Quiz for 2017 - Your Sims 4 Highlights [What did you enjoy last year]
Heyah, since the year is winding down, I was just wondering what everyone was up to this year with their simmies. ~*~*~*~*~*~ 1. What was your favorite pack released this year and why? 2. Wha...
I love threads like these! :) But uhh, this is going to be incredibly long.. my apologies.
1. What was your favorite pack released this year and why?
Parenthood. Best GP so far. (Move over Vampires, you were my first favorite, but.. Family play...always wins). Parenthood because I feel like it added so much to the teens, children, and toddlers, that we really needed. And I absolutely love all those little pop ups that ask for advice from the kids. I love the new system that allows them to build their responsibility, or.. not. I do feel that we can always use more tools like this to enhance our gameplay but this has definitely helped my family play because I felt like things were missing and with the toddlers patch.. it just made children and teens feel empty. They were nowhere near in depth as the toddlers; and then of course toddlers could make messes. Some found that annoying, but I love the little details like that.
2. What was your favorite free update/challenge?
Hands down - Toddler Patch! We may have waited 3 years for them, but honestly Maxis did an AMAZING job on them. I never thought that if we got toddlers, they'd be able to crawl up stairs, they'd be able to walk up stairs (eventually), be able to eat the food our Sims cook, BABBLE, that is the cutest thing EVER. I never thought they'd have a skill level for walking and then be able to run, haha. For instance, when they would first try to walk, they'd be very wobbly and have to catch their balance. So much detail into this animation. But Maxis surprised me so much this year with this patch alone. I'm excited to see what they do for 2018, because I feel it's just going to get better.
3. What would you like to see next year (if you're being creative, think outside of the box, beyond Seasons ;))
For a free update, a rework of the trait system. So that we could get more traits in the future + a randomizer in CAS for traits/Aspirations and maybe even... a 'randomizer' option when infants age up into Toddlers + because I'm in my comfort zone way too much and I'm always picking the same traits. SO, if they could add this option to the little tab that pops up when you're naming your child/giving them their aspiration and trait.. (it could be a little dice that you click) this would be fantastic, because I need to have different types of traits in my household instead of picking the same ones every time. But this is also why we need more traits. I would love to see a coward trait, shy trait, just to name a few. I really miss the coward trait.
Wishful thinking here, but also a rework of the 'emotions', or at least some new ones! Where's scared, terrified, afraid, panicked, startled, shaken, petrified, anxious, fearful..... and maybe a world Editor/Creator.. :( I love Brindleton Bay, but... waiting 1 year for a world... is rough.
Oh gosh, for expansion packs, this is a tough one, because Seasons is definitely needed. Let's see, I think I'll give two examples for expansion packs and two for game packs.
Gamepacks: I would love to see Witches this year in a game pack. With their own tab of spells (like Vampires). I would love to see them have different levels of books to learn spells/ingredients, etc to make all kinds of concoctions. (For instance a love spell, luring in those Sims to fall for her, or to get that one Sim that never noticed her/him before, lol, a curse spell, turn Sims into cats, or toads, or something like that). Maxis, I need some chaos in my game. It's too 'good', remember Meteor deaths? They were goofy, but 'dark'. The vampires were amazing! That added a nice touch of chaos, but we could use more. Ehem.
I would like for Witches to have three types: Good, Neutral, and Evil. Then whatever "tier" you picked, you could then have DOZENS of powers to choose from and also be able to make all kinds of spells (not just potions, Maxis, please... I don't want "make an elixir for this or that").
I want to be able to learn spells, I want to be able to learn the spell by needing to get ingredients from around the "Worlds". Finding them in logs, or needing to get a sample from the lake, or from the Grotto, or the Glades, or a new hidden place (which we could use a new one, pretty please).
That's just some examples.
Another gamepack idea would be - well, I suppose this could be a stuff pack idea. But I would love some more playground/backyard stuff for kids and toddlers. Like Swing sets, merry-go-rounds, hopscotch, sandboxes (building sand castles, or other things in the sand), a small pool for toddlers, and maybe a slide for the bigger kids.
So, if that were a stuff pack - then for a game pack I would like to see something with dating and NEW venues. Because.. I'm tired of the same venues in all my worlds.. :( every world has a gym, library, bowling alley, restaurant, and karaoke. While I love these things, I feel like a lot of the objects can fit into one venue and make the amount of variety for venues even less.
In this pack, I would love to see a likes/dislikes "turn on/turn off" system. A better dating system. Maybe there could be levels. This date shows up late, or they have different interest. (I can picture them making a video of the dates showing up and then the Sim closing the door on their faces. Lol), there could be bubbles above their heads to show things they were into; so that the Sim could decide if they were possible 'compatible' or not. You know.. something like that. it doesn't have to be exactly like this, but I would really like a pack that allows my Sim to "find" their "Soulmate".
This pack could add interests/ and lightly touch on 'hobbies'. OR just make a pack with all kinds of hobbies/interest in it. Because I absolutely loved Sims 2 Free Time and would be all for another pack like that.
But honestly, I just want something that's 'slightly' like Sims Hot Date, but with more focus on the 'dating' and compatibility proach (for instance, in the pack they could have an app for their phones to check their profiles).. and then on the computer they could fill out a dating profile and browse it. Then this could pop up with Sims profiles that show their likes/dislikes (likes adventure, "is a workaholic" (likes red hair, or blue eyes), etc , interests/hobbies, and then if the date shows up they could have a flower, or some kind of small gift, and be able to leave gifts (like from Sims 2) if it was a good date they could leave stuff in their mailboxes, or on the front step. If it was bad.. they could add several 'awful gifts' on their front step... or in their mailbox. lol. (Remember the flaming bag of poo in Sims 2?) LOL. The humor like that is what I miss.
For Expansion packs: A Generations type EP that includes all the ages and giving some love to our Elders. And kind of does what Parenthood did for the kids, but just enhances them even more. They could get some interactions that are only for kids to do with other kids - (example: Cops and Robbers, Dancing on mom/dad's feet, Jump rope, or hopscotch could be added here, etc)
Preteens could be introduced here. Preteens would be able to help with infants.. also be able to have crushes.
Teenagers get some interaction for teens. (Teens could have proms)
Kids, Preteens, and Teenagers could have sleep overs. (Scary stories, storytelling, pillow fights (Sims 2/3), we already have movies and popcorn, and they could do prank calls or something, or "Truth or Dare". (Preteens and Teens only) Some games they could play Twister or "Just Dance", or iono.. maybe some old games like that, and then some more modern games from today. I can't really think of anything else, but those could be some to brainstorm off of and they could rename them of course
Elders having canes and rocking chairs.
Adults having mid-life-crisis.
Just a few examples of what the pack could have in it.
I've said this one quite a few times: University Life.
4. What was your favorite sims moment (did your favorite sim get married/have babies... find a cool challenge? made cool cc? upload a video you love?)
My favorite moment has to be my 100 Baby Challenge. I love this challenge so much; I actually started this challenge because I wanted to see the pregnancy/birth patterns all 'naturally', when I say this I mean, I would use absolutely no cheats, no potions, no fertility, or lot traits in order to "manipulate" the birth in any way! It actually was just a "testing" family, but soon became a family I cannot stop playing and I've never been able to play a family for a very long time. Because a lot of the problem (for me) in Sims 4 is the 'lack of personality', the lack of ways to develop my Sims even more. (being able to add a hobby to my Sims would be a great feature, being able to also had likes/dislikes and favorite color, etc would be nice too).
So, this tester family was trying to see what the outcomes of the births would be as before this family all the families I had played ended up having a boy for the first birth, another boy for the second, and so on and so forth.. So, I'd stop playing and try another family and same result. This made me curious as during this time it seemed like my game was glitched, so I started over with a completely fresh new game, new save, and this is when I started to get really into Maxis Match CC.
Soon my Founder was pregnant... and sure enough, her first baby was a boy. And I thought.. oh no. D; it's happening here too! But it actually ended up being the complete opposite and founder ended up having two single births which with both females. Then after that she had another girl, but turned out to be twins! Very unexpected.
I had already pretty much fell in love playing the family. But with the help of the toddler patch and Parenthood, it's made this family even more interesting to play and I've been playing this family on and off for almost 2 years now! (only 4 more months to go). Even without the personality stuff that I mentioned, I feel like because of these updates/packs, it's given them a little bit of personality and it's made them so fun to play. Granted, I haven't gotten very far as I still don't have an Heir to take over for the Founder, but she's an Adult.. so she's getting there. I just love them so much, they're always making me giggle at my screen, always making me excited to see their genetics, to see their behaviors and I just have never had a family that I have so much fun playing.
I have a few memorable moments, but I'll only share one, for some reason, My founder (Well it might be because she is mean, lol), she always goes to her one of her littlest ones, Brody (I call him Brody Bear) and 'gets onto him', just randomly... about nothing... so their relationship is actually kind of red.. and so, he decided to go play in the cupboard because he was angry with his mother. Lol. It's the little things that I love about this family and this game. ♥
Also, I adore the "phases" from Parenthood soo much! It's hilarious watching each of the kids go through something.(Mind you, there are six kids right now in the family! So.. I suppose that's my 'chaos' that I have right now until we get more).. but I cannot stop playing them. Their my go-to-family every time.
Here's a photo of my Founder; Violet: Her adult stage. :( I'm not ready for her to age into Elder.. and pass.. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4734/38606175484_3ffa3b4c11_z.jpg
One of her daughters: Avery - She's actually a twin! My first set, the only set so far.. and they were born completely naturally (no fertility, no apples, strawberries, kid cartoon channels, no lot traits!) (So I'm very proud of this family)
Hmm, honestly, I don't think there was any pack released this year that I didn't like. Oh. I suppose it would be Fitness Stuff. But then again, I really did like some of the outfits and definitely feel we needed more gym wear. But I think the reason I didn't care for it is because of the way they focused on the Gyms in livestreams and stuff when Sims 4 was first releasing. But then again, the earbuds, the clothing, the new gym equipment is always nice. However, I'll say it was my 'least favorite' because I still haven't purchased it. lol I do want it.. because of the things listed, but it's definitely not a pack I'd go out and buy any time soon. I'll be getting Laundry Day before I purchase Fitness Stuff. (If they want to add it as a half price, or something, maybe I'll get it then).
6. What do you hope to accomplish in the new year (will you try a new challenge?)
Oh boy. What I hope to accomplish in 2018 is complete my 100 Baby Challenge, to work on learning how to build houses/rooms, to be much more consistent with my youtube channel (2017 was a hard year for me.. lost a loved one, found out my brother needed open-heart surgery, then found out from his surgeon that he didn't..(thank goodness)(but we waited almost two months to find out so it was very stressful times).. just a lot of stuff going on in my life this year that made youtube difficult to be consistent. :( ) so I want to try to be much better this year and put my focus on it as much as I can because I'm almost to 1,000 subscribers. ♥ and really want to see what I can do in 1 year with as much focus as I can even if times are a bit tough. And to also try out a new challenge because I love challenges and find them very fun to experiment with. Here's hoping we get some really great content this coming up year to help with game-play and make it even more interesting/entertaining for challenges. :) I'm excited to see what they've got in store for us!
Sorry for such a long post... :/ Maybe I should spoiler this a bit, I probably will after I look over it, because I feel bad, lol; and thanks for a great thread!
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