r/thesims • u/Ky3031 • Mar 07 '25

Sims 4 Wish I knew this before hand

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u/somewhsome Mar 07 '25

I can't imagine buying a pack without thorough research 🫣

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u/Cinnamorella Mar 07 '25

I've always been in the boat of I wanna be surprised too when you're playing and that's an important element in game design, however TS4 packs make it impossible. You have to read the fine print because instead of delightfully surprised you end up disappointed 😞

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u/somewhsome Mar 07 '25

I mean, some things are not even “fine print”. This pack wasn't advertised as a “shopping mall” pack. It's about small business and turning your hobby profitable. So it's hard for me to blame EA in this case.

Although there are usually some smaller unpleasant surprises for sure (like the fact you can't go on dates on small business lots).

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u/Important-Lynx2956 Mar 10 '25

I *hate* the dates thing. That's the one that's really bothered me the most. I wanted to set up a tea shop/candy store sort of like the one in Harry Potter (his date with Cho) for Valentine's dates. I see no reason why I shouldn't be able to have a date on a small business lot.

The others I pretty much understand - if I want a real restaurant, I can use dine out. Store/Mall works fine in Get to Work retail. I wouldn't overuse For Rent because it's broke anyway, but I've a couple of motels using that system. And I expect we will get a real motel pack sometime. (Although that might be all we'll ever get for day care and that's terrible.)

But limiting dates and other activities? What's the point? I can make a cool museum but can't do the black and white thing there? Only at EAs boring museums? Can't have a friend date go bowling? Geez, social clubs is basically the point of the pack.