I think at least half the fans of this franchise are not players, we're builders, and we're completely ignored. When will the be a stuff pack or game pack just for builders? When will be be acknowledged as an important part of this franchise? There are so many things that are missing for us builders but they're just ignored. Just like this will be ignored. Why have a feedback section when it's pretty much ignored? I see people wanting certain things, like terrain tools and spiral staircases for example, but our needs are just completely ignored. People wanted toddlers, they got toddlers. People wanted pets, they got pets (though not to the point they wanted but beggars can't be choosers). It's time for us builders to be spoiled, build and buy definitely need to be beefed up for us.
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I SO miss terraforming the ground. You could make some interesting houses with that feature. L shaped stairs need to come back too. I like to use real house plans to make houses and almost all houses have L shaped stairs that I have to change to straight stairs. It changes the layout of the house when I do that. Oh well, we can hope they finally listen to us and give us something. If not in Sims 4, maybe in Sims 5.
My feelings exactly.
And mine
"This" is one of the reasons I stopped playing Sims 4 and went back to Sims 3.
Pretty much "yup" to that rhetorical question. Heavily requested feedback will pile up, at the same rant how long it takes for them to release anything.
I've come to the conclusion that EA/Maxis just does not care about creativity and therefore doesn't give a rats 🐸🐸🐸🐸 about the builders and what they bring to the game. Since TS4 is Their game, and all they have done is dictate to the players how to play TS4...they don't want builders giving any kind of input or ideas or influence that strays from their formula. This game is Ultra sensitive, no creativity, must not have anything in it that "triggers" players. This is not the sims.... this is some watered down attempt at a life simulation game, with all the tools removed while using the good name of The Sims to promote it and make money.
Next to being able to build my own stuff the way I want, I really miss that.
Many veteran builders have left the Sims. So sad to see...
"If you build it, they will come." - Movie: Field of Dreams
No ponds. No terrain editing whatsoever. Stairs are too big and bulky and don't fade away causing them to block your view.
I just hope they can pull me back in with Sims 5, if Sims 5 ever happens and they realise what a mistake they have made and remember those players who played for the building and creative aspect of the game. Until then, I'm not going to hold my breath. I no longer trust EA to put back into this game everything that attracted me to it with Sims 3. Sims 4 has been a MAJOR disappointment for me. Oh well ....
Agree with you about the past features.
I agree building did improve in some area's. Not in others. But this was in the base game. Now three years six months later. Apart from some roofs the games been pretty poor in the building department.
I wait in hope of some proper tool improvements.
The tool box is almost empty.
I just wanted to chime in and say terraforming was in since ts1.
Seen Below
This is the build mode options were you can see the shovel and water drop icons for your terraforming options
So in regards to this ts4 is behind even the original sims .
<sarcasm> But we have natural pools now!! So much better, right?! </sarcasm>
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There were pools in Sims1 as well, in the base game...
lol I know, I've never rage quite a build over how artificial a pool pond looks. Not once
I see what you are saying, but I think that the tools that have been implemented in TS4 are much greater than any other iteration.
Building has always been enjoyable, but in TS4 it is incredibly easy and intuitive at least for me. I feel like I can do a lot more that I can't from other iterations.
I would like to see terraform tools though. I think those should definitely be in the game.
I agree that the tools in TS4 are improved, and I don’t think anybody is saying that they dislike them. The biggest complaints are about the lack of tools compared to what we use to have.
"If you build it, they will come." - Movie: Field of Dreams
Of course it is. They did add some new tools to make it easyer to build and some tools for decorative perposis but left out some of the most basic tools and some fan favorite ones.
The terrain tool
Pond tool
Create a style
absolutly not. I do like the tools. But I would also like the old one that came to every PC game before this one
Stage tool
Foundation tool improved
Proper pond/lake tool
Create a style
Terrain tool
Auto roof
Create a world
ect ect
Agreed. But I must say you won't be getting any stuff / game packs about building. Most Build Mode Items are always being patched in for free.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/924539/features-that-needs-depth-and-ways-to-improve