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(Q) Which pack do I regret most buying?
(A) Sims 4 base game.
Talking about hidden stuff, my next thing is that. there's just not enough hidden content. yes there's hidden traits that you can't see but its all really natural game progression things. The only hidden content is the mystery worlds and the grilled cheese aspiration. players like me live for the secret stuff. there would probably be an uproar if EA released a secrets stuff pack that had more stuff like hidden doors and lots of things you cant get through just regular game play. I however would be pretty content.
And lastly the game just makes it too hard to die for a survival simmer like me. my sim keeps on top of most its needs all by itself and events that actually kill a sim are few in number. kitchen fire or sunlight (for a vampire sim) is probably the easiest way and if i'm paying the slightest attention every now and then to the rest of my lot sims it will never happen. So please add a difficulty option for players who want to shout at the game and actually feel sad or surprised when i sim dies. (Hardcore mode)
the option to keep worlds separate (don't want sulani sims in newcrest, random celebrities in willow creek, etc)
fingernails/claws
body hair
lots more hair color swatches
chinese takeout
wants & fears
lifetime aspirations
turn ons & turn offs
funerals
vacations (hotels, resorts, cruddy motels, etc)
memories
burglars, police, etc
actual plantsims
freed babies
sharing number with chosen sims instead of every sim having it
werewolves and fairies (since witches are already coming
speaking of witches, i'd love if they could pass down a family grimoire/spellbook
playable grim reaper
a Generations-like pack (parenthood was nice but it was just for raising kids, i want every life stage to feel unique)
a nice post from reddit suggesting content for elders:
Sorry for lack of grammar and capital letters at some points, if there is some, I checked the text only once.
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WHAT I WISH I WAS NOT UNABLE TO DO -list:
Unable to ask own children to move in. Why can't I ask my own son/daughter to move in with me, but have to go through manage worlds/household management every time.
Unable to mix drink in while eating. Please Sarah, put that plate down and pour the drink without me specifically telling you to do so. No. Nope. Why. Why, Sarah? Fine, I’ll do it. Put. That. Plate. Down. I command you.
Unable to work extra hours in ordinary jobs. It is utterly and completely unfair. Why do the scientists and actors etc. get to do the extra for the much needed promotion, huh?
Unable to organize contacts by frienship level (eg. first the ones with best relationship with, and at the bottom your despised contacts / the other way around). I want to invite my best pals, who - with me being a loner - are not friends, but aquaintances. Soooo… look for them through your list with like 1000 ghosts or so. You know what I mean, right?
Unable to delay leaving for invitations. My sim actually left food in the oven for a blind date. Dude, can’t you say "ok, in a hour or so, I'll just finish this firehazardous thingy I'm at on this very moment"? Even toddlers wait a while before daycare: they put their toys/plates down before leaving. Why is my adult sim this stupid?
Unable to “bind” objects to spesific sims: eg. my guitarist sim keeps forgetting his guitar everywhere. All the time. And he’s poor so can’t afford a new one every day. Or them kiddies/teens being unable to find homework while willing and wishing to have an “A”. I want this to be Marthas homework and that to be Louises, ok? I want them to put their own stuff in inventory after finishing interactions with it.
Unable to organize inventory on sim / household inventory. I’m reaaallly struggling to find what I look for mostly. Like 10 frogs, 30 different fruits, gems, unfinished songs and whatnots. Still no journal. MY journal, if I might add.
(also on mac touchpad i find it struggly to drag&drop items. in and out of inventory. like selling stuff from inventory is sometimes nightmarish.)
Unable to pick sims favourite food/drink/sexual orientation preference/randomize. That’d really make them more real, you know. If (and when) I want to be me, for example, I’d get to pick my own preferences. I’d like rootbear float, grilled cheese and everyone. Just so you know.
Unable to keep the world alive and running, eg. npc dating, marrying and having children without me having to arrange stuff all the time, being a bit perfectionistic multi-household managing player as I tend to be. I know it’s a lot to ask, but hey: you can always dream.
Unable to see how old my sims kids are if not in the same household. Like I think I’m supposed to know how old lil’Frankie is and when is his birthday/age up day. Jeez. I’m his dad even if I live next door. This would be added quite easily to the family tree section for example.
Unable to randomize books in a bookshelf while buying a bookself. I’m really so tired of reading Crisis Barn over and over again… I wouldn't mind if it would cost me more, but Untamed Treachery of the Heart is also soooo last season.
Unable to switch all columns on lot at once. I do sometimes change my mind after placing like a billion zillion of those darn things. And. It. Kills. Me. It kills me inside when I need to replace them one by one.
Unable to sort items for their properties (such as most comfortable couch, most hygienic shower, most enviromental wall decor etc). Sometimes I really need to be quick or be dead.
Unable to save memories. i miss those times when i really could just check what had been going on with a household i haven’t played in a long time.
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So that's all for now. I just need to add that even though the list might seem like there's a lot wrong with the game in my mind, it's still the best game ever and I love it.
-adduapina
I wanted to use cat/dog hangout lot trait for having pets come around and hang out with my sims from time to time, but it turned out all of them are sick, they can get into the house and they make huge mess. I don't really get the point of this trait.
Lastly, I wish babies that are crying would wake up at least the people that are sleeping in the same room.
> I love how lounge chairs were added to base game, I just wish you could do things while laying on them, like reading books, using phone, watching tv.
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> I wanted to use cat/dog hangout lot trait for having pets come around and hang out with my sims from time to time, but it turned out all of them are sick, they can get into the house and they make huge mess. I don't really get the point of this trait.
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> Lastly, I wish babies that are crying would wake up at least the people that are sleeping in the same room.
they seemed to wake up my sim but I avoid toddlers and babies in most of my games. maybe your sims are deep sleepers?
I agree with you!
My dog did come to sit next to me when I was in my lounge chair, very close to me almost under the lounge chair, It was more like my dog was worried about the fact that I could not move even to look over at him lol, maybe my dog thought I was dying hehe.
worst the sleep animation in the lounge chair, only animates your head to one side hahaha like you just died, sad, but
funny hehe.
Please fix this, please do not make us wait years.
A solution: to the head fall to one side sleep/die animation,
EA, could just give the Sim a sleep pillow they take out and put under their head, that way it looks more natural like they are going to sleep. Mostly if you went to sleep like that your neck would really hurt when you wake lol.
(Q) Which pack do I regret most buying?
(A) Sims 4 base game.
I would also like to see the return of shaped stairs: spiral, curved, L and U. Or even DIY shaped stairs with adjustable height landings. And maybe, if possible, the ability to place stairs on the diagonal, instead of building the house on a diagonal to get the same look. Ladders would be awesome as well. Stairs, as they are, don't work well with small builds.
More carpet colors and patterns. The choices right now (at least with the packs I have) are either garish, too embellished, dirty or plain (no pattern). Plain, simple patterns, like a diamond print in subdued colors, would be nice.
Tile floors that match tiled walls. There are some very nice looking tile floors in the game, like those that came with Jungle Adventures, but they don't match anything but a white or black (and a few colors if you don't mind the shades being slightly different) painted wall. Same with brick and stone flooring. It's really hard to find matching walls.
I would also like to see the return of being able to choose bedding separate from bed frame. There have been so many times that I've had a color scheme and decorating theme in mind and I've had to change one in order to find a bed that matches. Either the frame matches or the bedding matches...but rarely ever do both match. And even the same with lower cabinets and counter tops.
I know that there are wall mail boxes for the apartments in City Living, but I would love to see wall mail boxes for use in non apartment buildings. And along the same lines, more mailbox styles. A mailbox surrounded by stone/brick would be lovely.
Windows. I would love to see some triangle windows that fit under the angle of a roof. And, if it's possible, being able to place certain windows on the same wall section, or overlapping but on different levels (think like an overlapping stair step pattern) or even over doors (if there is room, like short door/medium or tall wall). Windows like Light Box Window, Miniture Cross-shaped Casement, Energy King, Lemon-Slice Lunette, Square on Square, Modern Awning...just to name a few. Pretty much, any window that doesn't take up more than 1/4 of a short wall height.
Better cars, even if just for decoration. It's the one thing that would make any house complete...being able to have a garage or driveway with realistic looking cars. Yes, I can size up the toy/model cars, but they just dont look right. Of course, with being able to outfit a garage properly, that means we would need better garage doors. We could make due with the DIY Rollup Garage Door and DIY Garage Mural, but those are more industrial looking and don't really fit in with a family home. I don't even want to be able to drive them. I just want them for decoration.
Western theme stuff. Cow hide rug, steer horn wall decoration, more cowboy/cowgirl theme CAS stuff, horse paintings, western/south western color schemes for furniture. Maybe even with a farm animals pack...
It would also be nice to be able to put fences on the outer edge of the lot and not one block in. Maybe not walls, but at least fences and gates.
Lastly. Stuff for consoles...like Gallery. I saw well over a year ago that there was a team working on it, but I haven't seen anything since. PC players can choose to view homes/households with no CC, so that shouldn't be a problem to lock consoles to only non CC, until we get the ability to add CC as well. I'm not sure about Playstation, but on my Xbox I can view the gallery through my browser (Microsoft Edge), but I can't download them. And still on the consoles topic...Where is My First Pet Stuff for consoles? I know a lot of people don't want it, but there are so many build/buy items and things that should have been in Catd & Dogs (like pet clothing and pet bed choices and that cute aquarium table) that some of us console players want it.
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You aren't fooling anyone.
We've given you lot feedback for years, and not much of it gets implemented.
Despite the graphics, Sims 1 is still one of the best games around - gameplay wise - as is Sims 2. Sims 3 for the open worlds - but, seriously - like someone above mentioned - we have been told to get with the times - nobody plays games like that anymore...
The only things going for these new games is the marketing and the fact that the Sims have been around for so long AND luckily the older versions are available to play.
It would be great if you would approach The Sims from the player's point of view for real - every pack & every activity is available in every type of neighborhood - not just piecemeal - just like the older versions - complete versions - woven throughout each area - to be able to make it a fully immersible game - especially for these prices.
It's ridiculous that you charge for something what has only a quarter of what the older games offer in terms of full gameplay.
We get it - marketing budgets, higher ups, shareholders, etc. - excuses - all of it - (SimCity 2013 is proof of how you guys wouldn't listen to the fans that helped keep these games going) - because how come they were able to create a fully immersive game way back when with a totally different smaller budget and it is the only reason Sims 4 is still around?
So, do you really want to know what we want or is this more of the same?
This and an extra wide (3 sim bed) awesome. please guru's take note.
I really want to have the ability to choose from different nationalities for example: American, British, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc... for example:look like a real chinese.
When we add the name: If you choose Korean: you need 3 spaces. For example: Lee Sung Kyung.
And I really want the sim to speak a real language like English and etc..
Please add this to the game!
If we are looking to buy apples, and they are selling us nice red apples sure we will buy them, who cares if we bite into the apple and we get apple jacks.
Point is we bought the apple.
(Q) Which pack do I regret most buying?
(A) Sims 4 base game.
Fix Vampire Problems FIRST. Still have Hissing Vampire after Retrating three times.
Pick at least one fear when choosing traits, example, sims would have Aspiration, four traits, one fear.
Drum skill.
I can't imagine this working with TS4 pathing system.
I also like wandering the hills.
If it came with the ability of a toddler to get a cuddle from parents in the middle of it I'd got for the idea! It would need a lot of pathings system changes as you say.