OMFGD KANAME KANAME1??1?1??1?1?1??1?1?1?1??1?1?1?1??1?1??1 HES LITERALLY SAYING LIKE what would you have done in this situation……. IM GONNA.CRYYYYYY
the grip on the hair, the worry, the distress on his face, hunched shoulders, stuff posture omgod happy elements did you make HiMERU suffer?? It’s perfect
i know the reason that L$ exists is probably a workaround to have the characters still be famous celebrities but not have to make all of them wealthy , and also to have a separate in game currency for the office stuff but its still so funny that eichi pays everyone in crypto
Because why is EA charging us extra for core gameplay features of a LIFE simulator
This is just off the top of my head, I don't own a lot of the packs so I may be missing features from them or may misattribute features to different packs. I'm also mainly focusing on expansion and game packs, as there are so many stuff packs and I own a whopping zero of them. But some stuff packs may get an honourable mention.
I'm mainly going to be focused on gameplay; so build-buy and create a sim won't really be discussed unless it is very noteable to the pack. But I will have a section about build-buy and cas at the end.
So without further ado let's get into it
Packs that are getting scrapped and put in base game
Get together - the sims is a life simulator, which involves social simulation elements, and get together made it so your things actually could have social things to do. It should be in base game
City living - i think apartments should be in the base game and i think a city should be a base game option. i would potentially propose adding in san myshuno (or a city world) as a fourth base game world. a compromise could be having an urban area in one of the base game worlds with apartment lots. i also think the festivals should be added to the other base game lots (maybe not newcrest since it's empty so it would be a bit weird to have festivals going on). maybe there'd only be 1 or 2 fesitvals per world since it is base game, but they add something to do in the "empty" space
Seasons - we shouldn't pay for weather and seasons. also the holidays should be base game (including the ability for custom holidays). i also would create a new feature which could allow for world specific holidays to help the worlds all feel more unique from each other
Growing together - family gameplay shouldn't be locked behind a paywall, it is a necessity of a life simulator
Lovestruck - the features in this pack seem like necessities of a life simulator
Parenthood - same reasons as growing together
My wedding stories - it's overhauling weddings which were already in the base game; so just put it in the base game
Spooky stuff - this pack should have been included with seasons, so since we're adding seasons to the base game we'll add this to the base game too
Kids' room stuff and toddler stuff - should be there in base game since there's already limited content for children and toddlers
Laundry stuff - same with any other packs that come with cleaning supplies. if it's considered a chore in real life don't make people pay extra to do it in the game
Tiny living - it's literally just changing your house size and adding in extra benefits. Should not be dlc
Anything related to the photography - if we can do it on a regular sims phone, just give the full version and skill to base game
Movie night, bowling night and other small extra activities from stuff packs related to things sims can do as "nightlife"
There would also be a fourth/fifth base game world (and potentially a fifth/sixth); this one could be one of the existing worlds from a pack I am scrapping and just offer something that is not American sub-urbs since diversity and culture isn't something we should pay extra for. Depending on the world, more lots may need to be added
Packs that elements I would put in the base game/packs I'm debating if they should be dlc or not
Get to work - I think the rabbit hole versions of the careers should be added in the base game; but i'm mixed on bringing active careers to the base game. I think if they were to be in base game, then at least some of the base game careers should also have an active version. So the active careers could go either way. the retail stores I think could be kept out of base game
Cats & Dogs - I think pets should be in the base game; but the vet clinc could be kept out (and by this extent; my first pet stuff will also be added)
Get Famous - the fame system should be in the base game (i.e. you can earn fame through any relevant base game activities) and the streaming career should be added to base game too (since we have freelancer careers in base game) - i would also be overhauling "self-employed" in the base game to include other crafting hobbies like painting, the music instruments, handiness, potentially writing (but it does have the freelancer career), and any others that I've missed. However the acting career could be skipped (i'll explain my plans for it later) and like with get to work, the active careers are a yes/no thing. the whole music production thing was underdeveloped in the pack, and since djing from get together will be in the base game, we can add it to the basegame but develop it
Discover University - do I think university should be in the base game? yes. but do i think it's a necessary features? potentially not. if it wasn't added to base game, i think it would then become a dlc of it's own
Eco lifestyle - the two initatives thing is a good thing maybe (I don't have this pack so I don't know)
Snowy escape - the lifestyles feature should be added to base game. along with the school uniform and no shoes in the house options
High School Years - I think adding in more for teens to do, like the after school clubs and prom. but like with the active careers, the active high school is up for debate if it should be high school. in this case, I'm leaning more towards it not considering how they did the active high school
Packs I would keep in the as dlc
Eco lifestyle - I think the features it offers work well as a dlc; but it would definitely need to be expanded to be an expansion pack, so i would make it a game pack instead
Strangerville - whether or not you like the pack, you can agree it's not a base game feature. the linear story suits itself for a game pack. i think it would benefit from some expansion to give the world more happening in it; and maybe add a second/three endings/routes to the ending for the story to make it a bit more replayable
The Star Wars pack - i feel why this is here is self explanatory, it's the most dlc-like of the dlc for the sims 4
Packs I would combine to make into new packs
If you think the expansion packs have a lot in them - remember EA sell these at £35 per pack when not on sale. That's like half the price of a brand new AAA game. And considering the sims originally was selling at like £60; an expansion pack is considered basically the same value as half of the base game. It should be doing a lot.
Extra Possibilities (expansion) - this pack would be an expansion to careers. active careers could be introduced here. it would also bring in the retail stores (get to work), vet clincs (cats & dogs), restaurants (dine out), landlord system (for rent) as well as another business type you could run; and then an online store. if discover university wasn't added to base game; i could also justify adding it to this pack, but that may be too much going on in one pack. also the interior design career from Dream Home Decorator would be added. new aspirations and traits would be included maybe a "Business Savyy" trait, and one of the aspirations could be about making money through a business
Holidays and Adventure (expansion) - the holiday rental lot type would be in the base game, but this pack would give you multiple new worlds to both live in and use as holiday resorts, with hotels also featuring in the pack. you would have both the holiday worlds from Outdoor Retreat and Jungle Adventure; plus Mount Komorebi (Snowy Escape) which will come with a skii resort hotel; plus the Island from Island living - i've forgotten its name; and potentially add one more new world. the world's wouldn't have to be the biggest because we would be getting multiple in the pack. and they should be offered both as places your sims could live and places they could visit for a holiday. hotels would also be managable. the spas from Spa Day would also be brought to the game through this pack. and a new Travel Writer/Blogger career with a branch for travel/tourist hacks and a branch for adventuring. Mount Komorebi and the island could also offer lot challenges of "extreme living" where the weather conditions would have negative effects (gardening would be harder; mount komorebi could involve sims having to shovel snow regularly so they can get to work; whilst the island might have sims struggle with heatstroke). new traits such as daredevil could be added and aspirations related to adventuring, the new sports (water & snow), extreme living, and going on holidays.
Escape to the Country (expansion) - this would predominantly be combining Cottage Living and Horse Ranch; but new features would also be included. I think homeschooling could be introduced in this pack since the focus would be about more rural living. i think elements of Island Living could also feature here. the big emphasis of this back is living off the land and farming, so there would also be additional gardening features. if cars were in the base game - tractors would be added to this pack. a fun little feature which could be added is mobile phones having limited features and mobile phones and pcs/laptops not working all the time - or even the option to disable phones. also it would have a small sea village to bring fishing more into the game and further that country feel. and farmer's markets (like the night markets from for rent)
Supernatural (expansion) - aliens (get to work), skeletons (Jungle Adventure) and mermaids (island living) would be expanded on and joined by vampires (Vampires), werewolves (werewolves) and spellcasters (realm of magic). Paranormal stuff would also feature here. I'd also add some other occult, perhaps fae but I wonder if their powers would overlap too much with the spellcasters; or if elves could be added in a way that would make them interesting to play as they could be a possibility. also add dragons. the world would need to be large as it would have to have a neighbourhood for each of the occults; and then the aliens would get their own planet too; and a final neighbourhood which is a mix and match (think regular family who don't know what they've gotten themselves into living in a haunted house; their alien neighbours who are just trying to fit in; the occult enthusiast and their secret occult partner; a mix-match household of occults). then you can also have conflict between the different occults, like the vampires and werewolves do but more developed. i also think the handling of hybrid occults needs to be handled better for this pack, whether that's establishing a hierarchy of inheritance (whether that's strict or probability based) or adding in more dormant options/weaker versions for part-occults (so a part-mermaid may not get the tail, but they get the swimming benefits and can breath underwater) - i think the option to toggle off occult sims in other worlds would be a good feature to add too. i know you can add the setting on your door to stop vampires from showing up to your house, but i think being able to control whether or not a werewolf can show up to the library in willow creek may be a good option to have in the settings with this pack. the exisiting occult aspirations would be added plus new ones for the new/expanded occults
Living it large (game) - would take Vintage Glamour and Luxury Party stuff and really expand. the pack would allow your sims to experience more wealthy living with both mansions and penthouse vibes. since the fame system is base game, this pack would incorporate being wealthy with fame. the pack would also allow you to buy your way into different things. if cars are in the base game, the limosines and blacked out cars would be added. the pack would bring in exclusive venues, business deals, promotional events, lavish parties, charity parties, ballrooms, masquerade parties, ect. it will have both modern luxury and wealth stuff and older/vintage versions.
Build-buy and create-a-sim
I think offering different styles and aesthetics as stuff packs/kits is good as a small dlc, as long as reasonable amounts are being sold in the pack (if I'm pay £5 or £10 there needs to be a decent amount of content)
Similarly gameplay objects being in stuff packs could work well like the ice cream machine or the slip and slide (whether or not these should be base game is a different question but they're good examples of what i mean)
However, paying for diversity is wrong and so any dlc items that are related to expanding the diversity of your game would be in base game (cough cough all the kits with fashion and home design from around the world)
Was going to make a sims 4 dlc tier list; rating them on how worthy they are as dlc's (excluding kits); so having a tier for "genuinely dlc worthy" a tier for "conceptually dlc worthy; what they gave us is overpriced/not dlc worthy" a tier for "combined with other packs would be dlc worthy" and finally a tier for "should be in the base game"
I had to stop as so many things were getting put in the "should be in the base game" tier that I felt making the tier list was worthless
May make a post about how I would redesign the sims 4 dlc where I outline what I would put in the base game and what packs I would combine together to make a better dlc offering
hi i just want everyone to know that i will never ever EVER be angry with anyone for not replying to my texts even though you’re visibly online and reblogging/posting. i understand that holding a conversation takes a lot more energy and effort than scrolling and posting and that’s 100% okay. take care of yourself first. the whole idea that you HAVE to reply to someone when you’re online is toxic and makes mentally ill people feel as though they are bad friends just because they can’t always reply within minutes.
But still, I'm sad that this is my last teen summer
When so many were taken away from me; that it wasn't until I was in my late teens that I did things associated with teen summer holidays
I don't remember some of the summers - and the fragments of memories I have of them were of me fighting my own brain to get through the summer
And others that I do remember, all I remember is spending alone in my room
Last summer I got to experience some of it, but in a small amount; and this summer I've been ill so I haven't been able to do as much as I wanted to
Maybe that's why 20 feels so old, because I won't be a teenager any more, and I won't be able to salvage my lost teen years, I'll just have to move on knowing I didn't get the same experience that media and adults promised me that I'd have.
That and also the dissonance of having around 3 years where most my memory is gone or foggy, so on one had it feels like I should still have three more teen summers to go; but I also know this is my last one.
Put on ABBA's Dancing Queen and the feels are going
We can pretend we had all the fun summers through the power of imagination and vibing to good music
Like hell yeah I am the Dancing Queen - I'm dancing on tables until 1 in the morning then going to karaoke and screaming this at the top of my lungs.
(they say as they sit in the dark illuminated only by their laptop screen as they write this post before probably going to write fanfic that will never see the light of day and most likely will never be finished)
But still, I'm sad that this is my last teen summer
When so many were taken away from me; that it wasn't until I was in my late teens that I did things associated with teen summer holidays
I don't remember some of the summers - and the fragments of memories I have of them were of me fighting my own brain to get through the summer
And others that I do remember, all I remember is spending alone in my room
Last summer I got to experience some of it, but in a small amount; and this summer I've been ill so I haven't been able to do as much as I wanted to
Maybe that's why 20 feels so old, because I won't be a teenager any more, and I won't be able to salvage my lost teen years, I'll just have to move on knowing I didn't get the same experience that media and adults promised me that I'd have.
That and also the dissonance of having around 3 years where most my memory is gone or foggy, so on one had it feels like I should still have three more teen summers to go; but I also know this is my last one.
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