Spa Day refresh

"calaprfy;c-17949762" wrote:
Dine Out needs burning down to the ground and rebuilding.

Actually Dine Out works quite fine for me for the most part (but I do use mods).

I don't understand the need to fix Spa Day, a pack I quite like (if that is indeed the pack they are talking about). I never have had any real problems with it. The Wellness skill is awesome, and I give it to a number of my sims (depending on the personalities) because it comes with very powerful buffs. The massage tables and saunas work great, and even the yoga class, whether it is at a Spa lot or in a gym, has never glitched out on me (unless one of the mats was blocked).

Dine Out is the Gamepack that needs the most improvements and fixes. I still have never gotten over the fact that your sim can't be a Chef in their own restaurant, and that they can't share their high level cooking skills with or train other chefs. What a missed opportunity. I also agree that Outdoor Retreat could be improved in several key ways: I would love if the water in Granite Falls was swimmable, if there was a group hiking interaction that could happen there, and if the insects spawned not just in that vacation world but throughout all worlds.

Honestly, aside from life aspiration/trait; not sure what else it needs. I agree Dine Out or Outdoor Retreat need tune ups more.

Edit: I appreciate the effort to tweak/tune up packs, though and hope that is continued and beyond even just GPs cause A LOT of packs need help.

"simfriend1968;c-17949775" wrote:
I would love if the water in Granite Falls was swimmable, if there was a group hiking interaction that could happen there, and if the insects spawned not just in that vacation world but throughout all worlds.

I'm pretty sure none of these will happen because all of it would require to fiddle with an already existing world. They made rather clear that they will not do that. The refresh will probably extend on non-world-related gameplay but on gameplay that can be changed without redoing the world that came with the respective pack.

As it seems, this will only be the first refresh, so they obviously plan to do more in the future (unless those refreshes are badly received, that is).

I think the refresh will be a free basegame update, so I wonder if this will be the end of other free base game additions except for those that come with the release of a new pack for all players.

I’m not opposed to the idea of Spa Day getting an update, although I agree other packs need it more.
They could add some interesting stuff, maybe a Calorie counting or Diet challenge? Maybe a more robust Health/Wellness system for sims?
I’m interested to see what they do. I hope it’s not all cosmetic items.

Maybe they will add skin care, a new career and aspiration. Maybe new traits. Idk what to expect and how much they will change or add.

Don't quite see that it would be more interesting with one more treatment/massage version etc, so I hope it will be some kind of content that adds and not just doubles. A better health system, perhaps in combination with Eco and Doctor career? I don't see how a health system, individual need for glasses, or beauty surgery connects to a Spa and not the Hospital. Well, it's too early to judge on anything - let's be surprised and amazed! :)

My guess is they are going to make the spa lot ownable business but I could be wrong.

"dearie_blossom;c-17949803" wrote:
SimGuruGeorge posted the pig again. Maybe it‘s Dine Out that will get a refresh.

https://twitter.com/simgurugeorge/status/1422644010166874116?s=21

I'm starting to hate that pig. I never know what it means. And after something comes out, it always remains a head scratcher as to why it was posted in the first place.

Whatever they refresh I just hope they do it right and get it well recieved, If the refresh is negatively recieved then i doubt we will ever get another refresh.

Anyways if they are doing an EP I just hope they do one minor thing in Retail for GTw. Have customers just SHOP instead of using my store as a socializing place we already have a bar for that