Looking forward to years of more Sims 4 content

I'm hoping years means at least 2-4. I know I need Witches (probably coming this years with Realms of Magic) and University ... hopefully coming at least by next year? If those don't come than my sims journey won't feel complete. I didn't play witches in past games but I'm so looking forward to them now. I've got stories waiting..

After that though I still want so much more and am expecting many more things and hope to get fleshed out packs about:
Dancing... still needing couples dances especially. I hope they blow me away and we get more than one dance with a romance pack. If we only get that though... it will be okay. I can use it for stories and it's needed. I can see them putting a romantic dance in a romance pack.
Since we still need more romantic options in my opinion I want those also. Most noteably lacking is bed cuddles for me anyway.

I also still want bands with some variety in what they play. Like I don't want to play out a sim life performing in a rock band. I want a torchy lounge singer with some backup on the piano or other instruments. I just hope if they tackle it we get a variety.

I also need robots... pretty sure a good mod of these can be made (there is or was a mod already out there). I want more though. I want it built in and very much hoping for a number of things related to this. Most especially the possibility for sentience. I'm also looking forward to other supernaturals/life states done in various ways.

Since they polled for farming.... Well I wanted farming before this, but now I'm expecting it to come before the series ends. I loved playing it out in Sims 1 and even got many mods to broaden that experience at that time. I can wait to have the options built in a sims game. I really hope they go the route where you can make many products/crafts from what you produce on the farm. I want to jar/can goods, use a spinning wheel or loom, maybe churn butter or make cheese. I also want new harvestables that I think of when I think farming like corn and wheat. I'd also like pumpkins. So much of this could roll so well into what we already have. I'd like some farm animals but mostly I want chickens and hopefully sheep.

Still also hoping that cars make it in somehow. I want to make an auto mechanic and build them. I'd personally only want them to be possible where it makes sense to have them lot wise. I expect they will disappear like Sims 2 also. I just want them for gameplay, hobby and career reasons...of course another place to woohoo is expected also.

I also want more things to happen with ghosts and Grimmy and since they are base game... I think it's possible. I'd love an underworld area or pack. I have so many ideas for that. I doubt we'd ever get it but I so want it. When the game ends if we don't I know I'll be looking for mods.

These are just my wants for the game that I can think of at the moment. I'm hoping others get more baby stuff/interactions (I'll use it too). I think it's needed for family play. I think another kid pack is needed or they need some way to bring in some activities for children that are interactive like hopscotch, jump rope... playground stuff. Playing tag can't be dated... I guess Merry Mack is? Still would love to see stuff like that in the game.

Also... all I can say OP is good luck not getting your topic derailed. It's pretty obvious how you want it to go with your title and opening post.

Happy Simming!

"Simburian;c-17168748" wrote:

"tadeoalonso2;c-17168684" wrote:
@Simburian
"They've managed 14 lots in Sulani though, enough for me, so lot numbers are going up again since Get Famous. If you have most or all the packs there are a large number of lots to use now."

Get Together came with 27, City Living came with 30, if you are okay with getting a world with only 14 lots for $40 (because what else is there in this pack?) then we've been brainwashed enough to think thats okay

Brainwashing is a serious subject and shouldn't be talked of so easily. It's a form of torture not influencing. I guage a pack by the amount of pleasure I get from playing with it. £40 is OK with me. It's equal with the others, and more enjoyable. :)

I am sure they mean that according to the second definition.

Definition of brainwashing

1 : a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas
2 : persuasion by propaganda or salesmanship

And it should be talked about because there are companies out there using psychological manipulation to get you to spend more money.
Here is an example: Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play
https://youtu.be/xNjI03CGkb4

People may feel they are enjoying their purchase, but the feeling of enjoyment may be manipulation.
The more educated you are the better off you are.

On Topic:
There are so many features I love in TS4.
There also many features I want improved and added to TS4, mainly related to making traits stronger and certain features like burglars, and more random and surprising game play.

More packs are fine, but I also want more game play depth.

(Awwww, folks--just because those of us who are discontented with TS4's status quo can post in this thread doesn't mean it is kind to post in this thread. Please, let's be kind.)

@CK213 No, that doesn't make sense. Me enjoying the game at times is not "manipulation" only myself can determine whether or not I enjoy something.

Returning to the theme of this thread--I've been holding off playing my first set of savegames because I want those kids to be able to go to Uni. I've been playing with 'disposable' sims, to whom, of course, I have become attached, even though I don't :love: :love: :kissing_heart: :love: them the way I do my first set. So I'm still, in spite of everything, happily anticipating some kind of University pack.

I would love it if they'd implement Simzilla_7's idea for community colleges!

(And yes, I'm a discontented simmer, but there are still things I love about TS4. :wink: ) :heart:

To get the thread back on topic:

I'm with OP, I'm looking forward to what the next few years will bring. There's still so much that can be added to the game and while I'm having tons of fun as is (even without all the packs, since I rely on sales), there's potential for lots more additions. For one, I'm curious about the magic pack and what (if we're getting one, but history so far seems to say we will) EP will come this winter. So so many themes still to cover, since the possibilities are endless.

"Lady_Ballora;c-17169179" wrote:
I agree 100 % with Sk8rblaze-I'm hoping EA will pull the plug on TS4 sometime next year-TS4 can't last forever. I'm looking forward to TS5 coming sometime next year.

I don't want to be too negative about TS5, but I really fear they will mess it up as Sims Olympus 2.0 MMO with no family and life simulation gameplay whatsoever except for partying, shopping (of course every outfit will be DLC) and whatever the regular YA does in their freetime. Of course always connected to some quest thing.

I remember this really nice pet simulation, petz (catz/dogz) from the 90s/beginning of 2000s. They had 5 really nice games going in the series, they were so detailed and loveable. You could care for multiple cats and dogs (even rabbits and pigs in the end) and have them make babies and such, it was just great, the graphics were, well, not even advanced for the time, but it was just really detailed and the stuff you could do with the pets was just fun.

Then there were consoles, the Nintendo 3Ds and a new petz game. It became a kids game where you had to feed and care for one single cat/dog at a time, all the detail was gone. I fear this will happen to The Sims sooner or later, they tried to do it with TS4 and people didn't like it, perhaps they think with TS5 they can go through with it.

I am really looking forward to seeing the game become fleshed out and I'm excited that they're sticking with the Sims 4 because its been a big investment for me. Not only have I been slowly buying packs for years (I still don't have all of them) to expand the amazing game, but I am also emotionally invested in my sims and in the experiences I've had in this game. Although I don't love the redesign, I'm grateful to the sims team for making an effort to refresh the game for both new and old players. I think there's so much exciting content to come and I'm glad they aren't abandoning the game while there's still so much potential for it to be fully fleshed out.

Love your positivity @EnjoyfulSimmer Don't let anyone anyone spoil your fun just because they're personally unhappy :)

"Tiarella;c-17170431" wrote:
@darrenfroggy - do you have any particular packs you hope they develop, besides the magic one that'll be coming out?

@Tiarella oh boy, how much time do you have? lol
- The magic pack is definitely one from my wishlist. Other occults too (werewolves, please?) like more life states and such, if they're not included in that one.
- An education focused DLC: university, schools being active "careers", daycare as a business you could run, teaching careers. Rather than just University itself.
- I'd love a winter vacation pack. I don't mean things like Christmas/Hanukkah etc but a mountain world with a skiing and snowboarding resort (hotels would be an awesome part of this) and an extention to the conservationist career with forest protection and wildlife.
- Farming is also on my list, with more animals and more eco living stuff like solar panels and windmills and more self-grown/obtained food ingredients. That one would also be great for things like crafts and hobbies (I'm a yarny person so if they ever add knitting, I'll be delighted. As a skill, it could even had a way to unlock clothes - the way you can discover new paintings, you could get CAS items by knitting certain things).
- Different vacation worlds would be great too: maybe a beachy one as some people like that, or one with European-style historical buildings Sims could explore, places to learn new meals and find new ingredients.
- I'd also appreciate new stuff packs - admittedly, I love IKEA so if they brought that collab back, yes please. Sleek modern styles for all ages and all seasons with more wardrobe and bedroom furniture. Teen stuff - stereos, headphones, school supplies as clutter, books and similar clutter items.
- Transport focused pack with cars and bikes and school buses and maybe public transport or taxis. I don't need massive amounts of interactivity but just simple animations for most, with the exception of bikes, which I'd love to see developed more as active interactions like cycling around neighbourhoods, etc. Baby prams and toddler trikes.
- A pack similar to the decades one from TS3 with CAS and bb items for various historical eras, older and more recent ones.

That's stuff I'd be totally up for paying for. Then there's of course stuff I'd love to see added to base game (more stuff for Elders and babies, disabilities and accessibility, interactive fountains, spiral staircases and ladders, height differences for at least teens, firefighters/ability to call the fire brigade...)
So yeah, you can say that I have a long list of things I'd still love to see added to the game :D I forgot about half the stuff that me and my kid came up with, too.

Sounds like I'm in the minority, but I actually do enjoy TS4 and am also looking forward to what's in store for us...
I really enjoy the CAS and building tools. I've probably created some of my best sims and houses when compared to my TS2 and TS3 creations.

However, just because I really like TS4, I'm not blind to the areas the game lacks still. While I'm really excited about the upcoming GP and also hopeful on further upcoming packs (University, please?) there still is alot of basic content that I personally feel the games severely lacks and need to be patched in. Not to sound like a broken record, but the game needs more NPCs. For example, I would like to see the Burglar NPCs and home security system patched back in; along with possibly the Social Worker and Repoman. Additionally, instead of our sims disappearing at the lot's edge, I would be thrilled to see the car pool, school buses, and taxis return. For me, it's the small details that really make the game immersive.