# Sims 4 comes out next week **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 27, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699 "2014-08-27T22:46:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/21 "2014-09-02T04:39:48Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > And CaST was needed because EA _sucked_ at matching colors. If you provide a green door, shouldn’t you have at least one set of windows that were the same green? > > And then you had green windows inside that didn’t match walls or furniture so you wound up with EA content you couldn’t use. Messing around with 4 right now. I think they did a good job with matching the colors of different items. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/22 "2014-09-02T14:54:22Z")
Those who tried the CaS demo and want to play their created Sims in the full game need to go into Documents -\> Electronic Arts -\> The Sims 4 Create a Sim Demo -\> Tray and copy the contents of that folder to The Sims 4 -\> Tray. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/23 "2014-09-02T16:26:45Z")
[Maybe they’re going a little overboard with the mood-dependent actions](http://i.imgur.com/PDoU1XI.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/24 "2014-09-02T16:28:07Z")
Dude’s just constipated. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/25 "2014-09-02T18:41:37Z")
How’s the game rollout going? The chatter I’ve seen on Reddit seems mostly that people are surprised at how smooth it’s been. ---
**Author:** ![Cheerleading\_Dropout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@Cheerleading\_Dropout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheerleading_Dropout)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/26 "2014-09-02T19:13:37Z")
After seeing this thread I’m a little less enthusiastic about buying it, especially since I’ll have to download Windows to use it anyway. That list of removed features is quite helpful. I’ll probably end up getting it at some point, though. I like at least some of the new features quite a lot, like the introduction of different meters for romance and friendship. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/27 "2014-09-02T21:24:02Z")
EA’s Origin service does claim to offer hassle-free refunds, unlike Steam. Users have up to a week after the purchase date (a week after release date if a pre-order) or 24 hours after launching a game, whichever comes first, to tell Origin that they don’t like said game. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/28 "2014-09-02T21:48:28Z")
Well, I hate the loading screens. You don’t see your Sim actually go anywhere, there’s a loading screen and then voila, they’re there. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/29 "2014-09-02T21:52:23Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > [Maybe they’re going a little overboard with the mood-dependent actions](http://i.imgur.com/PDoU1XI.jpg). Would be cool if they have “cook an angry breakfast”. [You have to be careful with eggs.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuamlBQ2aW4) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/30 "2014-09-04T01:41:07Z")
[Mod The Sims Sims4 discussion page.](http://www.modthesims.info/fd.php?f=669) Lots of threads, very mixed reviews. It looks like those who prefer the Sims 2 style of play are more likely to like Sims 4. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/31 "2014-09-04T19:35:53Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Mod The Sims Sims4 discussion page.](http://www.modthesims.info/fd.php?f=669) Lots of threads, very mixed reviews. It looks like those who prefer the Sims 2 style of play are more likely to like Sims 4. That sounds encouraging since that describes me… ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/32 "2014-09-05T05:34:25Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > That sounds encouraging since that describes me… Bearing mind that my first exposure to the franchise was with The Sims 2 about 5 weeks ago, I would say that it’s a big step up in most aspects. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/33 "2014-09-05T05:43:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Mod The Sims Sims4 discussion page.](http://www.modthesims.info/fd.php?f=669) Lots of threads, very mixed reviews. It looks like those who prefer the Sims 2 style of play are more likely to like Sims 4. Ooh, that is interesting. Sims 3 never appealed to me as much as Sims 2, but I never knew if that was because my life changed and I didn’t have time to spend on it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/34 "2014-10-02T00:50:05Z")
[Ghosts are live!](http://www.thesims.com/news/ts4-ghosts) So to speak. [Pools are coming next month and more careers in December.](http://www.thesims.com/news/ts4-announce-Oct14) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/35 "2014-10-02T01:16:56Z")
Surprising they aren’t charging for the updates. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/36 "2014-10-02T01:18:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Surprising they aren’t charging for the updates. Yeah, I thought that was the whole point of omitting pools. Did they really just not have time to implement pools? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/37 "2014-10-02T01:25:45Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Yeah, I thought that was the whole point of omitting pools. Did they really just not have time to implement pools? My completely unsubstantiated opinion is that they were going to charge for it, but when they realized the outrage at the lack of pools they decided it’d be a really bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/38 "2014-10-02T15:01:11Z")
My unsubstantiated understanding is that they’ll be doing monthly free updates. At some point they’ll also offer a monthly subscription that’ll give you exclusive goodies plus early access to the free stuff. They’ll use this subscription model instead of the serial expansions they’ve done in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/39 "2014-10-03T15:38:35Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > I just looked up the cheats for Sims 4, and saw this statement on SimsVIP: > > “ **Moveobjects is not currently included**. They are having some issues at this time, but they are working hard to get it fixed. Free placement cheat is included, and yes, they know it is not the same!” :eek: > > That means I won’t be able to do things like [this](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y455/MartuniPix/dinohouse_zpseb154d33.jpg)☹ > > Moveobjects is such a useful and creative tool, and it’s become second nature for me to use it in Sims 3. [Found a script mod which imitates Moveobjects.](http://www.reddit.com/r/sims4Cheats/wiki/customcheats) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699/40 "2014-11-04T21:49:10Z")
Pools - including rooftop pools - are in, as is death by drowning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699.md?page=3)