Mermaids deserve a pack

If it makes them more fun and interesting to play then I would definitely like a mermaids pack.

"icmnfrsh;c-17573297" wrote:
As much as I love Island Living, why can't they just add these things to IL itself? Mermaids don't make sense on their own without IL, and having another DLC for DLC pack feels kind of exploitative, like how MFPS was. After all, we paid 20 to 40 dollars for an expansion pack. Shouldn't we get our money's worth?

I know we always say "Oh it's because EA is greedy", but it's gotten so bad that we're conditioned to think that paying more money to expand an expansion pack is acceptable. Instead of just expecting to get $40's worth of content from the start for a pack that costs that much. It's kind of sad

I agree with everything @icmnfrsh said. Any expanding on mermaids should be done in a free update to IL. It doesn't make sense to have to purchase a second pack for things that should have been included in the one we already bought. An underwater world would be cool, but it should just be a part of IL already and not be an add on purchase.

Also, mermaids can already be mermaids wherever they want since our emotionless sims in TS4 don't react anyways to seeing a mermaid tail. Mermaids swim around regular sims all of the time in broad daylight at public beaches and regular sims never even notice. I'd at least expect them to have a shocked reaction like they do when they see a nude time, but nope. Nothing. They never even autonomously ask if you're a mermaid. It's just another stupid, relatively empty, no AI included, feature.

Imho, No, they don't. But they deserve to be upgraded with more features, what already should've been in the IL EP.

They're not going to do a mermaid pack because they're not base game. Better to patch in that sort of content.

In the sims 3 we got vampires with late night & lter down the line they improved them a bit with sims supernatural. They could simply do that for mermaids. The Next doesn’t necessarily have to be just about mermaids but it can add more variety to them this time & add more depth to them. But the main focus could be going underwater & doing much more in the ocean. Because For me island living was a disappointment. It’s a beautiful work but there’s not as much to do as I would hope. It just feels empty .

I think stuff pack worth of fantasy theme B/B & CAS wouldn't be bad
I really wanted to have clam beds and other mermaidy furniture & decor and I don't think they'd just update it
+other occults miss some stuff too that could be included, not to even start with kids occult objects

as for what should be updated though is the water functionality
but I'd rather they open waters in all worlds first cause that would be more useful for everyone
and I'd probably play mermaids much more if i had more worlds with open water

and I also feel that if they make gameplay additions it should be update cause well mermaids is already pack content
+ getting pack should not require owning another pack

I would love that!
But I don't believe we will get it. I think we are lucky that EA gave us mermaids with Island living. And for being just an "extra" they are pretty well made I think.

"NorthDakotaGamer;c-17573329" wrote:
People can always use CC and mods. DLC for DLC is not a good thing.

But not everyone likes to use mods or cc (I am one of those people ) & why should I have to use CC for something that should be part of the game already.

"Camkat;c-17573359" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-17573356" wrote:

"Camkat;c-17573348" wrote:
They are already in IL so that's that. I don't think they should re-sell them to us in another pack.

I think they should go back and re-work mermaids (and aliens) and give them a bit of a talent tree like they did with vampires and spellcasters. It doesn't have to be as expansive as those in their own dedicated packs, but they should have a little more than what they were given.

Vampire and spellcasters have their own world where they can be true to their form. Why not mermaids? They could have an underwater place where they could be mermaids all the time, search for discarded forks and pearls and do other mermaid things.

Sure. If they can add it to IL. DLC for DLC is a shady idea and with how well MFPS went... they really shouldn't attempt that again. ;)

It doesn’t have to be focused on mermaids per say but they can give us a underwater dlc world with more food recipes & new things & with that they can overhaul the mermaids a bit more like they did for vampires in the sims 3.

For instance , wouldn’t it be cool if we can get more collectibles like star fish, sea urchins, sea horses etc & maybe even have us find pearls & gems & introduce a jewelry making system . Or even add more seafood recipes or the ability to harvest & make uni. The possibility’s are endless .

I don't want to pay for them again...