Should future Occults be in dedicated Game Packs (like Vampires)?

I'm not a huge occult fan, but there are some that I like (witches, robots, mermaids). I believe that some can be more realized in a game pack (witches and werewolves) while some can be bundled wholesale into a supernatural EP, or included as a side feature in a relevant pack (mermaids in a beach EP).

It really depends on how much depth there is to the concept. Mermaids could possibly have their own power system (like being more siren-like or being better at commanding nautical life) for example, but the concept can't hold its own in an independent pack.

Im still amazed by their vampires. I want them to go on with that.
Dunno I fear they screw up a super natural expansion pack. If they put 2 greatly done additional supernaturals in it like witches and, for example: mermaids (which many wanted) , it would be cool.
But I dont want to be spammed with alot of bad supernaturals.

Really im a fantasy lover and I want witches as the next pack really bad. But occults like plant sims are MEH. And I dont need to be pleased by patchy or gnomes in seasons for example.I want detailed supernaturals or nothing. In fact after Witches I dont need anything else for my fantasy gameplay. I love the realism in sims and I want more stuff thats realistic. And this realism makes me love my supernaturals even more because they are so unique. The normal makes the fantastic special. So the most part of a sims game can be realistic for me while just 10% is not. But those 10% must be made by heart. Not spamming unfinished or goofy fantasy things to us and expect us to be pleased.

In terms of what supernatural can come after or along with witches, I would say robots. (tho they might not really be occults) I just like them as servants and for storytelling. Werewolves are fine aswell. One of those 2.
I dont need a genie nor a fairy because I think Witches can handle all the magic stuff. And in terms of granting wishes, we already have the wishing well.
Mermaids are not needed for me either. I like em but we dont have swimable oceans and not even an open world so I guess a fish sim in a pool would be boring, atleast for me. Perhaps they create some kind of underwater world but I dunno, I think they will turn out boring in sims 4.

Im also a fan of dedicated game packs so that, as you said, they dont make them supernaturals half backed. I also dont see too much more supernatural comming to sims4 and im fine with that. Im really confident that they will make Witches great because of those vampires we got. I just fear that this put expecations up. I hope they can manage to get them as good or even better as vampires. And if it really turns out to be an EP I hope they put just 2 very detailed supernaturals in it and not 5 half backed. Quality over quantity.


Edited for language. - EA_Cian

I just want them fleshed out. I don't care if they're game packs or EPs. Just please flesh them out!

The comment about "at least three years of content" was how many months ago? :D Yeah, we've chewed a chunk out of that time already - I'd say we've at least nom nommed it down to at least 2 1/2 years.
I don't think we will be getting a substantial amount of content in the time left, so we may need to accept that we Occult players probably won't see many more Occult Sims introduced into game. It's been over two years since Vampires and at that rate, we might be lucky to see two more if they dedicate them to their own GPs. If we expect to see any trace of many more, we are probably going to have to accept some of them as NPC/temporary states.
Another possible issue is that the dedicated teams appear to be gone. It looks like they might be down to one team working on all packs. This could mean it will take longer to see any meaty material available (which definitely includes Occults).

I wouldn't mind seeing Witches and Fairies brought together under a Magic EP because in that sense, you could tie the themes together. They would both need to have the Vampire treatment though and we should expect that if they are presented in an EP.
It would be nice to see fully fleshed out Werewolves also added to it (if you approached it as a general Supernatural EP) because Witches should be able to curse Sims to cause them to turn in the light of the full moon. My concern with having all of these Occults together is that they will not be their full potential. If they can do it properly, PLEASE! Bring it on!

none of the above if they went to bring back other supernatraul life staes I would not mind them only if they include a toggle to turn them off ingame

I think some of the key supernaturals (witches, werewolves, fairies/elves) could benefit from having a dedicated game pack. Others, like mermaids, genies, etc. where there's not a lot of specific lore would be fine with being included in a pack that focuses on other themes (mermaids in a tropical vacation pack, for example). Robots are sort of a quasi-occult, like aliens; I'm not sure they need their own pack but they need to be well thought out and fleshed out if part of another pack (like maybe a Hobbies GP that adds Robotics and other pastimes).

Honestly I would be happy either way, as long as we get werewolves, as well as the favourite witches. I would love a well done supernatural EP though.

I'm torn. I'd love to see a lot put into an expansion, but I can see the benefit of having dedicated packs to single supernaturals. Something like Witches I feel like NEEDS it's own GP, cause a magic system would need to be crazy diverse and deep, plus they could supplement the pack with an Alchemy skill and a new town - even if it's a small one like Forgotten Hollow.

On the reverse, I feel like Faeries and Mermaids could be lumped together, or as tag alongs in similarly themed GP. Werewolves, too, could be a tag along because there's honestly not been a lot to them in the past games, and so long as there's moon cycles, they can transform and have their silly interactions like shed and chew the sofa. Robots are slightly different, but could be a tag along as well. Personally I ADORED the Plumbots in Into the Future in TS3, and the entire chip system that you could use to trait them and give them autonomy. I think that could be a fun thing to add back to the game, and could easily be slipped in with a science based pack or even as a tag along with a University pack.

I'd be happy either way just as long as they're well thought out AND well incorporated. Emphasized that last part for obvious reasons.

I meant to select Some Need Dedicated Game packs. Specifically witches. I don't think there is enough content for any other occult to have a dedicated pack and would like to see them individually incorporated into Expansion Packs.