Whats your overall reception on kits so far?

I still believe that these kits are just more of EA's shenanigans at work, so I dont buy kits on principle. I will not support this. A couple of the kits I do legitimately like, but if I need such content badly enough I can fill the void with cc. More importantly, it concerns me a bit that we've had 4 more kits since CL's release, with confirmed news of no upcoming EP before the year is up. And we've only had one kit with some form of new gameplay, everything else is just aesthetics.

Didnt a guru say on twitter that kits wont affect the releases of actual packs? (too lazy to find tweet) I already had some doubts about that, but I was willing to "wait and see". Now that tweet is starting to smell a little bit like bull excrement.

To me kits are like a trail on the ground made of bits of candy, and this trail offers tiny treats that may or may not appeal to everyone. Bust the Dust was like licorice for me (I hate licorice), so obviously I didn't pick it up. Courtyard Oasis was like a lovely creamy chocolate bar to me (yep, I love chocolate), so obviously I did grab that one off the trail. Candy is not a bad thing to offer, but it does seem kind of tricksy to lay down more bits while the ones following the trail are getting more and more hungry for real food.

I'm just bored with them. Not one of them has been anything that I desperately need in the game.

Kits could be awesome, but they don't deliver interesting content. The Sims 3 Store had one gameplay set per month with wonderful items like the More Magic cauldron and crystal ball, the surfing station, functional casino tables, a caroussell etc. Where is all this in TS4? Clothes and deco stuff are not enough.

I was happy with kits until we stopped getting packs (with no explanation). Kits are not enough and stringing them out doesn't help. I've lost my enthusiasm for the game during this season of selves.

Extremely useless. Basically paid CC. I literally downloaded plant CC out of spite.

Bust The Dust: Merge it with Parenthood or Laundry Day and call it something else. Or perhaps with Eco Lifestyle too, not a bad idea at all.
Country Kitchen: Merge it with Cottage Living.
Throwback Fit: Perhaps merge it with Seasons? Idk.
Courtyard Oasis: Merge it with Dream Home Decorator.
Industrial Loft: Same as above.
Fashion Street & Incheon Arrival: Merge them with City Living
Blooming Rooms: Merge it with Backyard whatever stuff pack. Or even with Outdoor Retreat!! I don't know, just merge it with an outdoor themed pack!
Modern Menswear: Should be in the base game.

I picked price, as I think the concept would probably bug me less if it was, like, a two dollar thing, like the kind of impulse buy you'd make getting a candy bar at the check out counter. But, tbh, I've yet to see a kit with content that really compelled me or even slightly tempted me to actually pay the five dollars for it, and I do wish they'd devote their time & resources into fixing problems & expanding content they already have, or actually developing full, complete feeling expansion packs that work properly and have zero bugs upon release.

Kits seem to be becoming the focus of the development team, and that's disappointing. The vast majority of them aren't worth the asking price. Give us some real content, please.

While not every kit has been my cup of tea (*cough* bust the dust *cough*) I generally think kits are a good idea - or at least have the potential to be a good way to add things to the game that may be more niche, ideas that didn't make the cut for a pack by the slimmest of margins, or just that don't quite fit in with anything already in the pipeline.

I do think that for what you get, they're a little pricy. And when I say that, I'm comparing them to things like this:
https://www.daz3d.com/metropolitan-fashion-for-genesis-81-males

In this case, it's an 8 item outfit for CG artwork using Daz Studio, with 5 textures (or "swatches") for each item. The level of detail and realism is significantly higher than I'd want or expect for a game, because they're not game assets. They're art assets. And I can get this pack for $7USD because I happen to have a Daz+ Membership. But it's 8 items. One outfit, and not even a dynamic one in this case. And when it comes time to spend my fun money, it's what I'm balancing against a kit, because they're close enough to the same price.

So I do think kits could be maybe a dollar cheaper US, with corresponding price reductions in other markets. But I'm still interested to see what sort of kits come along.

I have bought 3 of the Kits so far (Throwback Fit, Incheon and Fashion Street) because the clothes in those packs were interesting to me. I like having more CAS variety in my game whenever I pick it back up. I will most likely add this to my collection.