Do you still have hope?

Yes, lots of hope. It is never too late and a lot of things already have been fixed (assume bugs as just because you don't get what you want doesn't mean it is broken. There are some bugs at times that do need to be fixed. Some are fixed only to break again with a new patch), added or improved on and they are aware that people wanted better babies, cars, etc...and they didn't say no to that plus got a few more years to go, so that could be room for more. Not everything is going to be fixed instantly/overnight.

Sims 3 is in more dire need of fixing; but lost all hope long ago since they ended updates. So still bugs, lagging, stiff and boring sims, etc...

No. I think the vision of what made this game great has been lost.

Definitely too late, it'd take more time to work on than other, more lucrative things.

Let me preface this by saying: I like this game a lot for the most part.

However, recently I was watching Plumbella's "The Entire Life & Death of Bella Goth"-video (below) and it took me back to the beautiful TS2-days. I really miss memories! I also miss sims having these very specific backstories and getting special answers to some dialogue options. It's a thing TS3 still handles quite well (even though I find those sims personalities also lacking, but in other ways that aren't relevant here). I love how I get real responses when asking a ghost about being dead or how they died. Or that I'm being told about Pip Goodfellow being suspicious etc. It's not at the same level of the "What happened to Bella???"-mystery, but it's still a bit more present overall than it is now.

So yes, those types of dialogue details, memories, traits that deeply affect sim personalities, are (at least to me) still lacking in TS4. It doesn't mean that I cannot enjoy the game, but whenever I play one of these older games, I do find it unfortunate that they've kind of taken many of these things out. Maybe that's why I liked Strangerville so much? Because it gave us a world with real atmosphere, fun backstory, specific responses to certain dialogue options, etc. It's a huge step in the right direction for me. And this type of sim and world building should continue, albeit perhaps in a less linear setting for those who don't enjoy that.

All in all, if they could bring the above-mentioned stuff back, I'd be super down for that. I hope they are still considering it, just like I hope they're still trying to find ways of toning down the "emotions" (which, frankly, I don't even hate, but they don't mesh sufficiently well with the sim personalities most many of us want most of the time). In the meantime, I will continue playing and enjoying TS4, and I also think there are areas where it really shines and there are enough of them to keep me happy and engaged. Nonetheless, I hope they're aware of how many in the community feel about this stuff, and that perhaps they have a way of changing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hyLaQsNqMM

Anything is possible. People said the same thing about pools, weather, toddlers, terrain tools, supernaturals etc... "It'll never happen, all hope is lost... blah blah." Well, not only did it happen, but when they were implemented these improvements were incredibly well done.

So yes, I think improvements to emotions (like fear) are a real possibility, and I look forward to them.

"Ceres_Meiriona;c-17116657" wrote:
Anything is possible. People said the same thing about pools, weather, toddlers, terrain tools, supernaturals etc... "It'll never happen, all hope is lost... blah blah." Well, not only did it happen, but when they were implemented these improvements were incredibly well done.

Especially well done and released when complaints about TS4 were building to a point which threatened sales.

"Ceres_Meiriona;c-17116657" wrote:
So yes, I think improvements to emotions (like fear) are a real possibility, and I look forward to them.

Only if sales start plummeting.

I really wish that the relationships would be fixed, if that makes sense? It feels kinda lacking in that area, my sims can fist fight and then right after tell jokes which is a bit odd to me. After you introduce yourself you tend to almost get all social options right away, it would be cool to unlock some social options as you progress into the relationship tbh but thats just my opinion :)

"xxJaixx;c-17116849" wrote:
I really wish that the relationships would be fixed, if that makes sense? It feels kinda lacking in that area, my sims can fist fight and then right after tell jokes which is a bit odd to me. After you introduce yourself you tend to almost get all social options right away, it would be cool to unlock some social options as you progress into the relationship tbh but thats just my opinion :)

Yes this is exactly what i’m talking about it’s so annoying when to just go back to being friendly right after they had a huge fight completely takes the immersion away

Yes! My other pet peeve is that weird idle smile sims have XD like all the time.

"Ceres_Meiriona;c-17116657" wrote:
Anything is possible. People said the same thing about pools, weather, toddlers, terrain tools, supernaturals etc... "It'll never happen, all hope is lost... blah blah." Well, not only did it happen, but when they were implemented these improvements were incredibly well done.

So yes, I think improvements to emotions (like fear) are a real possibility, and I look forward to them.

Well first of all the only real thing they improved on from your list is toddlers. Pools are nothing special even though they were a late arrival to the game. Weather is limited based on what world you’re playing in. Terrain tools aren’t even fully completed yet, no pond tool, and supernaturals - well there’s a whopping two kinds in this game so I don’t really see where you’re going with that part.

Something like expanding emotions is not going to happen outside of a DLC pack. Why? Because they have tons of DLC content that interacts with emotions and I highly doubt they will go make everything compatible with a brand new emotion (and if they didn’t, then what exactly would be the point?). Feel free to feel differently, but this team has a track record of doing the absolute minimum and throwing a bone at players when they can’t market this game to a profit.