What a difference a single patch can make.

ladybreid · January 2017

When TS4 came out I was hopeful but not happy. I would play in spurts but those spurts over the past 2 years got shorter and further apart until I was loading the game up then tabbing to surf the net not even bothering to play. Then finally not opening the game at all for months. Even at the start though I wouldn't play for very long and couldn't really sink myself into the game and enjoy it. It felt like a chore, something I ought to do because I always had from The Sims - TS3 and so of course I had to try to make myself find things to like about TS4. I had truly given up hope that I would ever get excited about the sims again.

Then toddlers arrived and I have to say I cannot get enough. I love everything! To me this is the most fleshed out and best lifestage currently. I have had so much enjoyment. Normally I am a control freak with my sims but I have been completely happy to sit back and watch them go about their world. I completely love the traits, my favorite one is silly, oh my goodness those giggles and my silly tot is always getting the giggles.

I hate that my day isn't longer I have missed this feeling and with one patch it is back. FINALLY I love the sims again and I look forward to firing my pc up and diving in.

Anyways, I'm happy.

yupp · January 2017

I feel EXACTLY the same way. Like you, I went through spurts playing on and off and then eventually while the game would be loading I would turn it off because I would change my mind about playing. I'm a family player so it was difficult to enjoy without toddlers. I even tried the single young adult play style and that just didn't last very long. Today I was literally playing all day. I had to force myself to turn the computer off and get into bed. While I was playing I was just watching in awe at how awesome the toddlers are now and how my game finally feels complete for me. I can finally get excited about upcoming content where before, anything that wasn't toddlers was disappointing. I can finally enjoy this game after nearly 2.5 years. Very thankful. Happy simming.

Pary · January 2017

I don't play the game but even someone as jaded as I am can see the difference its made to the community, particularly here on the board.
It's nice.

Omac16 · January 2017

I'm thinking vampires will do the same for me. Toddlers are amazing, and vampires look just as well done. I don't even know that much about them, other then from trailers and tweets, but I'm so excited about them. The whole picking their powers and weakness drivers me nuts. There is so much customization I might strictly play vampires for a while.

cameronw209 · January 2017

Pary wrote: »

I don't play the game but even someone as jaded as I am can see the difference its made to the community, particularly here on the board.
It's nice.

Yup - keep those positive vibes coming!

Puffpglitternose · January 2017

The until is back in the community now. Before I think there was a divide between the veteran simmers who found the lack of family play and depth of the game unforgivable and the newer simmers who loved this new iteration of the franchise. But I think since the rearrangement of personnel at Maxis and the level of detail that went into City Living and now toddlers, that divide has been brought much closer together and is making the game we as the fans and the devs see that it can become.
I have immense hope now for TS4. Never again will I doubt their love for us and this franchise.

Puffpglitternose · January 2017

Puffpglitternose wrote: »

The until is back in the community now. Before I think there was a divide between the veteran simmers who found the lack of family play and depth of the game unforgivable and the newer simmers who loved this new iteration of the franchise. But I think since the rearrangement of personnel at Maxis and the level of detail that went into City Living and now toddlers, that divide has been brought much closer together and is making the game we as the fans and the devs see that it can become.
I have immense hope now for TS4. Never again will I doubt their love for us and this franchise.

Apologies that first line is supposed to say "The Unity"

ladybreid · January 2017

I'm glad to see the patch has done the same for others. I hope the Vamps do it for you @Omac16 .

I agree that the community seems more united in their contentment with the game now and perhaps you are right @Puffpglitternose about the rearrangements. I haven't been around much so I missed whatever that was about but I do see improvement.

Simanite · January 2017

Welcome back, I remember your siggy!

Toddlers are so awesome. Playing today with my single mom and her toddler in their apartment, I was reminded of my TS2 days and how intense (but short-lived as I soon switched to 3) they were. I am so happy!

Lisey · January 2017

It's made a huge difference. I'm all about family play, like to play the same family for generations, but it just wasn't the same with only the child stage representing younger Sims - I felt like I was missing a huge part of my Sims lives! Now that the toddler generation is here, I finally feel like I can play a big legacy family without any regrets.

cherid87120 · January 2017

I was the same as you. In fact, funny story. My laptop died last summer and I had to wipe my hard drive for the laptop repair. I had backed up my precious Sims 3 and all my download content, etc. But I didn't save my Sim 4 saves. I shrugged, didn't really care because I didn't enjoy the game. I dabbled around with a new Sim but really didn't play any more than a half an hour at a time, didn't enjoy it.

After the Toddler patch, I found myself wanting to have my old Saves back because my old save was primarily Family play. Low and behold, I dug around in my old hard drives and found my old save. I was thrilled. I restarted my game, updated the town a bit since we have had several stuff packs and two expansion packs came out. I loaded my family, aged my child back to a toddler and am having a blast. My adult family sim is pregnant again and we are anxiously waiting for the new arrival.

I cannot wait for the vampire game pack. Finally, finally, finally, the game feels more fleshed out. This patch has made my sims feel alive again.

Louise_G0325 · January 2017

Same! I haven't even really played with toddlers yet, because I'm waiting for my current sim to get married before having one but all of a sudden I like everything about the game more?

I am literally scrolling around the worlds thinking "Ah this area is so beautiful" even though I have explored most of the worlds already long ago and felt quite neutral about them then

Weird. But I'm not complaining at all! It's nice

JoAnne65 · January 2017

Puffpglitternose wrote: »

The until is back in the community now. Before I think there was a divide between the veteran simmers who found the lack of family play and depth of the game unforgivable and the newer simmers who loved this new iteration of the franchise. But I think since the rearrangement of personnel at Maxis and the level of detail that went into City Living and now toddlers, that divide has been brought much closer together and is making the game we as the fans and the devs see that it can become.
I have immense hope now for TS4. Never again will I doubt their love for us and this franchise.

So that's not my imagination then!

SimTrippy · January 2017

Pary wrote: »

I don't play the game but even someone as jaded as I am can see the difference its made to the community, particularly here on the board.
It's nice.

I agree this is the best thing about it for me too: to see how happy people are and how much less defensively they talk to each other (for now). It's a nice change, and one that this forum kinda needed lol. And for someone who does play the game with a certain level of enjoyment sometimes, it's even nicer to see others enjoying it too for a change ^.^ It's still far from perfect, but it's one step closer to being a lot better.

JoAnne65 · January 2017

SimTrippy wrote: »

Pary wrote: »

I don't play the game but even someone as jaded as I am can see the difference its made to the community, particularly here on the board.
It's nice.

I agree this is the best thing about it for me too: to see how happy people are and how much less defensively they talk to each other (for now). It's a nice change, and one that this forum kinda needed lol. And for someone who does play the game with a certain level of enjoyment sometimes, it's even nicer to see others enjoying it too for a change ^.^ It's still far from perfect, but it's one step closer to being a lot better.

To me it feels as if 'someone' finally found back what people actually want from this game. I don't even mind the baby tied to bassinet anymore, and the adult teens. Next patch, please tone down the giggling and cooing and the hyperactive eyebrows of the adults and the talking into space. Please implement that code where sims' eyes are automatically drawn to each other, that feels so natural and important. Make those adults feel as realistic as the toddlers do (which doesn't exlude quirkiness or liveliness). Then add some EP's with gameplay that matters and is more than just a bit of interacting with stuff and I'm all ready to move over. Because you see, we aren't naturally born complainers who only complain to complain. Toddlers prove it.

SimTrippy · January 2017

JoAnne65 wrote: »

SimTrippy wrote: »

Pary wrote: »

I don't play the game but even someone as jaded as I am can see the difference its made to the community, particularly here on the board.
It's nice.

I agree this is the best thing about it for me too: to see how happy people are and how much less defensively they talk to each other (for now). It's a nice change, and one that this forum kinda needed lol. And for someone who does play the game with a certain level of enjoyment sometimes, it's even nicer to see others enjoying it too for a change ^.^ It's still far from perfect, but it's one step closer to being a lot better.

To me it feels as if 'someone' finally found back what people actually want from this game. Next patch, please tone down the giggling and cooing and the hyperactive eyebrows of the adults and the talking into space. Please implement that code where sims' eyes are automatically drawn to each other, that feels so natural and important. Make those adults feel as realistic as the toddlers do (which doesn't exlude quirkiness or liveliness). Then add some EP's with gameplay that matters and is more than just a bit of interacting with stuff and I'm all ready to move over. Because you see, we aren't naturally born complainers who only complain to complain. Toddlers prove it.

Yeah, I totally agree with that. I think many of us needed this more challenging aspect to game play, to make it feel a bit more realistic. And I too hope the other life stages, especially teens & elderly, will get the same kind of love too over time. They definitely need to be set apart somehow from the adults. And yeah, I definitely support them looking more at each other instead of just "wherever". It's something I'm not too fond of either. Lastly: indeed, I don't think many of us complained "just because" but because we truly wanted to enjoy the game and / or make it as enjoyable as possible to the largest possible number of people (I'm very utilitarian lol). I think this patch has definitely enlarged the number of simmers who can enjoy it, and that's all anyone's ever really wanted. Now, let's hope they keep that momentum going

Sk8rblaze · January 2017

JoAnne65 wrote: »

To me it feels as if 'someone' finally found back what people actually want from this game. I don't even mind the baby tied to bassinet anymore, and the adult teens.

I mind them a lot less, but I still think EA should make a generations EP which addresses them.

Toddlers have proven when you flesh out a life stage to be much more detailed and expansive than its last iteration counterpart, it will make fans very happy and approving. The replay value is just through the roof for this type of content, rather than single object content.

JoAnne65 · January 2017

Sk8rblaze wrote: »

JoAnne65 wrote: »

To me it feels as if 'someone' finally found back what people actually want from this game. I don't even mind the baby tied to bassinet anymore, and the adult teens.

I mind them a lot less, but I still think EA should make a generations EP which addresses them.

Toddlers have proven when you flesh out a life stage to be much more detailed and expansive than its last iteration counterpart, it will make fans very happy and approving. The replay value is just through the roof for this type of content, rather than single object content.

I agree 100%.

Anastaciasgem · January 2017

This is exactly what happened to me. At the start I told myself it didn't matter to me, I didn't need them that much, tried to plod on. And it was fun at the start. But then it felt like a chore to play and I tried to come up with all sorts of ways to make the game fun again, but it wasn't enough and I ended up not really playing for ages and I felt terrible. I went back to the old games, but I really wanted to enjoy Sims 4 so much, I'd open it and think cmoooon Gem you love this, but I didn't. Since toddlers came omg tear me away from my computer I can't stop, and they're so much work that time just passes like ZOOOM because I'm so involved. I also love all of my sims more. When they're a child or a teen I'm like omg that's that toddler kid all grown up look at them go

I'm glad you've found enjoyment again, I adore this game again and it only took this one update for it all to come together for me

ladybreid · January 2017

Simanite wrote: »

Welcome back, I remember your siggy!

Toddlers are so awesome. Playing today with my single mom and her toddler in their apartment, I was reminded of my TS2 days and how intense (but short-lived as I soon switched to 3) they were. I am so happy!

Thanks!
It does remind me a bit of TS2 also. I like that the tots will interact with each other. I have started up my perfects again which I had since TS1 rerolling a version of them with TS-TS3 and now 4. April and Andrew Perfect. They have adorable little redheaded twins named Betsy and Bobby and those two are so sweet together and fun. I need to take pics to post.

Simsfan99111 · January 2017

yupp wrote: »

I feel EXACTLY the same way. Like you, I went through spurts playing on and off and then eventually while the game would be loading I would turn it off because I would change my mind about playing. I'm a family player so it was difficult to enjoy without toddlers. I even tried the single young adult play style and that just didn't last very long. Today I was literally playing all day. I had to force myself to turn the computer off and get into bed. While I was playing I was just watching in awe at how awesome the toddlers are now and how my game finally feels complete for me. I can finally get excited about upcoming content where before, anything that wasn't toddlers was disappointing. I can finally enjoy this game after nearly 2.5 years. Very thankful. Happy simming.

I agree with this. I used to play for all of 5 mins then turn off the game. So far this year has been the best imo for the sims 4 with Toddlers and the vampire gamepack sue out soon. I have gone back to playing the game everyday again which i like. I feels more like the sims game i have wanted to play from the beginning!

Skobee · January 2017

I've been playing everyday now for the past four days, before I played a few times a month and that was because I felt like I had to.. Now I keep thinking of what to do next!

NatKingSim · January 2017

Now I finally play with families, could not do that before, it just felt so empty.

Invisibleaes · January 2017

I've been playing way more making the time to do it as I really enjoy these toddlers they complete a family picture for me!

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