New Official Sims 4 Expansion Pack Survey
There is a new EP survey with 9 potential new Expansion Pack themes. SimsCommunity posted about it. https://simscommunity.info/2024/09/19/sims-4-expansion-packs-survey/
Forum Discussion
I disagree. I've bought nearly every expansion at full price. It doesn't make me angry when packs come out with similar features. Often when packs come out it inspires me to think of other similar things that could come out. I don't mind paying for these things. The opposite really, I want to see the sims continue to expand on ideas.
Old packs will still hold value to me as they were valuable to me when I purchased them. I've gotten value from them. The Sims game in general has enriched my life which has value.
Getting angry about a video game sort of defeats the purpose of playing video games. If the game brings someone to anger, perhaps they should play a different game.
Ok, I understand. Yet I value the gameplay the most. That's why I am not interested in Kit packs at all. In terms of gameplay, Perfect Patio stuff (base game) and Luxury Party stuff (My Wedding Stories & High School Years) have lost all value in terms of gameplay, but in terms of build mode objects and CAS items, it still has value.
Value is subjective, I agree.
Yet what I worry about the most is the shallow nature of expansion packs. Yeah, it could be nostalgia speaking though...
On anger, yeah, some people are passionate about the series. While it can be annoying, I'm sure, sometimes it can help things improve, give feedback. Most of the time it's there to let the developers know that they want to see the game improved. There are reasons why it's irrational, I agree. Yet "if you're angry, go play a different game" advice is just... telling someone to give up protesting. Nothing's going to improve, better give up and move on. While sometimes it can be sound advice, there are players that haven't played other games besides The Sims who have no other game to go to (yet). And then there's also a topic of autistic special interests preventing from trying out other games.
So yeah, people have grown up with The Sims and they'd just hate to see the series potentially doing fatal decisions.
But yeah, for now, I can play The Sims 3 or The Sims 2 for example.
