High End Stuff Pack - More Expensive Items «123...Next Go

keekee53

I don't know if this is an idea or actually feedback.

Please give us some kind of High End Stuff pack with very expensive items. Some of my sims have so much money I had to start vaulting the money because they are hitting the cap. Before the "change in bills" the mansions had huge bills which were great for me. I actually had something to spend some of this money on. Now, the bills are back too LOW. Vacation trips are even too cheap for me. Restaurant food is TOO CHEAP. College is TOO CHEAP. We need options to make more things more expensive. Please... Luxury should COST. I have decided some of my rich sims will not work for a bunch of generations and I am wondering if I am still going to be able to get rid of all those simoleons.

Calico45

I think I want this for different reasons, but my problem is that it seems like with every new pack the furniture is mid tier. Both economically and stats wise. Now that we can upgrade certain furniture, it matters less, but I want more top tier, luxury options. I appreciated GF for that, but really there is all sorts of luxury items that could be added and some categories with no outright top item. Even if it is meaningless stuff, I like certain amounts of meaningless stuff.

Honestly, what I think you want OP is a better balanced financial system. Yeah, something to spend those gobs and gobs simoleons on, but some more meaningful money progression in general considering all your complaints.

Personally, I don't care about balance here. I do my own thing anyway. I do always want more to spend my simoleons on, though.

crocobaura

You could start a retail or restaurant empire. As for money, yes, you do need to vault it at some point, just make a large enough bank to contain many vaults. You could set up a shop for your rich sims and add the highest mark up on prices. They could buy their furniture, art and knick knacks from there instead of the catalogue. You could donate the expensive art pieces to the museums in your neighbourhoods. Buy a lot of expensive stuff and have a day where you gift everyone you meet something expensive. Think of it as charity. Or start a yardsale with no profit, you'll get a lot less than you paid initially for stuff. There are ways to spend the money in the game. There is even the option to burn money. It would be great if we could have a banking system though, so sims could save, borrow, earn interest etc.

keekee53

hmmm different perspectives. I don't want to have to burn money just to get rid of it or pretend I am doing stuff for charity. I am not looking for real balance either, however I think the balance of the billing system is off. In Sims 3 and 2, I could buy a car for 100k. I would like an option to create very high end restaurants without owning them where the food prices are very high. I mean who goes to a restaurant and spends like 29 dollars for wine and a meal for two these days. That is pretty much the cost in the game right now. Where are the high end appliances, that materialistic sims may long for? Everything in the game right now is under 10k. I think the TV is the highest prices item??

Anyway, I guess my sims will stay jobless until the money is gone which will take forever I am sure LOL.

popstarsley

I agree! I was excited for Uni because I was excited for something to finally spend money on. But NO, Uni ended up being cheaper than a bathtub.

Cars, helicopters, stock market, more boats, vacations....there needs to be more stuff to spend money on and more things for money-minded Sims to aspire to. One thing I dislike about TS4 is that every feature and opportunity is basically readily available to every Sim. I wish there was more stuff to unlock or achieve as wealth grows.

redrogue60

Here is my list for things I want my rich Sims to spend stupid money on. If it had most of the things on my list I'd make it an expansion and call it Sims 4: Conspicuous Consumption

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1. Fine Art - Large Pieces please. In fact if they brought back sculpture making back I'd like that







2. Oriental Rugs - If only to get those in game



3. Gold Toilette - You know why


4. Larger Lots for larger homes with extensive gardens








5.Fine Jewelry, Expensive Watches & The Stores that carry them - If only to introduce Jewel crafting and Fine Jewelry stores. I mean who wouldn't like to purchase a large canary yellow diamond ring


Gem Cutting in the Sims 3


Tahitian Black Pearls - See Diving






Fine Jewelry Concept Art

Sims 2 Jewelry Shopping Concept Art



6. Vacation Homes






7. Refrigerators like a gigantic Wolf brand Sub Zero ones


8. Stoves like the ones in mansions that would likely take up two tiles


9. Nectarary Lots - If only to Introduce Nectar making, and own-able, zone for parties, events & Weddings




10. Private School - K-12, You have to pay tuition, Uniforms, Themed type School, Bonus to certain Skills and unique objects appropriate to the type of school.

Sims 3 had a list of Boarding Schools

• Fort Starch Military School - §800
• School of Peace & Love - §800
• Dribbledine Sports Academy - §1,200
• LeFromage Art School - §1,200
• Smuggsworth Prep School - §1,600

Sims 2 & 3 had them








Military School - Fort Starch Military School was the Military School in Sims 3




11. Monte Carlo for Gambling and all the other things it offers like the Grand Prix










The Oceanographic Museum





12. Horseback Riding - Dressage, Racing, Boarding or having a gorgeous stables on a property




13.Garden Shows and Judging. I know there are clubs already


I honest to goodness want a Sim who looks like this man judging my flowers


14. Golf Course & Country Club - Have to pay a Membership Fee and Dues, Also doubles for a nice place for weddings, Ballroom for Galas, New Years Eve Parties, etc. I worked in a Country Club, they always have extravagant New Years Parties


Proper Driving Range

Sims 3 had one


15. Perfumeries - If only to introduce the distillation of perfumes and then offer some seriously luxurious kinds.









16. Charitable Opportunities - Like Opportunity Chances but are chances to donate monies to a cause that you might see the outcome of. For example you get a chance card to donate monies towards a memorial statue for a park and then poof its there. Or if an amount of money is reached to establish a community center for elders then poof one is unlocked.

17. Yachts, Sailboats, Yacht clubs, Houseboats, basically any watercraft they hadn't put in



18. Banking System


19. Skiing & Winter Sports - Ski Chalets, Ski Suits, Ski Equipment, Après Ski, Sabrage "Champagne" Swording, Snowboarding, Snowmobiles Ski-Lifts, funiculars, Fondue, Hot Springs, Cross Country Skiing, Glacier Hiking, Ice Bars








20. High End Salons - Manicures, Pedicures, Hair, Fingernail art as an Add-on to CAS







21. The Theatre & Opera - Evening wear mandatory. You can pay for the "Season" rather than just one performance. You could also be an Impresario or Patron and donate a ton of money. I prefer the term Impresario though.




22. Security Systems & Burglars



Bouncers for Night Clubs


Sims 3 had Bar Bouncers/Security


Doormen for Hotels & High Rise Apartments

Doorman on a Cold Day (Implies Cold Weather Uniform) kindly opening Door for a lady


Sims 3 had Burglar Alarms


https://youtu.be/T375suag8LM

23. Hiring "live in" staff other than the Butler how about a Chef or Cook like large manors used to do



24. Luxury Pet Gear












25. Small Update to Spa offerings like the "Gold Leaf facials", Laser Hair Removal



26. Sky Diving


27. Master Degrees as an incentive to pay for more schooling




28. More Walk-in Master closet pieces


29. Spiral staircase for Grand Library/Office rooms









30. Ordering Flowers (Not making necessarily them) - Everything from a crystal vase with 2 dozen long stemmed roses to a huge vase full of Star Gazer Lillies. Make them high end and make them expensive. *Update* Un-lockable if you have the pack with the flower arranging. They could be added to the repertoire of Sims who have high Flower arranging skill to sell or display.









31. Cemeteries - Has small purchasable plots for tombs and Mausoleums where Rich Sims Families can design and house their relative's ashes. So it would be a cemetery community lot where you can buy the plots but the rest is public. Let's put those gargoyles to use.





32. Common household repairs like roofing, pest control, Chimney sweeping, replacing windows, HVAC repair






33. I would have liked High End Vehicles & Car Lots but there are limitations to this game that would make vehicles a bit boring. But what the heck toss them in too so long as Bentleys are one of the vehicle styles.




34. The makeup table built-ins on page 2 of this thread.

35. High End Pool Tables for Game Rooms


36. Poker Tables for Game Rooms

The Sims 2 Poker Table


37. Wine Cave Build Pieces Casks, Stone Walls, Wrought Iron Gates


38. Tennis & Tennis Courts




39. Luxury Children's Rooms and Playrooms



40. Best in Show Dogs Shows and Agility Obstacle Course Contests & Beautifully design Dog Parks





41. Luxury Chocolatiers & Candy Shops





42. A few Architecture Add-ons or Unlocks





Sims 3 Greenhouse Build pieces - Best looking Greenhouse in the Sims

Now That's what a Potting bench should look like


43. Luxury Dog Grooming Salons





Dog Showers of their own

keekee53

redrogue60 wrote: »

Here is my list for things I want my rich Sims to spend stupid money one

1. Fine Art - Large Pieces please
2. Oriental Rugs - If only to get those in game
3. Gold Toilette - You know why
4. Larger Lots for larger homes with extensive gardens
5. Jewelry - If only to introduce Jewel crafting and Fine Jewelry stores. I mean who wouldn't like to purchase a large canary yellow diamond ring
6. Vacation Homes
7. Refrigerators like a gigantic Wolf brand one
8. Stoves like the ones in mansions that would likely take up two tiles
9. Nectarary Lots - If only to Introduce Nectar making, Nectar cave build pieces etc. And own-able
10. Private School - K-12, You have to pay tuition
11. Monte Carlo for Gambling and all the other things it offers like the Grand Prix
12. Horse Riding - Dressage, Racing, Boarding or having a gorgeous stables on a property
13. Garden Clubs and Judging
14. Golf Course and Country Club - Have to pay a Membership Fee and Dues, Also doubles for a nice place for weddings, Ballroom for Galas, New Years Eve Parties, etc. I worked in a Country Club, they always have extravagant New Years Parties
15. Perfumeries - If only to introduce the distillation of perfumes and then offer some seriously luxurious kinds.
16. Charitable Opportunities - Like Opportunity Chances but are chances to donate monies to a cause that you might see the outcome of. For example you get a chance card to donate monies towards a memorial statue for a park and then poof its there. Or if an amount of money is reached to establish a community center for elders then poof one is unlocked.

OMG now that is what I am talking about.

keekee53

popstarsley wrote: »

I agree! I was excited for Uni because I was excited for something to finally spend money on. But NO, Uni ended up being cheaper than a bathtub.

Cars, helicopters, stock market, more boats, vacations....there needs to be more stuff to spend money on and more things for money-minded Sims to aspire to. One thing I dislike about TS4 is that every feature and opportunity is basically readily available to every Sim. I wish there was more stuff to unlock or achieve as wealth grows.

YES I was looking forward to University for the same reason. I ended up getting a mod to make it cost more. Yes to your other ideas too.

Bluebeard45

Even with a broken garden my Sims are sitting on $200,000. The house is fully furnished even burning $100 bills in the fireplace. No place to spend it.

keekee53

Bluebeard45 wrote: »

Even with a broken garden my Sims are sitting on $200,000. The house is fully furnished even burning $100 bills in the fireplace. No place to spend it.

It is ridiculous. I am really trying to figure out how I am going to spend over 9,999,999. The Landgraabs have money in vaults too...it is bananas.

Khrisstyne

Yeah, I completely agree. I find myself with way too much money and nothing to spend it on.

This is why I wish they'd implement a difficulty slider (because options are good) so that we can make things more expensive or just the game more difficult. My sis plays and making money in the game is difficult to her and I don't find it difficult so this is why I say a difficulty slider is needed.

I am desperate for them to fix the lot taxes bug. I can't use mods as I am on console so.. 😒

keekee53

Khrisstyne wrote: »

Yeah, I completely agree. I find myself with way too much money and nothing to spend it on.

This is why I wish they'd implement a difficulty slider (because options are good) so that we can make things more expensive or just the game more difficult. My sis plays and making money in the game is difficult to her and I don't find it difficult so this is why I say a difficulty slider is needed.

I am desperate for them to fix the lot taxes bug. I can't use mods as I am on console so.. 😒

Yeah a slider would work for me too, especially with restaurants and vacations.

troshalom

@keekee53 you can create restaurants, and select only the most expensive foods for your menu. You can also go into existing restaurants and tweak the menus to be only the most expensive foods for a high end restaurant. In world view, click the restaurant, go into build/buy and in the upper left where you add lot type you can change the menu and server outfits.

I don't own the restaurants in my games, but I create some with different menus and price points

keekee53

troshalom wrote: »

@keekee53 you can create restaurants, and select only the most expensive foods for your menu. You can also go into existing restaurants and tweak the menus to be only the most expensive foods for a high end restaurant. In world view, click the restaurant, go into build/buy and in the upper left where you add lot type you can change the menu and server outfits.

I don't own the restaurants in my games, but I create some with different menus and price points

The most expensive food is very cheap. Not even 100 simoleons for the most expensive dish.

popstarsley

keekee53 wrote: »

troshalom wrote: »

@keekee53 you can create restaurants, and select only the most expensive foods for your menu. You can also go into existing restaurants and tweak the menus to be only the most expensive foods for a high end restaurant. In world view, click the restaurant, go into build/buy and in the upper left where you add lot type you can change the menu and server outfits.

I don't own the restaurants in my games, but I create some with different menus and price points

The most expensive food is very cheap. Not even 100 simoleons for the most expensive dish.

Ya there needs to be a hidden restaurant that you can only be invited to once you’ve reached a certain number of Simoleons and the tab is always like $15,000. My Sims don’t need a way to spend a couple hundred extra bucks—they need a way to blow some big money.

keekee53

popstarsley wrote: »

keekee53 wrote: »

troshalom wrote: »

@keekee53 you can create restaurants, and select only the most expensive foods for your menu. You can also go into existing restaurants and tweak the menus to be only the most expensive foods for a high end restaurant. In world view, click the restaurant, go into build/buy and in the upper left where you add lot type you can change the menu and server outfits.

I don't own the restaurants in my games, but I create some with different menus and price points

The most expensive food is very cheap. Not even 100 simoleons for the most expensive dish.

Ya there needs to be a hidden restaurant that you can only be invited to once you’ve reached a certain number of Simoleons and the tab is always like $15,000. My Sims don’t need a way to spend a couple hundred extra bucks—they need a way to blow some big money.

Yes. We need some exclusive venues. @redrogue60 idea of a country club really appeals to me especially having to pay dues to remain a member.

redrogue60

I added a few to my previous post.

popstarsley

Love the ideas you added @redrogue60!


Reading them all again I really want private school, yachts/better boats, charities, country clubs, more walk-in closet options, nectar, charity, skiing, and theater!

It seems like it should be relatively easy for them to add theater. Just have some GF actions strung together to create a “show.”

redrogue60

popstarsley wrote: »

Love the ideas you added @redrogue60!


Reading them all again I really want private school, yachts/better boats, charities, country clubs, more walk-in closet options, nectar, charity, skiing, and theater!

It seems like it should be relatively easy for them to add theater. Just have some GF actions strung together to create a “show.”

What Im trying to do is think about all the things that I have either experienced as a homeowner or things I have seen in movies or TV.

Simtarris22

redrogue60 wrote: »

Here is my list for things I want my rich Sims to spend stupid money one

1. Fine Art - Large Pieces please
2. Oriental Rugs - If only to get those in game
3. Gold Toilette - You know why
4. Larger Lots for larger homes with extensive gardens
5. Jewelry - If only to introduce Jewel crafting and Fine Jewelry stores. I mean who wouldn't like to purchase a large canary yellow diamond ring
6. Vacation Homes
7. Refrigerators like a gigantic Wolf brand one
8. Stoves like the ones in mansions that would likely take up two tiles
9. Nectarary Lots - If only to Introduce Nectar making, Nectar cave build pieces etc. And own-able
10. Private School - K-12, You have to pay tuition
11. Monte Carlo for Gambling and all the other things it offers like the Grand Prix
12. Horse Riding - Dressage, Racing, Boarding or having a gorgeous stables on a property
13. Garden Clubs and Judging
14. Golf Course and Country Club - Have to pay a Membership Fee and Dues, Also doubles for a nice place for weddings, Ballroom for Galas, New Years Eve Parties, etc. I worked in a Country Club, they always have extravagant New Years Parties
15. Perfumeries - If only to introduce the distillation of perfumes and then offer some seriously luxurious kinds.
16. Charitable Opportunities - Like Opportunity Chances but are chances to donate monies to a cause that you might see the outcome of. For example you get a chance card to donate monies towards a memorial statue for a park and then poof its there. Or if an amount of money is reached to establish a community center for elders then poof one is unlocked.
17. Yachts, Sailboats, Yacht clubs
18. Banking System
19. Skiing - Ski Chalets, Ski Suits, Ski Equipment, Après Ski, Sabrage "Champagne" Swording, Snowboarding, Snowmobiles Ski-Lifts, funiculars, Fondue, Hot Springs, Cross Country Skiing, Glacier Hiking, Ice Bars
20. Salons - Manicures, Pedicures, Hair, Pet Groomers
21. The Theatre & Opera - Evening wear mandatory
22. Security Systems & Burglars
23. Hiring "live in" staff other than the Butler how about a Chef or Cook like large manors used to do
24. Luxury Pet Gear
25. Small Update to Spa offerings like the "Gold Leaf facials", Laser Hair Removal
26. Sky Diving
27. Master Degrees as an incentive to pay for more schooling
28. More Walk-in Master closet pieces
29. Spiral staircase for Grand Library/Office rooms
30. Ordering Flowers (Not making them) - Everything from a crystal vase with 2 dozen long stemmed roses to a huge vase full of Star Gazer Lillies. Make them high end and make them expensive. *Update* Un-lockable if you have the pack with the flower arranging.
31. Cemeteries - Has small purchasable plots for tombs and Mausoleum where Rich Sims Families can design and house their relative's ashes. So it would be a cemetery community lot where you can buy the plots but the rest is public. Let's put those gargoyles to use.
32. Common household repairs like roofing, pest control, Chimney sweeping, replacing windows, HVAC repair
33. I would have liked high end vehicles but there are limitations to this game that would make vehicles a bit boring. But what the heck toss them in too so long as Bentleys are one of the vehicle styles.

ALL OF THIS PLUS MORE!!!!!!!!!!!

keekee53

@redrogue60 your list is amazing and I want it all LOL

redrogue60

keekee53 wrote: »

@redrogue60 your list is amazing and I want it all LOL

Thank you I tried

Flikka_Flikka

Lawsuits. We need lawsuits.

keekee53

Flikka_Flikka wrote: »

Lawsuits. We need lawsuits.

HA I would love that too.

keekee53

Just to expand on @redrogue60 banking system..

I would love to be able to have a whole stock market system, where we could buy and sell stocks, Invest in start up companies, Loans, have to pay income taxes and property taxes, etc

coogee78

This would be a good theme for a stuff pack. You run out of things to spend money on very quickly in this game.