Some of these "free updates" seem pointless.

"SuperCoolRachael;d-992296" wrote:
Okay, so, I can understand calendars and kids helping out with cooking/gardening being helpful. That's fine and all.

But why are there "Hot outfits" and "Cold outfits" even if I don't have Seasons? There's no reason to have them. I mean, you can already have multiple Everyday or Formal or whatever outfits. Why set up outfits that your Sims are never going to wear?

And then there's the "Clean Lightly" and "Polish to Perfection" actions, even though I don't have Bust the Dust. What's the point? They're literally the same thing. I don't even know why you clean a sink "lightly" but polish a countertop to "perfection." A dirty sink looks like it needs as deep a clean as a countertop or bar.

There are lot of little "updates" like this that include things I never asked for, that seem to have no purpose.

I'm not angry or anything (unless they cause bugs, which is a whole other issue). I'm just wondering...why?

Sims with the Perfectionist trait also "Polish to perfection", so it doesn't come with Bust the Dust. I don't have that pack, but I have a lot of Perfectionist sims, and that choice comes up when an object is dirty.

Just because you didn't ask for features, those features may have purpose to someone else. There are lots of things in game I never asked for or want, but its there. I either ignore it if I can, or I mod it away (especially annoying autonomous behaviour, some of it drives me bonkers)