WHAT does the community WANT in 2020?

Expansion packs

• While I do not care one way or the other, I think there is a strong sense from the community that they want more occults like werewolves, Fae, other shifter species (bears, tigers, birds). Even offering an unconventional ideas pack that includes some of the more unconventional suggestions made by the community would go a long way. This could lead to new users, thus more users, rather than alienating existing users with a limited theme pack like star wars.
  
• Medieval and/or time travel pack - I think this is pretty self explanatory, but if we go back in time, the technology and activities should match the time frame (i.e. no cars in Medieval times and activate occult during Medieval times as consistent with beliefs of the times; activities like sword fighting, jousting, falconry, etc).
  
• Farming and improved animals pack (add horses and other domesticated animals, FIX THE DACHSHUND and other short-legged dogs and cats, more items to grow (i.e. hemp, sugar cane, rice, etc.), offer different soil types (sand, bog, loam), farming vehicles, farming professions (corporate versus private, ranch hands, farm hands, etc.), rural activities like square dances, ho downs, barn raisings, county/state fairs, 4H club). Also, we should have the same type of autonomy control for animals (including existing animals) as we have for toddlers, if not equivalent of what we have for adult sims (set it up like Sims 3)
  
• Leisure activity pack - more sports including rugby, cricket, baseball, volleyball, etc and improve current basketball gameplay. More musical instruments and ability to jam and create bands. More arts and crafts such as scrapbooking, sewing, welding, sculpture, graffiti painting (where our sims create it rather than just using premade stuff from buy mode). More gaming activities such as board game groups, bunco, bingo, mah jong, etc. Other group activities like book clubs, movie clubs, role play clubs (in person D&D), etc.
  
• Academia/Education pack - create professions for higher education faculty and research, ability to attend graduate school and other post-graduate work, ability to choose apprenticeship or trade school rather than university, increase majors and connect them with more professions (existing or newly created)
  
• Travel/Vacation/World Adventure pack - this would be something like we had in Sims 3 where not only could we travel and explore the three destinations, but we could own property in each. Offer locations for each continent if not certain countries and cultures. HOWEVER, make sure that the research is accurate to avoid unfair stereotyping and inaccurate gameplay, otherwise, don't bother.
  

Build/Buy mode

• Cars and other vehicles along with garages
  
• Color wheel or color slider for build/buy objects
  
• Spiral staircases
  
• Bunk beds
  
• More options for appliances like washers/dryers
  
• Curved walls, including for pools
  
• Improved terrain functions (i.e. ponds)
  
• More empty lots and/or variation in lot sizes - too many 30 x 20 lots and not enough 64 x 64 lots
  
• A create a world tool would be awesome!
  
• Ability to put more clutter and other objects on shelves without having to enable MOO
  
• Ability to put items under staircases
  

Base Game updates

• Have books that sims write appear for purchase
  
• Instead of having certain genres for writing only shown when a sim has that particular buff (i.e. romance writing when flirty), allow all genres but increase profits for those books that were written while sim had that particular buff.
  
• Have toggles for certain EP, GP, and SP options such as seasons and occults (like in Sims 3)
  
• Ability to modify aging so we can put in how many days we want various stages to last (like in Sims 3)
  
• Improve babies (like in Sims 3)
  
• Improve privacy and occupancy settings for doors - if you have door locked for everyone but throw a party, have option to unlock for party/guests; also allow privacy settings for indoor doors, not just front door
  
• See CAS and Gallery lists below
  

CAS

• More spots for aspirations/traits and improve those aspirations and traits so they are more accurate - maybe offer another set of lifestyle choices for things like vegan, freegan, recycle disciple, etc.
  
• More depth to the personality (like in Sims 3 and Sims 2) - compatibility measures, relevant reactions to moods and conversation
  
• Color wheel or color slider for CAS (skin tones and hair) and for build/buy objects
  
• Better hair styles for non-Caucasian sims
  
• Body hair for male, female, and gender non-conforming sims
  
• Better tattoos (ability to put multiple tattoos on same arm (wrist and shoulder) - again like from Sims 3
  
• FIX THE DACHSHUND and other short-legged dogs and cats so they are actually accurate (like in Sims 3)
  
• Be able to set up everyday clothing for each season
  

Gallery
Set up Gallery so we can upload one or two photos or screenshots of our lots. Too many lots cannot be seen due to foliage or other objects due to pre-set camera views.

Or even consider having a group of developers work on updating and improving Sims 3 or Sims 2 for those of us who find those franchises more meaningful for gameplay than Sims 4.