This game was originally marketed to be all about the sims themselves. This was the excuse we were given for lack of anything else at launch. However, the traits don't make them near unique enough and the moodlets aren't strong enough and the whims don't do much of anything... TS2 sims had likes and dislikes and wants and fears and all of those things were impactful. TS3 traits worked very similiar to the TS2 system. TS4 should have been even better, new games should expand on the old right? :/ Things have changed over the years, some things patched in for free, others expanded on in EP's and GP's, but the sims themselves are still nothing close to what I thought they were going to be like in the advertising in those early days. I'm still hopeful they will patch in something, especially if they plan to continue this series for another 5 years.