[The Sims 4 - It's crap!]] Oh, EA!

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89 Features Missing From The Sims 4 That Will Piss You Off

SOURCE: gamebreaker.tv

Yes, you read that correctly… According to TS4News The Sims 4 is missing 89 features that existed in previous iterations of the game. TS4News states that the list has been 100% confirmed with the exception of the category marked “Likely True Yet Still Unconfirmed.” They also note that the features listed are completely cut or reduced compared to those in previous Sims games and that the list does not include missing expansion pack content or features promised for The Sims 4 that were cut. TS4News also points out that a good bit of this content will never be available in the upcoming game as they are “not compatible with the game engine, and thus cannot be added in future updates or expansions.” You can see a copy of the list compiled by TS4News below: MAJOR MISSING FEATURES THAT WERE IN TS3:

No create a style (CAST) - NOT possible in future expansions (x)
No modifications to world/public spaces – The park in the demo is a mix of a community lot and public space (x1) (x2)
No “normal” careers - Law enforcement, Medical, Business, etc. were removed (x)
No open world – You must incur a loading screen between each active lot; each neighborhood has 1-5 lots total (x1) (x2)
No pools (x)
No terrain tools other than paint; everything is perfectly flat (x)
No story progression – Sims in the neighborhood age, but do not have children, get jobs, move, get married…etc. without player intervention (x)
No toddlers (x)
No way to create/place new lots – And you only have 2 empty ones at the start of the game!
No Mac version of the game at release

MAJOR CRIPPLED/LIMITED FEATURES THAT WERE IN TS3:

All buildings on a lot must have the same foundation. No mixing for sheds, garages, etc. (x)
Babies are mere objects – All interactions are through basinet. There are no baby objects. Babies can only be lifted directly above basinet. (x)
Backgrounds are illusions – The buildings in the background are not playable in the game. (x)
Completely FLAT lots – The entire build-able world is completely flat (x)
Fewer floors/levels, limited to three (x1) (x2)
SIGNIFICANTLY smaller “worlds” of <25 lots compared to 125+ lots in TS3 (x)
Smaller lots – Lots are limited to 50×50 instead of 64×64. (x)
Loading screens for individual lots (x)
The map is a one-dimensional picture (x)
Teens are same height as adults and they, along with elders, all look nearly identical. (x)

OTHER MISSING GAMEPLAY ELEMENTS FROM TS1-TS3:

No acne (x)
No aliens (x)
No animated hair (x)
No aspiration failures (x)
No babysitters (x)
No bartender (as NPC) (x)
No basements (x)
No bookstores (x)
No burglars (x)
No cars (not even as décor) (x)
No cemeteries (x)
No cutscenes (x)
No cleaning skill (x)
No clothes shopping (x)
No color wheel, predefined to ~20 colors (x)
No comfort need (x)
No curfew (x)
No customization of multi-tone hair color (users select only main color) (x)
No dinner proposals (x)
No diseases or illness (x)
No dreams (x)
No environment need
No eyelash length slider (x)
No favorites (food, color, music) (x)
No fears (x)
No full face make-up (x)
No garage doors (x)
No gardener for hire (x)
No ghosts (x1) (x2)
No grocery stores (x)
No male body hair (x)
No move object cheat (x)
No newspapers (x)
No opacity slider for makeup (x)
No party invitations from other Sims
No private school (x)
No rabbit holes at all – Sims move offscreen for work and school. There are no hospitals, work/school buildings…etc. (x)
No random or accidental deaths
No repairman (x)
No repo man - (x)
No restaurants
No skin slider (x)
No swimming/swimwear – Including lakes, fountains, etc. (x)
No tragic clown or social bunny (x)
No way to watch a Sim commute to work/school (x)
No website for browsing exchange or store (in-game only)
No zodiac signs

MISSING OBJECTS FROM TS1, TS2 OR TS3 BASE GAMES:

No bikes
No changing tables
No cribs
No dishwashers (x)
No highchairs
No hot tubs
No pool tables
No trash compactors (x)

MISC CRIPPLED GAME FEATURES:

32-bit executable – TS4 is not 64-bit, and cannot access more than 4GB of RAM. If you have more than 4GB then you are crippled.
Fewer traits in CAS (more traits must be unlocked/earned in-game)
Incompatible Simpoint currency - Sims 3 Store Simpoints do not work with TS4

LIKELY TRUE YET STILL UNCONFIRMED:

No cashiers
No Create a World
No exterminator
No swings
Premium Membership is REQUIRED to get certain sets on release day or at all
No inheritance
No interests
No magazines
No pinball machines
No way to water flower beds/bushes
No family trees

[Originally posted August 14]
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My SO has been nagging me for a new Laptop in anticipation. Guess now she will just carry on playing Sims 3.
 
This isn't uprising from any game bearing the mark of failure that is EA
 
I find it really funny how people who supposedly don't give a **** about something that affects others always feel the need to highlight how much they don't care by caring enough to post about it. :rolleyes:
 
Zenbaas said:
I find it really funny how people who supposedly don't give a **** about something that affects others always feel the need to highlight how much they don't care by caring enough to post about it. :rolleyes:
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I totally agree with you.
 
Don't worry, this will all be available as downloadable content later. Split into 70 packs for just $20 each. What a bargain!
 
Zewp said:
And sadly once BF5 is announced all the morons in SA will just immediately put in their pre-orders again.
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Not me, that's for sure. BF4 has never worked for me (Win 8.1, i5-3570K, 8GB RAM, HD7970). Uninstalled it eventually. I'm done with that franchise.
 
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