The only big feature that hasn't returned yet are Hotels

Hotels would be great but cars, fairies, horses, and music themed pack are still waiting and are required by everyone, you know..... Actually, hotels are last on my priority list

"lunnarila;c-18249015" wrote:
Hotels would be great but cars, fairies, horses, and music themed pack are still waiting and are required by everyone, you know..... Actually, hotels are last on my priority list

Everyone is different, hotels are my top priority and fairies and cars aren't a requirement for me at all.

Also I totally agree on nectar making, I really wish they would bring this feature back.

Everyone has some great ideas in here. Some of those don't appeal to me as they wouldn't add much to how I play. But I totally understand why we have differing wants when none of us play the game the same way. Because I prefer playing families, I am always looking at the new packs for what they will add to the game that is family oriented yet can be used by everyone in the family and by every life stage. And that idea takes me back to Sims3 and the addition of Lucky Palms which gave us casinos. I played the heck out of that pack. The world was stunning, had houseboats on the lake, very diverse neighborhoods, and a place where the celebs could show off their dancing, music and comic skills. And, of course, slot machines and gaming tables. But since we're speculating on what we want to see next in Sims4, the one EP I would love to see is one centered around a large vacation world with a casino, theme parks with rides our Sims can actually ride on and be seen, hotels that range from the cheap to the most expensive, and other activities all Sims would like to take part in.

Leading up to the EP the teams could introduce having bands again in a game pack, the pre-EP update could include water slides of all sizes, the pool table and maybe something new such as a mini-golf venue. Then the EP itself would have the new world with hotels/resorts, theme parks like a water park, one with various carnival rides, several restaurants and cafes, and of course, the casino itself. And as much as I realize this might upset other players, this new world would not include any residential lots. Just a couple of empty lots we could build our venues on. Save the backstories for the many service Sims our Sims will interact with while visiting. Use fewer fake buildings and give us a few new rabbit hole venues such as Broadway shows, attending the filming of a late-night comedy show, band concerts, or a game show where our Sims might win a prize for attending. The casino would also have a stage area where our bands, comics, and other entertainers could perform and hone their skills. And because we have had so many worlds that are thought of as being American, perhaps this world should be less American and be more generic. There are many other great cities and countries in the world to emulate this time around. Paris, Dubai, Morocco, even Shanghai. This new world wouldn't have to be a Sims version of Las Vegas. In fact, it might appeal to more players if it wasn't.

Hotels are at the top of my wish list. Not really interested in bands, cars, or additional occults but I'm sure I'd find a way to have fun with them.

"MichelleW;c-18248922" wrote:

"jcp011c2;c-18248904" wrote:

The only thing is that the mountain getaway is much like Outdoor Retreat, so I'm not really sure that's the best way to go with the general idea I had, which was a more inexpensive and laid back low-scale type of hotel. Not dumpy but not really all that nice either.

Actually having a mountain getaway world similar to OR with some sort of swimmable water would be an alternative to the OR refresh we will probably never get.

Hmmm, that's a fair point. I wouldn't mind having another mountain getaway if it is sufficiently different from Granite Falls. Swimmable water would be a big step, but I would also want to see it look fairly different, with different geographic and cultural features. Granite Falls looks like a very typical American (and probably Canadian) state or national park. But if they did something like the Swiss Alps, or the Scottish Highlands, or... I don't know, Germany, maybe? That could work. The low-scale hotel could be something like more like a hostel, even.

a Hotels pack that brings back nectar making and pool slides would make TS4 complete for me. Here's hoping

Cars. Simply because, much like toddlers, they were promised before the game released. I'm still waiting patiently.

"Simmerville;c-18246412" wrote:
Nectar making is high on my list! Not for a full EP, but it could make a rather big feature of a pack, including business/collectors/sales event/tasting night etc. I'm always interested in more ways to use what we grow, and I don't think we need 500 different grape species.

Oups... back on topic, nectar making could match well with a hotel pack. I hope we'll see hotels soon :)

This is a big one for me as well, and I agree that nectar-making would pair well with hotels to combine for an EP. Also agree that we don't need lots of different grapes. Maybe just one or two in addition to the table grapes we already have, though: champagne grapes, e.g. It would also be a great time to re-introduce peaches and plums, for our light summer wines.

I would love to either have (1) a French world that is both residential and has hotels (alongside the rental lots we already have), so that our sims could visit or live there. I also very on board with the @CAPTAIN_NXR7 B&B idea! In addition to nectar-making, we could have cafes, bakeries, florists, bookstores, art galleries, etc. Ah, I'm getting nostalgic just thinking about it! (Maybe we could even sneak in ballet, along with an afterschool dance club, unless we are getting that in a hobbies pack at some point.)

Or (2) we could have an Italian world with all of the above + a pizza oven. Either way, I'd expect to see new recipes and some stylish new CAS.

If neither of the above, we could branch out a bit and have nectar-making in Chile, Argentina, Australia, or South Africa, all of which have great wine IRL. Out of those options, I'd probably prefer either Australia or South Africa, since either would be very new to the Sims franchise, and then have Argentina reserved for a horse pack. (I think nectar-making + horses would probably be too much to get in one pack, even an EP, if we want either to be in-depth enough.)

Anyway, tl; dr: I think hotels would go well with any of the above.

Hotels would be amazing, but we also don't have bands, fairies, cars yet which I would love to have as well! There can even be active waterparks and amusement parks with a hotel pack.