5 years ago

Hints, hints and more hints: Are babies about to be improved?!

Was it me or was that little exaggeration about babies not being objects strike fellow simmers as...a bit of a tease?

Before the "It was just a joke" comments appear, lets throwback to the sneak announcement of toddlers into the game: remember when an apparent 'Gift' for a staff member got posted and it was a sim version photo of him, his wife and their TODDLER daughter, but of course, they denied it being a confirmation for a toddlers announcement with their dying breath until a surprise baseball upside the head update realise some time later.

As we all know, EA/Sim staff are extremely...I don't want to say bad, but, not well skilled in the art of hinting about upcoming content, even when it's a secret we pretty much know isn't a secret but...yeah.

All I'm saying is, they're working on babies and either someone tried to be funny or higher-ups were like "Hint but don't hint, we can't let them know whats coming but let them know anyway!"

It doesn't make sense, does it? EXACTLY!

If this is a secret announcement, how do you feel about it and the way thing content is being released, new wise?

Are you excited? Annoyed? hoping for certain items or just plain not bothered but happy for anyone obsessed with realistic gameplay?

Personally, I'm excited, but also very aware that EA likes to throw us curveballs and then deny themselves all the way to Egypt and back (The river, denial, get it?), so, I'm sorta excited but not expecting much but also hoping for a few items that will make babies worth being unlocked.

Yes, there could be better content being made instead, yes they could maybe instead focus on updates and repairs and the like, but some of us want babies to be free of their bassinette prisons so how about we all just agree to disagree.

I'm now gonna go, please save the sass for another time and comment below with what you think, feel and what this possible content means for your gameplay. (An again, save the sass for later)

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas/holiday and enjoy the upcoming new year. bye

Purrloin9
5 years ago
I'll be honest, I'm not sure what exaggeration comment, you're referring to (I don't follow the gurus). That said, I honestly really want to be believe they're being worked on just because of how high the demand for an overhaul has been lately.

I keep thinking about the results from that march madness vote from earlier in the year. If you go back to it, you'll see that a lot of the highest ranked game-play elements have been done this year (island/mermaids, witches, university). Moving down the ranks, new gameplay for babies was in the top 8, I believe. I know they don't have to go in order, if they even bother trying to incorporate everything, but if they are, overhauled babies would be coming up on the list.

All of that said, I really hope that overhauled babies will be coming soon. I'm tired of them being locked into a bassinet with no gameplay. I want them to be able to learn to crawl, have toys they can play with, bouncers and playmats they can use, going out in a stroller, and normal cribs to sleep in.
fruitsbasket100
New Scout
5 years ago
What comment are you talking about? Can you link it?
invisiblgirl
5 years ago

"Fixed an issue in which some Sims could stand on, or walk through solid objects.
Specifically Baby Bassinets… babies were becoming quite paranoid they weren’t actually Sims..."

It was in the Dec 12 patch notes.
Babykittyjade
New Observer
5 years ago
"invisiblgirl;c-17353512" wrote:

"Fixed an issue in which some Sims could stand on, or walk through solid objects.
Specifically Baby Bassinets… babies were becoming quite paranoid they weren’t actually Sims..."

It was in the Dec 12 patch notes.

Lmbo @ save the sass. ?Oh yeah!!! I thought this is what you were referring to in your first post. I got super excited when I read this! I honestly took this as a hint. I rarely play with babies because I hate how they are now. This would really change family play for me.

I hope we get changing stations, swing sets, baby baths, playmates, playpens, strollers, bottles. Etc

Although I really wanted these things for toddlers. Babies to me are the shortest played lifestage. I play much longer with toddlers.

And I NEED to see something crawling. If babies can't crawl let my toddlers crawl please ??
Fluteline24
5 years ago
I just want to be able to see their needs. That's it. I don't care if we get anything else. Babies just are not interesting.
pammiechick
New Spectator
5 years ago
I hate the baby stage. I instantly age them up to toddler so I hope this hint is real!
RHappyPotato
5 years ago
There are so many cute possibilities for babies like taking them out in a stroller, walking around with them in your arms, playing with them on the floor or the grass outside. Right now the babies are so lacking and there is so much more they could do. Imagine going for a jog with your baby in a stroller!
mariefoxprice83
New Adventurer
5 years ago
I'd rather have more content for toddlers and children. More child-based aspirations would be amazing. I would also love some teen-specific aspirations too.
popstarissa
5 years ago
@Rhiannonraven I’d love for Sims to take toddler or baby for a job in the stroller!
CapitanTony
5 years ago
"Fixed an issue in which some Sims could stand on, or walk through solid objects.
Specifically Baby Bassinets… babies were becoming quite paranoid they weren’t actually Sims..."

Err, that doesn't seem to me to be anything but a joke about sims walking through bassinets and making babies paranoid (and maybe a clever little nod to the fact that they ARE objects). That's a lot of reading into something. Besides, the way Maxis programs, I prefer to keep babies where they are safe. The minute these Sims are allowed to walk around with them, they'll be left in snowbanks, stolen by neighbors, dropped on the floor when something shiny distracts their parent, vanished into nowhere like plates of food when my sim gets interrupted while eating, etc...

"I keep thinking about the results from that march madness vote from earlier in the year. If you go back to it, you'll see that a lot of the highest ranked game-play elements have been done this year (island/mermaids, witches, university)."

Yeah, but all those elements were destined to happen, since they were all in packs before. Doesn't mean they are filling our wants list.