I get that the random adding of stuff to TS3 made it sloppy but isn’t that the point of the new installment? They know what we want now so put it in the base game or if you plan to sell it, code it so that these EP’s mesh properly. It won’t be sloppy because they’re forewarned.

It’s the accumulation. There are too many things that were promised and then rescinded upon, expected and then let down. I’ve never not wanted to by an installment before. The feeling is odd.

I have a horrible feeling that there is going to be a lot more missing from The Base Game than they are letting on, with no where near enough new stuff added to make up for it!!

I will be waiting until after lots of people have got the game and put up reviews before getting it…

The Sims 1, 2, and 3 and all their EPs I pre-ordered, but not this time…

So far all that is that good about The Sims 4 is an improved CAS (at the loss of CASt/Color wheel), a tweaked Build Mode (again at the loss of CASt/Color) and tweaked emotions (which previous Sims games have had just in a different form!

There is no doubt in my mind that they have kept things back just to put them in EPs because they know full well people will rush to buy them… It’s like an addiction for some people… or maybe Pokemon? The Sims… Gotta Have it All…

So much of all this is just stuff that has been in the previous games, I know it’s great to have confirmation that some-things haven’t been cut but I can’t get excited that they have put something like Ghosts in the game.

Certain things should be in the Base Game by default, certain things should be in EPs automatically, but so much has been cut this time around I just can’t trust EA or Maxis…

I don’t want TS4 to be a carbon copy of TS3, or any other installment. I want new/fresh/exciting things. But there are a few things that, given how far the game has come, I’m really failing to understand why they’re not included. I don’t understand why they’re leaving out toddlers and pools (I know, I know…everyone’s hung up on it). Pools have been base game since day 1, and toddlers since TS2…it just makes no sense to exclude them now, especially the pools. The new build mode looks phenomenal, and it looks like something I could actually make a decent house with (I’m not a builder at all), and I’m extremely disappointed I can’t add a pool to that. And I am one of the ones who genuinely enjoys the toddler life stage. So, for me, it’s a real bummer that they’re not included. And to have my want for something that I’ve grown accustomed to and just grown to expect since day one (or since TS2 in regards to toddlers) passed off as “welcomed feedback” or “a neat idea” is a little insulting in a way. I suppose it may just be me, though. Everyone takes things differently, and it’s all about the wording and how it’s received.

I do have to say, there are new things being added that I would happily give up for the toddler life stage or a pool. For example, the breastfeeding. I think it’s great they included it, I’ve been wanting it for awhile. But would I give that up if it meant I could have a pool in my back yard? Or a toddler? Um…yes. In a heartbeat. But, again, this is just my two cents. Not everyone feels that way and I get it. But it seems like since the news of no toddlers/pools broke, a lot of people aren’t happy.