Summary
The next expansion pack forThe Sims 4should remove an annoying feature that has been plaguing players while they’re sending their Sims out on dates. Although the next pack forThe Sims 4isn’t expected to launch until July 25, early reports state that it will prevent other Sims from butting into conversations without being invited while the player’s sims are on a date.
Aleak revealed the nextSims 4expansion,Lovestruck, about a week ago, revealing that the game is getting some new options for letting Sims romance one another. The 16th paid expansion forThe Sims 4reportedly brings with it three new neighborhoods filled with romantic activities, along with new interactions like seductive dancing for sims to perform, and turn-ons and turn-offs to determine which sims will attract one another.
While the leak has invigoratedThe Sims' fan baseas they wait forProject Rene, the uninterrupted dates feature is one that seems to be drawing a great deal of attention. According to a screenshot shared on Reddit by user lunniidolli, players will be able to send more than two people on a date at a single time as well as change the location of the date on a whim, but other sims randomly appearing on public lots will not interact with the chosen Sims while the date timer is counting down unless the player invites them into a conversation.
Players Wish the Sims 4 Date Upgrade Was a Free Feature
While players seem overall relieved that dating should function a lot more smoothly in the future, a big part of the fan base is irritated that the upgrade is coming via a paid expansion and not just being added to the game as a free update. Much of the content leaked forLovestruckinvolves adding new items and interactions to the game, which is pretty standard for aSimsexpansion, but a lot of fans seem to see the uninterrupted dates as a fix to a feature that’s been flawed since it was introduced several years ago. It’s also notable thatThe Sims 4’s new rewards featurehands out bonuses from hairstyles to new furniture options as login rewards, meaning players are getting the types of objects they’d normally pick up in an expansion for free while a quality-of-life upgrade is locked behind a paywall.
The pack is expected to sell for around $40, which is standard for aSims 4expansion, and a lot of players seem to indicate that they’ll be missing out on the upgraded dating because they don’t plan to shell out the money for it. With the recentcancelation of potentialSims 4rivalLife by You, EA is unlikely to drop that price point, so fans may just have to wait and see how it’s implemented to decide if it’s worth the price.
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