Money over what matters: Why we need improved babies and build options instead of magic.

I feel the same. The basic elements of being an actual life simulator are being ignored the most, which is really annoying when we are 5 years into the game. I hope next year they really focus on improving the sims themselves and not so much on stuff. Improving the life stages that are lacking (aka, all of them that aren't YA and adult), refining the traits and whims system, improving sims interactions with others, etc.