What CAN be done to fix TS4?

"FusionFang7;807825" wrote:
Hey guys, (lurker here), I think it's obvious by now that the community is not entirely happy with the game as it stands now; and those who say they are still could have better feelings about the game.

I've read the majority of the "disappointment thread" and the general consensus is that we want TS2 sims in a TS3 world with the improvments TS4 has made like CAS. Obviously a lot of that is no longer possible to implement like Create-A-Style or a fully open world without a complete overhaul of the game engine which we know EA is not willing to make.






So here's my question to you all: what changes CAN be made to make TS4 a game you would like to play?

(Try to keep your answers restricted to what you think is necessary for a "base game")





Let's make a concise list that the Devs can use as a guide for direction in the future.

LIST OF SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS

CAS

Body hair category

Way to hide undesired CAS assets

Way to disable CAS assets for random townie generating

Random Trait generator

More trait slots

Turn ons/offs

Favorites and Astrological signs

Way to set relationship as Boy/Girlfirend or fiancee

Piercings

Scroll bar for traits

More variety of natural hair colors

More ethnic hairstyles


BUILD/BUY

Basements

Hip-roofs with overhangs

Smaller Telescopes

Auto-roofs

Vehicles (with animations)

More color option (especially ones that match)

Dishwashers, trash compactors, landline phones

Slides and diving boards for pools

Hot Tubs

Terrain elevation tools


WORLD MAP

Option to display map in color instead of white as it is now.

Town Editor (especially way to add lots)

Lots bigger than 50x50

Larger neighborhoods (more than 5 lots)

Way to split funds when merging/splitting households

Way to manage townie generation amounts by lifestage

More venue types (grocery stores, movie theaters, restaurants, clothing stores, hospital, cemetery, arcade)

Option to control culling of townies when limit is reached

Option to pause townie generation


LIVE MODE

Family Tree

Way to lock doors

Way to paint custom pictures (TS2 style)

Memories

Alert for multiple births (for better naming)

Urns/Graves and ghosts for sims that die off-lot

Service Sims (firefighters/police/burglar/newsie/nanny)

Reactions to events (cheating/death/divorce)

Better tuning for time-consuming multitasking (like eating and talking)

Medical career

Allow babies to be removed from bassinets

Option to change last name after marriage

Option to change babies' clothes

NPC's generated for bartenders, maids, and mailmen. (explicitly shown in townie listing for editing)

Game consoles


GALLERY

Option to enable the display of CC in "my library" by default.


OTHER

Fully adjustable lifespans

Toddler lifestage

Pre-teen lifestage

Story Progression

Remove load screens between lots (if possible)

Increase population cap

Increase 20 sim load limit

These all seem like a really good rounded base game features. You might want to look at my family play thread-there are some really good ideas from some very articulate simmers on there :smile: you'll find it in the feedback section http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/801025/ea-silence-on-family-play-and-family-play-fans/p1

For me a better family play provision is above all else. I find it absurd that we have such advancements in pregnancy (tests, work options) only to have a baby stuck in a bassinet last seen in sims 1 15 years ago! And better provision for children but they poof from the bassinet babies also like in sims 1 from 15 years ago.

I cannot get my head around the 'feasible' arguments when the sims has generated huge profits over the years-especially the sims3 store. Why are we suddenly unable to be given the budget for a full and finished base game exactly? Why is it not feasible to see staple base game features that have existed for up to ten years in a next generation sims game?!