pack wide content updates and patches
Considering the current fiasco of the lovestruck launch causing massive game breaking bugs, I believe EA should step back and postpone DLC releases. They should, instead of prioritizing profits, actually be considerate towards their consumer base and fix all existing game bugs. The release schedule is so packed, they keep introducing bugs, adding onto a never - ending list of pre - existing game bugs. I mean, anyone else submit a survey to EA telling them the lovestruck launch was catastrophic?
It'd be nice to have a game that actually works properly all of the time. I'm sure EA has the resources to do in - depth bug testing and fix bugs. And instead of trying to throw content at players, because people are starting to lose interest, they should fix bugs and provide free content updates for all expansion, game, and stuff packs.
Here is a list of suggestions for content updates:
- base game: add harvestable wood to be used as optional ingredient for woodworking and lighting bonfires, campfires, fireplaces, and wood stoves. Add logging skill (for harvesting wood). Add mining skill (for dig piles) so that as the skill increases, the rarity of collectibles found increases (the crystal creations pack is wonderful, but the spawn rate of uncommon and rare crystals for jewelry crafting is terrible). Add coffee bean harvestable to use as optional ingredient on coffee makers and tea leaf harvestable to be used as optional ingredient on tea maker. Add more coffee and tea maker appliances (french press, tea pot, etc). Add more cooking recipes that can be prepared at a counter.
- get to work: make aliens an actual occult with powers, ranks, and perks. Make Sixam a destination world, allow all sims to travel to Sixam (not just scientists and astronauts). Allow all sims to host and attend alien parties. Add a smaller, more attractive cupcake factory. And more baking recipes and flavors. Add fresh and prepped ingredient compatibility with baking skill. Add vanilla bean harvestable/vanilla ingredient.
- get together: add dancer career with ballet dancer and dance instructor career branches. Add dance studio community venue. Add barista skill for espresso bars and barista branch for culinary career. Add more espresso grinders and machines.
- City Living: add more styles of performance stages and elevators. Add cooking class rabbithole/buyable cookbooks so sims can learn "taste first" recipes without having to try each item at vendor stalls.
- cats and dogs: add animal shelter buyable business and animal rescue career (rescue strays and have NPCs adopt them). Add optional ingredients for crafting treats and medicines at the craft o matic.
- seasons: Add swings for toddlers, add ikebana style floral arrangements, Add figure skating career.
- island living: Add mining interaction to beach cave. Add shaved ice appliance for tropical fruits. Add clam shell collectible (scuba diving) with the ability to find pearls in clams and sell them or use them to craft jewelry at gemology table.
- discover university: add skateboard vehicle. add more food options to cafeteria station.
- eco lifestyle: make dye craftable, make juice fizz bottle and carton recyclable, and add candle holders for crafted candles.
- snowy escape: add martial arts skill, dojo community venue, and japanese teapot.
- cottage living: add cotton harvestable and craftable thread for cross stitching. Add sugar and wheat harvestable and mill appliance for crafting sugar and flour.
- high school years: Add swim team after school activity. Add cross compatibility for CAS items from other DLCs to thrift store.
- growing together: add functional strollers for infants and toddlers (sims can walk and jog with stroller). Add functional walkers for toddlers so they can practice motor skill (also acts as highchair).
- horse ranch: Allow child sims to learn horse riding skill on ponies (add ponies). Trade mini animals for wrapped cuts.
- for rent: Add cross compatibility with get to work retail stores so that sims can own a residential rental that acts as a live - in business.
- outdoor retreat: Add fly fishing skill with craftable lures and add wildlife encounters to hiking interaction.
- spa day: Add aromatherapy skill for making craftable massage oils and incense sticks (with optional ingredients).
- dine out: Allow restaurants to take carryout and delivery orders, add hire able delivery NPC, add bars and cafes to buyable restaurant menu, add interaction to ask household members to fill staff position (without needing to be hired).
- currently no suggestions for vampires, parenthood, jungle adventures, or strangerville.
- realm of magic: add mini/counter - top cauldron. Add craftable wands and brooms at woodworking table.
- batuu: allow all sims to have lightsaber duels.
- no suggestions for dream home decorator and my wedding stories.
- werewolves: add coldcuts to homestyle cooking recipe (use wrapped meat/faux meat ingredient).
- no suggestions for luxury party or perfect partio,
- cool kitchen: add milkshake blender and milkshake recipes. Add rolled ice cream appliance and recipes. Add optional ingredients to ice cream appliances.
- movie hangout: add cinema community venue, add corn harvestable, add optional ingredients to popcorn maker.
- kids room: add remote control cars, trains, planes, and boats as functional toys, add void critters video game to consoles, computers, tablets, and cellphones, and add void critters arcade machine (all for teen to elder sims to enjoy void critters).
- bowling night: add bowling alley community venue.
- fitness: add more types of headphones/earbuds.
- toddler: add functional swings for toddlers.
- my first pets: add pet birds in bird cages.
- nifty knitting: add victorian and medieval crafting recipes. add better compatibility with get to work retail stores/mannequins.
- home chef: add OTG brick pizza oven appliance. Add food sales truck.
- crystal creations: add more craftable jewelry styles (medieval, victorian, modern).