Re: will Sims 4 have a Makin' Magic Expansion and all the other fun mishaps?!

It's very possible it could be a little bit of both; the concept of "learning" magic seems to be a popular theme when it comes to magical fantasy.

Hybridizing the two would also be quite an appealing concept for the Sims; it'd sort of refer back to the days of Sims 2 when they'd combine two concepts. They did that before with Night Life, where they provided downtown/nightclub tools and objects, as well as the concept of Vampirism.

I can dream, of course; I think having a "magic" and "university/college" combination in a full-blown expansion that is done well would really start turning Sims 4 around; Get Famous already has some good concepts, and continuing on that momentum, paired with a post-processing of previous performance issues from the older expansions and base game could lead to a resurgence.

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@burin077, true; while EA has seemed to prioritize focus on most of the EPs and GPs, it is still possible that they could do more of a combo pack in the future, especially since there are just about 2 1/2 or so years left in the Sims 4, and there are yet so many ideas to do (whether those ideas are from older versions of the Sims or those ideas that have never been implemented before!) 😉  Either way, I'm excited to see what comes next! :eahigh_file:

Hmm, when I hear the game only has a few years left in it like that, it actually concerns me; if the game's "lifespan" as it were runs out, and there is a faltering interest or expectation in the Sims franchise, would this not be a cause for concern of the franchise potentially coming to an end?

I don't mean to sound like a doomsayer here or anything, but from the negative publicity I've seen being directed at EA/Maxis with how Sims 4 has been approached, I would be concerned on attempting to push forward with the next game, if one is indeed planned to attempt to effectively "reinvent the wheel" again with a new environment, but having to start all over again with content and character progression all over again.

- B

Im thinking magic pack!

@burin077, that is a possibility, but then again, EA should be aware of how passionate the Simming community is, and I think it would be a huge mistake to scrap it altogether! 🤭😢😬  I think they should learn from mistakes, listen to the community (especially long-time players), remember what worked and what didn't, and combine the best elements from all 4 versions of the game, because truthfully, they all had great aspects about them! 🥳❤️  I realize they want to add new, young players to the Sims community, but you shouldn't overlook your bread-and-butter either.  Some of us have been playing since TS1 first was launched.  That is just shy of 2 decades! 🤨:eahigh_file:  They will have to find balance of young and old players.  

That said, I have hope. 😇 And interestingly, this comes from players who only started playing TS4 on the console versions! 😎 There are a lot of people who only started playing on their X-box or PS4.  I have a young relative who plays this way!  (I was so thrilled when she wanted my advice, and she was thrilled to show off what she had learned to all her friends! 🥳)  But the fact that so many people have started playing this game on their consoles proves to me that EA can still have a successful future with the Sims.  They just have to listen to players, lean from mistakes, and find a way to combine all the wonderful things from all the versions! ❤️

@danielsonh78, thanks for answering my question! ❤️  I am wanting to say that "great minds think alike" because I think it is a magic pack too.   Speculation is fun, as long as we take it with a grain of salt :eahigh_file:😉.  I would love a magic pack, but I won't be mad if this pack turns out to be something totally different!  🥳

Makin Magic Clues in laundry game pack..

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@PugLove888 wrote:

@burin077, that is a possibility, but then again, EA should be aware of how passionate the Simming community is, and I think it would be a huge mistake to scrap it altogether! 🤭😢😬  I think they should learn from mistakes, listen to the community (especially long-time players), remember what worked and what didn't, and combine the best elements from all 4 versions of the game, because truthfully, they all had great aspects about them! 🥳❤️  I realize they want to add new, young players to the Sims community, but you shouldn't overlook your bread-and-butter either.  Some of us have been playing since TS1 first was launched.  That is just shy of 2 decades! 🤨:eahigh_file:  They will have to find balance of young and old players.  

That said, I have hope. 😇 And interestingly, this comes from players who only started playing TS4 on the console versions! 😎 There are a lot of people who only started playing on their X-box or PS4.  I have a young relative who plays this way!  (I was so thrilled when she wanted my advice, and she was thrilled to show off what she had learned to all her friends! 🥳)  But the fact that so many people have started playing this game on their consoles proves to me that EA can still have a successful future with the Sims.  They just have to listen to players, lean from mistakes, and find a way to combine all the wonderful things from all the versions! ❤️

@danielsonh78, thanks for answering my question! ❤️  I am wanting to say that "great minds think alike" because I think it is a magic pack too.   Speculation is fun, as long as we take it with a grain of salt :eahigh_file:😉.  I would love a magic pack, but I won't be mad if this pack turns out to be something totally different!  🥳

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@danielsonh78, that is very interesting.🤔  I think the rug with the calendar reference was just a hint at Jungle Adventures.  But the wreath description from Laundry Day certainly looks like it is pointing to a magic pack of some sort! 🤨

Well, @burin077  & @danielsonh78 , EA will announce officially the new game pack called Something Strange on Feb. 20th, (the info might already be released by the time you read this!)  It doesn't look quite like a Makin' Magic Expansion, but it does look like it references TS2's Strangetown with Bella Goth abducted from Pleasnatview and showing up in Strangetown but without her memories (thought of as an imposter).  If y'all remember, Strangetown was based off the real-life Roswell New Mexico/Area 51 were supposedly the government was covering up an Alien crash site.  This also might have a bit of a vibe from the show "Stranger Things", but to me looks like the Soundgarden video to the song "Black Hole Sun" from the '90s! 🤨 

But since we already have Aliens in TS4, are they either going to enhance them, or make additional ones (like they had 2 kinds of robots in TS3). ??? 🤔 😉

I first found info for it on the Sims Community site with lots of pictures.  I can't link to that site since they have Mods, but you can Google "Sims Community".  Also, I can give you the link to the official Sims4 forums on the topic of the Sim Gurus' Tweets:  https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/943598/sim-gurus-on-twitter/p45

Scroll down near the bottom (after the medieval art book stuff) for Feb. 19th. (the last couple of entries, and then continue for several pages if you want! 😉

Finally vampire magicians! Lol