EA

Start of a rambling post (some things may not make sense due to my poor thought process):

I’ve been pretty much out of the loop for these past couple of weeks while The Black Scorpion does most of the updates and an occasional post from the other staff members.  As many of you know, there is a beta going on for The Sims 3 Showtime that certain folks are participating in.  Well, long story short – and I’m not sure who – somebody broke their NDA and ended up posting stuff to the exchange that they shouldn’t have.  Then fan sites picked up on it, and well, apparently it got nasty.  Not with us though, thankfully.

However, with all this taking place and discussions back and forth, I think it’s time for an apology to the SimGuru’s.  You see, I know that I (myself, as an individual) am more than likely blacklisted from anything EA related – beta testing, studio visits, etc. due to my personal opinions on some things within the company.  I can’t apologies for my opinions (i.e. The Store prices, the way some things are handled over at the official forums/community, etc), but I can apologies for my rudeness and overall behavior towards them.

In the past, I posted leaked stuff (but I did not sign anything) – back then, all responsibility was on me.  But I have to remember – others post here now, so that my own opinion/behavior/posts do not represent just myself – but the overall site and everyone who is a part of it.  I have to be careful with this from now on.  Due to my actions, not only have I jeopardized my relations with EA and The Sims Team, but it’s very possible that I may have dragged The Black Scorpion and the rest of the staff with me.  I never thought of that, and to me, it’s just wrong.  So to the Guru’s reading this, while you’re more than welcome to have your own personal bad opinions about me, please DON’T let that reflect to the rest of the staff.

From now on, we’re going to be a lot more careful in what we post, and we shall avoid posting internal leaks from within EA as well as any leaks that may have came from broken NDA’s through beta testing.  In fact, we actually should be thankful for the beta testing, because…well, the keyword is testing, and even though some folks are drooling to get as much info as they can from the next expansion pack, we at least know that The Sims Team is actually letting some folks in the community point out bugs and try to get them fixed before the game, which personally, I would like to have more of in the future and I hope that this did not ruin any potential upcoming betas.

Thanks.

-Jud