Do you think Maxis will surprise us with another Stuffpack in October?

I don't get the stuff pack hate. The more the better!!!! Look how much stuff ts3 store had! Just just like then one has the option to buy it or pass if they are not interested. I love stuff!! ????
Not sure if we would get another one this year though....

"crocobaura;c-17596422" wrote:

"BrittanyChick22;c-17596389" wrote:

"elelunicy;c-17596297" wrote:

"@BrittanyChick22;c-17595977" wrote:
How many stuff packs do you guys need? Sims 4 has 17! That's the most stuff packs a sims game has ever had and if you ask me it's gone overboard.

Lol. Let’s see:

TS2: 9 stuff packs, $20 per stuff pack, last stuff pack released 4 years 2 months after the base game release. That’s $180 worth of stuff packs in total, averaging $43.2 worth of stuff packs per year.

TS3: 8 stuff packs, $20 per stuff pack with the exception of Katy Perry Sweet Treats which was $30, last stuff pack released 4 years 3 months after the base game release. That’s $170 worth of stuff packs in total, averaging $40 worth of stuff packs per year.

TS4: 17 stuff packs, $10 per stuff pack, last stuff pack released 5 years 10 months after the base game release. That’s $170 worth of stuff packs in total, averaging $29.14 worth of stuff packs per year.

Essentially TS4 has the least amount of stuff packs. This doesn’t even account the fact that both TS2 and TS3 had a store selling more DLC, while TS4 never had a store.

My point is the game has 17 stuff packs to choose from. If that's not enough to keep you entertained, then clearly something is wrong with the game since its not keeping the player interested in its gameplay. Stuff is nice to have, but if that's all it can offer then the player will reach for anything to keep game from being dull.

It's not that the game is dull, but from what I see, many people like to play it quest style. They finish aspirations, top careers, skills, etc., instead of using them as tools for creative sandbox gameplay.

I beg to differ, in my personal experience sims 4 is dull and people get bored with packs very quickly, this thread even proves it. The moment we get something new and shiny, people are happy but it just doesn't last very long. it's because these packs don't offer in depth game play, I have come across a lot sim 4 players even in the sims 3 community who have said how bored they get with sims 4, they play around in cas or they like building but other than that a lot of then x right out the game the moment they open it. But that's the problem, what tools? There's not a whole lot of tools in the sims 4 to work with, plus there's really no right or wrong way to play a sandbox game.

Stuff packs have such limited scopes so that's the reason why I don't like them. Time being spent on making stuff packs also takes away time from them making other packs, which could be a reason why we still don't have farming or werewolves for example.

They also seem to use pretty much the same type of items in every stuff pack (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) which is why we have so many sofas tables chairs etc. but so few kitchen counters.

I prefer more gameplay, and Maxis have openly admitted that stuff packs does not have any gameplay engineers assigned that can do advanced things like ladders.

"Calico45;c-17596483" wrote:

"bellagoth_;c-17596268" wrote:

"Calico45;c-17596264" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-17596260" wrote:

"Calico45;c-17596255" wrote:

"bellagoth_;c-17596240" wrote:
wait even better,
imagine paying 50 dollars for a lacking expansion pack that got half its content put in 3 different packs

Now imagine paying $100 so that your gun looks pretty but functions the exact same way. That is the state of cosmetic only DLC in other games (in this case, Valorant). Ridiculous, right? Still, people pay and maybe even enjoyed it. I won't be buying them, though, and I imagine you will not be buying the next stuff pack.

A lot of DLC is just cosmetic, even in the sims, chairs, tables, shelves, etc. Wish we had more interactive objects, even in stuff packs.

The similarity is part of my point.

and you think that's not a problem?
y'all are just asking ea to make even more garbage packs because y'all will pay for it and still enjoy getting scammed

To be quite frank, the more content the better. They are choices. Be it a $10 stuff pack, $20 game pack, or a $40 expansion you have the choice of whether you want it or not. The best part of having options is that if it doesn't speak to you, you do not have to have it much less pay for it. If enough people agree with you and do not support it, it will fade away. If not, people are not wrong for liking what they please and using their money accordingly.

We all want more value for our money, but like the Valorant example you can find worse out there or even rationalize paying crazy amounts. Personally? I feel comfortable spending $10 on a stuff pack I like. If EA wants to put out more, I'll certainly look at them.

but that is the problem. what content? if they're going to make stuff packs they should at least be full of content but there's barely stuff on them. what i'm also saying is that most of these stuff packs are just leftovers from expansion or game packs that they decided to put in yet another pack because once again people will buy it and ea will keep doing the same; making more and more micro packs lowering not only the quantity of their content, but also the quality

"BrittanyChick22;c-17596860" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-17596422" wrote:

"BrittanyChick22;c-17596389" wrote:

"elelunicy;c-17596297" wrote:

"@BrittanyChick22;c-17595977" wrote:
How many stuff packs do you guys need? Sims 4 has 17! That's the most stuff packs a sims game has ever had and if you ask me it's gone overboard.

Lol. Let’s see:

TS2: 9 stuff packs, $20 per stuff pack, last stuff pack released 4 years 2 months after the base game release. That’s $180 worth of stuff packs in total, averaging $43.2 worth of stuff packs per year.

TS3: 8 stuff packs, $20 per stuff pack with the exception of Katy Perry Sweet Treats which was $30, last stuff pack released 4 years 3 months after the base game release. That’s $170 worth of stuff packs in total, averaging $40 worth of stuff packs per year.

TS4: 17 stuff packs, $10 per stuff pack, last stuff pack released 5 years 10 months after the base game release. That’s $170 worth of stuff packs in total, averaging $29.14 worth of stuff packs per year.

Essentially TS4 has the least amount of stuff packs. This doesn’t even account the fact that both TS2 and TS3 had a store selling more DLC, while TS4 never had a store.

My point is the game has 17 stuff packs to choose from. If that's not enough to keep you entertained, then clearly something is wrong with the game since its not keeping the player interested in its gameplay. Stuff is nice to have, but if that's all it can offer then the player will reach for anything to keep game from being dull.

It's not that the game is dull, but from what I see, many people like to play it quest style. They finish aspirations, top careers, skills, etc., instead of using them as tools for creative sandbox gameplay.

I beg to differ, in my personal experience sims 4 is dull and people get bored with packs very quickly, this thread even proves it. The moment we get something new and shiny, people are happy but it just doesn't last very long. it's because these packs don't offer in depth game play, I have come across a lot sim 4 players even in the sims 3 community who have said how bored they get with sims 4, they play around in cas or they like building but other than that a lot of then x right out the game the moment they open it. But that's the problem, what tools? There's not a whole lot of tools in the sims 4 to work with, plus there's really no right or wrong way to play a sandbox game.

That's cause I want a Pool Stuffpack. I think pools should get an SP so when they do a resort vacation pack they can focus on resorts,more snow activities and honeymoons.

i would be very interested in what the pool stuff pack would bring to the game.

"bellagoth_;c-17596237" wrote:

"catloverplayer;c-17596226" wrote:

"bellagoth_;c-17595767" wrote:
just stop it already with the useless stuff packs

Backyard Stuff was a Stuffpack and it's far from useless. It came with 4 gameplay objects. All Stuffpacks aren't useless.

imagine paying 10 dollars for some decor and 4 objects with 2 or 3 interactions in them lmao

imagine paying 20$ to watch a movie for 2 hours at a theatre and then it's done with. imagine paying $10 for a couple cups of coffee that will be gone in half an hour. Imagine judging other people for what they find worth it to spend their own money just because it's not worth it to you.

I don't have the latest stuff pack yet (but I will get it at some point, for more than $10 because it costs more than $10 in my country) and I'm not rich (far from it as a full timesingle parent working an entry level job part time with no child support) but you know what, I don't buy coffee out, I don't drink alcohal or go to pubs/nightclubs, I dont watch movies in theatres, I don't buy cellphone data or plans (landline here) or have cable tv. But guess what... the $13 it'll cost me will go a long way over the next decade or more as I get many many years of enjoyment out of the pack like I've done with the others I have bought. WIth all the packs I have vs. hours played I've paid around 30-50cents per hour of entertainment, and if you compare that price to any other type of entertainment (movies, bowling, ice skating, restaurants, whatever), it's really really cheap.

On the other hand, if you dn't like the pack and won't use it. then yeah, it's expensive. But judging how others spend their money without knowing how much use they'll get out of the pack is completely pointless because there's no way to tell if it was worth it for them or not.

"SimAlexandria;c-17596956" wrote:

"bellagoth_;c-17596237" wrote:

"catloverplayer;c-17596226" wrote:

"bellagoth_;c-17595767" wrote:
just stop it already with the useless stuff packs

Backyard Stuff was a Stuffpack and it's far from useless. It came with 4 gameplay objects. All Stuffpacks aren't useless.

imagine paying 10 dollars for some decor and 4 objects with 2 or 3 interactions in them lmao

imagine paying 20$ to watch a movie for 2 hours at a theatre and then it's done with. imagine paying $10 for a couple cups of coffee that will be gone in half an hour. Imagine judging other people for what they find worth it to spend their own money just because it's not worth it to you.

I don't have the latest stuff pack yet (but I will get it at some point, for more than $10 because it costs more than $10 in my country) and I'm not rich (far from it as a full timesingle parent working an entry level job part time with no child support) but you know what, I don't buy coffee out, I don't drink alcohal or go to pubs/nightclubs, I dont watch movies in theatres, I don't buy cellphone data or plans (landline here) or have cable tv. But guess what... the $13 it'll cost me will go a long way over the next decade or more as I get many many years of enjoyment out of the pack like I've done with the others I have bought. WIth all the packs I have vs. hours played I've paid around 30-50cents per hour of entertainment, and if you compare that price to any other type of entertainment (movies, bowling, ice skating, restaurants, whatever), it's really really cheap.

On the other hand, if you dn't like the pack and won't use it. then yeah, it's expensive. But judging how others spend their money without knowing how much use they'll get out of the pack is completely pointless because there's no way to tell if it was worth it for them or not.

people does what they want with their money. however i doubt ea deserves all the cash y'all give them for this kind of quality content
https://simsvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ball-pit.png

at least watching a movie i can learn something

I will still give them my money cause they do the game i love and i spend hours and hours of enjoyment with.

"Babykittyjade;c-17596782" wrote:
I don't get the stuff pack hate. The more the better!!!! Look how much stuff ts3 store had! Just just like then one has the option to buy it or pass if they are not interested. I love stuff!! ????
Not sure if we would get another one this year though....

You're absolutelly right! The more the better. And if i don't like a pack i don't buy it just like i didn't buy the entire 3's store.