Purchasing GP 9

I never buy packs for full price, ever. I'll wait a few weeks until another sale comes on or it's at a reasonable price elsewhere. The space thing isn't really my theme of choice, but it'll still be interesting to play with so I'll buy it at some stage

Eco Lifestyle was £35 on release in my currency, within two weeks it was £20 on cdkeys. It's worth the wait to get it basically half price, and shopping around is always a good idea given how overpriced packs are.

I always buy day 1 because I'm interested in everything.

I never buy on the first day because I never buy full price anymore. Not worth it at all. I think I have never bought a piece of DLC for full price.

It's really not smart, cause even the newest packs like Eco Lifestyle go on sale very quickly.
Only one month after Eco lifestyle released, you could get it for 50% off in a bundle.

I am buying all the packs to complete the game before it ends
..... plus I can afford it, having saved money in Lockdown,
...........plus I need something to interest me in aforesaid Lockdown as I am getting depressed with aforesaid Lockdown.

And because I like Sims 4

Depends on how much I want it. If there’s a feature that gives sims more personality like an attraction system or interests, then I’ll be more inclined to buy it very soon after the release. If they built a pack around a theme that did well in our surveys (teen gameplay, more hobbies, bands, winter vacations) that would be exciting, too.

If it’s occult-related I’m not interested at all unless maybe it’s fairies.
If it’s Star Wars, 99% likely never.

I'm holding to my principles just like I did in TS2 and TS3 until they fix their mistakes and bugs I don't buy anymore. At the end of TS2 there were some glitches and bugs in the last stuff pack which behaves like an EP, so I never bought it. In TS3 the IL EP was a mess, so I skipped the last EPs of TS3. I hold to those rules, and a lot happier for it. The last several packs for TS4 have been a mess, no new shiny can now make me change my principles. Fix the problems and I might consider another pack if it's what I would like.

I am very cautious about buying Sims 4 packs.
I almost never buy them on the day of release, because most likely they'll be riddled with bugs. And if you wait a month, most new packs will go on sale. What's the point of purchasing full price, when in 30 days it'll be 20% to 50% off? EA has plenty of money.
I also like to see a lot of Let's Plays to see if the pack is any fun. The trailers and EA live streams are sometimes quite inaccurate.
I think it would be better if people waited to buy packs in general, it would give them less of an excuse to release unfinished packs.

Only if its a theme I like (includes horses and/or farming). If space I will wait for a sale unless it includes Space Horses. ;)
Did I mention I am waiting for Horses to return?

If I really really like the theme, I could get the pack on day 1, but I try to learn myself to stress down with new content. Probably would hold back until day 3 or 4, but would not watch vids on YT, because I rather play the game myself than watching others play their games...

Opening statement: If the next game pack is a theme you like :)