension, anything made using their code or meshes, and so it's all free to use.

 

Like a thousand cuts, one person selling what EA owns, they probably won't bother because it would cost them more than it's worth, but a whole website... ???

 

But to your question... again, landess hit it... lazy and lack of imagination. 

[27X]

3 hours ago, LadySmoks said:

A owns everything and by extension, anything made using their code or meshes, and so it's all free to use.

 

bullshit.

[Kapricashade634]

On 3/15/2021 at 2:09 AM, landess said:

 

Have you heard of the gamer term 'whales'? These are people whom play games and have the desire to spend money on games. The term is usually used when the spending of money is perceived to either give them an advantage, or send a message of acceptance by players to the publishers of games that microtransactions are okay or otherwise warranted.

 

In the case of Patreon, it is a newer phenomena whereas people, using tools and assets created by others, spend time manipulating those into a form which is then offered for 'voluntary donations' to avoid prosecutions of copyright infringement in many cases.

 

>As for Sims 4 'Sims' - some people have no skill or perhaps patience to do so themselves and see themselves as being able to afford to allow another to do it for them. A better question might be why people give money to Thots? At least with digital goods <snicker> they are getting something.....

 

Patreon has been going through many changes lately. I predict the ability to profit on copyrighted material continuing will be challenged. Right now that is a bit like the wild west - like much of the internet past - "civilization is coming".

 

[Kapricashade634]

So why take the risk for other people like Patreon to create a sim when they are using Wickedwhims  when wickedwhims is not copyright infringement.So basically its people that are to lazy or don't have time to run Cas.fulleditmode LOL ty for the heads up and thank you

[Guest]

13 hours ago, 27X said:

bullshit.

Ignorance is bliss, and you are truly blissful! Have you ever read the 386 pages of fine print in EA's user agreement. Get back to me after you have. Tah tah, troll! Nothing to contribute as usual, I see.

 

8 hours ago, Kapricashade634 said:

Patreon

As stated... and apparently ignored by some... Patreon creates a gray area where the "sale" is for time spent, not materials used. So, the sim's themselves are free, but you pay for the time a person took to adjust sliders, choose outfits, hair, eyes, etc, to make the sim look as it does. This is why the files contain the sliders, etc. A great example is a sim shared by MaryJane recently, on the TS3 downloads page. Take a look at the actual page to see her list of everything she put into that sim and what is included in (I think) 3 different levels of detail packages. Many, if not all on Patreon have the disclaimer that Sims 3, 4 is trademark of EA etc etc, as lawsuit protection. MJ's is free, so no issue with EA and listing CC used is courtesy to the original creators.