Do you think the devs should find better ways to spend simoleons in game?

"redrogue60;c-18170792" wrote:
I would like a few ideas that would be good for Sims to Spend Cash on

Casinos

• Casinos Games - Roulette, C*R*A*P*S, Slot Machines, Let It Ride, Blackjack - NPC Dealers in Tuxedo Shirts
  
• Poker Table - Basic to Luxury - Set Level to Stakes
  https://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/Brunswick-Billiards-Centennial-Poker-Table.jpg
  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/26/54/d82654f647702ab95945cc9600d745c8.jpg
  
• Pool Table
  
  
  
  • Basic Style for bars & Pools Halls to High End Tables for Mansions
    
  • Games - Basic 8 Ball and 9 Ball
    
  • Playing For Cash
    
  • Tournament Play
    
  • Trick Shots
    
  
  
• Full Service Hotel The Hotel portion could be a Base Game addition so that hotels can be used in any destination desired
  
  
  
  • Basic Room to Suites (High Roller, Honeymoon, Presidential) - $,$$,$$$,$$$$ per night
    https://cdn.kiwicollection.com/media/property/PR005907/xl/005907-06-suite-bedroom.jpg
    
  • Concierge/Bell Hop
    
  • Fabulous Lobby
    https://evergreene.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Palazzo_Lobby.jpg
    
  • Maid Service
    
  • Pool Bar
    
  • Room Amenities - Gold Toilette, Hotel Phone, Mini Bar, Small TV over the Garden Tub
    
  • Room Service
    
  
  
• Casino Celebrity Chef Restaurant - New Recipes of Famous Dishes
  
  
  
  • Cacio e Pepe
    
  • Chateaubriand
    
  • Crab Bisque
    
  • Duck L'Orange
    
  • French Onion Soup
    
  • Lady Baltimore Cake (Baking Recipe)
    
  • Manhattan Clam Chowder
    
  • Oysters Rockefeller
    
  • Pots De Creme
    
  • Steak Au Poivre
    
  • Waffles
    
  • Waldorf Salad
    
  
  
• New Unlockable Spa Treatments (If you have Spa Day)
  
  
  
  • Facials
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDnvwsa-xI&t=594s
    
  • Foot Washing
    
  • Pet Grooming (If you have Spa Day and Dogs & Cats)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QQlIZguhXE
    
  • Seaweed Wraps
    
  
  
• Vegas Style Entertainment
  
  
  
  • Box Office (Window or Booth with NPC Ticket Seller)
    
  • Sporting Events - Boxing Match
    
  • Theatre Entertainment - Bands, Circus Style Acrobatics, Magicians
    
  
  

Jewelry Store - New Retail Store Type, New Skill - Jewel-crafting, Gem Cutting Machine, Purchasable High End Jewelry (Necklaces, Earrings, Rings, Bracelets and Watches)
https://www.temporex.de/2000-Uhren/2030-YvesCamani/L-31051GP-E/bild2.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/6b/e5/1e6be59ae3db8ab7a7b99f5459caef21.jpg

New Vacation Destinations
Potential Destinations

• China - Jade Jewelry, Gorgeous Silk, Awesome tourist attractions, Exceptional Food
  
• Egypt - Egyptian Archaeology, Tombs
  
• France - Nectar Making, The Arts, French Pastry, French Food, Romance, Lavender Fields and perfume
  
• Germany
  
• Greece & The Greek Islands - Yachting is huge there, Deep Sea Fishing, Greek Archaeology, Scuba Diving and Underwater Archaeology, The Kraken, The Odyssey
  
• Morocco
  

Destination Activities

• Adventurous Excursions - Helicopter Ride (Maybe Even Lessons), Mountain Climbing, Hot Air Ballooning
  
• Nectar Making, Nectararies (Vineyards), Vintages including rare ones, Vats, Press, Nectar Blends, Design your own label, Sabering the bottle, Nectar Making Skill, Established varieties of grapes
  
• Learning a New Dance from an Instructor $$ - Waltz, Tango
  
• Skeet Shooting
  
• Museum Update
  
  
  
  • Donations - Cash, Items
    
  • Interactive Activities
    
  • New Types (Archeological, Art, Natural History, Science & Tech)
    
  • NPC Tour Guide/Curator
    
  • Security & Burglars
    
  
  

Graduate Degrees added to University - Masters & Doctorate - Make more expensive

Owning Horses

• Dressage & Dressage Competition
  
• Best In Show - Horse Show
  
• Equestrian Center & Stables - Center - Rabbit Hole. Dressage Course, Stables, Trophy Room and Winners Circle - Open
  
• Riding Lessons - Expensive
  
• Vet Bills
  

The Arts

• Auctions
  
• Sculpture Making
  
• The Opera
  
• Patron of The Arts - Donations
  

All of these ideas would be game changing. I like the jewelry store bit. More bling for the wealthy.

"JustinB113;c-18203097" wrote:
There’s little in the way of progression. I started out in a little tiny cottage struggling to pay my bills, then when I got 10k Simoleons I could pretty much just build a two story house and never really worry about money again unless I purposely overspend.

There’s a real imbalance between what the jobs pay and how much you can make just painting/gardening etc. You go from only being able to afford the cheapest worse cooker to the most expensive one very quickly, skipping most of the steps in between.

I think the best way to solve this is just to make money harder to get and make everything more expensive, especially housing itself. If I wanted to add a patio to my house in real life it would cost money.

But I think many players just don’t want to worry about things like this and so the bar is kept low.

I play with motherlode all the time and my sims still struggle for money. I think those simmers that accumulate too much wealth with their sims too quickly simply do not spend it, the way they play their game is unbalanced, they focus too much on wealth building and too little on spending it. The way I play my sims is that, they basically only work extra when or if they need the extra money. They even harvest money trees only when they need money. Same with paintings, they will probably paint a masterpiece a week, not one every day.

A lot trait that reduces salaries by 50 percebt while doubling the price of all build mode items and lowering the chances of getting promoted would be nice.

live in servants like maids, butler, nanny, gardener NPCs?

Someone in a different thread suggested adding pool filters so your pools would get dirty over time and need to be cleaned manually. I suggested to that the idea of adding a pool cleaner hirable service. The sort of thing story players will adore, only some of the stories that result may be slightly too T-rated for EA. But then they did give us a bush to woohoo in...