I really enjoy the Batuu pack and am happy they made it - I love Star Wars but don't play the other SW games because all they do is have battles. I was delighted to have the ability to LIVE my SW game using my sims. One game save is dedicated to my SF/SW universe, and the BB and CAS is quite versatile. That said, the decision to make that pack destination only with no build ability (other than 3 lots with cheats) was a terrible one. Plus no real aliens, no Jedi lifestyle, rabbit holes, and, as @Atreya33 mentioned, no occults or pets were additional huge disappointments - and no C-3P0 (probably because we can make Servos, but still!). I think at least some of those decisions were required by Disney not wanting us to mess up their playground, and the rest because to make all that, it would have had to be an expansion pack. Think of the outcry if they'd done that! :s
I do agree, a more generic SF pack would have gone over much better, and I wish they'd do one.
As for Harry Potter, my first thought was "oh cool!" but then I realized...we have spellcasters already. We can build or download HP type houses. And now that I think of it, the new Cottage Living EP will give us a landscape that would be suitable to create Hogsmeade, etc.
Instead of a Harry Potter world, I wish they'd let the kids be spellcasters, too. Then we could create our own HP universe for ourselves.
