@VintageStarlette: Yeah, I'm a little worried about exactly that. I run a YouTube blog with lots of newbie tutorials, and last night I had a girl begging me for help with getting Super Sim Tickets. They suddenly made it really hard to get them, while making them vital to progression.
Did you notice that they also took away the Super Sim Tickets from the Daily To Do List? You used to get two a day just for completing one of the listings on there. You also used to get a chance at them at Level 8 and Level 10 of parties, but now it's just Level 8 - and even then it's only a 50% chance.
You also can't get them through Social Events until higher levels, so if you're low levels you're screwed. The game balance is all out of whack right now!
I did not notice that, @AbigailHawk. Up to this point, tickets haven't seemed to serve much purpose (I've only had one baby in-game and couldn't tell you what it cost then). Now, they've increased the valuation of tickets, decreased their accessibility, and made them prerequisite for normal game progression? I sympathize with your audience. There's only so much strategizing they can do to try to maintain a decent play flow. I think your suggestion is the answer.
