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No more stuff packs and game packs in the future we need only expansion packs
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Game Packs are the best way for Occult Players like myself to have all of the weird and supernatural aspects of the game without having to add things we don't want, and vice versa. I'm sure that many Realistic Players are glad that only two expansion packs out of eight come with an occult, unless you count DU with Servos, and I'm sure that many of my fellow Occult Players are glad that we have individual game packs for the two most popular occults from what I can tell, Vampires and Witches (now Spellcasters), allowing them to be much more fleshed out and more engaging to play with.
As mentioned by a few other people, Expansion Packs are expensive and a lot of people (myself included) can't afford to buy them all the time, while the other two options are a lot more affordable and still add several fun and intriguing gameplay aspects and items.
dragons/unicorns/Pegasus/horses/ECT, strollers, small animals, updated aquariums, and so much more. I'm not into extra supernaturals past what we have, but I am sure some would like them plus yeti, Bigfoot, lockness lake monster, ECT. Therefore, I think we need more people to work on it. Even though Sims5 rumors have surfaced, it will probably be years before it's released according to team comments months ago despite the fact that there are placeholders for new game systems that haven't been released yet. Game packs are good, but if they did away with stuff packs and tried to put out more expansions, I would be happy about it. 2 a year is just not enough. I will say that some of the Sims4 SP are better than the early Sims3 packs. With bird feeders, chimes, photography job, the laundry, the loaded knitting pack, and other stuff, I am slightly more happy about them than I use to be. I'm not huge on placing different types of furniture and almost never place bars. I consider various types of treadmills extra to be a waste of money. There were very few exceptions for me. Aquariums and riders for toddlers were things I never minded getting more of, but we don't have any riders and poor aquariums in the Sims4. I miss them. I sort of agree with you OP, but without GPs, we would hardly get anything as it takes 6mnts to get an EP.
True, the latest expansion packs don't even come with big lots anymore. Like 64x64 or 50x50. So much for some of awesome builds in gallery you might want to use, but don't have the additional lot space for it.
Personally I like them and they have gotten better with time. Like most I am underwhelmed with the ex packs...
It's never clear to me if Stuff packs can be added to the Legacy Edition or not. Can they?
Never going to happen. Not everyone works on bugs.
Disagree on game packs though, they're my favorite type of packs. Game packs generally have more interesting themes than EPs and are more fun to play with. Can't say I ever use Get Together, Get Famous and Discovery University but Jungle Adventure, Dine Out, Vampires, ROM, etc are staples in my game. Just judging on the themes Expansions tend to focus on the more mundane things which don't really interest me which is probably why I don't care for expansions so much.
The only packs I really want now in TS4 are game packs; Fairies and Vacation/International worlds are my biggest wants and I don't see them being a full blown EP.
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I've actually felt like this too. Game packs have been my favourites this time around and I do feel like they have the most value for the cost of them.
I'm indifferent to the stuff packs though for the most part. It's good they exist, some people like them.
Game packs are more geared to a specific theme -- vampires, magic, parenthood -- and require a smaller budget but feel a bit more cohesive.
Stuff packs are mainly just "stuff", but at the same time they also have a specific theme -- backyard fun, fashion photography, bowling -- with at least one item that has new gameplay.
I think each have a place in the ecosystem known as The Sims.
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Definitely. I love the gamepacks.
That is seriously DEVASTATING!
The look of sheer terror is priceless, lol!