Hi all! I was really unimpressed by the Sims Summit but very happy with news of babies coming! I am so excited. This is something that's been high on my list for years now. So we've been told to expect them early next year. I had a dream last night they were dropped January 3rd :D Woke up and checked the calender and it does indeed fall on a Tuesday, which we know is usually patch day. Did I have a premonition? Lol

"BooDaBoo5;d-1004211" wrote:Hi all! I was really unimpressed by the Sims Summit but very happy with news of babies coming! I am so excited. This is something that's been high on my list for years now. So we've been told to expect them early next year. I had a dream last night they were dropped January 3rd :D Woke up and checked the calender and it does indeed fall on a Tuesday, which we know is usually patch day. Did I have a premonition? LolWhile possible, I doubt it. I think that infant update will be a pre expansion pack patch for the next EP (I guess Generations) and if they drop the patch on January 3rd, that means they have to formally announce the next EP in this quarter if it's coming that early in 2023. I don't know. Early is very vague.

@BooDaBoo5 I would love it so much if your dream was a premonitory type dream. @rudy8292 I don't recall a particular expansion type being mentioned in the after summit event that I watched in full, after the fact. Just that two were expected. I wasn't terribly impressed with the Generations pack from Sims3, so I'm slightly distressed over the clamor for another one. The original one I found woefully lacking. I'm a Family player, too, but there was precious little in that pack to keep me entertained. (I found Parenthood far more satisfying.) I do agree a pre-expansion pack patch is most logical. Unless, they just drop them into our game the way they did with Toddlers! We'll have to wait and see. Right now, I have to convince myself to go ahead and play my game forward to help the time go by faster. IE keep busy till the clock runs out, so to speak.I will likely roll back my game save to replay the birth of Erik's first child, so I can play with the new infants with my favorite Sim family. But, that doesn't mean I can't move the story further ahead, right? The twin girls will age up to Toddler in about four Sim days when I pick things up again. And since we really don't know how the infants will manifest, it's a hard call to make.

Woah, very cool! If not the third maybe there is a 3 in the date of release? 13th, 23rd? ;)

when they do arrive I just hope they don't break bunch of stuff or be broken themselves or break any packs with baby things or break ppls saves with babies in themlike lowkey already starting to plan around not creating any babies in my save before the new nooboos have settled inalso I'm just afraid they forgot about get to work hospital and alien babies and such cause they always forget to update aliens i swear and get to work is already broken currently i don't want it to be even more so

"GalacticGal;c-18194240" wrote:@BooDaBoo5 I would love it so much if your dream was a premonitory type dream. @rudy8292 I don't recall a particular expansion type being mentioned in the after summit event that I watched in full, after the fact. Just that two were expected. I wasn't terribly impressed with the Generations pack from Sims3, so I'm slightly distressed over the clamor for another one. The original one I found woefully lacking. I'm a Family player, too, but there was precious little in that pack to keep me entertained. (I found Parenthood far more satisfying.) I do agree a pre-expansion pack patch is most logical. Unless, they just drop them into our game the way they did with Toddlers! We'll have to wait and see. Right now, I have to convince myself to go ahead and play my game forward to help the time go by faster. IE keep busy till the clock runs out, so to speak.I will likely roll back my game save to replay the birth of Erik's first child, so I can play with the new infants with my favorite Sim family. But, that doesn't mean I can't move the story further ahead, right? The twin girls will age up to Toddler in about four Sim days when I pick things up again. And since we really don't know how the infants will manifest, it's a hard call to make.That's right, but the 'new worlds' showing a kid on a bike, and a baby being carried on the back of a Sim gives a bit of a hint. Also the objects like Dentures and Box of memories etc. seem to hint that a Generations Expansion is coming. And that would make sense with the infant update. But yes, it is all speculation at this point, sure. They haven't flat out said anything about the next EP in detail, just the few concept art things and that there are 2 EP's coming next year.We will have to wait and see! I loved the Generations EP in Sims 3 and I cannot wait to see what they will do with the Sims 4 version (if it comes).

Babies January 3rd? ;) (Confirmed to be March 14!)

Godleyjeans
2 years ago
Fingers crossed for this Tuesday! Or at least the gurus to hint something
Karamazov123
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
I feel like January or February is too soon. I'd like to be proven wrong, but I'm expecting something around March-May.
jcp011c2
2 years ago
The babies are overdue...when does labor commence?
DevSims91
New Spectator
2 years ago
It’s not the baby update we’ve wanted for eight years but the infants are cute! I hope they take their time and do them right.

Now just give teens their own height and preteens… I don’t think those things will come before the Sims Five but since this game will go on for at least two years a guy can always hope.
gammerkitten123
2 years ago
preteens…would be cool
alanmichael1
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
"gamercat;c-18215883" wrote:
preteens…would be cool

Absolutely not :# :)
Goodywood
Rising Traveler
2 years ago
"gamercat;c-18215883" wrote:
preteens…would be cool

Yes preteens!! (Or younger teens that are Middle School students.)

"alanmichael1;c-18215888" wrote:
"gamercat;c-18215883" wrote:
preteens…would be cool

Absolutely not :# :)

Booo!! :p o:)
Annoghir
2 years ago
I'm surprised at how much of a mixed reaction preteens get on this forum. I get from a practical perspective that they aren't likely to be compatible with large amounts of existing content, and that also cascades a bit in meaning they either won't get more support going forward or will take time away from other things.

Nevertheless, the jump between small child and identical-to-an-adult-teen is extremely glaring to me (though, to be fair, it's a side effect of Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder being more or less identical). I would think the high number of roleplayers/family sim type players on this forum would be more bothered by that. Maybe it's different groups though. * shrug *
Bluegayle
Hero
2 years ago
"Jokubas;c-18216267" wrote:
I'm surprised at how much of a mixed reaction preteens get on this forum. I get from a practical perspective that they aren't likely to be compatible with large amounts of existing content, and that also cascades a bit in meaning they either won't get more support going forward or will take time away from other things.

Nevertheless, the jump between small child and identical-to-an-adult-teen is extremely glaring to me (though, to be fair, it's a side effect of Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder being more or less identical). I would think the high number of roleplayers/family sim type players on this forum would be more bothered by that. Maybe it's different groups though. * shrug *

To be fair as a long time family player pre teens would be nice however I also feel they need something between Adult and Elder. As a Senior though my hair is grey I can still be active in any scenario ;) without dying everytime. I also walk upright and my girls with proper support (too much info?) are also more or less upright.

Not really fair to have one without the other. Mind if we talk adding horses instead I (my simself)...will gladly give up woohoo.
alanmichael1
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
"Jokubas;c-18216267" wrote:
I'm surprised at how much of a mixed reaction preteens get on this forum. I get from a practical perspective that they aren't likely to be compatible with large amounts of existing content, and that also cascades a bit in meaning they either won't get more support going forward or will take time away from other things.

Nevertheless, the jump between small child and identical-to-an-adult-teen is extremely glaring to me (though, to be fair, it's a side effect of Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder being more or less identical). I would think the high number of roleplayers/family sim type players on this forum would be more bothered by that. Maybe it's different groups though. * shrug *

I personally don't need more age groups and especially no more young groups. I'm also not looking forward to the baby update. The game is already much too childish for my taste. And the handling of High School and University - 7 ingame weeks of repetitive classes and endless homework - doesn't make appetite for more youth themes. Normal "adult" packs like Get famous, City living or Snowy escape have been 100 % more successful.