The Sims 4 Feedback Thread - come share yours

EA/Sims people,
Why did you bring back the camera from TS2 for TS4? Everything about the TS3 camera was near perfect. It had an awesome pan/tilt feature that made you almost feel like you were in the room with the Sims. The TS2 ...I mean the TS4 camera is hard to control and antiquated.

The camera is your window into the Sims world. If the camera is all over the place and hard to control then that makes the game kind of stressful to play. Stress = not fun.

I have my TS4 camera set on TS3 but it's not the same camera from TS3.... it's a tiny bit better but definitely not the same.

Can the camera be fixed with a patch or something..??

Also, whats up with the walls? Why don't they stay up while Im trying to hang things on them? 80% of the time I'm trying to hang things on walls while looking into the house from the sky view. Its not easy and just makes me not want to put anything on the walls. I'm blaming that on the camera too.

What I like:

- The emotions. Though they can be tedious, they do give some more depth to the sims.
- The interactions between child and adults. It makes it more realistic.
- The traits - assuming there will be more coming in future expansions
- The graphics. I am happy it's no longer uncanny valley and that they do look a little bit more cartoonish.
- The content so far. I know that many are disgruntled with the poor content, but this is a basegame. For me; this is only to be expected.
- The scenery. It is BEAUTIFUL. Many screenshots has been just of scenery, especially in the tumblr community. You nailed that one, EAxis.
- Different bars for friend and romantic. It makes it more realistic.
- The fact that you can change aspirations and that the aspiration has several layers to it.
- I love CAS and don't mind the lack of CASt. It wreaked havoc on my gaming rig, even though it should be absolutely fine to handle it.
- I like that the sims are more interactive with each other and that the outcome of social interactions can be unpredictable at times.
- How they are able to get more done during the day and night, without falling dead asleep on the floor at 8 in the night.
- I love the whims. More realistic than the wants.
- Love the new build/buy mode. And the search bar.
- I love the babies, even though people complain that they are just "objects" - I don't really mind it. Better having a basinette than leaving your baby ouside all night.
- The game in general - it's just so different and not what I had expected. It's like a mixture of Sims 2 and 3, without the creepy look from sims 3 and the lag, but with more enchanted and thought through graphics and interactions. I don't really mind the loading screens, I get why you did it, but at the same time...

What I don't like:

-...The fact that you need a loading screen to visit your neighbor. I haven't even tried to visit ayone just because it feels like a chore. It feels a little like a step-back.

- What happened to the family tree? I think it's a REALLY important part of the game, and always has been - even for those who do not play legacies. It's just crucial to know who is who and everything in the game. I'm really disappointed that this is gone. That might be the biggest pet peeve in the game for me, to be honest.

- Too few lots in the neighborhoods, and some of them feel quite limited at times.
- The other HUGE thing that bugs me is the lack of different heights between teens and adults. It makes it all very confusing and I have to spend hours looking for a teenager boy/girlfriend for my sims, or a mate for my Young Adult without spending time trying to hit on kids.
- My friends and I run a legcy tumblr together ( www.tumblr.com/blog/bitchesbesimming - pardon the title, it's an inside joke), and we all feel that there should be more facial expressions. I also don't care for the fact that they are slouching over as soon as they come home from work and school. I get it. You're tired. But I chose a walk for you for a specific reason, and I rarely get to see it.
- No story progression. It's sad when you kick out someone and they don't continue living their life. They are just existing in your world, without love or family or anything. They just are wandering about.
- What is with the homeless sims? I'm not sure I'm getting it.
- The UI is kind of... Poorly developed, since everything is kind of scattered around.
- We need more careers. And we need to be able to see the needs while they are at work to be able to NOT have them come home tense and mega tense and have negative moodlets.

All in all, I don't regret buying it. I have been a simmer for over 13 years now and a programmer, so I get why things are done a certain way. There are some things I dont't really understand yet, and there is more for me in this game to explore. I wish desperately for a family tree so there would be a more logical float to the game, and not just having them listed as parents or siblings in the social tab. I like the game and have played it for 47 hours, because it keeps on surprising me and making me laugh, which I really appreciate. I like that it's not bloatware with thousands and thousand glitches yet (although none of my sims have been able to gain/lose weight), and that this game is more focused on the emotions and not locking them down to fulfill their aspirations. It needs more careers though, and I miss the cars, altough in Sims 3 they were redundant to me because carpool kept showing up even though they had multiple cars. I like this game and will continue playing it - with flaws and all. It's just a mere suggestion that you bring the family tree back, and maybe the height difference between adults and teenagers. It just gets confusing.

89+ features removed in Sims 4 that were in Sims 3, WTF you were thinking? BTW the guy who demonstrated the first gamepley video,that fat slob bastard that laughed at anything,is a complete retard and must be fired.

From the technical standpoint,Sims 4 graphics are quite demanding,why EA leveled up graphics hindering gameplay? Will Sims 4 with all additional 89+ features hinder any gaming mahcine out there?

The result of this Sim4 is that it is a total FAIL.

A way to sync the music for all stereos/speakers on one lot would be more than appreciated. Also the ability to adjust light color and intensity in build mode.

What you liked?

I've played nearly 30 hrs so far, and I'm greatly enjoying it. The only other TS game I played was the original (which I still have installed). TS4 is a BIG improvement. All I ever did in the original was play build mode. In fact, I bought TS4 just for build mode after seeing a YT video on it, but I ended up enjoying CAS even more, which made me curious see how these Sims I created acted in-game, and I've been hooked on their lives ever since.

What you didn't like?

No pools. I hope they come back soon. Also, edge-scrolling doesn't work well, and I'm forced to use the keyboard to scrolling around.

Suggestions?

Please add pools, lol. Also, I loved the edge-scrolling/mouse controls of Simcity 2013. Something like that would be great for TS4.

Overall thoughts?

TS4 is a great game. I'm having a lot of fun with it, and I'm certain I'll be playing it for a long, long time to come.

Many good suggestions and feedback above, but I haven't seen anybody complaining about the male sims tiny eyes. All new male sims my game produces have the ugliest small, sometimes almost nonexisting eyes. Or maby its a problem with graphics on my computer, since they cant really be ment to be that small?? Most if not all of the premade EA male townies have bigger eyes anyway.

I'm afraid this might become a serious problem for me. To be able to change existing sims in cheats would of course help a little. Otherwise I mostly accept that Sims 4 seems to become a very different game than the Sims 3 (have made me appreciate things in TS3 I took for granted :-)) and would like to look forward and see what that will be

Kudos:
I love the multitasking. I love the social interactions. I love the new career tracks. I feel we have to really work toward our promotions instead of automatically getting them after a couple of days whether we wanted them or not. Earning more money is always nice, but if I like my schedule, I will just keep from doing what is required to go the next step up. I love that random sims walk around and I have the choice to interact or not. I love going to a town lot that is either already full or fills up when I get there. I love how learning to play the guitar has more real feeling levels and sounds. The tunes played are more inspiring to me so I can imagine how my Sim feels.

I find myself Sim watching the randoms around me. Although most of the randoms, who are homeless, seem to sleep on the benches around town and don't use the public facilities to bathe. I feel sorry for them. It always cracks me up to see randoms stomping around angry. I love how much harder it is to level up the fishing skill to actually catch a fish. I appreciate the Sims who come by for a visit and stay long enough to increase our connection and then they go home.
I noticed the Sims do seem to have random emotions at times. I think some public items are giving out hidden auras. When I go to a lounge my Sim will be happy and then for no reason I can discern, she gets flirty when near the bar. The same can be said for the arbor at the museum. You must have programmed some "trigger".

Suggestions:

I would appreciate it if the full on/off autonomy would get fixed. I am tired of my Sim rudely greeting others when I don't have enough time to stop her. She also tends to cut off conversations to get a drink at the bar and I have to continuously cancel the action. She also keeps doing enchanting greetings with both males and females. Furthermore, I have been trying to train my Sim to autonomously wash the dishes, put away her guitar and IPad in her inventory....it isn't working. Why is that? I would really love it if the neighborhoods I am not playing would progress. It is very frustrating to finally locate a harvestable item but not be able to harvest it. I know about grafting, but that takes a long time to level up to seven before that is an option. I have been spending my time leveling up the guitar, handiness, cooking and painting skills...not to mention charisma, video gaming and athletic. I don't have enough time yet to care for more than two plants. Which causes slow build up in gardening. I thought I would get a little increase in skill when researching gardening, but that was a bust. That would be great, if possible, to get a little skill up when researching a subject.

I'm not big on creativity, but I really miss the color wheel. I can't seem to get my color coordination just right with my outfits. I am not all that much into aesthetics, but there you have it. Please get the achievements fixed so I can at least have a visual confirmation of my accomplishments. I also miss being able to see how much Sim time has gone by in my game. In Sims 3 I could mouse over the day and it would tell me how many weeks I had been playing in Sim time.

Why don't programming Sims get to play the video games they create? When I played as a writer I could read my books. The programmers should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. It took a lot of time to make those games as I am sure you know firsthand.

All the furniture should have comfort identifiers so we can be more accommodating when our Sim complains of uncomfortable or cheap furniture. Speaking of wants...why does my inspired Sim keep getting a whim to purchase an instrument or easel when she already has both. I am not a programmer but could you write in some type of IF statement to stop that?

At first I was a little irritated that elder Sims kept populating my game. I have since populated my managed households with the people I want to interact with and ensured they had enough funds to move into an empty house. Now my world is lovely. Full of all types of people and age groups. I haven't maxed my handiness skill in any of my games yet to reach the mine, but I was kind of disappointed with the hidden glade in the tree. Not sure what I expected, but it was disappointing.

A suggestion for the viewable pics we take. They should become available to upload to the Sim social network.
The paintings in the museum should include at least one of my masterpieces. I loved that in TS3. Also how do I get rid of the paintings the random Sims make in the museum? Right now I am going into manage world mode to remove them, but my Sim is doing things on her own while I am gone.

All in all, I am loving to play this game. It is additive. I find myself missing sleep because I want to do "one more thing" before shutting down for the night. I have a lot of areas of the game I have yet to explore and I am looking forward to it. I am sure I will have more to add later. :) <3

I need stackable frog cages in live mode and inventory. In fact any collectable should be stackable in live mode and inventory. :smile:

I like the emotions and the simultaneous actions, particularly group conversations. I find the new careers and skills a refreshing changeup.

This is probably another goof with the bookshelves besides the only-one-copy in the library: when you buy a book and have them read it at home, if they put it in a bookshelf, it disappears and only the standard books that come with the shelves are present.

I apologize for the mistakes that allow it in this post, so how bad I write in English,
But I still want to express their opinions.
This game is not like the Sims 4, this Sims 2
You simply just quickly blinded pathetic Beto version and sold it for a lot of day-to-world money.
Your alchnost just neznaet borders!
Emotions and editor of the character creation is all somehow makes the game!
You'll have to dance in their heads that would make buduyuschim of this failure, a breakthrough!




PS
Poust will be natural disasters in the game.
A more deadly diseases.
This will add realism to it.

But now I'm still playing The Sims 3, since all of your innovations something in comparison with the open world
My very old computer perfectly yatnet this game!