Survey Time! (Survey Closed)
UPDATE!! THE SURVEY CLOSES TOMORROW (JAN 21!!). LAST CALL FOR TAKING IT!! https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1219374969647443968 Don't know if anyone else saw this on Twitter, but SimGuruFr...
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I gotta say thanks to Frost. (Assuming he's the driving force behind these.) When he stepped up as community manager, I was expecting someone who would just ignore us. And while we haven't seen a lot of him on the forums, these evolving surveys makes it feel like the team listening. Especially now that they're providing more room for criticism.
Anyway, I like talking about myself, so here are my answers.
Anyway, I like talking about myself, so here are my answers.
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1. Overall how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the December game update where we fixed a large number of bugs?
Somewhat satisfied. I generally prefer new content over bug fixes, since I don't encounter most bugs. But they absolutely need to be addressed and I got a few of my pet peeves taken care of.
2. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, how interested are you in these relationship features?
Shared personal history: 8
More relationship types: 10
Initiated romance: 6
Relationship compatibility: 9
Shared experiences: 7 (I already do this in-game)
Relationship tone: 10
3. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, how interested are you in these same gameplay features?
Go on an outing: 9
Own a second home: 10 (Though we need way more lots to make this viable outside of pseudo-vacation homes)
Define your Sim’s lifestyle: 10
Design and run a resort: 10
Vacation at a resort: 10
4. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, how interested are you in these other snow activities?
Ice fishing: 0
Snowshoeing: 0
Ice skating on a pond: 3
Cross-country skiing: 7
Mountain climbing: 0
Downhill skiing: 7
Snowmobiling: 0
Snowboarding: 10
Sledding: 7
I don't care for these situational vehicles, unless they're going to make a sport of them. But I really love sports in The Sims. Especially if we can compete with other sims. The fact that we got some good ones here makes me really happy. My dream for a winter pack is to have a Snowboarding skill and tournaments. Let us train up and compete against others for cash prizes. I would die.
5. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, in which areas do you most want to have more content?
Traits: 10
Skills: 8
Aspirations: 7
Off-lot careers: 7
Active careers: 10
Home-based careers: 0
Lot types: 8
Lot traits: 5 (Meh.)
I love all the skills, skills are my life. But they don't need to be fleshed out as much as traits. Aspirations also need more work - they should have been like the life goals of Sims 2 - something to work hard for over the course of your sims' life, instead of small personal goals. Also, we need more lot types - or they can just do away with them and make them like Sims 2 lots.
6. Which previous Expansion Packs or Game Packs would you like to receive a bit of extra polish or additional development? Select up to 3.
This one was hard. Get to Work, Cats & Dogs, Island Living, Outdoor Retreat and Get Famous were all in desperate need. I didn't vote C&D though, since I feel like they'd see my vote for it as wanting more cats & dogs stuff. But I want more small pets.
But I chose Island Living (because it's the worst offender, let's be real), Realm of Magic (It's fine, but it would have been so much more), and Get to Work (because retail rewards are trash & I want retail to be similar to Open for Business.)
EDIT: No, wait. RoM's Magic Realm is pathetic. That place desperately needs an update.
7. What improvements would make it easier for you to create the Sims you want?
I basically talked about how I want improved personalities, unique ways to express individuality (hobbies, preferences, fears, favorites and such), non-mutual relationships, and for traits to have more influence over the sims than being emotion buffs. Basically, just copy Sims 2 and 3.
8. Who is your fave? Select up to 3 of your most loved characters or households from The Sims.
Wow Sims 4 has so few memorable sims. I'd say Vlad and Morgyn (though I don't care for him) are like the only good, deep characters.
The list had some good characters, but I chose Gnome, Grim Reaper, and Torch the dragon. "Llama" would replace gnome if we were talking about the animal, but I felt like they were talking about those dumb mascots.
9. What brands would you like The Sims to collaborate with?
Pokemon, Shin Megami Tensei and Harry Potter. I want crazy anime looks, Pokemon pets and wizard garb/spells. Look, EA makes those bad Harry Potter games, and Rowling might want to incur some good will after everyone ripped on her and hated Crimes of Grindelwald.
10. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you overall with The Sims 4?
Somewhat dissatisfied. I have fun playing with it, it brought a lot of great things to the franchise, and I play it nearly every day. But I feel like it's so half-baked and shallow, so it's overall inferior to 2 and 3. I love it, but I also hate it because I know it could be so much more. Like, as much as I want dragons (and I do. I really do), this game needs more depth and gameplay over anything else.
11.
I didn't get an 11th question.
1. Overall how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the December game update where we fixed a large number of bugs?
Somewhat satisfied. I generally prefer new content over bug fixes, since I don't encounter most bugs. But they absolutely need to be addressed and I got a few of my pet peeves taken care of.
2. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, how interested are you in these relationship features?
Shared personal history: 8
More relationship types: 10
Initiated romance: 6
Relationship compatibility: 9
Shared experiences: 7 (I already do this in-game)
Relationship tone: 10
3. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, how interested are you in these same gameplay features?
Go on an outing: 9
Own a second home: 10 (Though we need way more lots to make this viable outside of pseudo-vacation homes)
Define your Sim’s lifestyle: 10
Design and run a resort: 10
Vacation at a resort: 10
4. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, how interested are you in these other snow activities?
Ice fishing: 0
Snowshoeing: 0
Ice skating on a pond: 3
Cross-country skiing: 7
Mountain climbing: 0
Downhill skiing: 7
Snowmobiling: 0
Snowboarding: 10
Sledding: 7
I don't care for these situational vehicles, unless they're going to make a sport of them. But I really love sports in The Sims. Especially if we can compete with other sims. The fact that we got some good ones here makes me really happy. My dream for a winter pack is to have a Snowboarding skill and tournaments. Let us train up and compete against others for cash prizes. I would die.
5. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, in which areas do you most want to have more content?
Traits: 10
Skills: 8
Aspirations: 7
Off-lot careers: 7
Active careers: 10
Home-based careers: 0
Lot types: 8
Lot traits: 5 (Meh.)
I love all the skills, skills are my life. But they don't need to be fleshed out as much as traits. Aspirations also need more work - they should have been like the life goals of Sims 2 - something to work hard for over the course of your sims' life, instead of small personal goals. Also, we need more lot types - or they can just do away with them and make them like Sims 2 lots.
6. Which previous Expansion Packs or Game Packs would you like to receive a bit of extra polish or additional development? Select up to 3.
This one was hard. Get to Work, Cats & Dogs, Island Living, Outdoor Retreat and Get Famous were all in desperate need. I didn't vote C&D though, since I feel like they'd see my vote for it as wanting more cats & dogs stuff. But I want more small pets.
But I chose Island Living (because it's the worst offender, let's be real), Realm of Magic (It's fine, but it would have been so much more), and Get to Work (because retail rewards are trash & I want retail to be similar to Open for Business.)
EDIT: No, wait. RoM's Magic Realm is pathetic. That place desperately needs an update.
7. What improvements would make it easier for you to create the Sims you want?
I basically talked about how I want improved personalities, unique ways to express individuality (hobbies, preferences, fears, favorites and such), non-mutual relationships, and for traits to have more influence over the sims than being emotion buffs. Basically, just copy Sims 2 and 3.
8. Who is your fave? Select up to 3 of your most loved characters or households from The Sims.
Wow Sims 4 has so few memorable sims. I'd say Vlad and Morgyn (though I don't care for him) are like the only good, deep characters.
The list had some good characters, but I chose Gnome, Grim Reaper, and Torch the dragon. "Llama" would replace gnome if we were talking about the animal, but I felt like they were talking about those dumb mascots.
9. What brands would you like The Sims to collaborate with?
Pokemon, Shin Megami Tensei and Harry Potter. I want crazy anime looks, Pokemon pets and wizard garb/spells. Look, EA makes those bad Harry Potter games, and Rowling might want to incur some good will after everyone ripped on her and hated Crimes of Grindelwald.
10. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you overall with The Sims 4?
Somewhat dissatisfied. I have fun playing with it, it brought a lot of great things to the franchise, and I play it nearly every day. But I feel like it's so half-baked and shallow, so it's overall inferior to 2 and 3. I love it, but I also hate it because I know it could be so much more. Like, as much as I want dragons (and I do. I really do), this game needs more depth and gameplay over anything else.
11.
I didn't get an 11th question.
