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"Dakota88;c-17864768" wrote:

"DaWaterRat;c-17864753" wrote:

"Dakota88;c-17864735" wrote:

"DaWaterRat;c-17864728" wrote:

"Dakota88;c-17864688" wrote:

"Kironide;c-17864666" wrote:
I don't want to ignite a fire here, but I'd like to point out that the Sim gurus have essentially confirmed that Generations is coming at some point. They said so in the last live stream. So why not allow other types of gameplayer their portion of fun without umbrage? If it is indeed supernatural gameplay this time, which we can't currently confirm. It is the polite and civil thing to do.

Because we family players haven't had dedicated content since 2017 and Parenthood, so there's that, while you had Vampires, Realm of Magic & Paranormal, not counting Batu as I know many occult players dislike it and don't see it as an occult pack (it's not, it's a Disney World Batu advertisment pack).

I'm honestly curious what your family does IRL that you can't do in the Sims? Don't get me wrong, I know there's a lot, but for my family we:

(can do in Sims 4)
go to the park
go to city festivals
go to geek conventions
went to our daughter's plays at school
play video games together
eat dinner together (okay, this is hit or miss both IRL and in the Sims)
watch movies/TV together
sit and talk together.
When she was younger, we'd help her build Legos and play with toys with her.
Play with water balloons
build snowmen
Go ice skating (okay, that's my family when I was a kid, but still something that can be done in the sims)

(Can't do in sims 4)
Enroll in Martial Arts or other extracurriculars besides scouts and drama
take part in multiple extracurriculars.
Go to the zoo together
Go to an amusement park together (ignoring Journey to Batuu for this)
Go to the Renaissance Faire in summer (believe me, this is a separate category)
volunteer to help with kid's after-school programs (which I did a lot with her Drama programs.)
Go see a play or musical outside of Drama club
Play tag/have a water gun fight.

Now, my family at this point is 2 adults and one young adult, and our daughter is - by design - an Only Child. We're also a family of Geeks and Theater people. So what we do as a family probably isn't what most would consider a base-line for "normal" but I can do many of the things my family does/has done in real life in the Sims, and most of the things that fall under "can't" aren't exclusive to family play.

Or are you conflating "Family Play" with "more stuff for Kids"? Because while I can see how and why that is a valid interpretation of "Family play" it's hardly the only one, and may well be at the heart of why some people say that every pack can be used for family play. I want more stuff for kids/teens too. Especially more extracurriculars. But I don't count that as "family" activities. That's Kid's/teens stuff.

Bringing this back to On Topic, however, I still think we're getting a pack with some sort of expansion on School/teen activities, and it may well be announced next week. Certainly, come Early May, we should hear something (unless it's the fall/winter pack, which is also possible.)

But I think in the exchange that sparked all the speculation, the Guru's were just trolling for fun.

Again: we are missing basic group interactions, especially for the younger age groups and for different age groups doing things together. We're missing good playground items too, there is no slide for children. Children can't play in the pool, they're swimming next to each other (which children do that?!). My family can't even make music together.

So, yes, you're generally conflating "More things for kids to do" with "Family Play." Because nearly everything I listed under "can do in the Sims 4" is stuff I've done with my sims families. Heck, I even took the toddler to the last GeekCon. Had her in a costume and everything.

Which is fine, but it is also why people are talking past each other on "all packs can be used for family play" And depending on what your family is doing, the "add to group" and "Do x together" is a great way for Sims of different ages to do stuff together. It's just not a simple interaction on the pie menu.

As for playing music together, imo, a family playing music together would likely fall under a Bands expansion, which, again, is not exclusive to family play. and something I'd very much like.

basic group activities is nothing that's restricted to toddlers and children. You just want to attack everyone who doesn't like your occult stuff.

@DaWaterRat is being very nice @Dakota88 she even said she thinks it will be a teen pack
as for people saying they want different things please remember we don't have any control over whats coming anymore then you do
and we all really don't have control over what pack is coming next because its all done