I'm sorry for posting yet another thread about supernatural sims, but it's something that I wanted to get off my chest, ya know? Ever since the magical hints were left in the laundry day pack my eyes lit up. I felt excited to feel some sort of semblance of my favorite life state within the game! I then started to dive into google to try to find any more evidence that witches are coming back but I quickly found the leaks of the jungle explorer's pack. I felt... disappointed, but not because the pack didn't look interesting. In fact, I think the game pack looks amazing. It's something I'd definitely want to look into especially since we're getting skeleton maids back. It's just that my expectations were subverted in such a way that left me feeling dissatisfied. I feel like I'm overreacting. I know very well that I'm a dramatic person, but I fear that I'm falling out of love with the game. Vampires did turn things around for me, though. However, the care that went into vampires makes me wonder what witches might become if they were to be released! I dunno... I want to believe that witches will come back. Spellcasting has been in all previous versions of the sims, so I'm still trying to clench onto that hope! I'm not sure how I'll feel if witches never get released in the Sims 4 however, I refuse to keep wondering. I don't want to convince myself that they're not coming.

Who knows! Maybe they will release a Witches GP in the future... After all, Jungle Adventure will be the second vacation-themes GP for the game, so maybe they'll also release a second supernatural-themed GP as well!

i am pretty sure they'll bring back witchesi want werewolves and fairies back too

I feel like EA could end up making a lot of money if they released GPs related to supernatural life states, so I have a feeling that they might do it. It just might end up being a while between each one? I also want the supernatural life states back, I loved the witches from TS3, and I'd love to have my characters that are canonically magicals to be able to do things like spell casting and potions and such.

Ooh me too! My favorite ones so far have been the Sims 2 ones. I loved how they had a separate skill line and you actually got to research new spells and create all kinds of cool things in the cauldrons. Hope we get a great version of them and the sooner the better! <3

My only question is, do you really want witches as a discrete life state?My sim can already perform magic with the voodoo doll. I can see the appeal of magic as an equivalent to vampire powers, where you have to raise your magic rank to gain points to unlock new magic powers. But I can also see the appeal of having magic be a skill (or a set of skills) that anybody can learn, so long as they have the skills and the right items in their inventory.The big advantage to skill based magic over lifestate based magic is that it keeps the lifestate issue a lot simpler. Instead of having to work out rules for hybrid werewolf alien witches, the magic part is easy to apply to anybody who ranks up the skill.

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icedxlcoffee
7 years ago
Who knows! Maybe they will release a Witches GP in the future... After all, Jungle Adventure will be the second vacation-themes GP for the game, so maybe they'll also release a second supernatural-themed GP as well!
Winchesterceste
7 years ago
i am pretty sure they'll bring back witches

i want werewolves and fairies back too
MeiDaiyu
7 years ago
I feel like EA could end up making a lot of money if they released GPs related to supernatural life states, so I have a feeling that they might do it. It just might end up being a while between each one? I also want the supernatural life states back, I loved the witches from TS3, and I'd love to have my characters that are canonically magicals to be able to do things like spell casting and potions and such.
Duhgirl2u2
7 years ago
Ooh me too! My favorite ones so far have been the Sims 2 ones. I loved how they had a separate skill line and you actually got to research new spells and create all kinds of cool things in the cauldrons. Hope we get a great version of them and the sooner the better! <3
PlayMyWizard
New Spectator
7 years ago
My only question is, do you really want witches as a discrete life state?

My sim can already perform magic with the voodoo doll. I can see the appeal of magic as an equivalent to vampire powers, where you have to raise your magic rank to gain points to unlock new magic powers. But I can also see the appeal of having magic be a skill (or a set of skills) that anybody can learn, so long as they have the skills and the right items in their inventory.

The big advantage to skill based magic over lifestate based magic is that it keeps the lifestate issue a lot simpler. Instead of having to work out rules for hybrid werewolf alien witches, the magic part is easy to apply to anybody who ranks up the skill.
kurimisarang
7 years ago
"ScarletSimEater;c-16332783" wrote:
My only question is, do you really want witches as a discrete life state?

My sim can already perform magic with the voodoo doll. I can see the appeal of magic as an equivalent to vampire powers, where you have to raise your magic rank to gain points to unlock new magic powers. But I can also see the appeal of having magic be a skill (or a set of skills) that anybody can learn, so long as they have the skills and the right items in their inventory.

The big advantage to skill based magic over lifestate based magic is that it keeps the lifestate issue a lot simpler. Instead of having to work out rules for hybrid werewolf alien witches, the magic part is easy to apply to anybody who ranks up the skill.

This this this. I already have a witchy character, skilled in herbalism/mixology/vampire lore, and now that she's getting curses on top of the voodoo doll I'm pretty happy about things.

I mean I would still take a Witches GP of course. But still.
Solafae
7 years ago
"ScarletSimEater;c-16332783" wrote:
My only question is, do you really want witches as a discrete life state?

My sim can already perform magic with the voodoo doll. I can see the appeal of magic as an equivalent to vampire powers, where you have to raise your magic rank to gain points to unlock new magic powers. But I can also see the appeal of having magic be a skill (or a set of skills) that anybody can learn, so long as they have the skills and the right items in their inventory.

The big advantage to skill based magic over lifestate based magic is that it keeps the lifestate issue a lot simpler. Instead of having to work out rules for hybrid werewolf alien witches, the magic part is easy to apply to anybody who ranks up the skill.

I can see where you're getting at, but I like having witches be their own lifestate. I like experiencing the divide that occult sims have from normal sims as well as eachother. It makes establishing a community feel more exclusive, since the only way to be in a coven is to actually have magic. Also, being their own lifestate means that you can breed for them, which is what I enjoy doing in video games. Witches could have more interactions with the voodoo doll with both high magic and mischief skills since the doll did underwhelm me when I first played with it. I am still open to their being more magic that's accesable to all sims, however. They could bring back the spell book that was in the sims 3.
enson8502
7 years ago
Makin' Magic for The Sims 1 is my favorite expansion pack of all time. I was very happy when magic and witches came back in Sims 2 and 3. I must admit that I'm secretly wishing to see it come back in the Sims 4 with a neighborhood that could look like Magic Town (from Sims 1), with the whimsical music, the magic market and all those memorable characters. I feel like the Sims 4 is the game that looks the most like the Sims 1 for it's humour mostly and for it's style (colors, lights, ambiance). So, for all those reasons, I share your wish to see the witches back and I hope it'll be soon (with the seasons too lol!)
BeJaWa
7 years ago
I want a magic pack, I don't know if I would prefer an Occult or just a pack based on a learn able magic skill though. I think I would be happy either way, but I do want to see some more based on magic.
zubrowkas
7 years ago
I thought for sure the next GP would've been Witches - instead it was Jungle Adventures. I thought the cry for witches outweighed the cry for vampires but obviously I was wrong. I do think it's possible that we'll still get a pack for them at some point this year. I've seen so many threads here and elsewhere with solid ideas and do-able requests.