Just wanted to say, that w/o Mods, I seriously do not think after 17 years I would still be playing this game, because let's face it, EA releases the game or EP with glaring problems, the latest, TS4 ...
Yes and they are not consistent with adding packs. Like for sims 4 they had seasons and university life and so far in sims 4 they have not attempted to release packs for those themes, even though they are well liked. Many things that people like, they either don't continue in the next game or they make a downgraded version. The mod community has really improved the likeability of the sims