Odds of Maxis adding create-a-world like sims 3?

As far as editing tools, I remember one of them answered in one of the question threads a long time ago, that even moving a trash can in the open space could ruin a player's save (why they couldn't patch such stuff) when it was pointed out one was in a wrong location in WC. They were ask why we can't edit the worlds. IRC that was part of the answer because harm to saves.

"Cinebar;c-17561948" wrote:
As far as editing tools, I remember one of them answered in one of the question threads a long time ago, that even moving a trash can in the open space could ruin a player's save (why they couldn't patch such stuff) when it was pointed out one was in a wrong location in WC. They were ask why we can't edit the worlds. IRC that was part of the answer because harm to saves.

I wonder if something like that was what happened with the pre-EL patch that broke hundreds of our saves? Something with the world editing because of environmental changes coming with the pack. *hmmm*

It would be nice to have another blank world like Newcrest at least again though. Except this time I'd like it without set dressing dictating what sorts of builds make sense in the area.

I dont know if a tool for creating a world from scratch would be ever possible, but i can see them providing tools to allow us to customize the current ones as much as possible

After six, nearly seven, years it is as likely TS4 will have CAW as a colourwheel. There was some attempt to pacify those who want this feature in TS4 when EA released a limited number of terrain tools. However these are restricted in use to individual lots and come no where near to the customisation you could achieve in TS2 and 3.

It is a great pity. CAW and the terrain tools in TS3 are not perfect but at least as a player you have the option to use them. Perhaps for TS5 EA might have a change of heart :)