I think that EA is working on the new expansion right now and maybe any Game changers are as collaborants. Maybe someone will influence them and suggest that fake houses destory the gameplay for everyone. Builders can not built something creative, because the house can not matching to the rest of the neighborhood, casual players can not do anything around the fake textures and also storytellers can not do anything. Just nice screenshots... Fake houses are ok in plumbob studio but I still do not like the fact that I can not visit more area around the studio:
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