"TS1299;c-17006696" wrote:
IF there is one thing that they could do with the telemetry was instead of giving more of what is already being most played, its great if they use it to find what areas need to improve. Example are the babies. Babies in TS4, and even Elders isn't fleshed out. Grant once told that the telemetry is showing that most simmers don't play them and unsure if they would add anything new for them. They should improve the things that the simmers don't play because most of the time, players want to play them, however they are not just as fun. Its probably the reson why Generations feels the only pack in TS3 that gives many things to Elders. Not a lot play them much.
This definitely seems true to me. I played toddlers very little in 2&3 because they were more of a hassle than an enjoyable part of the game. They were too dependent on everyone else and couldn't do much themselves.
I was skeptical when I heard they'd added them to 4 thinking I still wouldn't care for them. But I actually played as my current Sim from toddler up, paying very little attention to her parents. They can do pretty much anything they need to do and I like that. One day I told her to talk to her sister (not realizing her sister had left the apartment) and left the room to get a drink. I came back to find she'd toddled herself blocks away down the street and was dancing with a neighbor.
I'm not sure what they could add to elders that would pique my interest, since I'm usually done with a Sim and have moved on to their child by that point. But I guess you never know.