I hope the pack has mermaids

Mermaids are if anything the only Occults that fit an EP like a glove - for their inclusion we need underwater/ocean diving and swimming, that's quite an extensive feature that truly belongs in an EP.
It's quite different from most other Occults that basically only needa few unique customization choices and some perks/special interactions.

Unfortunately if they don't come with this supposedly new EP, I don't think they'll be coming at all unless we get free oceans and dive lots for the base game in a free update.
I wonder if that hinted change that made TS4 go to 64bit is part of the whole new free oceans.

What would mermaids do exactly?

Its Sims 4, you have to wait for Sims 4 Mermaids Game Pack for $20.
That's how Maxis City works. B)

"Horrorgirl6;c-17071885" wrote:
Personally, I'm going to get hate for this. They're not a lot of life states that could fit into game packs. People keep using Vampires. Ignoring that vampires had a lot of pop culture, and lore. Others like mermaids, fairies, robots, plants sims imaginary friend. Don't have a lot a lore that c I can not see in separate game packs.I can see a big expansion pack.

I also have to disagree with this. Faeries, witches, merfolk, robots, etc. have held special positions in both general media and their own specialized lore for centuries. I do agree, however, that vampire lore is more accessible, especially with the media attention they've gotten in recent years, and as such they were probably low-hanging fruit for EA, easy to implement with fun lore things like garlic and reflections, ties to the vampire state which there may not be as immediate equivalents for with other occult types.

With all that said, however, I'm disappointed werewolves have yet to make a comeback. At the end of the day, all I can do is be thankful for what we are given, but how non-vampire occult states have been handled thus far (i.e. not included at all or, as with aliens, hardly anything they can do) just seems like EA ignoring a sizable demographic of the fanbase. Although, as a supernatural fan, I also find it ridiculous that we don't have an occult toggle yet. Maybe if we do get some dedicated occult pack, but I'm not holding my breath. :(

On-topic, mermaids would be AWESOME but, not holding my breath for them either.

"Briana2425;c-17074313" wrote:
What would mermaids do exactly?

I suppose this comes back to the question about "lore". There's plenty they could do: siren song (to quickly increase friendship / romance and/or lure a sim to their watery grave, though somehow I doubt that last part would be implemented ), communicate with aquatic life, explore hidden away underwater areas (similar to hidden locations already in the game), perhaps increased fishing and fitness gain (fitness from swimming all the time) and find underwater collectables, maybe even turn other sims into merfolk. EA could play up the tides + moon connection and make them similar to vampires, stronger in moonlight with increased / enhanced powers. While not the same, they could create a link between merfolk and selkies, have them appear as seals whenever they're on land and transform when in water. There's a lot that could be done with mermaids, if EA really wants to include them and make them any good, here's hoping.

I. Love. Mermaids. I would spend so much time in CAS making pretty pretty mermaids, especially if we can choose the color and shape of the fins!!!

@InuMiroLover imagine if we could paint the tails like with cats and dogs <3 I don't think I would ever leave CAS tbh...

"GracieO312;c-17074536" wrote:
@InuMiroLover imagine if we could paint the tails like with cats and dogs <3 I don't think I would ever leave CAS tbh...

*imagines it*

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If it's a gp - yeah I could see mermaids - but I fear if it is an ep - a lot of players who don't want occults or non-humans in their games will riot and go ballistic!

I don't see how hard it is for the devs to add something as simple as a toggle for Mermaids/Vampires/other Occults. It's 2019.
Unlike Vampires or another Occult themed GP, this EP has a lot more features than just a new lifestate, anyways, including something extremely popular in a lifesim game and real life - tropical vacations.

"Writin_Reg;c-17074594" wrote:
If it's a gp - yeah I could see mermaids - but I fear if it is an ep - a lot of players who don't want occults or non-humans in their games will riot and go ballistic!

Yup, that's my fear too. Because occult players can never have anything nice without people whining about it.