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    TechnocolorTechnocolor Posts: 2 New Member
    increase family size limit. All the in laws! I think 10 would appropriate at least.

    Work on polygamy. I want at least 3 sims to be able to sleep in a bed together, woohoo together, get married, take selfies, kiss each other in one action (kiss on both cheeks at the same time for instance), ect. There should be an interaction between two sims in a relation ship to ask about polygamy or have a polygamous trait in CAS.
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    xXKuroFaiXxxXKuroFaiXx Posts: 83 Member
    edited November 2015
    > @FaintObject said:
    > @RMBLACK I feel like the name change after marriage should be automatic. I'm sick of having to use cas.fulleditmode after my sims get married to change the woman's last name. I don't know why its not automatic in this game like it is in TS3.
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    > Also i understand why some people are upset about some features being omitted from TS4. I am really disappointed that there are no toddlers in this game. I honestly don't see why people want a preteen stage. That seems so pointless to me. I do see how it would be cool, but it would just be pointless in my opinion.

    I would prefer if the changing names after marriage was an optional thing, like a pop up box that would allow you to keep both sim's names as they are, change them, or hyphenate. Also I believe some people want pre-teens as teens don't really have much (or anything) to distinguish themselves from adults.

    They share the same clothes, hair, and height as adults, so some people want preteens as a way to bridge the gap between teens and children. (Plus new life stage, new life stages are fun!) Though I'm sure some simmers would be just as happy if they added some teen exclusive items/interactions/emotions/teenage rebellion to distinguish them more from YA/Adults, and possibly a height slider.

    Maybe teens could have a start a rumor interaction, which would raise their mischief skill and lower their relationship with the person the rumor is started about.
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    applefeather2applefeather2 Posts: 4,003 Member
    Improve teens. Please.
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    KahZKahZ Posts: 48 Member
    I have a bunch of ideas for the gameplay that I miss about the older games. But, at this moment I rather to see only one thing:

    • Story Progression: Please! PLEASE! I need to see the entire neighborhood live their life! Something like in The Sims 3. People get married, get pregnancy, get promotion (I don't know if it's the right word) in their career, moving themselves, gardening. I like how Sims behave at random places, they looks more interesting and smart. But only look like that. I need they living their lives. The possibilities will wide a lot, improving the game experience.
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    DromioDromio Posts: 2 New Member
    If you would, please add to your list "moving out which allows households to separate and distribute money/possessions". I'm sure by now lots of you guys noticed you can't move out and separate your sims' belongings/money -- the game actually requires you to either move your entire household or separate, via the household manager, then cheat to make back the simoleans you acquired - even then, you can't take any personal possessions (furniture, paintings, trophies, etc.)!

    I feel we should have the option to decide:

    a.which sims are moving out
    b.how many simoleans they will take with them
    c.whether or not they want to take what's in the family inventory (which you could sort and pack beforehand)

    Alternatively, have a moving truck arrive and drag your belongings in, then have them transferred to the family inventory when your sims arrive on the new lot.

    I'm sure there's an easy fix.. If you agree, please add this to your list. I'm sure I'm not the only one bothered. :/
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    RMBLACKRMBLACK Posts: 14 New Member
    I don't feel a preteen age is necessary. Children to teen hits most of the mile markers but what could be improved upon for teen years is the return of acne like S2 and the need to learn how to drive like S3. I also loved the options to go to prom and have rewards for A students upon graduation.
    In essence, I loved the expansion pack S3 generations, so much about it was family centered and that is what makes Sims fun. I loved being able to tuck my sim children into bed and read them a bed time story.

    I would like to add a few things that should also be improved upon in S4.
    We need to have more realistic career options. I want to see a return of the educations career path, politician career, military career, movie star career, and it would be fun to also add a lawyer career. I like in S3 ambitions being able to have a day care, salon, and the private sector jobs. these were fun and creative and you could interact in your open world.

    I would also like to see an ability for the players to move out certain people in a household. It is too hard to move out new young adults after aging up and I don't like them always living with their elderly parents. This is really frustrating and should be an option to only move certain sims from a household.
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    RMBLACKRMBLACK Posts: 14 New Member
    I am looking forward to an expansion with cars for sure. I love being able to have a car in S3 open world because I could follow my sim around from place to place. With the car expansion it should also include animations like in S2 where you could woohoo in your car, open your door, turn on the lights, etc...

    I can't state enough how much I wish Sims 4 is an open world platform. From what I see around town like the trolley and the moutains it is beautiful I just wish I could work with it more.
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    RMBLACKRMBLACK Posts: 14 New Member
    Add after school activities like S3 had. Loved the ballet and boy scout option as well as sending teens to certain clubs like music, debate, or sports clubs. these were so cool! We should also have the option to send kids to private or public school like S2/S3
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    GuardianoftheAshGuardianoftheAsh Posts: 3 New Member
    Just leaving my suggestions (read: "complaints") for TS4. Be prepared because I have a LOT to say. Most of what I'm saying has probably been stated 100 times, but oh well. I want to share my thoughts anyway:

    1. Toddlers - Seriously......They should have been in the base game. I can't believe many of us fans have to sit online and pretty much beg the devs to include an age group that should have been included in the first place, and still no word on whether or not this is happening. Sure, the people who hate toddlers are happy, but all they have to do if they hate toddler's is age the kid up. It's better than making those of us who want toddlers suffer.

    2. Bigger lots - The largest lot size is not nearly enough for my mansions, I want an entire field.

    3. Neighborhoods - Oh boy......TS4's neighborhoods. Yikes. For one thing, I think it's pretty sad that these neighborhoods are so small and come with few lots. I like to create tons and tons of families, and the only way to do that in TS4 is by buying all the expansion packs and unlocking all of the neighborhoods so I can get more space, but even then it's still not enough. I liked it better in TS2 where you were given an entire blank neighborhood that was large enough to fit many, MANY lots, and on top of that you had the ability to place your own lots. Not to mention you could also customize your neighborhood and place objects and trees. Really made the neighborhood feel like it was yours. I feel TS4 took many steps backwards with these neighborhoods, the only good thing about them is that they're semi-open.....oh wait. TS3 had FULL open worlds. TS4 loses at both TS2 and TS3 in terms of neighborhoods in my opinion. TS4 neighborhoods need a LOT of work. Enable more customization, larger neighborhoods with larger lots would be nice.

    4. Expansion/Stuff Pack LOWER PRICES - Seriously, EA/Maxis whoever it is that is that is making the decision to sell all these expansion/stuff packs with only 20 or so items in them is being utterly ridiculous. It's a complete rip-off. Most of these packs aren't even worth it. 10 bucks for 20-30 items that I could just get from a Sims custom creator for FREE. Need I remind you all that the Sims 4 is a videogame. There are videogames that have DLC that range between 10-20 bucks, and these are ENTIRE GAMES. I've played "The Last of Us" and it's DLC "Left Behind" (which was an entire game by itself!) was only 15 dollars, now in 2015 this game is only 10 bucks! Why on earth would I spend 10 bucks on a pack with only a handful of pixels when I can spend 10 bucks on an entire DLC game? Ridiculous, the pricing is outrageous! Most of these stuff packs barely have anything in them, we should be getting them for free. At most, paying a dollar or two.

    5. Think of the Children, Please? - There is an enormous emphasis on the teens, young adults and the adults in The Sims 4, and barely any attention is given to the children. I think the biggest blow was the Spooky Stuff pack, where the adults were given tons of costumes while the kids were left with hardly anything. Last I checked, Halloween was a holiday centered around children. You think they'd be given the most costumes. Kids need more clothes, hair, accessories, objects to interact with, etc.

    6. More Traits - I think the Sims 4 could stand a lot more different Emotional, Hobby and Lifestyle and Social traits. I just feel there aren't enough and my Sims are becoming repetitive by using the same traits on them over and over.
    For Emotional/Personality: Shy sims, Quiet/Introverted sims (Not the same as Loner), Anxious/Nervous sims, Indifferent/Apathetic sims, Jealous, Courageous, Adventurous, Prideful/Boastful, etc.
    Hobby Traits: Gambler (Sim likes to take risks, is good at taking risks and good at card games. Might be great if there's ever a Casino pack which I doubt), Botanist/Green Thumb, Adventurer (likes to explore), Performer (Dance, Sing, Magic, Instruments), Martial Artist,
    Lifestyle Traits: Daredevil, Narcissist, Hippie, Bohemian, Workaholic, Criminal, Rural/Urban (if there's ever a City or Country pack), ect. Possibilities are endless, just look up a list of lifestyles for ideas.
    Social Traits: Again, just look up a list of social traits for ideas.

    I'll stop for now since I'm getting tired and I feel this post is getting way too long. I could go on, but I think I've definitely made my point. TS4 needs a lot of work in order to be "fixed" because there's a lot wrong. And that's bad, considering the game has only been out for a few months.
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    LMB10LMB10 Posts: 4 New Member
    I'd personally love a toddler stage... But would moreso love to see a pre-teen stage.

    Would also really, really like some sort of coat layer option in CAS. So that Sims can wear parkas, jackets, overcoats etc. over normal tops. Would be a really nice customisation option imo
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    Mom511Mom511 Posts: 9 New Member
    TS4 was suppose to be better than the previous sims games. I feel like you guys are taking huge steps back when developing TS4. TS3 is still widely better than TS4 and it shouldn't be that way. Go into TS3 and even TS2 and pull those ideas back and bring life to TS4. I have every sims game that ever came out including all Sim Cities. I'm highly disappointed in TS4. Please step it up for your fans.
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    uzumouzumo Posts: 1,836 Member
    edited November 2015
    . curved hallways
    . mounted microwave {This will save space on the kitchen counter. Place under a cabinet.}
    . wall oven {the option to place an oven in a wall}
    .greenhouse {Place a greenhouse in the backyard.}
    .bigger shower
    .garage door {an option to open the garage door}
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    AbsolXAbsolX Posts: 8 New Member
    1. Add the ability to "copy" an existing world. You can name the existing world what ever you would like, but it would look the same as the original (except all empty). That way you can build whatever you want without getting rid of the original houses. The amount of available lots are pitiful.
    2. The ability to create households as unplayed and therefore with unlimited funds and a custom starting amount.
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    alicedove1965alicedove1965 Posts: 1 New Member
    1. Making their hair and beard grow, and going to barber shops to cut and style it.
    2. TODDLERS!
    3. Different heights. Like you can put in your height and it will adjust the Sims, for like teens and adults
    4. Layering clothes. Such as undershirts and jackets. Or adding a belt to any pants or dress you want.
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    inmyeyeinmyeye Posts: 396 Member
    I'm a long time Sims player from the beginning. I'm not a big fan of GTW. I would rather see more fun things for my Sims to do. I get enough work from my own job to really be excited about expansion packs that deal with jobs. I miss the water slide for pools. That was a big favorite for children and adults. I also miss being able to play catch with sim children. I would like to see some better dating options more like "Hot Date" had. Taking a date to an actual restaurant or cafe or something. More fun stuff guys!
    “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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    AussieAdoresSimsAussieAdoresSims Posts: 554 Member
    i like some of the ideas that i have seen here but what i would really like to see is the ability to turn things on or off or half turn them on and off. For example...open world have the ability to have open or closed, or just open world in your sims set neighbourhood (as well as no loading screen). But the big big big big times a million would totally make sims 4 really really really good is weather.
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    Aurawyn_FaeAurawyn_Fae Posts: 39 Member
    I've only been playing Sims 4 for a short time.. but there are a few things I miss (or thing would be a cool new idea) and would like to be added:
    - Zodiac signs and favorites brought back.
    - Change your surname more easily
    - Greenhouses and sprinkler systems for plants. Gardener to help with the watering and weeding.. its so tedious and really is a full time job!
    - Toddlers
    - Body hair
    - More Traits: Shy, Dramatic, Eco Friendly, Vegetarian/Vegan, Inappropriate, Klepto..
    - Family Trees to be more detailed and extended.
    - CAS color options/wheel.. for example: I need a hazel eye color so bad haha. There is a muted green and a honey brown, but I need it mixed :)
    - More career options, such as adding Yoga Instructor or Botanist, more retail owner options (like jewelry designer, herbal shop) that could coincide with other packs. I'd also like to see Fortune Teller brought back :)
    - Vehicles. I remember when I started playing and my sim needed to go to work, I had the poor guy waiting around for someone to come pick him up before I realized I had to click him lol.
    - Robbers. I would almost have a heart attack in other games when it was happening and I kind of like that thrill/excitement of it haha.
    - Cemetery
    - Displays for collectibles, like the stack-able ones we had in Sims 4 or a new way to better show them off.
    - Having more options with schools, such as home school option or being more involved with the child/teen while they are at the school instead of shipping them off for several hours. I'd like them to be able to join clubs and acquire skills
    - Washer and dryer
    - More games (outdoor and indoor) that sims can play together.
    - Expansions I'd like to have: Seasons, Supernatural, Pets, and Generations themed.
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    audsvedaudsved Posts: 13 New Member
    In most games a new version and/or expansion improves upon the previous. In sims we have seen improvements in graphics, functionality of the base game mechanics and though we see great new expansions they are just re-creations of the expansions we already had in the previous game. We can all agree that the 3D worlds and sims are somewhat more intuitive than previous sims, but in every new version, sims2, sims3 and now sims4, we are losing and having to back track on major portions of game-play. EA has yet to take where the sims have come to and truly improve the next game. EA continually re-creates the wheel so to speak. We recreate and expand on emotions, we recreate behaviors, we recreate the same interactions, sims still dance, woohoo, eat, pee, sleep, workout, talk to and interact with one another, paint, read, go to work, have babies, die, plead with the grim reaper, swim, cook, catch fire, etc... the base of the game has not changed. Eventually with enough of us begging for it, we will hopefully still get toddlers, new worlds, pets, and other things we've had before.

    Get-To-Work gave us back doctors, police detectives, and scientists it didn't really give us anything new in that as we've had those careers before, yes we can now go with them to work, but we had firemen and other careers we got to travel with in sims 3 too. We got our businesses back with some of the components from previous games but not all, as the new worlds are extremely limited in space, thank you ea for giving us an 8 lot world to create our own. For many of us it's still lacking and we feel we have to fight and beg and plead to constantly get back what we already had. We are looking for a true continuation and building upon the game. The Genealogy we just got is extremely limited, I doubt I am the only one that noticed that relatives only matter as long as the family is in the same household. Once the sim moves out and into its own house you only see their parents and grandparents, what happened to that brother or sister they grew up with, why does the sim now have to make them a friend and lose all the friendship they had with their siblings, why with a hug or 2 does it suddenly lean towards a romance with your sister, really?? Why are aunts, uncles and cousins not recognized as family, why does it gross Billy out as a child he gets a kiss from auntie, but once he becomes a young adult in his own house does that hug or kiss turn into romance with Adult Aunt Sue?

    Custom content is gone in Sims4, where as we've had it in all 3 previous incarnations, yes we can go to the gallery and upload lots and families others have put together with the same tool, colors and textures we have in our own game, but there is no custom textures or truly custom items. Stop making us as beg for items, and functionalities we've had. We don't need a new way to treat DJ's or Dance, we had awesome parties in Sims, Sims2 and Sims3. The clubs are nothing more than a twist off the University social groups we had in the past when you could be a Jock or Nerd and those relationships expanded the more you shared your interests with others or the more you interacted with anyone from that group. Get-Together is no more than taking a small portion of what we had and blowing it up and pumping it up to be yet another restrictive world we will be lucky to have one or 2 lots to do on our own or totally strip down and rebuild. We want our Pets, Universities, Toddlers, carnivals, aliens, future worlds, past worlds, and all the expansion packs we've gotten in all 3 of the previous incarnations of Sims and we want EA to take it to the next level. We want Sims to expand beyond where its been and not have to beg for all the previous content. We don't want to regret buying the new game because it all back to basics and come to the forums to beg for everything we enjoyed and already bought just to get new graphics. Please EA hear us, all the threads here from all of us that have been loyal to EA and Sims since the beginning say the same thing in a nut shell. Give us what we had, what you've already done over and over again, make it better and lets grow truly grow from there into the future.
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    xooemilyxooemily Posts: 133 Member
    I feel that features in old sims games should be added again.
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    luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
    AbsolX wrote: »
    1. Add the ability to "copy" an existing world. You can name the existing world what ever you would like, but it would look the same as the original (except all empty). That way you can build whatever you want without getting rid of the original houses. The amount of available lots are pitiful.
    2. The ability to create households as unplayed and therefore with unlimited funds and a custom starting amount.

    You can do #1 now by using "Save As" to give the save a name (I usually call it "Something Base"), then deleting the households in Manage Households. Then anytime you want to start over, load "Something Base" and Save As whatever you want to call the game you're starting fresh.

    Re. #2: You can mark any played household unplayed in Manage Households - go to the bottom left of the households screen.
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    wolfgaaaaangwolfgaaaaang Posts: 7 New Member
    L shaped stairs. Spiral stairs like in TS3.
    Music that is popular right now for the radios.
    TODDLERS.
    CARS.
    WASHER AND DRYER. AND LAUNDROMAT.
    ACTUALLY GIVING BIRTH LIKE TS3.
    More hair and clothes from different ethnicities.
    For the african american skin tones, they should look real and not all creepy and gray looking or black looking.

    For the worlds we need more lots and the ability to walk or ride a bike or drive everywhere like ts3.
    We should be able to go to the beach and swim in it.
    We need grocery and book stores as well. And it would be cool if we can see inside the buildings too
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    Ken_tyreseKen_tyrese Posts: 9 New Member
    I want colleges and schools that I can go into and tell my sims way to do
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    AlizeAlize Posts: 50 Member
    I really want to own my own restaurant like in sims 2. Bring back hobbies, like pot making and ballet. I want to attend school with my children and teens. I would like to customise my furniture and clothes.
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    adorevineyadoreviney Posts: 19 New Member
    edited December 2015
    DRIVEABLE CARS

    TODDLERS

    WASHING MACHINES/DRYERS (ACTUALLY WORKS)

    BEING ABLE TO ENJOY YOUR FRUITS LIKE THE GRAPES AND BANANNAS AND NOT EATING THE PEELING EWW

    PETS

    MORE CLOTHES AND SHOES
    HEY
    MORE PEIRCINGS AND TATTOS

    MORE HAIR STYLES FOR CHILDREN

    RELAXING ON THE BED

    AND NO AUTO PLAY WHEN I LET MY SIBLINGS PLAY AND THEY MET ME WHEN I WENT ON TO MY SIMS EVERYTHING WAS DOWN THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKING AWAY

    BEING ABLE TO WALK AROUND WITH YOUR BABY GOING FOR FAMILY WALKS WITH STROLLERS

    MORE CRIBS

    AND I REALLY DONT LIKE HOW WHEN MY FAMILY GOES TO THE PARK YOU HAVE TO INDIVIDUALLY SEND THEM HOME THEY NEED TO ACT MORE LIKE FAMILIES AND NOT LIKE THEY DONT KNOW EACHOTHER

    AND WHAT HAPPENED TO CURFEW FOR THE CHILDREN AND TEENS?

    POLICE AND AMBULANCE IN SERVICES

    WEATHER CHANGES

    CURLY HAIR

    "DO HAIR" OPTION IN MIRROR

    GIVING BABYS BATHS

    I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS MY MIND RUNS NO STOP
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