I would like the team to talk about recycled animations and items. I find more often packs include recycled content in an effort to "expand the game" without actually expanding it.
As a couple of examples, Snowy Escape included snow from Seasons and rock climbing from Fitness Stuff. City Living included re-swatched kitchen cabinets from the base game to look dirty, and there are countless items in CAS that just get re-swatched as well. A re-swatch of an existing item doesn't count as new.
I'm curious to know the real reasoning behind this and if there are plans to add new animations into the game to add more variety. The same goes for Simlish, there are a lot of repeated phrases that defeat the purpose of Simlish in the first place, to create a language that wouldnt be repetitive for players to listed to.
I would also like the team to just be upfront. I would prefer an announcement over constant teases because I feel like the teasing only leads to disappointment because it allows the community to get excited for something over a period of time only to find out the official announcement is nothing they wanted.
I would also like to know if there are plans to update all of the previous hairstyles in the base game and earlier packs that may look out of place now.
Are there any plans to implement the color wheel for Sims' hair and can we see a feature to place tattoos anywhere on the body? We have more customizations when creating a cat or dog than we do with our own Sims.
I'd also like to know what the core demographic is for The Sims 4. I know a post recently got some excitement over adding more "male" activities into the game. They also mentioned how animations for flirty are more on the feminine side. I find most advertising focuses on a young woman. Male Sims are also often forgotten about in terms of new CAS. I also ask about the demographic because The Sims 4 seems veeeeery toned down compared to previous games. It doesn't have to be super mature but I feel like The Sims 4 leans more towards an Everyone rating instead of the Teen. Even romantic interactions seem childish and cartoony.
Game prices seem inconsistent from country to country. I understand local currency but why in Canada are Kits more than half price of a Stuff Pack?
Are there any plans to update the controls scheme on console? It's super complicated that it changes from menu to menu. Why can't I open up my Sims' skills and use the right stick to scroll instead of scrolling down skill by skill?
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