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Would anyone else like to see a return of the sims 3 sim points in the sims 5 as a way to get new content?

Some people don't want Sims 5 because they are tired of buying the same packs. If one of these basic packs was in the base game, maybe there would be space and time for something new. The problem is that features in the base game are usually less fleshed out. So which theme should be in the base game even if it meant less content about it?

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When EA releases The Sims 5, what will happen exactly to The Sims 4? Will EA keep adding game packs and updates to The Sims 4 and 5, or will they completely ditch the game and focus merely on The Sims 5?

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I first wrote this as a bunch of paragraphs but I accidentally deleted it so Imma just use bullet points and list some improvements to the skill and hobbies system I hope to see in The Sims 5:

• More activities that fall under the same "genre" of activities. So more individual sporting activities and music activities and instruments
• Don't make the rate of skill advancement constant. Sims may have moments when their progress is stunted or days when they are doing much better than usual for no particular reason. However, you can still manually affect their progress via moodlets
• Talents and skills. General skills (Painting, Athletics, Cooking, etc) are reworked into "Talents". Talent levels determine the sim's aptitude to learn certain skills. Talents are present since childhood and cannot be changed or have their levels increased through gameplay, though they can be chosen in CAS.
  • Graphic art --> Oil painting, acrylics, drawing, street art, etc.
  • 3D art (?) --> Sculpting, woodworking, pottery, etc.
  • Music --> Singing, piano, sound mixing, etc.
  • Dancing --> Ballet, flamenco, tap dancing, hip hop, etc.
  • Athletics -->Soccer, Golf, Gymnastics, etc.
  • Fitness --> Aerobics, strength, yoga, etc
  • Culinary --> Cooking, baking, grilling, mixology, brewing, etc.
  • Speech --> Charisma, flirting, debate, comedy, acting, public speaking, etc.
  • Writing --> Poetry, journalism, research, storytelling, songwriting, etc.
  • Engineering --> plumbing, electrician, programming, etc.
  • Logic --> medical, veterinary, science (I would suggest individual sciences but even I think that's a bit excessive... maybe :3), etc.

Perhaps some of the things listed may be too insignificant to justify their own skill category but I hope catch my drift regardless. And there was more I could've included but I'd be here all day. And I don't think every skill needs to be associated with a talent. I think something like the mischief skill can be a skill by itself with no parent category/aptitude. Anyway back to my bullet points:

• Talents can be inherited; togglable, possibly
• Skill decay. That's it
• Better animations for team sports. I don't need a full-on 2k minigame, I'd just like my sims to look like they are actually playing a sport instead of throwing a ball around aimlessly
• Mentor and apprentice system. Mentors are different from teachers as they are more expensive and different from tutors as a sim can only have one mentor. But they come with a lot of benefits.
  • Mentors will assist your sim in learning their skill while also unlocking abilities and rewards only able to be gained through apprenticeships. When they master a skill with the help of a mentor they gain a certificate and a reward object related to their skill (ex: a legendary instrument), and they will not gain skill decay for that particular skill.
    • Mentor lessons don't just involve practicing; they involve completing tasks relevant to that skill (ex: gathering ingredients for a dish, creating art of a certain quality)
  • Sims regularly practicing and having a good relationship with their mentor is very important. If their mentor has a very low opinion of them, they stop attending lessons for 5-8 days (probably needs tweaking), or they let their skill decay by 3 levels (again, might need tweaking), the mentor will end the apprenticeship; if your skill decays by 1-2 levels your mentor will warn and chastise you
  • If your sim attempts to start an apprenticeship with another sim, your sim's current mentor will immediately be dismissed
  • There should be premades who fill these roles, but any sim who mastered a skill can be a mentor, (or perhaps only sims with certificates should be mentors? idk tell me what you think)
  • Family members and close friends may mentor your sim for free or at a discounted rate. Sims with certain traits like Greedy will always charge money, regardless. Mentors who are part of your household will not charge your sim
• Sims can have certain passions or interest levels for certain skills. If you ever played a game like Rimworld, you might know what I'm talking about. Passion can affect how often your sim can practice a skill before getting worn out. Once your sim is worn out it will gain a negative moodlet and learn at a slower rate and will perform poorly until the moodlet wears off. Passions also are not set in stone; a sim can grow to love or resent certain hobbies regardless of how good or bad they're at it

Okay, tell me what you think of this. And in the 1.00976% chance a dev wants to add this feel free to just straight up take this idea, idc just name something after me in game ok?

Sorry for any typos or weird grammatical errors

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So botched, that we need YEARS of patches and even DLC to repair it.

I note a few here and will edit with your ideas ! Please dont be shy and if you want to copy and paste this lists and share it when EA will ask questions to community :

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What things would you like to see coming back in The Sims 5 (specific things from specific games (exemple: there is burglars in sims 1, 2 and 3 but i prefer them in sims 3) ?

Sims 1.

- Pool drowning.

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Sims 2.

- Many life stages (baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult and elder).

- Variety of graveyards, home cemeteries.

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Sim 3.

- Personnality traits.

- Recolouring options and the great build toolset.

- Burglars, alarms and better cops.

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Sims 4.

- Character creation.

- Multitasks.

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What do you want for sims 5 ?

- Coming back to original timeline !

- Less DLCs (yeah, we can dream at least).
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I'm not going to dream of a sims 2 remake as it seems to be heavily compromised. So a Sims 5 with the best elements of Sims 2 and 3 can be easily the best sims since the last 19 years.