What other story idea do you like for a game pack

None. I don't want any story packs ever again.

I'm also in favour of Pirates and Castaway.

The most important point is that the game delivers an interactive setting with the story being a secondary addon. That's why I think finding someone or a murder story would be bad choices. Because once you've found the missing person or solved the murder case, what is there left of the pack? Crime & Hightech is more versatile. There can be a specific crime that makes up the story, but once we've solved that, we can still have fun with gangs, FBI agents and inventions.

Kinda like Strangerville - you can stay in stage 2 or 3 and create an immersive save around the situation without ever needing to touch the story again. In a murder story staying in stage 2 would be boring, because that wouldn't be any different from a normal sims game.

With pirates I could imagine:
stage 1 = pirate sightings, pirates visit the town but are more chatty than aggressive, they sell exotic goods (spices, parrots) for rum (new harvestable: sugar cane, new crafting station: sugar press)
stage 2 = the town under siege, random attacks of spys
stage 3 = the town under attack, regular burglaries, aggressive pirates in the streets
So, each stage would be distinct and interesting without the need to advance the story.

I would love to make a wizard sim! :-)

They all sound fun but I was tied between the Harry Potter themed and Medieval choices. I play a lot of Skyrim so those packs would be right up my alley.

I’m a sucker for anything medieval. <3

I only want more story packs if they make the stories more open, variable and interesting.

• I'd totally love medieval and apocalyptic, if just for the peak aesthetics, buildings, outfits or items they could provide. They'd be fantastic for making up my own stories.
  
• The mystery packs could be fun if the mysteries, victims, suspects and clues were all randomized, so we'd get a new experience each time.
  
• Castaway stories could also be fun, even without a good story, because the premise alone is solid - and it would be an instant buy for me if they bring back the chimpanzee pets from the original Castaway game.
  
• I'm not feeling a Sci-Fi/alien story since we just got one. And unless we can settle down and colonize on a planet, or explore space in-depth, it's going to be the pack I'm least interested in.
  
• Pirates, I'm iffy on. I love pirates, I'd love to explore the high seas, and I would love to have my sims live on a houseboat or pirate ship. But to make the best out of this pack, I think we'd need a basic combat system for swashbuckling. No choosing between two options and hoping luck is on our side. Pirating isn't as fun or interesting if you're not living adventurously, and all the sea life stuff could be implemented better in different packs.
  
• Full yes to magic mystery, if it gives us witches and magical powers. If our sims are normal though, what's the point? But I think a magical story pack would be great, since all the occult sims (and the creatures they're based on) have so much potential for interesting stories. (As an aside, I'd die for a magical school pack.)

Lovely ideas. Unfortunately, the possibility of any of them coming into existence for this iteration doesn't seem realistic. However, the thought of playing with a galleon full of same-sex pirate couples appeals to me.

I had a hard time picking between the top 3. I want them all!

I would love a cruise murder mystery!


An Oceans 11 type pack where you plan out a robbery of a big casino might be fun too. They could introduce casinos and robbers at the same time. :p

Castaway would be amazing -- figuring out how to make a shelter and get food with limited resources. Then once you can survive, devising a way to get off the island Gilligan-style. Build a boat or raft or glider with varying levels of success, build a flare gun and wait to be rescued, befriend a school of dolphins, train fitness to level 11 and swim to safety, etc.

If I'm being entirely honest, I don't want any more story driven packs, as I love my sandbox and creating stories of my own. Also many of these stories just wouldn't fit with my main household. However, if I had to choose, then it would be Medieval since I'm a total history nerd. I think a separate game would probably work better for that though. A classic murder mystery would be my second choice. I have no interest in castaway, but if it happens, then they better include Wilson! :D