It's not a wishlist, so I kinda will skip on the ideas of how I think previous packs should be fixed, updated and extended (especially the ones that have minimal amount of content - especially early Stuff Packs and later Expansions and Game Packs) - which in my opinion should be done, none the less.
My main issue I have had with the series (aside of how unfinished it is, even if it is over 5 year old game) - is your virtue signalling and how much you don't put actions were your words are. Like it has been better in last few months, but I still think your work for age, ability, racial, gender and sexual orientation equality in the game and community is still very much lacking.
First thing that really bothered me was the racial segregation this game has when it comes to occult races. It's 2021 and this is simulation game, where we are told we could do anything. The issue here is that - we really can't. When you announced new skin and hair update, at the same time you deleted possibility of Mermaid-Vampire mixed Sims. Where is fun in that? I get you are limited by your own programming skills, but the fact that it has been two decades of the game and we still can't get properly working mixed race Sims is alarming. Packs are supposed to have connectivity between them and ability of mixing Supernaturals should be first thing when it comes to idea of connectivity.
Even if you would separate magical forms (which would solve issue with tails) to multiple different entities and just made scrolling menu that includes all the ability trees - it would be better than nothing.
Not to mention that some occults are more detailed and expanded than the others. You did the Ghost pack recently that should have expanded Ghost Sims gameplay. Aliens and Mermaids both deserve updates (with additional playable worlds of Sixam and Atlantis), Realm of Magic also should have been playable livable location with history and mystery to solve.
Next comes the fact that game is still mostly targeted at the millenial women (which are main part of the fandom), which was fine in first years of the series, but isn't acceptable at this point, where elders, men and children are lacking in looks, hair, traits, activities and clothes departments. And we already had two children stuff packs, pseudo University pack and family related pack. Please do better.
Other thing is lack or inclusivity for cultures different than American based. I get it is your culture, but we would like to see us represented. Africa, America, Asia, Australia, non-western Europe. Give us more packs like Snowy Escape or Jungle Adventure, but make them right.
For example I saw the upcoming hair colour update - and I still can't see mousy blonde that is most common hair colour in my culture.
Other example being gameplay itself - like Discover University (aside the fact that there is no actual University gameplay but only bunch of fraternity things) is centralised on US experience. There should be option in menu to turn off tuitions (in normal countries you don't have to pay for education, thank you very much) and turn on the ability to place stoves on the University lots.
With new ability to have holidays in different worlds - all the Holiday location worlds should be added to normal roster. Most importantly - Selvadorada deserves to be normally playable world.
And one complaint about Snowy Escape - I liked that you decided to hire Sims Community, however why did you invite Australians, Brittish and Americans to do Japanese based pack? Especially people who aren't known to be the best builders and some with specific building styles that are far from knowing the Japanese culture? It was extremely good opportunity to aknowledge Japanese community and let them built their own world. We also have actual Japanese Architecture degree Simmers in the community, that are as much popular, who would elevate this pack to heavens.
From other things - I would like to get an update on the disability update we were told was thought through, when gender update was released. Was it cancelled or postponed?
Another thing - I do not like the idea of Kits, which are basically a content that should have been added to already existing packs. No one wants a come back of overpriced Sims Item Shop from Sims 3. If we are gonna introduce Kits - at least give them better price (still think that they are redundant with Stuff Packs).
Talking about new stuff - you probably will release Farm pack and Cars sooner or later, I would appreciate if you put care into those things - Sims 4 is built in specific way, but it doesn't mean we can't have some other type of gameplay. Like people love to hate idea of horses or cars cause you couldn't really use them fully in Sims 4 - but both of them could be implemented in different way. Horse and car racing, mechanic/horse carer jobs. Horses also could do performances and tricks (similar to dogs in Sims 2) and go to competitions. Garages are also really important part of most of the houses in the world, so you could also focus on the idea of that.
And I would like to end my rant with the idea of Sims 5 - please don't do it in next 10 years, until you properly finish Sims 4 and make everything you promised to make in the game. It's ok to expand the game to mostly newer computers, cutting older ones with Legacy version, but you better not abandon this project to work on the new one that would start once again from scratch.
TLTR; Please update older packs and expand on inclusivity.
EA Staff (Retired)