Would you buy a real eco-living GP?

"ravynwolvf;c-16275966" wrote:
It might be more interesting if they made it "Rural Living". A lot of the things mentioned could still be in it, but it would be easier to theme it. I think there could be more farm type items with interesting use than living off the grid; things like solar panels and such you really wouldn't notice, other than a change in bills.

Agreed, I actually think the farming and eco-living themes go amazingly well together. If they'd reintroduce (even rabbit hole) supermarkets, and the restriction of only being able to cook dishes for which you have the right ingredients, the eco-living theme could be really fun / complex. It would offer different ways of (& reasons for) being self-sufficient: maybe your sims primarily use renewable sources to save on water / energy bills or even light bulbs (which sometimes break and can be bought at the supermarket). Or maybe they grow a lot of produce so they don't have to buy as many ingredients. Or, your more business-oriented sims can make money off of their self-sufficiency by partnering up with the supermarkets. Now obviously, all of this would be much better with farm animals (cows, pigs, horses, chickens). I just think that as soon as these & a rural word come in to play, we're inevitably looking at an EP-sized pack. Which I definitely prefer, but if there aren't enough years left to put something like this on their EP list (given it's never been on it before and we only have 1 EP / year anyway), then I'd definitely enjoy it coming in the form of a "self-sufficiency" / eco-living GP. Maybe they could even add a couple of object-like chickens, so we could make eggs and such. But yes, I guess a big part of the idea of what I like about a farming theme (self-sufficiency, affecting far more than just bills) could fit into a smaller, more focused pack as well.

ETA: many edits, cause I'm having a hard time expressing myself clearly tonight :')