I am, as always, concerned about the world. In particular, whether they will give us an empty lot big enough to add the Mexican wedding venue added to our libraries for MWS.
I want to know how much content there is for an expansion pack? Will it be enough? Or will there be complaints of it being game pack worthy?
Plus, I already see two things advertised I hope is coming through a patch: more relaxing on bed interactions (cuddling on bed for example) and venue specific interactions.
Yet, most of the info came from the leak. And the leak this time spoiled a lot of things. So the only elements of surprise in the trailer will be the animations, the clothing, and the furniture.
I also hope we can turn off the Gallery matching thing. I have made a lot of townie sims... I don't want the Gallery sims to overshadow them...
My theory on the gallery dating is that it might pop up as an option and the player selects if they want a date from the world or from the gallery. Or maybe there's a selector. I also suspect that it will be a curated gallery selection of Maxis Favorites, the same mechanic that is used in CAS when you choose "randomise from the gallery". So no custom content, but if packs were used that the player doesn't have, hopefully the game replaces clothing so no one's running amok nekkid. Although that sure would make for an interesting blind date!
My theory on the gallery dating is that it might pop up as an option and the player selects if they want a date from the world or from the gallery. Or maybe there's a selector. I also suspect that it will be a curated gallery selection of Maxis Favorites, the same mechanic that is used in CAS when you choose "randomise from the gallery". So no custom content, but if packs were used that the player doesn't have, hopefully the game replaces clothing so no one's running amok nekkid. Although that sure would make for an interesting blind date!
For the gallery system to work I think it will also need for the sims to have defined likes/dislikes, interests and sexual preferences. The sims in my game don't have sexual preferences set by default for example and I imagine the gallery will have lots of options for LGBTQ sims and even more options for sims who don't know what they prefer.
I seriously and not crazy about the cas. I mean I love they are bringing us another warm climate, but this style is just not my cup of tea. While I love the top hair bun, and I've been searching for it for my sim grandma, I could never imagine going on a date with my hair like that. I think they may be bringing us growing together cas rejects we need in out game catalog- for that I am grateful. The tropical shirts for an ironic hipster bad date.
The features shown feel like a game pack or fantastic base game update. That I need to buy a $40 pack so other sims will not interrupt my date, doesn't seem like a game feature. Thank for be a base game update. At best it's a game pack.
This same opinion I had for Get Together, but the world is so big, and the catalog so extensive, that I can't complain. But to make a pack, based on basic interactions we are supposed to have in the game anyway, and saying this will make it better is not a product to sell. Cars with other vehicles, fairies, bands, hotels and resorts, active careers are dlc worthy. This sounds like a base game update or game pack but I could be mistaken because there is more to be revealed.
I am excited to have sims date from other simmers creations. I think that is the best feature. I also which to be able to date from our world age and martial status appropriate.
This is the second pack ( the other being high school years) that I"m not quite sure what's pack-worthy about it. Quite frankly, I'm not really sure what I should be looking forward to. I'm generally not negative as a person, I like the maxis team as human beings, but I'm confused as to what the point is. We got a relationship-pack or a "love pack" via My Wedding Stories - we received an update to (familial) relationships with Growing Together. We have likes and dislikes.
We have creative ways to set up dates (clubs). There are also mods that do a lot of these things, I do know some don't like mods and others don't have access to them... but for me it's a little too late.
I'm worried about gameplay elements that are inherently not really well thought out - such as the social bunny app, or going to high school - or finding out people's secrets. That all of this wedding planning was perhaps a bit too much into one direction and needed a lot more attention than they initially thought. That For Rent does not work out as a landlord - but, on the other hand, their system to create new appartments is great and it was creatively solved...
I wonder who's critically assessing these ideas and perhaps they're not really a gamer themselves? I know it can be some sort of a gruelling process to iron out a game and a story as a group - to figure out mechanics and what does work and what won't work... I feel as though the maxis team has a lot of hits and misses - I'll approach the pack with some level of trepidation...
Honestly this is the first pack where I'm not interested so far, so the trailer and everything else in the promotion have a lot of work to do to convince me to buy. If the leak should turn out to be true, I don't see the point to pay 40 โฌ for an ep, what a free mods already do. And I don't need an dating app with downloading sims from the gallery, because these sims there haver never appealed me.
This is the second pack ( the other being high school years) that I"m not quite sure what's pack-worthy about it. Quite frankly, I'm not really sure what I should be looking forward to. I'm generally not negative as a person, I like the maxis team as human beings, but I'm confused as to what the point is. We got a relationship-pack or a "love pack" via My Wedding Stories - we received an update to (familial) relationships with Growing Together. We have likes and dislikes.
We have creative ways to set up dates (clubs). There are also mods that do a lot of these things, I do know some don't like mods and others don't have access to them... but for me it's a little too late.
I'm worried about gameplay elements that are inherently not really well thought out - such as the social bunny app, or going to high school - or finding out people's secrets. That all of this wedding planning was perhaps a bit too much into one direction and needed a lot more attention than they initially thought. That For Rent does not work out as a landlord - but, on the other hand, their system to create new appartments is great and it was creatively solved...
I wonder who's critically assessing these ideas and perhaps they're not really a gamer themselves? I know it can be some sort of a gruelling process to iron out a game and a story as a group - to figure out mechanics and what does work and what won't work... I feel as though the maxis team has a lot of hits and misses - I'll approach the pack with some level of trepidation...
My Wedding Stories didn't give us new romantic interactions,an online dating app,an attraction system and romantic furniture like the heart bed,lip sofas,bear rug and romantic blanket. It also didn't give us a romance skill,romance traits and a romance job career.
Another thing I'm concerned about is that will our sims we make already have a dating profile up if we don't have them put one up? This was a problem with the Sims 3 Online Dating App. You're sims already had a profile when you switched households even though you didn't have them enter one. I don't want all of my sims on the dating app.
I hope the pack offers enough content for the EP price tag. An EP should add to the game in general. Romance isn't a theme I am particularly interested in. my sims can already fall in love. A few more romantic interactions don't hurt but I don't know if I will use a dating app. I tend to set up my sims love life myself. I prefer to decide who they date myself instead of some random gallery sim.
I hope the game pulling sims from the gallery is optional. This could be a deal breaker if there is no way to turn it off or if there's no work around available.
Another thing I'm concerned about is that will our sims we make already have a dating profile up if we don't have them put one up? This was a problem with the Sims 3 Online Dating App. You're sims already had a profile when you switched households even though you didn't have them enter one. I don't want all of my sims on the dating app.
yeah I really wish its something you have to sign your sim up for yourself cause uh can't have all my married sims on a dating app and there is those not into dating or apps all together
I also wonder if its gonna do that social bunny thing where your horses get on social bunny and you can't turn it off cause its a horse
then again I guess horses need dates too sometimes
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I am a relentless positive/pragmatic sims player and even I am a little puzzled (based on the trailer) why this is a full EP. It looks to me like we're paying 40 USD for a few animations and a dating app. Do I have that right?
I think it's a game pack but with inflation nowadays...
I do think it could have been a game pack, it seems that just adding a big new world puts packs in EP territory.
Also a small gripe I have is the new hairstyles, they're all pretty similar to things we already have. Three different updos? Would have liked some more variety.
Nothing really jumped out at me as "oh, I have got to get that. It will so improve my gameplay experience" And reading the blog, some may screw it up (at least without cheats/mods, though I'm trying to play vanilla only so I don't have to worry about keeping mods updated.)
I guess I'll wait for the builders to analyze the trailer for new stuff and see if that excites me.
Never been so underwhelmed. What even is this? A new way to cuddle, old vibrating bed, a dating app and what appears to be a small world or they'd have showcased it more. It wouldn't be enough content for a game pack but an EP?
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Plus, I already see two things advertised I hope is coming through a patch: more relaxing on bed interactions (cuddling on bed for example) and venue specific interactions.
Yet, most of the info came from the leak. And the leak this time spoiled a lot of things. So the only elements of surprise in the trailer will be the animations, the clothing, and the furniture.
I also hope we can turn off the Gallery matching thing. I have made a lot of townie sims... I don't want the Gallery sims to overshadow them...
For the gallery system to work I think it will also need for the sims to have defined likes/dislikes, interests and sexual preferences. The sims in my game don't have sexual preferences set by default for example and I imagine the gallery will have lots of options for LGBTQ sims and even more options for sims who don't know what they prefer.
The features shown feel like a game pack or fantastic base game update. That I need to buy a $40 pack so other sims will not interrupt my date, doesn't seem like a game feature. Thank for be a base game update. At best it's a game pack.
This same opinion I had for Get Together, but the world is so big, and the catalog so extensive, that I can't complain. But to make a pack, based on basic interactions we are supposed to have in the game anyway, and saying this will make it better is not a product to sell. Cars with other vehicles, fairies, bands, hotels and resorts, active careers are dlc worthy. This sounds like a base game update or game pack but I could be mistaken because there is more to be revealed.
I am excited to have sims date from other simmers creations. I think that is the best feature. I also which to be able to date from our world age and martial status appropriate.
please let it not be another for rent/mws kind of chaos
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We have creative ways to set up dates (clubs). There are also mods that do a lot of these things, I do know some don't like mods and others don't have access to them... but for me it's a little too late.
I'm worried about gameplay elements that are inherently not really well thought out - such as the social bunny app, or going to high school - or finding out people's secrets. That all of this wedding planning was perhaps a bit too much into one direction and needed a lot more attention than they initially thought. That For Rent does not work out as a landlord - but, on the other hand, their system to create new appartments is great and it was creatively solved...
I wonder who's critically assessing these ideas and perhaps they're not really a gamer themselves? I know it can be some sort of a gruelling process to iron out a game and a story as a group - to figure out mechanics and what does work and what won't work... I feel as though the maxis team has a lot of hits and misses - I'll approach the pack with some level of trepidation...
A pink background would suit this pack better.
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The Sims 4 General DiscussionMy Wedding Stories didn't give us new romantic interactions,an online dating app,an attraction system and romantic furniture like the heart bed,lip sofas,bear rug and romantic blanket. It also didn't give us a romance skill,romance traits and a romance job career.
I hope the game pulling sims from the gallery is optional. This could be a deal breaker if there is no way to turn it off or if there's no work around available.
yeah I really wish its something you have to sign your sim up for yourself cause uh can't have all my married sims on a dating app and there is those not into dating or apps all together
I also wonder if its gonna do that social bunny thing where your horses get on social bunny and you can't turn it off cause its a horse
then again I guess horses need dates too sometimes
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Also a small gripe I have is the new hairstyles, they're all pretty similar to things we already have. Three different updos? Would have liked some more variety.
I guess I'll wait for the builders to analyze the trailer for new stuff and see if that excites me.