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"Dakota88;c-17864694" wrote:

"greydonn;c-17864683" wrote:
The last three packs we got- the kits- had absolutely nothing to do with the occult. And we also got bunk beds recently, for free, so you can't say we never get family gameplay. Honestly, almost anything can be family game play depending on the family you're playing. Bowling? A fun family outing. Journey to Batuu? Spin it as a theme park! Even hauntings can be used for family gameplay if you really want to- hey, I made it work when the pack first came out, and I plan to reuse it in a generation or two.

Family gameplayers get almost everything, because (with few exceptions?) they can use anything. Besides, as said above, the sim gurus have nearly confirmed we'll get generations someday, so does it really matter what is released between now and then?

Anywaaaaaaaaay......I want faeries :p .

On which planet is vacuuming, retro sport outfits and a farmstyle kitchen family gameplay?! Bunk beds can be used for University and military gameplay too with YA, especially the loft beds. So this is no dedicated family gameplay. This is random gameplay usable for everyone.

I am so tired of occult stuff. I was so disappointed with Paranormal, although it was very well made, I don't play with that kind of stuff and getting yet another occult GP or even EP means more than 6 months without content I use. The vacuuming not counted, this is like no gameplay at all. We haven't had family gameplay since 2017 and Parenthood. And when we got Kids Stuff and toddler stuff, stuff packs were still bad and not as refined as and containing so much gameplay like Paranormal. Kids Stuff and Toddler Stuff were a JOKE compared to Paranormal!

The only family gameplay we really got was with Parenthood. This game almost offers nothing for family players and it's really time it does. I am slowly using interest, haven't played for weeks, waiting for new content I can use.

About the kits I said they were not occult, not that they were family gameplay, but still- vacuuming- chores, something families have. Farmstyle kitchen- grandma's kitchen? A farm family? Retro sports...well, that's a specific member of the family probably, but you could use it. Bunk beds can be used for those things, yes, but in the video where they showed it off it was used in a family.

Family gameplay can come in anywhere, in any pack, but occult sims have to be constricted to a specific pack otherwise people would complain about it. Almost anything can be used for family gameplay- just because it doesn't come in Get to Family or Family Life doesn't make it any less useful. Yeah, we haven't had any dedicated Family TM packs recently, but since every pack can be used for families, I don't see why (excluding generations, something all but confirmed) they'd even bother.

You're tired of occult stuff, I'm tired of nonoccult stuff, so this is a no win situation. And of course Kids Stuff and Toddler Stuff is a joke in hindsight compared to Paranormal, but all that shows is that they're improving and trying harder to give us better content. Everything is bad when you look back at it. I mean, compare the aliens in Get to Work with any other occult and it proves the same.

And no, just because Toddlers and Kids stuff don't live up to the new packs doesn't mean they don't count as family gameplay. Heck, even though it's widely considered to be awful, My First Pet stuff is family gameplay. It's literally about giving your children sims pets. Parenthood is the best thing we've gotten for family players, but don't act like it's the only thing we've ever gotten, because it's completely wrong.

I hope a pack comes out that interests you, but heck....I still want faeries.