Would you buy pre teens pack?

I would buy clothes and stuff for preteens, but I would want the preteens to come in a free update, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to get more clothes for them. As it is, they would probably have the least clothes of all age groups because they would be making appearance so late.

"LeGardePourpre;c-18255918" wrote:
What preteen sims would do exactly ?

Romance (1st crush) ? That is not possible, LGBT romance for 12yo child is probably banned.

I see no gameplay to add to the game with this life stage :

• Begins to show signs of puberty such as oily skin, increased sweating and hair growth
  
• Better sense of their personality and navigate their social surroundings.
  
• Thinking power develops. Question everything and able to compare everything. Remember things and react accordingly.
  
• Have his opinions and goals.
  
• Understand the consequences of his actions.
  
• Able to differentiate between right and wrong.
  
• There is a little anxiety and a sense of fear.
  
• Sense of differentiating between genders.
  

Newborn, infant, toddler and child have their own gameplay but preteen has nothing special to offer.

Cons of a new body size :

• Lack of CAS content like TS2/TS3 teens
  
• Tons of new animations to create
  
• "Stretched" bug
  

Unfortunately I must agree. I would rather the team put the effort into creating things we don't have yet such as hotels and bands or expanding on more useful parts of gameplay like travel and social interactions.

Bring it on? i fell in love with infants unexpectedly. I might fall in love with preteens

I want a life stage between kids and teens because our teens are just adults renamed teens. They are the same height and can do pretty much everything an adult can and it's hard to tell a teen from an adult. I know in real life that teens can be as tall or taller than their parents but this is a game and I think there should be a distinction between them.

Kids look like they are 8-10 and teens look 17-30. We are missing 10-17 and it's weird to watch a kid grow up into an adult overnight. The gap is especially jarring after getting the infant update. Now we have newborns, infants, toddlers, children, and adults (Teens - elders are all are the same height and wear the same clothes may as well be all in one life stage)...

I want a pre-teen stage that comes with their own clothing. Think of places like Justice, and Frankie's in the park. Hairstyles for that age group as well. Things with butterfly clips, scrunchies, hair clips, and headbands.

Gameplay - They should still like to play with toys sometimes but are also starting to like makeup, girls/boys, fashion trends, sports, and what their peers think. They are in the stage of wanting to grow up but also still trying to hold on to their childhood. They are listening to their friends more but still want their parent's guidance. Rebellious streaks, Slumber parties, and after-school activities become important.

I could brainstorm all day about all the possibilities. I don't know if EA will ever add this life stage but I hope they at least make teens shorter or more distinguished in the Sims 5.

"auroraael14;c-18256917" wrote:
I want a life stage between kids and teens because our teens are just adults renamed teens. They are the same height and can do pretty much everything an adult can and it's hard to tell a teen from an adult. I know in real life that teens can be as tall or taller than their parents but this is a game and I think there should be a distinction between them.

Kids look like they are 8-10 and teens look 17-30. We are missing 10-17 and it's weird to watch a kid grow up into an adult overnight. The gap is especially jarring after getting the infant update. Now we have newborns, infants, toddlers, children, and adults (Teens - elders are all are the same height and wear the same clothes may as well be all in one life stage)...

I want a pre-teen stage that comes with their own clothing. Think of places like Justice, and Frankie's in the park. Hairstyles for that age group as well. Things with butterfly clips, scrunchies, hair clips, and headbands.

Gameplay - They should still like to play with toys sometimes but are also starting to like makeup, girls/boys, fashion trends, sports, and what their peers think. They are in the stage of wanting to grow up but also still trying to hold on to their childhood. They are listening to their friends more but still want their parent's guidance. Rebellious streaks, Slumber parties, and after-school activities become important.

I could brainstorm all day about all the possibilities. I don't know if EA will ever add this life stage but I hope they at least make teens shorter or more distinguished in the Sims 5.

The way Preteens would be the best excuse to bring back Y2k core aesthetics in certain ways. Like they had that 90s inspired kit that was kinda...meh.
But the clips you mentioned, slap bracelets, glittery peeling nail polish, patched jeans, stickers, puffy paint at the creativity table. Scented markers that give moodlets.
Like yeah they're older but some of the most distinct parts about being a Preteen are that blend of childishness and desire to be older, since you're on the threshold of teenhood.

Plus it'd be fun to have a mix of stuff from various recent decades available to the kids. And while I am obviously biased I think in terms of dressing up a sim, the cute clothes from the 90s&00s are top tier. Just ignore all the dumpster fire options. Focus on the gauchos and platform sandal resurgence.

Maybe they could even add new shows to the TV. Like a Saturday morning cartoon like channel. Llama Rangers (Power Rangers), Fighting Fairies (Winx), Groggy the Horned Frog (Sonic). Oh and anime! And like the Teen TV channel and to make it more realistic, Preteens are more interested in watching that channel than actual Teenagers. And then Teenagers once they age up only watch it rarely, or teen programs on regular channels and music videos. While the Preteens also spend less time watching Kids network, but still enjoy their Saturday Morning/all day Cartoons.

It could end up being something that when the sim is an adult and they turn on the channel they get a nostalgia moodlet, or if it was a show they didn't like, they'll get a moodlet reflecting that.

I'd rather the teams concentrate on fixing bugs and glitches, than embarking on creating another Life Stage. I'm very happy with the new infants and would like to spend more time with them before adding tweens/teens to the mix. The teens in my game have their own hairstyles and outfits so they are easily recognized as teens while wandering around the worlds. I also keep them slimmer than the YAs. And it is easy to change their voices so they sound younger, which can be changed again when they reach the YA stage. The height difference doesn't matter to me because my own kids are all taller than me and have been since they were fourteen. Parenthood brought mood swings, self-doubt, and angst that affects Sim teens and it's up to the Sim parents to help guide them through these changes. I was pleasantly surprised by how well that was handled in Parenthood. I feel there isn't very much to add to what is already in the game and have no idea what more could be added that wouldn't negatively affect the game. A Parenthood refresh could make a difference in some ways, I guess. But I wouldn't pay for another pack centered around another life stage when I am able to create teens that look and sound like real ones myself.

I think preteen should be updated in base game, like infants.
Preteens can take care younger siblings and cook by themselves. Instead of high school, they should go to middle school / junior high school and cannot drop out (in some countries, junior high education is compulsory)
Some more puberty features can be added, such as first period, development of secondary sexual characteristics, growing pain, first crush, voice crack etc
EA has employed the creator of preteen mod last year. I hope they're doing something on official preteens.

I don't really need it, I don't really miss anything (but would love if teens looked younger). What I am missing is a life stage between adult and elderly so that my near elderly NPCs don't all have kids the day before their birthday.

Life stages should NEVER be inclusive to a paid DLC... that's ridiculous!

Besides, we really don't need any more life stages in this game... we already have way too many as it is... plus, another life stage will likely just extend the overall lifespans of our Sims... it's bad enough that the infant update dramatically increased the adults to live for over 200 days...

No I would not.