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    DianesimsDianesims Posts: 2,918 Member
    Three new base game hairs as well.

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    The live stream was as dissapointing as the trailers. They showed us nothing new.
    I wonder what this colaboration with native americans is meant to be. So far I have only seen a few recipies and deco objects. That's all?

    What I liked was the cross pack compability with nectar making.

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    VyollaVyolla Posts: 82 Member
    Really ?! You need to have Cottage Living to get whool and milk from the mini goats and sheep ? Oh, come on !!

    While I think it's good that they're not just putting other content into packs from previous packs.. because it's super recycled this way..at the same time this just makes me not be able to justify the 40 dollars. While I do see some bigger lots.. which is nice.. there's only 13.. so I don't see why this is an EP and not a GP. But maybe it's because we *might* get Fairies as a GP later this year... I can only hope because I've decided this pack is not worth 40 dollars and will wait to get it when it goes on sale. First pack I'm not getting on release day. :(
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    Omri147Omri147 Posts: 11,178 Member
    I've missed the livestream cause I had a birthday to celebrate (which is almost over...), but it sounds like we've already seen everything this pack has to offer from the get-go and it's not a lot, especially for an EP.
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    MelisendreMelisendre Posts: 195 Member
    Three new base game hairs as well.
    Ok, I didn't recognize this. Are the shirts with the stars also new base game objects? It's nice to have but I expected to see more new content of the pack and not of the basegame.
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    Aquarius94Aquarius94 Posts: 505 Member
    Much like the gameplay trailer, that livestream didn't really show us anything that we didn't already know. Leaning eeeeeever so much closer to just skipping this pack.
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    LeGardePourpreLeGardePourpre Posts: 15,560 Member
    edited July 2023
    Not a surprise , EP14 Horse Ranch is similar to EP04 Cats & Dogs.

    Cats & Dogs came after the Toddler patch, GP04 Vampires and GP05 Parenthood.
    Horse Ranch comes after the Infant patch and EP13 Growing Together.

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    SnaveXsSnaveXs Posts: 4,355 Member
    Three new base game hairs as well.
    Ok, I didn't recognize this. Are the shirts with the stars also new base game objects? It's nice to have but I expected to see more new content of the pack and not of the basegame.

    I was looking at those pajamas. They were actually given to console player's who had an EA play account some months ago. They know people were upset about that and are probably giving the pajamas to everybody now.
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    elanorbretonelanorbreton Posts: 14,662 Member
    Sadly, that livestream was disappointing 😞

    I don't really know what I was expecting, but I almost fell asleep at one point πŸ˜… it had no oomph, no wow factor.
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    SnaveXsSnaveXs Posts: 4,355 Member
    edited July 2023
    I think there's just a lack of gameplay object's. Some recreation objects outside of horses especially for toddler's. My babies got left out of the horse riding. They could've had a rocking horse. Nectar making is really the only gameplay object. I'm just really tired of stuff being excluded and it's usually stuff that requires gameplay animation's which people keep asking for. I know there's a team of people currently working on Sims 5 but let us enjoy Sims 4 too. Don't skimp us on the gameplay that was in previous iterations of the Sims.

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    ZiafarZiafar Posts: 723 Member
    Have you seen in the livestream at the bar where people danced, the Sims just ran through the horses :(
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    AineAine Posts: 3,046 Member
    They didn't mention anything about getting more than 8 sim slots, so how are we supposed to have horses and other pets in the households? We have to choose? That's just lame, and very disappointing.
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    alexspoom13alexspoom13 Posts: 7,441 Member
    Has it even been confirmed if you can ride horses in the other worlds?
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    greydonngreydonn Posts: 721 Member
    Not that I know of.
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    GordyGordy Posts: 3,105 Member
    Has it even been confirmed if you can ride horses in the other worlds?
    There's this



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    ULIBABA66ULIBABA66 Posts: 2,088 Member
    Aine wrote: Β»
    They didn't mention anything about getting more than 8 sim slots, so how are we supposed to have horses and other pets in the households? We have to choose? That's just lame, and very disappointing.
    Omg yes yes yessss I love how you said the truth, it is indeed lame, and very disappointing. Hope they get called out for this in a constructive way so they will hotfix this. Now I cannot choose 8 Sims and 1 cat, 1 dog and 2 horses or so. What is this Maxis? Lame, fix this thanks. Please update this, as well as genealogy/complex family tree relationships.
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    simmeroriginsimmerorigin Posts: 1,488 Member
    "Live Stream Recap & Trending for All the Wrong Reasons ! Empty Gameplay, Repeated content & MORE !"
    https://youtu.be/pgxUcQeeNNs
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    simmeroriginsimmerorigin Posts: 1,488 Member
    "let’ talk about horse ranch game pack… + even MORE news!.. 😯"
    https://youtu.be/4RNg596vYAM
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    TS1299TS1299 Posts: 1,605 Member
    Really ?! You need to have Cottage Living to get whool and milk from the mini goats and sheep ? Oh, come on !!

    What the.... Why did they show that in a trailer. EA really is having deceptive marketing rn. I hope that is not the case.
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    IObelleIObelle Posts: 136 Member
    I think it's quite creepy if goats and sheep can be bottle fed as if they're kids and lambs, if they at the same time can be milked as if they're adult.
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    logionlogion Posts: 4,791 Member
    Yeah I dunno, this livestream didn't really sell it for me. The issue is that the sims4 have been out for so long that I need inspiration and energy to play it... this felt like looking at a dollhouse, the world doesn't feel real, I don't feel motivated to do these different activities of which there are not many new activities to do, I'm not sure why I should make a wine farm with horses and small sheep. Is it fun? Because it honestly... didn't look particularly fun?

    I think the issue is that I'm not sold on the entire concept and I kinda needed something that really told me this is why I should buy the horse ranch pack and I'm not feeling it... if I'm buying this it will be just because I would like more content.

    But I really feel that these packs need more things for us to do, they need to feel more alive and also give us more reasons for us to play them.
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    GoodywoodGoodywood Posts: 4,641 Member
    IObelle wrote: Β»
    I think it's quite creepy if goats and sheep can be bottle fed as if they're kids and lambs, if they at the same time can be milked as if they're adult.

    Yes I find it weird too @IObelle .
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    GordyGordy Posts: 3,105 Member
    edited July 2023
    I've seen people point out that the town square - which is already a bunch of empty shells - will probably be a ghost town much of the time, because the area is so big and empty. And since there are no festivals (not that I'm complaining about this), sims likely won't converge there.

    EDIT: Okay, but for real, the empty town square bothers me so much. It took them almost 10 years to start implementing rabbit holes instead of having empty shells. And even then, we just got the cinema in GroT, and nothing here.
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    bixtersbixters Posts: 2,299 Member
    I'm not really into horses and wasn't very interested in this pack to begin with, but I thought I'd watch the livestream to see if there was anything interesting.
    Now, I'm even less interested. The gameplay they showed just looked boring. The horse gameplay just looked average, and I think I would get bored of it very quickly. How many times can you watch your sim riding a horse and doing the same tricks all the time?
    The miniature goats and sheep were disappointing, they seemed more like interactive toys than actual animals. They did not appear to have any needs either.
    The world looked pretty but not very big. Of course, the main square looked completely empty and filled with fake buildings.
    I am also annoyed that it doesn't look like you can plant your own Prairie Grass. It looks like it just grows randomly, and then you have to harvest it wherever you find it.
    Nectar Making looked interesting, but It also feels like a repeat of juice fizzing from Eco-Lifestyle. I did like the fact that it increases value as it ages.
    I did like the line dancing animations.

    I think this pack could have been a lot better if they had added a new career, more harvestables, a bigger world, and new lot challenges. At the moment, it looks pretty empty, and definitely not worth $40 to me.
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    alanmichael1alanmichael1 Posts: 5,490 Member
    logion wrote: Β»
    Yeah I dunno, this livestream didn't really sell it for me. The issue is that the sims4 have been out for so long that I need inspiration and energy to play it... this felt like looking at a dollhouse, the world doesn't feel real, I don't feel motivated to do these different activities of which there are not many new activities to do, I'm not sure why I should make a wine farm with horses and small sheep. Is it fun? Because it honestly... didn't look particularly fun?

    I think the issue is that I'm not sold on the entire concept and I kinda needed something that really told me this is why I should buy the horse ranch pack and I'm not feeling it... if I'm buying this it will be just because I would like more content.

    But I really feel that these packs need more things for us to do, they need to feel more alive and also give us more reasons for us to play them.

    The combination of horses, wine and sheep is indeed a bit random, but I think you can split this up: horses will be great in Arizona, Henford, and even Sulani (riding on the beach, a blue mermaid horse). Wine and sheep are made for Tartosa - Iβ€˜m so looking forward to my French nectar-lavender-cheese farm 😁
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    MelisendreMelisendre Posts: 195 Member
    Gordy wrote: Β»
    I've seen people point out that the town square - which is already a bunch of empty shells - will probably be a ghost town much of the time,

    Maybe it's supposed to be an ghost town because of the ghost horses in the trailer? ;)
    I watched the livestream to learn more about the ghost horses but they didn't talk about them.
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