What is still missing from the sims 4 base game? (If anything)

- Normal-sized / smaller versions of huge base game objects such as telescopes, microscopes, and pianos. There's an upright wooden piano in Get Famous that would be much easier to place in living rooms, if only it wasn't just decoration.
- More activities that don't require modern technology. It's fine that you can write books on the computer, but there should be an option to do it by hand for old-fashioned or technology-averse sims. (There's a mod for that, but it's buggy.)
- More activities in general for children. I'm not saying they need more exclusive features, they already have enough of those, but why can't they paint, write books, or do a little gardening? I did all of that as a child.
- Pond tool.
- Normal careers such as construction worker, lawyer, teacher (although that one will probably introduced with a future education / uni pack), and all the things teens can do, but for adults.
- Burglar, police, and fire fighter NPCs.
- Probably an unpopular opinion, but more household chores such as making beds, and laundry should have been a base game feature. No point in having a maid other than showing off that you're rich enough to afford one, when there's barely anything to do around the house.
- Having to actually buy new clothes rather than just going into CAS and picking out something new. I guess it would be annoying to change that now, after almost five years, but you'd think since Get To Work was the very first EP, the developers would have foreseen that the clothing stores from that pack would turn out completely useless if you can just have everything for free.
- Buying stuff in general is just way too simple for my taste. You click on a computer or a shelf or a flower pot (whatever you want to buy) to order something, and it immediately spawns in your sim's inventory. I liked how you had to buy groceries in TS2, and when you did, an actual delivery person came to your house to deliver them a few minutes later, rather than your fridge magically filling up.
- The ability to bake pizza yourself instead of ordering being the only option.
- Zodiac signs.

Weather. I have been through TS3 and TS4 as new packs after being spoiled by TS2 Seasons, and the game is so bland to me without weather, I would rather wait until TS5 has weather next time around. It would be great if they just included it upfront.

Fear
Consequences and depth
Fire fighters
Burglars
Doorbells
Newspapers

"MidnightAura;c-17090427" wrote:
Fear
Consequences and depth
Fire fighters
Burglars
Doorbells
Newspapers

ALL OF THIS.

As well as stronger familial relationships. They fixed that somewhat with Parenthood, but hardly. I'd like family members to mean more to each other rather than just being strangers and I wish they would fix step-parent relationships. Or Brother/sister/mother/etc-in-law listings. I hate the "acquaintance" tag.

Also police. I know the police exist in an EP/GP or whatever, but I mean, what purpose do they serve outside of that career?

I think weather should have been in the base game at this point. They will probably do the same thing in Sims 5 and keep it seperate, but I hate that that's most likely the case. Even more so than pets, I think weather should be a base game feature. They can release an expansion for it in the future to flesh it out further, sure, but very basic things such as seasons, snow, rain, wind and hail should be base game at this point. Also, I wish they would add a color wheel. I know they said that is not going to happen, but I don't get why. There is a color wheel for pets, so how hard could it be to implement in CAS? I'm not even talking full on CASt, just a simple color wheel for furniture and object so we can really feel in control of our sims surroundings.

freed babies
slow dance

burglars, firefighters and police officers
i can't believe that they still haven't been added to the game after almost 5 years..
also zodiac signs :)

A simple diving board for the pool.

Better hair for male Sims, bean bag chairs, more carpet floor options, diving boards for the pool, functional slide for the pool, more interesting pants options for male Sims, beanies and scarves for winter attire, spiral stairs and ladders (I WANT TO MAKE A REALISTIC LOFT), eyelashes.

When we it comes to the base game, I wish it included
- a normal sized telescope, microscope and cupcake machine. An upright piano would be welcome too.
- the ability to carry a baby and give them a bath
- doing groceries. I really liked this in sims 2 and it annoyes me food just appears out of nowhere in the fridge.
- buying new clothes, whether it's in a store or at a dresser, I don't mind. But it should not be free.
- npc's like policemen and burglars but also food delivery that is not pizza, for example order in Chinese.
- a way to set up preferences in CAS like favorite food and music.

This would be my base game list but what I miss more than all of these is a few more packs (EP or GP) with supernaturals.