I live in hope...dashed yet again :(

I get the feeling Sims 4 is not as mod friendly as Sims 3 though I'm not a modder so I can't be sure. One obvious direction Maxis hasn't gone in yet but should is to make the Sims games more mod friendly, even design the game around mods and modding like Bethesda has done with Fallout and Elder Scrolls. A game like The Sims is perfect for modding. Yet it seems Maxis hasn't tapped into the vast potential of what mods can do, not only for players, but for increasing sales as well. I've always made the argument that modding INCREASES sales of store items and the game overall. If you see a cool island world mod, you'll be more likely to buy a "tropical SP" from Maxis to use with that mod. For some reason, Maxis is afraid that modders will compete with EA and hurt sales when the opposite is true.

Sims 4's patching history shows their disregard for modders and modding in general. Modders don't want to keep on updating their mods every few weeks, many just give up and abandon the mod. Maxis should tap into this gold mine right under their noses in my opinion.