For Rent Negative thread

Not exactly a negative comment but why do they keep evading the "how many families per lot" questionnnnnnnnnnnnnn they even went out of their way to say "we can't answer this yet" aaaaaaaa I hope there's a good reason for this but the fact they can't straight up answer or say something along the lines of "don't worry" is far from reassuring, having few families could potentially be a deal breaker not gonna lie

"nasch_katze;c-18324346" wrote:
Not exactly a negative comment but why do they keep evading the "how many families per lot" questionnnnnnnnnnnnnn they even went out of their way to say "we can't answer this yet" aaaaaaaa I hope there's a good reason for this but the fact they can't straight up answer or say something along the lines of "don't worry" is far from reassuring, having few families could potentially be a deal breaker not gonna lie

Makes me think that it might still be a work in progress. Like they’re still testing to see how many residents per lot the system can handle.

"nasch_katze;c-18324346" wrote:
Not exactly a negative comment but why do they keep evading the "how many families per lot" questionnnnnnnnnnnnnn they even went out of their way to say "we can't answer this yet" aaaaaaaa I hope there's a good reason for this but the fact they can't straight up answer or say something along the lines of "don't worry" is far from reassuring, having few families could potentially be a deal breaker not gonna lie

I would like to know too. If it's bad (very limited) they better tell us now so we don't get our hopes up. If it is good (very high limit or no limit) people can get even more excited about the pack. EA has nothing to loose in giving away this essential answer now, on the contrary.

"nasch_katze;c-18324346" wrote:
Not exactly a negative comment but why do they keep evading the "how many families per lot" questionnnnnnnnnnnnnn they even went out of their way to say "we can't answer this yet" aaaaaaaa I hope there's a good reason for this but the fact they can't straight up answer or say something along the lines of "don't worry" is far from reassuring, having few families could potentially be a deal breaker not gonna lie

I usually worry when they give that kind of evasive answer - it's almost always followed by a disappointing answer, and then a quick re-direct ("We're going to allow 2 families - for this pack we really wanted to focus on the deep gameplay and meaningful relationships you can form with your neighbors").

In this case, the trailer showed 12 sims on an apartment lot on two separate occasions. Hard to know if that's the real limit or just staged for the trailer.

I'm curious to know how the household limit - if there is one - will go hand in hand with the sim limit. Since a household can be anywhere from 1 to 8 sims, it feels like the household limit will depend more on how many sims can live there - if the limit is 12, can we have up to 12 single-person households?

Its interesting because for the first time in a while the first trailer for a TS4 pack has me interested in maybe playing the game again! But i do have some concerns, so I will post them here.

1. the elephant in the room. literally. the animal sanctuary, will it be a rabbithole? :D this could be a really great time for them to introduce small terrarium pets such as birds and snakes (like ts3 has and that I adore).
2. The market: in theory, it sounds really cool, but what will make these market stalls function slightly different from all the others we have and offer a new fun experience? Reused features is very tiresome, new little added functions is very appreciated and needed.
3. The water. I love love love tropical worlds and usable ocean. But we haven't gotten a single new water activity since IL, which is such an old EP. A new water activity or even a new styled boat that can fit 2-4 sims is like, needed at this point lol. This game is 10 years old, like :'(

"PandoraTO;c-18324378" wrote:

"nasch_katze;c-18324346" wrote:
Not exactly a negative comment but why do they keep evading the "how many families per lot" questionnnnnnnnnnnnnn they even went out of their way to say "we can't answer this yet" aaaaaaaa I hope there's a good reason for this but the fact they can't straight up answer or say something along the lines of "don't worry" is far from reassuring, having few families could potentially be a deal breaker not gonna lie

Makes me think that it might still be a work in progress. Like they’re still testing to see how many residents per lot the system can handle.

Possibly, it's difficult to have a lot of sims on the same lot, you often need to have a lot of different items around so sims don't get stuck using the same items. So I'm not sure how that would work with you restricting them to different apartments.

It will be interesting to see how these sims will behave too, the roommates in discover university were terrible at taking care of their own needs and one of the reasons why was because they all had hidden traits that made them play violin or do other different things.

"LeucosiaX;c-18324223" wrote:
Cringe caters to trolling and so gen Z language. Like I find most of the aspects of the pack, breaking and entering, blackmailing, extorting, black mole, quite unpleasant. How is this the marketing strategy?
It's like trolling simmers for buying whatever they put out.

IMO, TS4 desperately needs some things like this. The game is very inconsequential and has way less drama than the previous game iterations. This type of stuff can really add some exciting dramatic gameplay. It would be nice though if there is a toggle button for those who do not want to use these features.

"LeucosiaX;c-18324247" wrote:
cringe is usually used to describe someone who invokes cringe feelings like a gen zer would say This person is cringe or being cringe or a cringelord.

I know I'm in the wrong group if I have to consult with the urban dictionary to follow, (my mind always notes):

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cringe

Cringe
When someone acts/ or is so embarrassing or awkward , it makes you feel extemely ashamed and/or embarrassed.
"Hey that guy over there is cringy"
"Are you kidding Francis is the definition of cringe!"

I’ve never heard anyone say “cringe lord” that itself is cringe. lol at generalizing

I decided to look up when cringe began. A lot longer than I thought! I asked the computer AI and found it started circa 1200 from Old English word, cringan which meant "yield, give way, or fall in battle, become bent." In the 1570s it was defined as "to bend or crouch, especially with servility or fear". Never would have thought the word was that old! The information was from a site, etymonline.com

I've heard and even said "cringelord" a lot lol

I'm a bit concerned over the botanical garden and animal sanctuary. I know the focus is on the rental aspect and fair enough but I'd like to hear more about everything else.

And I'm happy with the new traits having a lot of specific animations, but I hope it's not ALL animations.