While I don't play with the premade families, either, it does add a nice sense of wholeness to the game. One doesn't move into a neighborhood without learning something of their neighbors after a time. I miss it, actually. I also miss the newspapers to 'catch' up on the doings of the other Sims. So much has been stripped away, but sadly the innovations are such, that going backward for a few perks just isn't satisfying either. I know others have complained about getting the same things in each iteration, but what I'm looking for is the fun of what came before coupled with and added to the innovations of the newer. Think about it. This is what I would ask for in Sims5.
