Final Round : Which Stuff Pack will you never buy - and why?

"Atreya33;c-17609210" wrote:

"Alwe1507;c-17608171" wrote:

"Atreya33;c-17607927" wrote:
My vote goes to perfect patio. For my the 'hero object' or gameplay is often the reason why I buy a pack. Ever since the 20th anniversary patch added the only gameplay object of this pack to the base game, the pack has lost its purpose.

Also in general I use little of these gardening packs.

@Atreya33 What do you mean by "the Hero object"?

What did the patch add?

The hero object is the main object/feature to a pack. For stuff packs the main feature is often tied to one object, but not always. For romantic garden it is the wishing well, for cool kitchen it is the ice-cream maker, for luxury party it is the buffet table. It gives you an option you would not have without the pack.

The better stuff packs have more than one unique interaction/gameplay going for them. Kids room has the void critters and the puppet theatre, nifty knitting has the knitting skill and rocking chairs, vintage glamour has the butler NPC but also the vanity table and the globe bar. But perfect patio only had one : the hot tub. The 20th anniversary added a free hot tub for everyone. So at this moment perfect patio is the only stuff pack that offers only 'stuff' and no unique things for your sims to do.

As someone who looks at stuff packs in terms of what new options and interactions are available for my sims, I see this as a reason to nominate perfect patio for this poll. I bought it before the 20th anniversary patch but I would not buy it in its current situation.

I know opinions differ in this matter and some people don't mind patching in the only gameplay feature of a pack. The main argument is that people who bought the pack had exclusive access to the item for a while. But if I had known I was only buying early access then I would have waited until the patch.

"Lustianicia;c-17608471" wrote:
The fact that 'My First Pet' isn't winning this poll by a huge margin speaks volumes about the Sims fan base... :| And that's NOT a good thing. It's just more proof that people will buy literally anything EA puts out... and will like it.

"I'm a Sims fan... and I love being ripped off by paying extra money for content we should've already gotten! lol It's so quirky! ^_^ I love it!!!"

^ This is the mindset that's ruining the franchise... EA literally thinks it's perfectly fine to keep releasing these pointless packs because certain players give them the "okay" to do it.

I feel more ripped off by perfect patio to be honest. Voting for another pack doesn't automatically mean thinking my first pets stuff is a good pack. There are many reasons to vote for another pack and they can also be valid.

Thanks for the explanation! I had noticed the "hero" object of a few packs - Kid's Stuff and Cool Kitchen but not all.