If we have a Sims 5, should seasons, vacations, and pets be in the base game, instead of in a pack?

Vacations and pets not so much, but seasons and weather should be in the base game 100%. I've never agreed with them charging an extra 40 bucks for weather in a life simulator

I think for sure rain and snow should be in the base game, that's part of life.

Sims 5 base game should have an open world, seasons, pets just get it out of the way.

I think the sims5 should have basic features of these things, it would give them so much more room to expand the game. I agree with basic weather. Like rain, and snow, and hot and cold weather, that way we could get hot and cold weather clothing with new packs. Maybe a seasons pack could focus more on transforming all worlds with more detailed environmental effects. I hope that they will find a way to please both us players and their shareholders.

I'm hoping that they will make other things like apartments and cars basegame as well. And toddlers available in the beginning.

I am really hoping apartments are base game too! That's also a normal part of life, people in RL typically do not start out immediately buying a house, they rent apartments.

"Onverser;c-17787350" wrote:
Vacations and pets not so much, but seasons and weather should be in the base game 100%. I've never agreed with them charging an extra 40 bucks for weather in a life simulator

It kinda made sense in The Sims 2 because it was still a new feature but I agree that in 3+4 it should have been in the base game.

YES, thank you. the base game should be exactly that, a base for the game. it should have basic features for a life simulator, for what means the sims. besides, it would be pretty lame if after 6 yrs of ts4 development and more that has to come, ppl had to still wait for such basic features to get added to ts5. for doing what they did on ts4 (releasing it on beta, patching it during the years) it's better not to release the game. ts5 should have all the important features from past sims games on the base game, and then if devs want, improve upon them. expansion packs shouldn't have core features on them. for example ts4 has added vacationing on base game by allowing us to choose which world can our sims vacation in.

Weather should be in basegame, then later a dedicated pack for seasonal festivals and celebrations.

Pets I'd rather not have rushed or simplified to fit into the basegame. They should include interactive caged animals (rodents, small birds, fishes) with the BG, then later release a full fledged pets expansion.

Vacations, nope, for the same reasons as pets. There should be the opportunity to visit all basegame worlds and maybe a basic rental/guest house lot. But the exotic destinations with their special interactions and unlocks work better as a full EP.

Since laundry was mentioned, I'd love to have that early on! But I've read many players dislike extra chores, so better leave it out and offer a chores GP with laundry, vacuuming, lawn mowing, window cleaning and household pests early on (maybe first or second dlc).

Yes (definitely for seasons)
But let’s face it, by doing it separately it’s more $$!

Generations should be in the game.