Genuine question for those who dislike TS4

I dont keep playing. I havent "regularly" played it in years. I just hop on every few months to try again. I just end up cc shopping for majority of it but actually playing it? 30 minutes top. Im thinking of buying an expansion it might engage me longer so that's why i made a recent thread abour that. Other than that, i dont serially buy packs/gps etc. I own 3 gps and thats it.

I've stopped playing the game for months now. I even uninstalled it completely about a month ago. I'm disappointed in where the game is going.

I also don't "hate" the game, I just think EA/ Maxis needs to do better. I want them to do better, and I really wish Sims 4 could reach its potential. I did enjoy the game in the beginning. But after 7 years, too many features are still missing, and I'm exhausted with waiting. I'm sick of having to rely on mods to keep the game fresh. I am moving on.

I will not be supporting the game financially, and I also don't want to be included in the supposed "35 million" players of this game- that's why I uninstalled it. One less player, one less number for EA to gloat about! (Nothing against people who do still enjoy this game.)

When Maxis decides to take the game seriously, I'll give them a chance. But bunkbeds and some adjustments to traits is not enough for me. For right now, I'm on strike B)

I like bugs and being a playtester I look for flaws of the game. :) Plus I know not all game changers are positive only. Question I have is why do so many players have to be so apathetic towards other players? Sims 4 is I think the first iteration to fully lack any sense of community. Then again we live in a society that just tries to kill each other too, so no shock they try to behave the same way towards each other too even with a silly barbie doll dress up game. Just makes me glad that Sims 4 didn't end up MMO after all because it would have ended a lot sooner with how Simmers treat each other on the day to day basis. Here is to the Sims 5 MMO where they will tear apart each other in game.
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I think I'm feeling a bit burned out on the Sims 4 lately. I still love it though.

I don't think people that keep playing or at least keep trying to play dislike it completely. That's why they stick around and keep asking for improvements. The game isn't quite hitting the mark for them, it's lacking in some areas but probably has elements that they do like. I feel like what comes across as negativity for the game actually comes from a place of caring for the franchise and just wanting the game to be as good as it can be. I've played the older games and seen the amount of love and detail that went into them and as much as I do love the Sims 4 I also know that it could be so much better than it is currently. I very much wish it would receive the same amount of love as the previous versions.

I don’t love the sims 4 (yes I’m one of those people that sometimes hates it) but other times I actually enjoy playing (I love Island Paradise and I enjoyed Discover University at first and my sims enjoy the clothes and items from the pack that game us bonehilda)

I actually want sims from Get Together to make an appearance in future games (I love Max Villareal) if I could make him and his family in Sim form for Sims 2 or 3 I would. I can only make Sims look prettier, but I can’t actually make them myself. I really enjoyed that pack that was when I feel the Sims 4 was at its best.

I sometimes buy packs because when we get updates they are usually made for the pack we are getting so sometimes so I feel like I have to buy it but other times I actually want to buy a pack (I am extremely disappointed with Eco Lifestyle, but I was extremely excited about it only to be let down by the bugs and how parts of it work but I love tiny living!)

(I don’t use the features in some of the games I buy, but I usually get cute clothes or hairstyles. My sims never bowl but I like to use the clothes)

I honestly want the sims 4 to give us shorter teens and bikes for kids and convertibles (cars in game look too small for sims) and a lot of the stuff other players want. But I also know some of the things we need for this game we are never going to get.

I want Sims 4 to get better but I also want Sims 5 to come eventually. As long as EA understands it’s audience. The teens who flocked to buy sims 2 and 3 are adults now (if they want to play games online they will) but they also know they don’t want Sims 5 to be an online game. They want the Sims games to evolve like the Sims does.

I remember feeling grown up playing Sims 1 (then ditching it when it got to hard) only to play sims 2 and fall in love!

Honestly most teens today who are playing sims 4, are also finding ways to play the older games. Once they patch them up they play the game for hours and enjoy themselves, like they do with Sims 4 (hopefully). They might wonder why Sims 2 only has six aspirations, two body types and no way to customize voices... But they enjoy the game just like the rest of us. They learn to make mods and CC and probably wish they were around during the old days of Sims 2 but are glad that they know what we didn’t at the time.

Old people are also playing sims 1 and 2 but also bought Sims 3 and are playing Sims 4 most like it’s slow pace but want more, they also want the game to have the things past games did as well as new things if done right. When they want to go back to former games but can no longer play them, they look up ways to fix their games happy to see some young people enjoy the games too, and smile and play too.

But sometimes people like to complain, sometimes we need to complain to get what we need and want for our games (eventually we got more skin tones, and eventually those skin tones were fixed). We shouldn’t let hate take over our lives, we often go back to past games (if I could find Sims 1 I would). But we are still Sims fans even if Sims 4 isn’t our favorite.

(Not everything I said might make sense but this was a long post to make)

"Chicklet453681;c-17854490" wrote:
Plus, I've never been a player who "imagines" my sims doing or thinking a certain way or wanting certain things from their life, in TS4 it's really player driven rather than letting the sims dictate to me, the player, what they want to do, who they want to be. or who they want to hook up with.

This right here is where the Sims 4 falls short for me. I've never been a story teller. I don't want to decide every aspect of my sims lives and I don't want to have to imagine their personality. I want them and the game to direct me in the decisions I make for my Sims.

I've just recently set up a save in the Sims 3 where I plan to play a legacy of sorts and just after moving my sim into a home she already has a wish to join the medical career. As sims grow up in the Sims 3 they can roll wishes for what life time goals they would like. I miss this kind of thing so much when I play the Sims 4. I miss the randomness of seeing what my sims want to do with their lives.

After a 4 year hiatus, I am trying the game out again. I bought all the packs and am taking my time building it up and creating my families. So far I am having fun, but I do fall into the category of people who don't really like it. It's lacking a lot in the interactions department and the children in the game are anything but. They just stand around talking which is so unlike real life children. I mean, at least go sit and play video games together. Anyway, with each pack and more stuff, the game gets a little better. Obviously that's because there is a little bit more to do. And I'm not one of those players who buys a pack and then rushes through every feature of it. I take my time and mostly ignore things unless they come up organically through gameplay. Sometimes the devs make things super in your face and other things are a slow burn. Plus I mod my game so it fits my play style better.

So I don't always like the game, but I keep giving it chances. It is turning out to be a game that I enjoy now and I'm happy with that. I still have complaints and I would definitely like to see more interactions so I'll keep voicing my opinions and hope that someday I get a full game with the features that I have been waiting for. If not, there's always Paralives, which I am also looking forward to. Plus I still play the previous versions of the game so I have enough sim content to hold me over for years to come. Heck, I'm still learning things about TS3 that I never seen before.

I don't love TS4 but I also don't hate it. Every sim series has something I like. My biggest issue is how broken TS4 has become. The bugs are out of control which makes some aspects of the game unplayable at least for me (like gardening). I still buy some packs full price but for the most part, now I try to wait for sales. It makes sense considering I don't always patch right away these days anyways.

Regardless of my feelings for Sims 4 and if I'm playing it or not, my nephew nibling shares the account with me and Sims is something we've always bonded over. They still very much enjoy the game so it's worth buying the packs in my eyes. :)

I stopped buying packs. I'll probably buy them in the future if they make packs that I actually want....and I won't buy them on release day, I'll actually wait until they've been out long enough for people to really dig deep in to make sure you can't experience everything the pack has to offer in 30 minutes.

"SimplyJen;c-17854568" wrote:
I don't love TS4 but I also don't hate it. Every sim series has something I like. My biggest issue is how broken TS4 has become. The bugs are out of control which makes some aspects of the game unplayable at least for me (like gardening). I still buy some packs full price but for the most part, now I try to wait for sales. It makes sense considering I don't always patch right away these days anyways.

Same here, some days when relationships are making sims act the way I want to, I build lots and give sims clothes to do something special I feel that the sims4 is a good game. But then I see a townie with 5 accessories wearing a green top with red pants while my plants are reverting to dirt piles and I start losing interest after 6 years (almost 7 now) which makes me not really wanting to put in a lot of effort when I'm playing the game anymore.