Maybe it's just what I've seen, but I feel like the excitement for this pack in the community is severely lacking.
Looking at sims social channels like the forums you wouldn't know a pack just came out a few days ago because there isn't really that many people talking about it anymore and it's only been a few days. Obviously it's only a stuff pack, but from what I remember there was a lot more excitement when Tiny Living came out, it feels like over the course of each vote the excitement for this pack has gradually gone down and down and down until nobody cares anymore.
A lot of people wanted happy haunts, others hoped arts & crafts would become an elders pack, wanted more hobbies not just knitting, etc etc. it seems like although this was community voted in the end it's not what the community wanted and probably only about 25% are satisfied with the end result.
Majority of Sims YouTubers seem completely uninterested as well, all of the ones I follow posted one singular video on this pack which was just a short overview and then completely ignored it and went back to their everyday content. It took a singular day for people to get bored and move on which really says something when the people who play the game for a living couldn't care less about the new additions to the game.
For example Lilsimsie posted 8 videos playing with Tiny Living when it came out and only two with Nifty Knitting and other YouTubers like James, Deli, Plumbella, Vixella, urbansims etc etc all made one singular video on it and then carried on like it never happened.
It just feels like the excitement for this pack is severely lacking in general, there's definitely more people negative about the pack than there is positive
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I love watching my sims knit in their rocking chairs while listening to the new radio stations and Plopsy is a god-send for my artsy sims who want to make a quick buck.
And I personally have actually seen quite a few YouTubers building houses with the new stuff from NK (I can't speak for gameplay videos because I don't watch those).
To be fair stuff packs don't usually get much attention though. They are so small.
It's no lead balloon for me, I'm busy knitting away.
We know, and have seen votes for everything beforehand.
I think it seems to be good, it delivers what it said it should do. Looking forward to trying it next time when I patch my game.
The people I know who were really excited for it are happy at least so that is nice.
When it comes to other stuff packs and the buzz, I don't really follow that. Have to say though that Tiny Living is a very different concept and the offers a challenge that's particularly inspiring for builders like Lil'Simsie, so I don't think it's fair to compare the amount of videos made for these packs.
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I said in a different thread that I think it's a bad idea to play with new content exclusively and then you're bored with the pack within 2 weeks of buying it. For me, new content works best if used to enhancing existing gameplay. I've got knitters in my current game and that's cool, but I am not forcing them to do nothing but knit every waking moment between attending their needs. They still have jobs and aspirations to deal with, and I haven't used a rocking chair yet, or had a cat play with a ball of wool. I had my sims buy a few things from Plopsy then decided to restrain myself and let things happen more naturally. The pack will show its worth over time and that, for me, is more important than an immediate rush of excitement followed by burnout.
I just started knitting and using the rocking chair. (You will like their relaxed expression🤭)
I'm not planning on getting a cat until later as the storyline progreses.
I do think everyone who voted knitting is happy with it. Vocal vs silenty minority
Definitely. It seems to be human nature to be more vocal about the things we dislike.
As for the arguments, I get why there are a lot of people who are upset. It does seem like a boring idea for a pack. If Knitting got like 40% of the vote, that leaves a ton of people to potentially be mad. Many of them might not have been around to vote either. And there's still the issue of the rest of the game being underdeveloped, so fluff and enhancements will trigger some people.
(Though I admit, the cranky old man in my heart loves seeing Nifty Knitting get dragged for being boring. I genuinely really like the pack, easily the best pack of the year. But I will forever feel bitter about losing Happy Haunts.)
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
Not for me! 🥰
Good that you are enjoying it, I am just replying to the OP why some people aren't talking about it is all.
Then again, I don't tend to watch game changers etc (only saw the LGR review because it was shared on the forums by someone).
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I want Metal music and Plopsy in my game, but not that bad that Im willing to shell out $10. (Wouldve been happy even if just Metal was added in a patch) I have no immediate desire for it, so I'm just waiting for giftcards and sales to come along before I buy.
This is why I don't like the fact that the gurus tend to showcase so much of the CAS and buy mode in the videos now, including multiple swatches of the same thing. They didn't do quite as much of that in the NK video as far as I recall but in some of the pack videos within the last year or so they definitely showcased almost everything, and that makes it a little less fun (for me, at least ) when you get to look at the items in game for the first time. I agree that it's less exciting in a way when you've known for a long time roughly what's coming.
Maybe because there was not much left to talk about... Simguruconor and SimguruSarah did a really god job showcasing the pack before it released.
I do like the discussions that we are having on the forums after LGR's review though, I think it is interesting to hear people's different views on stuff packs overall.
I'm also not sure how easy it is to make an exciting video about knitting. I have watched Dr Gluon play the pack and while he tries to make it entertaining by doing silly things like adding 100 balls of yarn to the lot every time he plays, he has said multiple times during the video that he is sorry that there is not much focus on knitting, because when his sim is knitting there is not much else he can do except watch, so he does other silly stuff like creating clubs and other things.
Is it wrong to say that I feel that excitement for the sims4 overall seems lacking? For a game that apparently has millions of users, you would expect the views on YouTube and comments to be way more.
Not at all, many many people (myself included) feel like this.