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")

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My first reaction was to laugh at ",,,,not entirely happy..."! Now, to the question, how to "fix" The Sims 4.....start over?

I know, I know, but I don't think they can actually fix it as it is right now. They should rename it to The Sims 1.5 Social Media Players Version, and get started on a REAL continuation of the franchise. What do I want in it? Awesome build tools, with all of the features we have enjoyed in TS2 and TS3, and more, sch as that cool, "move the room" feature. I like that, but I won't buy a game for just that. I want at least 4-5 floors above ground, multi-level basements, complete terrain tools, with swimmable water on lots AND in the world, and FLOWING water, and waterfalls made easy, I want more roof patterns, and heck, let's make the color changeable on those, eh? CASt is a MUST, for building and sims. I want plenty of space for building in pre-made worlds, so I don't have to delete lots to create. I want good families, and a way to utterly remove those I don't like, without the game crashing. I want a good variety of usable community lots, and no rabbit holes, save MAYBE things like tomb exploration, and for that, I want cut scenes. I want the open world. That's a MUST now. I want intuitive sim creation, with all the best from TS2 and TS3, plenty of traits, and logical ways they work together, favorites, turn ons and offs, points to assign for neatness, niceness, etc, as TS2 had, tons of options for hair, including layers and whatnot as TS3 gave, makeup sliders, tattoos and piercings for those that want them, lash sliders, bust, heenie, shoulder width, etc sliders, and HEIGHT!!! Come on, there has to be a way for SOME variety! ALL life stages must be included, and be distinctive from one another. Infant (NOT object), toddler, child, pre-teen (yes, a new one), teen, young adult, adult, and elder. All should have plenty of clothing, and hair, and accessories. Hats should be separate, and not have hair go through them. Ditto boots, for crying out loud! Some to go over the pants, some under, but none shold show through a pant leg! Same for hair and similar issues. Hair should MOVE naturally. If I don't care about that, I'll play Minecraft. There need to be plenty of jobs, and all should have the usual ten stages, with some having multiple branches, as we have had. Let us SEE the sims all working. Office guys sitting at a desk on a computer, teachers teaching, students learning. If we are bored, WE can choose to do something else while they are there, but let us SEE. No evil rabbitholes. Businesses should function as they did in TS2, with the ability to really shop IN the stores. I loved building shops in TS2 *still do, actually), and other cool lots. I want real lots, and lots of them. Grocery stores, clothing stores, electronics, stores, toy stores, etc. Gyms, laundromats, thrift stores, hospitals, schools, restaurants they can eat in, and we SEE them eating, nightclubs, bowling alleys, pools, beaches, parks, spas we can see inside, beauty parlors/barbers, tattoo parlors, and so forth. Real lots the sims can use, and where they can meet other sims. Real shopping! Buyable, as in OFB. Easier to play, as that was, too. Churches! Come on; tons of people build then and make custom content, and it's simple enough to make some for all of the major world religions. Oh, and Christmas stuff that isn't all secular, please! Real holidays from the start. Players can choose which ones the sims celebrate from a list, and uncheck any they don't want, just like we do now for supernaturals in TS3. Weather, please, from day ONE. A variety of deaths, like TS2-3, and no stupid potty humor, please! There is literally a 40 year age range here for players, and NONE want that nonsense we see in TS4 now. None. No puddles, no "bros", and so forth. Life, not bad sitcoms.

I want real families. Parents, kids, and, this is a must, WE control the "orientation" of every single sim, premade or our own, with one simple click. WE set all of that. Players have different wishes for that, and that should be left to the players. Family time, rocking and feeding babies, changing tables, swings, high chairs, baby tubs, toys toddlers can learn from, child toys for fun and learning, tricycles, toy cars they can ride in, kid bikes with baskets, horns, streamers, etc., step stools, tooth brushing, face washing, rubber ducks, teddy bears and dolls, heck, even the creepy imaginary friends, homework the kids place on desks (or wherever the convenient marker states), pre-teen activities, teen stuff, sleepovers, dating, first kisses, sneaking out, parties with the parents gone, water balloons at other sims, cars, whatever, and so forth. Strollers, canes, heck, wheelchairs. We want the sims to learn and grow. You know, we want to play with life. Gee, didn't someone say that?

We want items that are useful, and coordinate, or not. Hence CASt! Bunk beds from day one. pools, with slides and diving boards, and various floating things - rafts, pool balls they can play with, tubes, etc. Drivable cars, garages we can attach to foundations without cheats, stairs that have adjustable landings, even against walls, built-in shelving, window seats, cellar doors (PLEASE!!!, and would LOVE custom ones, if anyone knows where to locate them!), good fountains, better decor items, curved walls, and non-90-degree wall angles, elevators and escalators, electronic/automatic doors, more sports stuff (and I am not even a sorts fan) - tennis courts, ping pong tables, volleyball, pool tables, foosball, video games (no pimps, please), baseball, football, soccer, basketball, bowling, and so on. Don't make us wait for expansions for everything. BOATS, for crying out loud, and here's a hint - canoes, paddle boats, and rowboats should be usable on LOTS, too!

Expansions should be for vacations, adventures, and so forth. Supernaturals, alright, since some don't want them. New worlds, and so on. Real amusement parks, with more rides - coasters, carousel, boat rides, rocket rides, car rides, planes, midway games, thrill rides like an octopus, gravitron, etc. Haunted house we can go through with them (walk or ride), bumper cars, and so on. That would be an AWESOME expansion for TS3, too, instead of piecemeal store content!

That's what I want, to buy another sims game. Otherwise, I have years of play in the ones I own now.