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The Sims 4 - Predictions/Expectations/Anticipations
Philip1999
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Hey there, Simmers! 
So, pretty much 99% of Sim fans out there will be aware of the 'big announcement' in The Sims Series tomorrow, and unless they've decided to get way too excited about some secret Sims 3 expansion pack they decided not to tell us about until tomorrow, or if it's some other spin-off Sims RPG from another time period (The Sims: Prehistoric, anyone? LOL), I'm sure that this announcement will be the next generation game in the series: The Sims 4! (and it's kinda obvious since the domain name http://thesims4.com/en_US/home is now live)
So I posted this forum because I think it would be interesting to discuss people's ideas about what they would like to see in the new generation and what they expect to be included, and what they definitely don't want to see. So please respond with your thoughts.
Here are a few of my own ideas just from the top of my head:
1. Improved graphics, better sims detail, better looking worlds, etc.
2. A huge open world which is fully explorable with little to no rabbit holes, kinda like Grand Theft Auto but obviously keeping it teen friendly.
3. Just one single huge world, and when expansion packs are released the world gets extended instead of having a new world.
4. Lots of CAS customisation, more body sliders to define a sim's shape precisely, height slider, more hairstyle options, maybe a hair length slider (so you pick a hairstyle but then you can use the slider to pick how long or short you want it), loads of clothing options, improved Create A Style (you can select specific areas of clothing to recolour, instead of just set parts of the clothing), add or remove lots of logo options to clothing, integrate create a style with create a pattern, intelligent personality system, loads of traits to choose from, pick more than 5, lots more favourites (favourite food, music, colour, animal, film/tv genre, hobbies, etc.), more voice customisation, accents.
5. Lots of building/furnishing options, loads of different furniture, types and customisation options (like a said above about create a style), curved walls, loads of different decor, lots of skill objects instead of just one for each skill(TS3 had one easel, one guitar, etc.), lots of different staircase styles, lots of wall styles.
6. Lots more buildings for sims to use, banks (with an economy system, bills, credit card, etc.), restaurants/cafes you can go into, different businesses (clothes, sofa/bed, electronics, estate agents), loads of new jobs.
7. If EA want to be annoying and online functionality, make it optional.
I have loads of other ideas but my fingers are getting tired from typing so vigorously, so tell me some of your ideas for what The Sims 4 should be like and what you think it will end up being like. Thanks for reading!
P.S: I think they should call this one just 'The Sims' like with 'SimCity'.
So, pretty much 99% of Sim fans out there will be aware of the 'big announcement' in The Sims Series tomorrow, and unless they've decided to get way too excited about some secret Sims 3 expansion pack they decided not to tell us about until tomorrow, or if it's some other spin-off Sims RPG from another time period (The Sims: Prehistoric, anyone? LOL), I'm sure that this announcement will be the next generation game in the series: The Sims 4! (and it's kinda obvious since the domain name http://thesims4.com/en_US/home is now live)
So I posted this forum because I think it would be interesting to discuss people's ideas about what they would like to see in the new generation and what they expect to be included, and what they definitely don't want to see. So please respond with your thoughts.
Here are a few of my own ideas just from the top of my head:
1. Improved graphics, better sims detail, better looking worlds, etc.
2. A huge open world which is fully explorable with little to no rabbit holes, kinda like Grand Theft Auto but obviously keeping it teen friendly.
3. Just one single huge world, and when expansion packs are released the world gets extended instead of having a new world.
4. Lots of CAS customisation, more body sliders to define a sim's shape precisely, height slider, more hairstyle options, maybe a hair length slider (so you pick a hairstyle but then you can use the slider to pick how long or short you want it), loads of clothing options, improved Create A Style (you can select specific areas of clothing to recolour, instead of just set parts of the clothing), add or remove lots of logo options to clothing, integrate create a style with create a pattern, intelligent personality system, loads of traits to choose from, pick more than 5, lots more favourites (favourite food, music, colour, animal, film/tv genre, hobbies, etc.), more voice customisation, accents.
5. Lots of building/furnishing options, loads of different furniture, types and customisation options (like a said above about create a style), curved walls, loads of different decor, lots of skill objects instead of just one for each skill(TS3 had one easel, one guitar, etc.), lots of different staircase styles, lots of wall styles.
6. Lots more buildings for sims to use, banks (with an economy system, bills, credit card, etc.), restaurants/cafes you can go into, different businesses (clothes, sofa/bed, electronics, estate agents), loads of new jobs.
7. If EA want to be annoying and online functionality, make it optional.
I have loads of other ideas but my fingers are getting tired from typing so vigorously, so tell me some of your ideas for what The Sims 4 should be like and what you think it will end up being like. Thanks for reading!
P.S: I think they should call this one just 'The Sims' like with 'SimCity'.
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NEEDS MOAR TS4 THREADS
I don't really use the forums much so I didn't know about the different sections and stuff, oh well...
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I just put it in general discussions.
Ambitious-would want to get As, and if they have dramtic trait too would want to get lead role (and if evil or mean sprited might try to sabtoge the real lead's role)
Artistic-creative projects for homework and doodle in their notebooks during lunch hour
Athletic -want to do all sports no matter what the sport is. (has a chance of broken arm/leg)
Bookworm students tutor other kids and maybe get paid to do homework
Clumsy- spill food/drinks on the floor, accident break objects, and with a Pets EP cause a mess of pets' water.
Daredevils- play with fire, do dangerous tricks on bikes,snowboards, skilling,etc (can have a chance of a broken leg/arm)
Dramatic students-put on plays (if there is more then one major competion)
Evil toddlers-can draw on walls
flirty sims will flirt with anyone regards wether they have BF/GF
Genius students tutor other kids and maybe get paid to do homework
Hopeless romantic-want to find their one true love
Would love for more ideas for traits.
I really like these, I think teens/children should be able to interact more with their particular traits, and there definitely needs to be more things to do with school, I mean, it's such a huge part of life and in TS3 your sims are just stuck in a rabbit hole...
Here you got a trailer :
THAT house and THAT beach.. man, that sure would be awesome to see.
Note: hating this idea of "online"... it's a no for me. i don't even collect those badges in ts3.
EDIT: this loos lovely awesome too
I'm not expecting much for the Sims 4 but there are some things I do expect of EA. Sims 3 had experienced many glitching problems and issues with the graphics; so I'm pretty sure for the past year EA is aware of this issue and will probably plan to fix this for the upcoming Sims 4.
I've had many experiences playing MMORPG games that require you to play online with other people. Out of all my experiences with online gaming, one thing that concerns me is the lag and the servers. I'm really interested how EA is going to deal with all that lag. Also, since this might be online; the lag decreases the quality of the game, which are the graphics.
There is this game called Aion; which is an mmorpg game which is online. When you enter the Character Creation, there are a bunch (I'm saying A LOT) of sliders and options to choose from. I've noticed that the character creations in most games now a days are like the Sims which allow you to change your character's appearance. However, Sims 3 sliders did limit your abilities to change your sims appearance and body build, I'm assuming that there will be much more sliders in the Sims 4.
Many people are saying that they don't want to play online, which is their choice honestly. I'm not a fan of online, because it increases the numbers of trolls and hackers (just my opinion or maybe I'm going too much into the mmorpg direction). I'd like to see what EA had planned for this Sims 4. I don't expect much from them, because frankly I'm fine with Sims 3; but I can't help but be interested what EA will change. If I expect too much from them, I highly predict I'll be disappointed one way or another.
You are entitled to your own opinion
Rabbit Holes: Those establishments in the game where your sims disappear to and you cannot monitor them; you just have a little box to decide what they do, to either increase or decrease their performance in work or in school.