I think part of the problem is framing.
"It took them 10 years to..."
I mean, it didn't. It took them a while, I'm sure, because making video games is hard work- they concept out features, they figure what's feasible and what isn't, they decide how to handle them, they have to design and develop the visual elements, etc etc etc...but saying "It took them 10 years" makes it sound like since 2014 they were struggling to figure out how to add burglars.
The fact is, they simply didn't consider them a priority. That's a different thing than "It took them 10 years".
(It's also weird you cite the tintaverse video showing that the Sims 4 burglars are- as many Sims 4 versions of features are- better than the earlier games by a wide margin, but then use it as evidence they didn't do a good enough job...)
And then you go on to say "The base game isn't worth money". My dude, it's been free fo- oh, you know it's free. But you're still...commenting on its value as a paid product. Which is isn't. So...who...cares? Why does that factor in at all?
You'll enjoy the game a LOT more if you look at it genuinely and with honesty and respect instead of going into it wanting to be upset so badly that you are upset about situations that don't exist.
Ofcourse the game ist for free now, but it wasn't for about 12 Years. When the game came out, it costed 60€ which is quite expensive for so little content. So yeah it would be a lot more fun if they included more in the base game. And there are still shops who sell the game for money.
Are you using "I have the option to intentionally pay money for a free game" to justify judging the game based on the hypothetical price you might pay if you were to somehow forget you owned it, not know it was free, and then overpay for it at a store?
Really?
The game is free. We cannot judge the value of the not-even-existent-anymore 11 year old base game based on a price that isn't charged for it anymore or a hypothetical price some hypothetical store might hypothetically trick you into paying for it despite already having it...
