Prank phone calls. (Eco lifestyles)

Are these prank calls only with EL or are they with the base game? I haven't bought EL yet (waiting for a sale), but I haven't received any calls yet.

"Kathykins;c-17528212" wrote:

"Netzspannung;c-17527683" wrote:
Apparently only some of these are bugged. I didn't take a screenshot, but my Sim got a call about an inheritance and the 3 options were 'Accept', 'Ask about conditions' and 'Decline'. Since I'm always suspicious of free money I chose 'Ask about conditions'. The answer was, the condition to receive the money was that you ask about the conditions and therefore you get the money. It was not substantial, but for my rags to riches Sim the 2,500 simoleons were a blessing.

I got the same call, and did the same as you: Asked about the conditions. I might have misunderstood, but I think he said that "the condition for the inheritance is that you DON'T ask about conditions". So had I NOT asked, I'd have gotten the full inheritance. As it were, I asked and got around 2500. Now I'm wondering how much I'd get if I didn't ask.....wouldn't mind, my sim is dirt poor and struggling off-the-grid. Not sure how long she'll manage that (off the grid, I mean....) Tempted to cheat.

You get 5K if you don't ask and get married.

"Carroji;c-17540983" wrote:
My child sim got a call and had to get married within 7 days to get money...

Did you feed him lots of cake? :lol:

My teenagers are getting calls while at school to be invited on an outing or to hangout!

I wonder if these calls will get patched into the Basegame at some point or if they're really Eco Lifestyle-exclusive. I've been waiting for TS1-style random calls in the Sims 4 for forever, but I don't want to get EL just yet because the gameplay is so intrusive.

Not a prank call, but my teen sim (who still lives at home) got a call from her dad to come and "visit home" while she was out doing homework activities with her Study Club. So the next day as they were having breakfast the dad and daughter start chatting and the dad is all "You did come and visit! You're such a good daughter!" I was all uhm...She lives here you fool. XD

Definitely not a prank. My sim got a call and I had her get married in four days. Got nearly 20k simoleons afterwards