So, we are not getting an expansion pack?

"logion;c-17867394" wrote:
I guess they could maybe release an EP in late June but they said that they are going to release a GP and a Kit so I wonder if they made the kit because they will not have an EP in June.

Kit will probably release in May.

"mrkingv;c-17867376" wrote:
I think we'll have a early/mid May GP and a late June EP.

That would be cool.

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"RememberJoy;c-17867286" wrote:
Maybe because everyone is working from home the packs got pushed back a bit. We could still get an EP, but it may be in July or August.

Yeah, I agree. Working from home undoubtedly slows things down. I might cross my fingers for an EP around the end of June, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if it could be July or August like you said.

We've never gotten a pack in July.

Circumstances have been different this year, so I wouldn't consider it unheard of for anything to break the norm. :)

I agree. I think people look too closely at previous release patterns and assume based on that. With the addition of kits and probably catching up from any delays 2020 caused, I would completely expect a shift in when we’re seeing new content.

Some of the release patterns are based on strong reasons, is why - like fiscal quarters, tax years, and EA giving themselves the maximum time for maximum profit before having to report that profit to their shareholders. It's the same reason I wouldn't expect them to change from releasing packs on Tuesdays and Fridays - which is either to rake in a big 'opening weekend' for a pack, or to get the longest amount of time for people to buy a pack digitally before digital sales are totted up the next Monday (I assume that's the reason anyway, as it's how it used to work with music downloads). So I would expect some things to stay the same no matter what, because that's what works best for EA. But you're right, I certainly wouldn't expect everything to be the same this year, especially now they've added kits into the equation for an extra revenue stream.

Fridays for expansion packs have been the norm for as long as I can remember, so definitely won’t expect to see a change with that and I would presume that they will have an Expansion planned for the holiday season around November. I was just making a point that just because we’ve seen packs in June before doesn’t rule out the fact that we could perhaps see one in July this year instead.

"comicsforlife;c-17867627" wrote:
maybe the gp we are getting is the missing one from last year

It is possible the GP is coming out first because it was further in development before the pandemic messed everything up. I didn't realize there was one missing from last year.

It isn't impossible for us to still get two EPs. I have no clue what to expect at this point, but I'm glad that we've been getting some free content in the updates. And I'm even happier that they're improving the textures on the hair. If only they'd do that for some of the plants and other build/buy items in the game that look... um... not great. The sims team have improved a lot since the early packs. I also know there are CC creators and modders who have fixed textures for a lot of these items. They could pay these people to use the fixed textures and make it part of another patch. Anyway, sorry, I got off topic for a second. I'm hoping we will see an EP soon after the GP.

"catloverplayer;c-17867727" wrote:
I've got my fingers crossed for an EP in June and I'm hoping the Gamepack is coming out in May. The earlier the better.

here's hoping

I think we'll get a GP at the beginning of June (two weeks notice with an announcement on 17th May) and an EP in late July or early August, perhaps.

i would guess late June to early July
if we do get 2 eps this year

if not it might be just one ep pushed all the way to November

they did that the year they released vampires(january), parenthood (may)and cats and dogs (november)+ 3 stuff packs

which well if we applied that to this year

1 out of three stuff packs is already out

1 out of 2 gp confirmed coming soon

= after that gp they then have space of 1gp and 2 sp until november ep

which could be any of these options:

2gp

1 ep

1gp and 2 sp

or heck 4sp which i don't even want to think about

i think they will keep november ep though because it makes for nice christmas sales