Next Expansion Speculation?

"Simmingal;c-17997991" wrote:

"Gordy;c-17997984" wrote:

"EA_Cade;c-17997958" wrote:

Can you elaborate on what features you were hoping for that you haven't seen as of yet? I'm more than happy to pass feedback up the chain.

Amapola, say dragons. Tell them you hope to see dragons.

tell em you want to see dragons burning down the wedding hall as the bride and groom are couple dancing and in their own world and hence failing to notice :sunglasses:

That would be epic, especially if it it happens while wedding music band was playing.

"EA_Cade;c-17997958" wrote:


Can you elaborate on what features you were hoping for that you haven't seen as of yet? I'm more than happy to pass feedback up the chain.

I know this wasn't a question directed at me, but if you're willing to hear my answer...

I really just want more occults. Superheroes/Villains is a dream pack of mine, but I'd be okay even if it's just Werewolves and Fairies. I feel those two, at least are needed before we can move onto Sims 5.

But honestly I'd love to see more types of occults/fantasy creatures as well. Dragons, unicorns (could easily come with horses) genies, even zombies. Or literally any occult lifestate.

I'd also love zodiac signs, improved romance and personality/traits, as well as some new unique (not as UK or American central) worlds too. But for me, at least a few new occults are nessecary.

"Jordan061102;c-17997956" wrote:
Well you guys don't represent every simmers. I'm sure a lot of people are ready to move on to a fresh new base game. Even the one who love TS4.

Literally no one said that we represent every simmer.

I have no problem in theory with the idea of starting over with a fresh new base game. I'm just saying, I've been here for every iteration of the game, starting with TS1, and buying nearly every pack for every version, including store items. So... I've spent several thousand dollars on the Sims already at this point, and will probably spend hundreds of dollars on additional content for TS4, assuming we get it.

What I am saying is that I'm not going to jump in blindly next time. I was already a few years and several hundred dollars into this version before I realized that the developers were saying that they categorically cannot do certain things that I would expect to see (e.g., open swimming in all worlds, or bigger worlds) and will never be able to do them. And frankly, I resent it. I don't resent it enough to stop playing, because there are other things that I do enjoy and think they have done well in this iteration. But they are basically still making up for lost time with TS4 (which I do appreciate!), and I still feel like I'm trying to recoup my initial investment in this version.

So next time around... your mileage may vary, and that's fine. But I, personally, speaking for no one else, am going to give it some years and see what the base game/engine is actually capable of before I commit again. Maybe it will be wonderful! Maybe it will be a vast leap forward in technology! If so, sign me up. But I won't be signing on sight unseen, as I have for the last four versions.

"Gordy;c-17997984" wrote:

"EA_Cade;c-17997958" wrote:

Can you elaborate on what features you were hoping for that you haven't seen as of yet? I'm more than happy to pass feedback up the chain.

Amapola, say dragons. Tell them you hope to see dragons.

I... actually do? I mean, I have to be completely honest, it's not on my top ten, or probably even my top twenty list, but yes, I would greatly enjoy dragons.

@EA_Cade, I appreciate the responsiveness, truly, but I think you guys are probably pretty well aware already of the most requested items from the community that we haven't seen yet. Several have been mentioned already in this thread.

I mean, just off the top of my head, I would personally love to see at least a couple more of the main occults (werewolves and fairies), horses, more non-US worlds, open swimming in all worlds, underwater swimming/diving, a better system for college households so that our sims can go to school with friends and relatives, more options for babies, better family trees, bands/more music options, more after school options for kids, more romance options, more likes/dislikes, a better memory system, hotels, cars, bicycles for kids (along with generally more options for kids to engage in gameplay that they have been able to do in previous versions but have been locked out of in TS4), sculpting/glass blowing, open neighborhoods, slightly bigger worlds, nectar making, create a world, etc.

This is not an exhaustive list, but these are probably the bigger things that come immediately to my mind. I could go on and on with lists of individual items that I'd like to see (working tea set/table, tree house, etc.). The problem is, I expect some of these features are things we will hopefully see eventually. Others, I don't think we will ever get in this version of the game.

"Amapola76;c-17998024" wrote:

"Jordan061102;c-17997956" wrote:
Well you guys don't represent every simmers. I'm sure a lot of people are ready to move on to a fresh new base game. Even the one who love TS4.

Literally no one said that we represent every simmer.

I have no problem in theory with the idea of starting over with a fresh new base game. I'm just saying, I've been here for every iteration of the game, starting with TS1, and buying nearly every pack for nearly version, including store items. So... I've spent several thousand dollars on the Sims already at this point, and will probably spend hundreds of dollars on additional content for TS4, assuming we get it.

What I am saying is that I'm not going to jump in blindly next time. I was already a few years and several hundred dollars into this version before I realized that the developers were saying that they categorically cannot do certain things that I would expect to see (e.g., open swimming in all worlds, or bigger worlds) and will never be able to do them. And frankly, I resent it. I don't resent it enough to stop playing, because there are other things that I do enjoy and think they have done well in this iteration. But they are basically still making up for lost time with TS4 (which I do appreciate!), and I still feel like I'm trying to recoup my initial investment in this version.

I have been around for every iteration of the game as well and I 100% agree. I recognize that the system the Sims 4 was built on is aging and will not last forever but I took close to 3 years after launch before I jumped into the Sims 4 (mostly because I refused to play without toddlers) and I still don't think we have everything in the game for it to be fully realized the way I would like. I'll be very hesitant to jump to the Sims 5 if I ever decide to.

"Amapola76;c-17998030" wrote:

"Gordy;c-17997984" wrote:

"EA_Cade;c-17997958" wrote:

Can you elaborate on what features you were hoping for that you haven't seen as of yet? I'm more than happy to pass feedback up the chain.

Amapola, say dragons. Tell them you hope to see dragons.

I... actually do? I mean, I have to be completely honest, it's not on my top ten, or probably even my top twenty list, but yes, I would greatly enjoy dragons.

@EA_Cade, I appreciate the responsiveness, truly, but I think you guys are probably pretty well aware already of the most requested items from the community that we haven't seen yet. Several have been mentioned already in this thread.

I mean, just off the top of my head, I would personally love to see at least a couple more of the main occults (werewolves and fairies), horses, more non-US worlds, open swimming in all worlds, underwater swimming/diving, a better system for college households so that our sims can go to school with friends and relatives, more options for babies, better family trees, bands/more music options, more after school options for kids, more romance options, more likes/dislikes, a better memory system, hotels, cars, bicycles for kids (along with generally more options for kids to engage in gameplay that they have been able to do in previous versions but have been locked out of in TS4), sculpting/glass blowing, open neighborhoods, slightly bigger worlds, nectar making, create a world, etc.

This is not an exhaustive list, but these are probably the bigger things that come immediately to my mind. I could go on and on with lists of individual items that I'd like to see (working tea set/table, tree house, etc.). The problem is, I expect some of these features are things we will hopefully see eventually. Others, I don't think we will ever get in this version of the game.

Hey thanks for taking the time to type that out, I appreciate it.

Part of my role here is to collate feedback for various teams who are interested in what you all have to say about features and content and it's so much easier to get a feel for what's going on when we can strike up a dialogue like this.

I obviously can't speak to unannounced content, but this is the type of feedback that really helps us find the content people want to see.

And dragons.

They need time to fix this year's releases. Paranormal, Decorator and Spa Day have gamebreaking bugs, and CoL - like all EPs - broke everything else.

I'm another long-term player. I've done all that games and packs, including mobile, medieval, and my sims.

I agree. I didn't jump to Sims 3 until after ambitions and generations. I didn't jump to Sims 4 until after toddlers.

I buy all my packs at full price, or close to. I'm definitely the demographic that makes them the most money. I'm loving Sims 4 and won't be jumping to Sim 5 anytime soon.

"bixters;c-17997986" wrote:

"EA_Cade;c-17997958" wrote:

"Amapola76;c-17997952" wrote:

"Simmerville;c-17997944" wrote:

"Peral;c-17997892" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-17997870" wrote:
They said before that they don't announce paid DLC during Inside Maxis 411 podcasts. They may still announce a pack later next month.

Which make me think Sims 5 is knocking on the door, I don't think they will release a new Sims 4 pack as well as Sims 5. That would split their customers to much, they want their customers starving for something new otherwise they are just not making any money

Well, this customer will not at all starve for TS5, so if they want more o my money they will need to produce TS4 packs ;)

Agreed. It will be a cold day in hell before I buy TS5. Especially if it's heavily multiplayer-focused. But even if it's not, I bought (and bought into) TS4 with the expectation and understanding that I would ultimately see certain features. I'm too far in to TS4 to quit now, but I have learned my lesson. I'm not giving TS5 the benefit of the doubt; it will have to be out at least five years before I'm ready to give it a try, and that's only if it looks like they're doing a good job at that point. There are too many other places I can put my time and money.

Can you elaborate on what features you were hoping for that you haven't seen as of yet? I'm more than happy to pass feedback up the chain.

Updated babies, Cars, whims overhaul, more substantial traits, more family gameplay, more occults, more world editing features, attraction system, more challenging gameplay features.

Basically the same stuff we keep telling them for years now. Yet here we are... 7 years later. :#

"EA_Cade;c-17998051" wrote:

"Amapola76;c-17998030" wrote:

"Gordy;c-17997984" wrote:

"EA_Cade;c-17997958" wrote:

Can you elaborate on what features you were hoping for that you haven't seen as of yet? I'm more than happy to pass feedback up the chain.

Amapola, say dragons. Tell them you hope to see dragons.

I... actually do? I mean, I have to be completely honest, it's not on my top ten, or probably even my top twenty list, but yes, I would greatly enjoy dragons.

@EA_Cade, I appreciate the responsiveness, truly, but I think you guys are probably pretty well aware already of the most requested items from the community that we haven't seen yet. Several have been mentioned already in this thread.

I mean, just off the top of my head, I would personally love to see at least a couple more of the main occults (werewolves and fairies), horses, more non-US worlds, open swimming in all worlds, underwater swimming/diving, a better system for college households so that our sims can go to school with friends and relatives, more options for babies, better family trees, bands/more music options, more after school options for kids, more romance options, more likes/dislikes, a better memory system, hotels, cars, bicycles for kids (along with generally more options for kids to engage in gameplay that they have been able to do in previous versions but have been locked out of in TS4), sculpting/glass blowing, open neighborhoods, slightly bigger worlds, nectar making, create a world, etc.

This is not an exhaustive list, but these are probably the bigger things that come immediately to my mind. I could go on and on with lists of individual items that I'd like to see (working tea set/table, tree house, etc.). The problem is, I expect some of these features are things we will hopefully see eventually. Others, I don't think we will ever get in this version of the game.

Hey thanks for taking the time to type that out, I appreciate it.

Part of my role here is to collate feedback for various teams who are interested in what you all have to say about features and content and it's so much easier to get a feel for what's going on when we can strike up a dialogue like this.

I obviously can't speak to unannounced content, but this is the type of feedback that really helps us find the content people want to see.

And dragons.

Oh my lord, someone on the forums we can actually give feedback to. I used to lurk here a lot, I don't remember seeing anyone like you until now. That's kind of exciting.