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Things I miss in TS4
KirkTremble
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Many things I enjoyed in TS3. In TS4 I miss taking my date to a restaurant. I miss driving my vehicle and whoohooing in places other than the bedroom. btw meal times sure do take long lol. I know things will change as the exps. begin making their way to us. So I am content to some degree with TS4 for now. Many other things I miss but won't go into detail. What do you miss? KirkTremble gives all of you a Sim hug. :)
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Open the Sim in CAS - you can do that just with the dresser, Plan Outfits.
Also NPCs... TS4 needs them, BADLY. #MsCrumplebottom
Sims 1, 2 and 3 are still available
I would have liked to see a massive, lively town with a lot of activities for my Sims to partake in. Things like community pools, community basketball courts, tennis, playgrounds, parks, etc. Grocery, clothing, pizzerias, food courts, food stands, candy shops, restaurants, etc. should have all been in the base game. Cars should have been entirely redone to feel more natural (and door animations!).
Then back at the home, family play should have AT LEAST been done BETTER than The Sims 2. AI should have been flawless, realistic, interesting, and fun to control. Emotions should have been just a layer of the AI, not a whole big selling point/game focus. The time worked on to code the goal systems (like "Talk to a Sim 10 times!") should have been put into making the game a sandbox experience/a simulation which is REALLY what the game's roots are.
The Sims 5 should be like this, at minimum, IMHO. If they can't produce this, then they might as well not bother.
And when The Sims 4 production ends due to lack of interest, I'll gladly direct you to the Sims Freeplay sequel that is in the works.
With EA behind the wheel still, I'm not too convinced that it'll be better.
They start working on the next base game as expansions are being developed for the current one, so The Sims 5 will likely be started on fairly soon (perhaps this or next year), if there will be one.
I miss being able to take my dates to restaurants that weren't rabbit holes.
I never cared much for that. It became too much too fast too soon with S3. The next thing I new, I was hopping from lot to lot before it became extremely tiring.
S4 meets me half-way. I'll wait for a sim to finish their gardening. Then I'll take the family to a lot where they can all do what I want them to do. That's the joy of being able to edit venues.
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> Open the Sim in CAS - you can do that just with the dresser, Plan Outfits.
Thank you lutienrising , that helps :)
I will say that Maxis is at least trying whether some people want to admit it or not. They could make us pay for the content their giving us in free updates. But to those who won't play the game due to lack of open worlds and CASt than I'm so sorry you won't get to enjoy the game since they've stated in interviews that the engine won't allow for open worlds or CASt. And they also haven't confirmed a yes or a no about toddlers.
People complained about lack of pools, basements, family trees, etc. and they gave us pools, family trees, and now their giving us 2-story basements with the addition of a 4th story above ground. I really do feel that the reason we have missing base game content is due to them having to rush and release the base game in under a year.
I do feel that there is a need to be proactive in making requests for the content that we miss, but doing it in a mature respectful way. Not to be "gimme gimme gimme or suffer". Again, not saying everyone is like that but there are some. We have to remember that these things take time and lots of money and resources to develop. Try and put yourself in the developer's shoes. Maxis isn't the boss. It may be their game but their under contract with Electronic Arts- their boss. I'm sure Maxis would do everything in their power to make us all happy, but they take direction from EA- whatever EA says they do. If you want to make demands to get content back than maybe we should start targeting EA and not the Maxis team.
There are kinds of things I want for TS4 to make it feel more complete and I have faith that we'll see a lot of the missing content added in free updates and pop up in future EP's.
* Mansard Roofs
* Toddlers
* Kitchen Appliances- Dishwashers, Trash Compactors; Blenders
* Story Progression
* Electronics- Laptops, Game Consoles, Burglar Alarms; Landline Phones
* Split Levels- Ability to set foundations for separate rooms or separate buildings.
* Staircases- Spiral, U-Shaped, L-Shaped & Grand Staircases
* NPCs- Police Officer, Firefighter, Burglar, Gardener, Butler, Social Bunny, etc..
* Carpools & Taxis. The return of automobiles & bicycles.
* The Sims 2 Chemistry aka Turn On's & Turn Off's.
* Fear system
I have faith that if not all that most of these features will return in the future. Like KirkTremble stated- Patience is tough to handle but the reward will be a better Sims 4 adventure.
Babies youcan carry around/toddlers
Sims actually getting into cars
Cast
More freedom in maps/venues seriously, i hate the mobile game look of the maps.
Not being able to place wherever i feel
And holy cowplant i miss editing terrain levels.
In the sims, you rule! kinda