In what way could a Generations pack differ from its Sims 3 counterpart?

"Sthenastia;c-17869584" wrote:
Honestly I think that a world will be an important part of potential Generations pack. EA has enough money to create strong EP with a lot of gameplay, huge world, nice CAS and BB. We shouldn't accept any limitations. I expect a new world with big open areas for families. For example interesting playground for todlers and kids, open picnic area, parks ect. Something similar to Mt Komorebi, but with less fake textures. In this world we can have also school and daycare (as a rabbit hole or not).

We all know that expecting a ''Strong EP with a lot of gameplay, huge world, nice cas and BB'' is very unrealistic for Sims 4 standards.

It's been almost 7 years already. Limitation is the key word of the Sims 4.

Yes, they absolutely have the money, but we all know that they aren't going to suddenly change the way they are doing things. Which is a sad thing, indeed.

"rudy8292;c-17869670" wrote:

"Sthenastia;c-17869584" wrote:
Honestly I think that a world will be an important part of potential Generations pack. EA has enough money to create strong EP with a lot of gameplay, huge world, nice CAS and BB. We shouldn't accept any limitations. I expect a new world with big open areas for families. For example interesting playground for todlers and kids, open picnic area, parks ect. Something similar to Mt Komorebi, but with less fake textures. In this world we can have also school and daycare (as a rabbit hole or not).

We all know that expecting a ''Strong EP with a lot of gameplay, huge world, nice cas and BB'' is very unrealistic for Sims 4 standards.

It's been almost 7 years already. Limitation is the key word of the Sims 4.

Yes, they absolutely have the money, but we all know that they aren't going to suddenly change the way they are doing things. Which is a sad thing, indeed.

Yeah, this. A fully fledged expansion is something that should be expected but isn't at the current state of the game. If they don't add a world they won't have any excuse for lackluster gameplay.

I think it will need a theme that might only be touching generations. We already got Parenthood, which in my book had lots of features that would have been perfect for a Generations pack. The only two things I miss are walking canes for elders, and baby/toddler strollers. In TS2 Generations was one of those packs I could not really tell why I liked, because there were no big features, but the gold was how it made hidden changes to how I experienced the game. Parenthood also did some of that whit phases and values/traits and more focus on school.

I can't really suggest a good theme for a TS4 Generations, except I'd like to see some focus on family dynasties, including testaments, heirlooms, genealogy, multiple homes and perhaps clan missions to make it more interesting playing two rivalling dynasties. I don't think going with kids to boarding/high school will be included, because it would be too much University over again.

Adding: Perhaps Generations could blend in with Farm Life? They would make for a good match, I think :)

I don't think Generations should be mixed with another pack. There are so many important features missing (see my other post for which exactly). We need those.

"Dakota88;c-17870050" wrote:
I don't think Generations should be mixed with another pack. There are so many important features missing (see my other post for which exactly). We need those.

This.

On another note, I hope some pack in the future also comes with an option to build your own apartments and townhouses like in TS2. I really want my Sims to share a bunch of townhouses, but be their own households.

I don’t think they should combine farming with generations. If they do several farm animals, a few new crops, a large world with room for farms, possibly things to make a fair, and a farmers market and produce bins we can use in stores, not to mention stuff for barns and farm equipment, and a sewing machine ( hopefully with a color wheel.
There just wouldn’t be rumoom for generations in a pack like that.

In generations I would like to see some group activities like volleyball, family hiking, and bike riding too. Children should have bikes and skate boards and razors. Children being able to play together without an object like tag etc. play ground equipment, and some things like hopscotch, and 4 square for kids, trikes for toddlers. Several family games, canes/walkers for elders, a couple of activities like bingo, shuffle board or croquet. real babies, and furniture for them. possibly a new toy maker invention. I loved sims 2’s toy maker., I’d like to see ride on’s and push toys for toddlers, they should also be able to roll a ball to someone. For kids and older, I think they should be able to throw a baseball to each other ( or an adult ) with a ball and mitt, and a baseball and mitt clutter for shelves, dressers, tables and kitchen cabinets ( I sometimes use those in kids rooms too ), a football clutter, and for them to be able to toss and kick a football . I’d like baby dolls and rag dolls that children could play with too, and sit on their shelves dressers, tables and cabinets.this might be a good pack to add regular diving boards and slides for pools, also games like Marco Polo, pool volleyball etc. and tossing an object into a pool to dive in and go under water to find.

"SheriSim57;c-17871160" wrote:
I don’t think they should combine farming with generations. If they do several farm animals, a few new crops, a large world with room for farms, possibly things to make a fair, and a farmers market and produce bins we can use in stores, not to mention stuff for barns and farm equipment, and a sewing machine ( hopefully with a color wheel.
There just wouldn’t be rumoom for generations in a pack like that.

In generations I would like to see some group activities like volleyball, family hiking, and bike riding too. Children should have bikes and skate boards and razors. Children being able to play together without an object like tag etc. play ground equipment, and some things like hopscotch, and 4 square for kids, trikes for toddlers. Several family games, canes/walkers for elders, a couple of activities like bingo, shuffle board or croquet. real babies, and furniture for them. possibly a new toy maker invention. I loved sims 2’s toy maker., I’d like to see ride on’s and push toys for toddlers, they should also be able to roll a ball to someone. For kids and older, I think they should be able to throw a baseball to each other ( or an adult ) with a ball and mitt, and a baseball and mitt clutter for shelves, dressers, tables and kitchen cabinets ( I sometimes use those in kids rooms too ), a football clutter, and for them to be able to toss and kick a football . I’d like baby dolls and rag dolls that children could play with too, and sit on their shelves dressers, tables and cabinets.this might be a good pack to add regular diving boards and slides for pools, also games like Marco Polo, pool volleyball etc. and tossing an object into a pool to dive in and go under water to find.

I love all of your ideas, would like everything for my gameplay!

I think it would be an opportunity to go deeper on the age stages.
I would particularly like see something done about their 19-going-on-20-the-first-day-of-becoming-a-teen sims.

The first thing I want to do with teen sims is kick them out the house because they look so old.
Their immediate focus is University. I need a stage between child and teen where they look like they are ready to explore the early stages of teen life instead of looking like they missed it.

"MElleSims;c-17868807" wrote:

"Dakota88;c-17868800" wrote:
I hope it doesn't include many activities tied to the specific world Generations comes with. So I hope it doesn't come with any world at all and just expands gameplay between Sims. TS4 has the big problem that it does provide some fun activities (Hiking or Skiing/Sledding in SE, Swimming in the ocean in IL), but they aren't possible on a global scale, they're tied to one specific world or object. Also I hope it comes with lots of group activities which let Sims interact and build relationships. Why can't our Sims cook or jog together and build relationships while doing so? Why can't they build relationships while relaxing in the sun?

Also, I want more play-together-options not bound to objects for children: tag, mary-mack, cops and robbers and I really need more playground equipment (loved TS3 Generations for it).

I so wish hiking was available on other worlds - I loved that interaction.

I wish that too.