As you remember we could vote for the existing expansions improvements on April. I am curious which Expansion Pack you choosed and why. If you chose more expansion pack, please vote for your first choice.

Oof I don't remember every pack I chose but I DO know one of the ones I picked was Cats & Dogs. I want those beaches to have swimmable oceans! Plus that pack was a pretty big disappointment for only including, well.. cats and dogs.. I miss racoons getting into my garbage cans, and also just all the little critters you could have in TS2 and TS3. Still holding out for horses......I think I might've also chose Island Living since I would REALLY like the mermaids to get a power leveling system like the vampires and spellcasters have. Also I would like scuba diving not to just be a rabbit hole. My mermaids need an underwater lot! I wish that explorable cave led to a hidden lot as well like the other worlds have, that was a disappointment...

I like Get To Work, but it could use some enhancements.-The hospital simulation. I would like to see the other hospital staff actually performing their roles while my sims is performing his/hers.-Hospital visits and general health.I would like for my sim to visit the hospital for checkups and emergencies, so they can prevent disease or go there if their health takes a sudden turn. Also their lifestyle should influence their healthiness.-Retail. I want NPCs to restock the store when my sims, who do not own the business, are out shopping for things they can use.It really kills immersion to have to go to the store owner, restock the store, and then go back to your sims so they have something available to buy.-Aliens need an overhaul. I wish they were as much fun to play as vampires and spell casters.I know those are stand alone packs, but aliens could still be improved more.

I think I chose Get to Work, lol. Almost sure. And Realm of Magic too. I think Get to Work deserves to be updated with a retail overhaul or the addition of grocery stores, and Realm of Magic could use an overhaul too imo. Spell casting for children and more difficulty/challenge for spellcasters (slower XP gain) would be cool.

I'm pretty sure I chose Get To Work because I knew everyone was going to pick Island Living, lol.For me, it was about Occults. I like the Mermaids the way they are, I don't think they really need the Vampire treatment because the lore isn't as expansive. But Aliens could be so much more. Of course, since then we've gotten Journey to Batuu so that kind of helps fill the gap, except there's no extra powers of The Force so that's a bummer.If I were to choose now though, I'd probably say either Island Living to expand underwater and the cave gameplay or Cats and Dogs to include small pets and other breeds like wolves (to prepare for Werewolves). For Game Packs I chose Realm of Magic because magic has so much more potential. But I also wouldn't mind expanding Batuu to include playable Jedi and Sith and Force powers.

I chose GTW because it was the only one I had, and still is, at the time. The retail part of that pack needs some serious work and the other careers are still experiencing bugs that were supposed to have been fixed awhile ago. Still my choice because as I said still the only pack I own. I can't bring myself to move on to the next one until this one is fixed.Edit: Also aliens could use some work as well.

Expansion Improvement (EP only) - April 2020 Survey

Daephene1
New Spectator
4 years ago
I just left a post in the grocery store thread about what I'd like to see for grocery style retail. I still think that could work if paired with a backyard farming concept that let you own chickens, maybe a cow or goat and make preserves.

Anyway, besides that, I would like a sequel to GtW, that has more active careers and lets me own more types of community lots and has the hairdresser option that I miss from Sims 2 OfB. No new retail options, just options to own entertainment or service venues with a different mechanic than retail so you're not duplicating what GTW has and you don't have to own both for the new one to work.
Onverser
4 years ago
Pretty sure I picked Island Living, mainly because I like the world and want it to be less lacklustre
Simmingal
Hero
4 years ago
I don't really remember what i ended up choosing in the end but I do feel that Get to Work is in biggest need of update

for aliens & sixam
and better job task
and more jobs
and better retail stuff..shop stands..
actual burglars
or ability for your sims to get arrested or visit hospital and police minus working there

etc

(also i really wish using science stuff was not locked behind the career cause idk sometimes the scientist is retired and does weird experiments in secret...)

closely followed by other eps on this list

Spoiler
but i feel that for c&d, gt its mostly the lack of open water in the worlds

for IL specific its the hammock that got taken from game files, no surfing, no hula not enough lots for the village on land (especially wish the building behind the center was actual lot to edit)
aaand yeah more mermaid funs would not hurt...(also would like to drop sims in lava for sacrifice but i get ea doesn't really vibe with that : ( at least some fun ritual of other kind?)

for IL and GT
lack of couple and group activity
(no coupledancing) (no group boating or couple boating or group/couple floaties)

City Living
no building apartments
or at least ability to somehow divide apartments and edit the hallways or put down preset apartments in other worlds
also controlling festivals be sweet

Seasons
again no couple skating
(can you tell im obsessed with couple activities)
and also no skating on bonds or lakes

University: idk even. i guess id like if i could direct my sims to class easier and the lunch lady would stop screaming and maybe itd be nice if other sims living in dorm did not continuously play violin

Get Famous: I wish some of the props were separate from the wall things like for example the perfect saloon signs on the saloon set or the cute saddle stands or whatever saloon doors... (*cough* yes i was trying to build saloon the other day)
NateWhiplash
Seasoned Vanguard
4 years ago
I've always thought Discover University was horrible, because it's essentially a rabbit hole pack. What's the point of sending your student (or teacher) to university if you can't come with them?
ValiantRedKnight
New Spectator
4 years ago
Other people have explained this already. Also fix alien faces, they change too much when sims age up.

I’d have chosen Cats & Dogs, but not being able to control pets was a choice that they’re definitely sticking with.

City Living could definitely use a singing career. Maybe one branch for one with the piano skill and one with fitness?

I wish we could disable the serum mailings from Get Famous because I never use them and they’re literally worthless.
Fluteline24
4 years ago
I think I ended up voting for Realm of Magic. I was hoping for a world the size of Strangerville and smaller cauldrons.
atreya33
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
There are a few things I would like to have improved in various packs
Island living : underwater lots to follow sims diving and see mermaids swim. I would also like the cave to be a hidden lot instead of a rabbit holes. Boats shouldbe updatedsso sims can take along children and toddlers. They could do this for sledges in snowy escape so it is possible. Child and toddler mermaids should also have a second form with a tail
get to work : an update for sixam so sims can actually move there
get together : update for the world to allow swimming in the ocean.

But the pack I would like to see updated most is a game pack : realm of magic . I would like magic for children and an updated magic realm with more lots and the possibility to live there. Familiars could also do with some more interactions.
catmando830
4 years ago
They all need work.
Lizziguin
4 years ago
I'm actually surprised Cats & Dogs hasn't gotten more votes yet but I do understand everyones POV for some of the other packs and I definitely agree. I would say C&D was probably one of the biggest disappointments for EP's personally because I remember being able to do so much more fun interactions with cats and dogs in Sims 2 and Sims 3, heck even Sims 1. Sims 2 was probably my favorite overall though for gameplay with them. I was just really bummed how limited C&D was for interactions, especially with cats. I understand that more people are probably dog peeps or seems like a lot of the Sims team are dog people but there are things in the game that cats can do too. For instance, I wish we could go on walks with cats or let the cats swim, etc. I just think there was a lot of missed opportunities for more in depth gameplay and interactions with pets. I'm still waiting on better content for small pets like birds, reptiles and what not.
TTNcreates
Rising Novice
4 years ago
Island living. I felt the gameplay was lacking.