Which pack do you most regret buying?

"Calico45;c-17606338" wrote:
I do not know about regret, because I use them all at some point, but the one that disappointed me the most was Cats and Dogs. Pets packs are my make it or break it packs, and 3's was absolute genius. It brought me back to 3 after I had abandoned it and I enjoyed the rest of my time.

In comparison, 4's... It is down right the worst in my opinion, just because the pets have no life to them. They look great (not to mention the world, CAP, CAS assets, and bb assets being nice), but even in Sims 1 pets had proper relationships and kids could bathe them. Cats also had their own cool tricks. I appreciate the ambition with the vet business, but the illness system is so annoying when just playing with pets and the vet practices do not function well.

That doesn't even touch on pets being NPCs that take up a full family slot. Whether you wanted them uncontrollable or not, this is too much, and the excuse was more lifelike pets which is laughable. I have never ignored pets so much in this series. This is the first time they feel like save slot decorations.

I cannot imagine playing without pets and I would not have believed my own disappointment without experiencing it, so I always would have bought it, but there will always be a part of me that will feel cheated by the pack.

I couldn't have said it any better. The Cats & Dogs pack is the epitome of one of TS4's biggest and most persistent problems: All style and no substance. It's great that I can paint hearts and other silly things on my cats' fur since they're basically just moving decor items anyway, whereas dogs at least pester your sims often enough with their needs to remind you that they're still there, but taking care of them is more of a chore than fun. That's the reason Cats & Dogs is one of my least favourite EPs, but there are still things in there that I enjoy.

That said, I don't actually regret buying any of the packs I own, because I have had at least some fun with all of them at some point, but the one that has definitely outlived its usefulness, the one I would give back without hesitation if I had to, would be My First Pet Stuff. I got it on sale, so it's not like I'm crying over what little money I spent on it, but I simply don't use anything from it other than the aquarium table. The main attraction (the small pets) is unappealing to me, the BB items are too childish and colourful for my taste (even the aquarium table, I only ever use the wooden-looking swatch), not to mention the whole controversy surrounding this being a DLC for a DLC. It's just not a good pack.