Is TS4 Cats & Dogs worth it?

"DeservedCriticism;c-16156278" wrote:
I think something many people are failing to keep in mind is this:

Even if you're having fun, even if it's keeping you entertained and even if it's enough to be deemed satisfactory for you, the issue is that's it's practically a fact it could've been better. This EP offers next to zero improvements over the Sims 2 and Sims 3 counterparts, and in many areas even loses quality. Despite this, it has the exact same pricetag.

You know what I would think if I were an EA/Maxis manager right now...? I would see this expansion as evidence we can get away with cutting out features, providing less content for the same pricetag and offering missing content later as SPs/GPs, and then I would start experimenting with just how much we're allowed to cut out before fans start to notice and put their foot down.

If people are happy with the product, good for them. However, the question of purchasing this EP or not could be seen as "would you like one car for $20,000 or two?" You got your car for the pricetag and that's great, but there's just soooo much we stand to lose by settling for one instead of demanding the second that we used to get for that price.

It shouldn't be a question of "is it fun," but rather of "could it be more fun." The focus should be on the lost potential and what we stand to lose by settling for less. Sadly, once again I fear the general community will be too short-sighted for this or underestimate the power of their purchase (everyone assumes "it's ok if I purchase it, I'm just one person"), so here we are three years later with an expansion pack that stands up terribly compared to it's predecessors, and despite the bugs and loss of features, we're all just content. It is not a crime to ask for more, but unfortunately people seem to have the attitude that if what they have is nice, then asking for more is out of the question, even if there's overwhelming evidence that "more" is absolutely doable.