There is a new kind of pack for The Sims 4...

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  • Let's talk about Kits, the new $4.99 pack type for The Sims 4
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  • @lilsimsie
    @lilsimsie  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6417

    I had the WORST time getting this video uploaded omg I am so sorry... I had to rerecord like half of it because I messed up the audio

  • @honeypollen8687
    @honeypollen8687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6565

    EA really said “what if free updates weren’t free?” Like girl what

    • @rebeccanilsen7240
      @rebeccanilsen7240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      umm... we already get tons of new stuff in updates, i personally think ea is allowed to actually make content and make money off of it:) thats kinda how games work

    • @uhlexseeuh
      @uhlexseeuh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +735

      @@rebeccanilsen7240 no, no, this is literally bare minimum. there is a difference between working and earning what you deserve and treating your fan base like cash cows milking them for everything they’ve got. it’s disrespectful

    • @Jamiedaurell
      @Jamiedaurell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      To be fair. This is a better use of money in gaming than using v bucks on fortnite

    • @luvbug9326
      @luvbug9326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SWEAR

    • @lunasutcliffe
      @lunasutcliffe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @UCjciworv5e8jaXgf3-rUTiQ to be honest a few years ago having micro transactions in games was very unusual, so for a lot of people it's really weird to see games do it now. And there are still many games that don't keep their upgrades behind a pay wall, and knowing that small, or indie creators intentionally ask for less money, and give you more content than big brands that already make way more, it just feels bad. Like, I get the production on a sims game is hard, but this free update they did where they literally just incorporated cc content, that kind of stuff would be seen way more in an indie game, like stardew valley for example. The guy makes pretty regular updates that add several items and some new mechanics to the game, and he makes sure that the guys that make the mods for his game get the update early so that they can reprogram everything accordingly. That's just having a sense for your customers, and a lot of games that have loot boxes and payable upgrades kind of don't care that much

  • @minim-ms
    @minim-ms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4925

    Literally the only reasonable price is when it's 50% off.

    • @xnikitatjuh
      @xnikitatjuh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Try g2a. I always use it

    • @bobbglore
      @bobbglore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +452

      I only buy sims packs when they are in sale. I am not paying $40 to be a celebrity or live in a city or have seasons.

    • @isabellamarquez1370
      @isabellamarquez1370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@xnikitatjuh what’s that for ?

    • @drakynoch
      @drakynoch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      Thank the gods for custom content and those glorious cc creators.

    • @isabellamarquez1370
      @isabellamarquez1370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@drakynoch yup

  • @whizzersterriblehorribleno773
    @whizzersterriblehorribleno773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1304

    they literally said “pay five whole dollars to add dust to your game” LMAOO

    • @TheAcornLady
      @TheAcornLady 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      And some of us are going to be buying it!! Oh goodness lol I'm one who will *shakes head in false disgust while purchasing dust*...

    • @bestever2682
      @bestever2682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂 😂

    • @GBfanatic15
      @GBfanatic15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thinking about it tbh

    • @kr.s
      @kr.s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i bought all the kits, i have got no dust bunnies, tbh i don't think bust the dust is worth it consider I GET NO DUST BUNNIES, apart from that its cool

    • @crimetrademark
      @crimetrademark 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats why im never buying it.

  • @KaizerHiwatari
    @KaizerHiwatari 3 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    I don't even want to play Sims 4 anymore because my Childish, Cheerful, Good Sim acts the same as my Gloomy, Artistic, Loner Sim. It's b o r i n g

    • @eggs2310
      @eggs2310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      the sims 2/3 communities are thriving right now bc people are realizing how incomplete sims 4 is (and maybe always will be). join us!

    • @jodoodlyboi2963
      @jodoodlyboi2963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@eggs2310 man I loved sims 3, but there’s aspects I like about sims 4 too, although I do get way quicker tired of sims 4 than what I did with sims 3

    • @eggs2310
      @eggs2310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@jodoodlyboi2963 yeah. i do really enjoy multitasking in the sims 4 and obviously CAS and build mode is great, but it's hard to maintain my interest in the full game. i'll go months without playing it.

    • @stephrowles5520
      @stephrowles5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Sims 3 will always be my favourite, but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the graphics after playing sims 4 for so long which sucks. Unfortunately sims 3 Island paradise was my favourite pack, but it caused a glitch in my game that causes it to freeze if I’m in Isla paradiso :( never found a fix for that issue

    • @yenglay7797
      @yenglay7797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@stephrowles5520 same problem my laptop cant run the island paradise properly and i already get used to the sims 4 graphics but i also get boring really fast. So... I dont play sims for a moments now.

  • @charredtoast
    @charredtoast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2556

    Everything else is already “bite size”.... so what’s a kit? A little nibble??

    • @elizabethfranco3704
      @elizabethfranco3704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      More like a crumb 🤕

    • @underscoreboobee
      @underscoreboobee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      a treat

    • @lilyaltomare4693
      @lilyaltomare4693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      squidward bite

    • @teahteahplayere0611
      @teahteahplayere0611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      ikr. btw, it's crazy to charge even more by adding small kind of stuff that could be freebies to a game with a collection that equals over the price of $700 usd (if you bought them at the original prices) which is more than the price of my pc. Smh.

    • @theshard5697
      @theshard5697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      amuse-bouche

  • @stardustedb
    @stardustedb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9996

    Simsie: “who wants to pay for CLEANING?”
    The sims community: *votes for laundry day*

    • @ashtonrobertsss
      @ashtonrobertsss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hello! I hope your having a nice day (: I was just wondering if u could check out my latest videos as I'm going to upload at least one video a day and would really appreciate the feedback. I just want to make my videos as good as possible and if I'm being annoying please ignore me (:

    • @gamingwithjess1496
      @gamingwithjess1496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ashtonrobertsss sure

    • @Roserae16
      @Roserae16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Ikr? First thing I thought of too 🤨

    • @sophiawarson8137
      @sophiawarson8137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      I actually miss cleaning from sims 3, I hope this one is slightly more intense, but I love the look of the dust bunnies. Add some more realistic gameplay

    • @leonielovemusic
      @leonielovemusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      To be honest it started out as a off the gridd themed and eco friendly living, stuff like that. But it suddenly changed. And got Laundry Day, Ecolifestyle and than a off the gridd free update 😅

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1087

    feel like there should be a whole lot more in each pack

    • @lisamccall3258
      @lisamccall3258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what do expect for 5.00

    • @alishawilliamshunt6441
      @alishawilliamshunt6441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@lisamccall3258 that can be a lot to someone on a game you've already spent money purchasing

    • @wendywhoisit1819
      @wendywhoisit1819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah the amount of stuff in each pack is lacking so much especially compared to the sims 3 and 2 expansion packs

    • @NeshaBoo21
      @NeshaBoo21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lisamccall3258 $5 adds up

    • @dreamystone
      @dreamystone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel like the DLC of my DLC has DLC. Seriously, as if game packs weren't already an overt cash-grab to begin with, of course EA's marketing department has been been working tirelessly to come up with something just as good and blatantly offensive.

  • @beepisbean6130
    @beepisbean6130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +809

    The clothes should have been in fitness stuff, the kitchen set should have been in cool kitchen and the cleaning gameplay should have been in laundry day 🤡

    • @salmalaamari2604
      @salmalaamari2604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Facts

    • @acehasaface948
      @acehasaface948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Actually, the Country kitchen set doesn’t fit with Cool Kitchen at all. Country Kitchen should have been in Cats and Dogs or have been included in a future farming kit.

    • @beepisbean6130
      @beepisbean6130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@acehasaface948 yeah you’re right, it just annoys me how they add in extra content for something that could have come with another pack

    • @nuggetsplace8273
      @nuggetsplace8273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@acehasaface948 FAAAACTS

    • @nuggetsplace8273
      @nuggetsplace8273 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      but- FACTS but we basically decided what will come in laundry day so...... idk

  • @dorcasblackwood546
    @dorcasblackwood546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1949

    I'd rather pay 5$ to thesimsresource membership than to EA

    • @psychedelic.dreamer
      @psychedelic.dreamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same

    • @sparklyplumbob
      @sparklyplumbob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Yeah same. That says a lot since TSR is a laggy mess 😭 but it has way better stuff and a lot more of it...

    • @excess_alex.mp4
      @excess_alex.mp4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MOOD

    • @AzuraeSkye
      @AzuraeSkye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100% this

    • @elliebabygirl5736
      @elliebabygirl5736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I would 100% agree but I’m a console player...

  • @maxelroy
    @maxelroy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7018

    I immediately thought "oh my god this is just the sims 3 store"

    • @nathanhittle9457
      @nathanhittle9457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      SAME lmaooo

    • @polaroid_people4676
      @polaroid_people4676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I only know sims 4 content... what was the sims 3 store

    • @isthisyouwallet2714
      @isthisyouwallet2714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@polaroid_people4676 she explains what the sims 3 store was around the beginning. I’m happy she explained cause I had no idea what it was 😂

    • @tyradavis6045
      @tyradavis6045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Except without the actual gameplay lol

    • @michelleannep24
      @michelleannep24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Exactly this community lives to bash sims 4 but forgets the sims 3 store. It was the biggest cash grab in sims history. My goodness if you don't want it don't buy it.

  • @dancerklaire891
    @dancerklaire891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    so basically they are charging us for things they forgot to add in the base game...... hmm 🤔

    • @arjanvroom8363
      @arjanvroom8363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I feel like they were already doing that tbh, like Cats & Dogs, Laundry Day, Parenthood and such are packs that feel like they should've been in the base game.

    • @kinleighmoore3816
      @kinleighmoore3816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@arjanvroom8363 yes definitely parenthood and laundry because that’s stuff people do on a daily basis

    • @randomcat1962
      @randomcat1962 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arjanvroom8363 my first pet stuff too I think

    • @maxezzy1282
      @maxezzy1282 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@randomcat1962 Spa Day maybe? There were base game spas in The Sims 3.

  • @cecesimsxo6920
    @cecesimsxo6920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    Just let the cc creators take over at this point

    • @jadab4584
      @jadab4584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      when console gets it , its over

    • @debbiekortz7041
      @debbiekortz7041 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah but I play on console so i don’t have cc

    • @cecesimsxo6920
      @cecesimsxo6920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@debbiekortz7041 they did pretty good with the collabs for the anniversary items so they should let them do more of that to make the game better

    • @ahoee
      @ahoee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      my old ass computer can’t even handle any cc so i don’t even have that option

  • @kelseylynnmac
    @kelseylynnmac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    Bust the dust should have been in laundry day.

    • @luisinascarafiocca9313
      @luisinascarafiocca9313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      That would have bien great! A huge cleaning pack, with laundry, vacuuming, etc. Way more intresting and complete

    • @honeypollen8687
      @honeypollen8687 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For sure

    • @honey-fz1tz
      @honey-fz1tz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Country Kitchen stuff in cool kitchen stuff and fit kit in This sport pack can’t remember the name lmao

    • @nathancreek6086
      @nathancreek6086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      In theory yes, but that pack is 2 (3?) years old now so it's unlikely they had this concept ready to go at that time

    • @shanenanigans27
      @shanenanigans27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I disagree. Laundry Day is about Laundry specifically, not any other sort of cleaning.

  • @JustMeVictoria_
    @JustMeVictoria_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +885

    99% sure there’s CC that would be pretty on par with these kits...

    • @switchboard98
      @switchboard98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      You would be 100% right...I have plenty of CC for country-style kitchens

    • @enderkai618
      @enderkai618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      and actually high-waisted pants & skirts LMAO

    • @percivallavoie4415
      @percivallavoie4415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      If not better than these

    • @hayleynoel2073
      @hayleynoel2073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Sadly everyone on console gets suckered into paying for these packs because they can’t get cc though

    • @kinsey333
      @kinsey333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RIGHT

  • @kropotkinnie
    @kropotkinnie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Welp, that settles it. Gonna start pirating every single one of these + every new pack. I'll use my money to support CC creators and small game studios.

    • @powdered465
      @powdered465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Ruby Fiddes custom content creators

    • @solomonwreath5576
      @solomonwreath5576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I used to feel bad for pirating The Sims 4 and it's DLC's but after seeing how crappy EA is, I think they deserve it.

    • @acehasaface948
      @acehasaface948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aye aye cap’n 🏴‍☠️

    • @imclara
      @imclara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This may be a stupid question but how do you do that??

    • @toritennant
      @toritennant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@imclara saaame, I wanna do this

  • @esztisz666
    @esztisz666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    i've had a bad feeling about Sims 4 packs since the vampire pack is a separated, vampire pack. idk, i remember in Sims 3 there was ONE supernatural pack w vampires, fairies, wizards, witches, werewolfes... here, we have a separated one for wizards/witches, vampires and ghosts... and they cost a lot ._.

  • @claravalente4034
    @claravalente4034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1191

    Mark my words, most of these kits are going to be a “my first pet stuff” sort of situation all over again. Vacuums would have been a great addition to laundry day, wouldn’t it

    • @gabigirl80
      @gabigirl80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I was thinking the same thing about the vacuums!

    • @cherry_bee8222
      @cherry_bee8222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I can't agree more. I said the exact same thing when I saw this kit. Laundry day is broken half the time too. I rarely use it anymore.

    • @jillfanning749
      @jillfanning749 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cherry_bee8222 agreed

    • @paigeeeeeeful
      @paigeeeeeeful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I thought this about the CAS items, they look like they should have been in the Fitness Stuff Pack, and the BB items would go well with Seasons 🤔

    • @Larissaltz13
      @Larissaltz13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or to Eco Lifestyle!

  • @katelynmiller8384
    @katelynmiller8384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    These should cost $3 or less. $5 is outrageous considering that when stuff packs are on sale, they’re $5.

    • @sabbreenie
      @sabbreenie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They shouldn't cost jack. Fix the base game and the older packs that shouldve had more @EA

    • @lazycloud4684
      @lazycloud4684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it's why I only buy packs on sale

    • @MeKsTeR330
      @MeKsTeR330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      maaaaaybe if the kits go on sale I'll buy one lol, but even then I doubt it. I think i'd pay for a modders patreon instead

  • @Larissaltz13
    @Larissaltz13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    WRITE THIS DOWN: they will release a farming pack and there will be no kitchen set. So we'll have to buy this one.

    • @briankempgaming512
      @briankempgaming512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So my first pet?

    • @ladygemini9223
      @ladygemini9223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Maggie Fluffy honestly it be that way tho

    • @acehasaface948
      @acehasaface948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There wasn’t a kitchen set in cats and dogs, but this one would have fit with Cats and Dogs so well. Insane.

    • @PhantommiYT
      @PhantommiYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      woops you were wrong!:D

    • @Jamies-Jam
      @Jamies-Jam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cottage Living had a counter set. And Country Kitchen matches it as well. So now we have 2 seperate cute cottage/country sets and im pretty happy personally :)

  • @pharoahcaraboo9610
    @pharoahcaraboo9610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Just don’t buy these. Don’t buy them now. Don’t buy them in a year. Don’t buy them if they go half off. If you don’t like them simmers need to start speaking with their wallets.

    • @strawbunnymilk81
      @strawbunnymilk81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ☝️

    • @memelord7567
      @memelord7567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Buying? We're pirates, we don't even know what that means

  • @hannahiris6706
    @hannahiris6706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2797

    One thing that really frustrates me is that they don’t consider how people outside of America when pricing these things. All Sims content is almost twice as expensive in Australia. I don’t have nearly $10 to spend on a kitchen set. I understand it’s already a lot in the US but think about the rest of the world and conversion rates please.

    • @paraleeplays6768
      @paraleeplays6768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +256

      In Canada all three kits cost the same as a Game Pack, but the three of them together have less content than a Stuff Pack. I can tell how much they sell will depend entirely on region, with Americans buying it the most and everyone else passing. I will be waiting for modders to upload the stuff for free, like I did with the TS3 store.

    • @MoonlightGlxssy
      @MoonlightGlxssy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Omg your right! I’m so sorry that they don’t even think about that :(

    • @unicornsteak
      @unicornsteak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Yep! Aussie here too, it’s painful. And I JUST completed my collection 😩 they’ve lost me at this point, though. No way I am paying for kits.

    • @MoonlightGlxssy
      @MoonlightGlxssy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@unicornsteak :( that most suck! Omg are the expansion pack like 80 dollars then-

    • @wajihawajih14
      @wajihawajih14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      True like $10 means 1600 pkr for me and that's too much money for something that is still full of issues.

  • @Sarah-kx5bd
    @Sarah-kx5bd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    ‘We can’t make a stuff pack out of it’
    Kitchen Stuff
    Laundry Stuff
    Fitness stuf

    • @usagiwhitenight
      @usagiwhitenight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s because they include actual gameplay as well, therefore they cost more. These packs on include items

    • @katherineno9462
      @katherineno9462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@usagiwhitenight yeah but it's not like they can't make a stuff pack out of these concepts. they're just saying one of the points of these kits is to introduce things that they "can't make a stuff pack out of". But they've already made stuff packs out of tiny ideas (e.g. laundry, fitness, kitchen stuff), but added some extra stuff to make it a full stuff pack.
      They could easily add things to make these stuff packs if they wanted, or update previous stuff packs to include this stuff, but they didn't because they want more money for less work.

  • @mateuszlewandowski2116
    @mateuszlewandowski2116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    This is just a big JOKE. All of this should be in dlc that already is relased.

    • @katherineno9462
      @katherineno9462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      RIGHT the country kitchen stuff would work so well in seasons or eco lifestyle, or even parenthood. And the vacuums could have fit with laundry day. And the cas kit could easily fit with the exercise pakc (can't remember the name lol)

  • @madisynwestphal4872
    @madisynwestphal4872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    You’re telling me they recolored the stone and are selling it to us instead of just letting us have it?!

  • @klaytonbowen5646
    @klaytonbowen5646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    Not gonna lie, I expected these kit packs to be maybe 2.99(if not less).

    • @terezecirule7103
      @terezecirule7103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      i hoped they wuld be the highest 1.99

    • @paigesimpson1752
      @paigesimpson1752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same! I hope they go on sale half price lol

    • @ana-mp7ju
      @ana-mp7ju 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@paigesimpson1752 nah they are not going to. this is a cash grab and they are not gonna put a 5 dollar kit on sale

    • @eviesbeads5927
      @eviesbeads5927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes i think they just want the money now it looks as if they havent really worked their hardest on this it probably was just to get the money and not to make us simmers happy-

  • @basic8313
    @basic8313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2378

    EA likes to play this little game with us called “How Much Shit Can We Get Away With”

    • @suzanneromijnders6320
      @suzanneromijnders6320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      The vacuum pack literally says 'Suck it up!' So I'd say they're getting arrogant.

    • @honeybee9894
      @honeybee9894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lmao

    • @emmaburton5950
      @emmaburton5950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Apple has been playing a while

    • @christina-fh8ji
      @christina-fh8ji 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      please stop the language, this is a family friendly channel 🙂

    • @basic8313
      @basic8313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@christina-fh8ji pretty sure she doesn’t mind since there’s an option to block words you don’t want in the comment section, if she didn’t block it then it’s fair game in my book

  • @snarly7346
    @snarly7346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Sims players: Sims 4 is expensive!
    EA: the limos we ride in aren't free.

  • @elstepsgames1810
    @elstepsgames1810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    They could‘ve just added the vacuums to the basegame...just like the few clothing pieces. Like..5 dollars?! For 2 Animations?!

  • @JordanDlister
    @JordanDlister 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2414

    This just makes the free stuff for the 21st anniversary seem like a hollow gesture to sweeten us up to even more cash grabbing by EA

    • @gaylaestebane3741
      @gaylaestebane3741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      For real though

    • @omegalul8466
      @omegalul8466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      That's EA! Gotta have a catch.

    • @imjuliewaters
      @imjuliewaters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      The free birthday stuff wasn't even that special if you're someone who already plays with CC from these creators. I already had a few of the pieces, so it was like getting something that was regifted.

    • @nic-ze1oq
      @nic-ze1oq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@imjuliewaters The only difference is you don't have to reinstall it when the game updates

    • @CorbiniteVids
      @CorbiniteVids 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yuuuuuuup

  • @rispace11
    @rispace11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    I think at this point everyone's just waiting for paralives to come out. : |

    • @powdered465
      @powdered465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes

    • @hungerhollows3520
      @hungerhollows3520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pretty much

    • @Chloeoeo
      @Chloeoeo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep

    • @emeraldemmy0516
      @emeraldemmy0516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Waittt what’s that

    • @rispace11
      @rispace11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@emeraldemmy0516 new life sim game coming out next year

  • @apprecialassiter8096
    @apprecialassiter8096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I can’t even afford the packs I want so this feels like a nightmare...

    • @phoenix72999
      @phoenix72999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah... That's the problem. People can say "Oh, why not just support them? It's not a big deal, right?" all they want. The thing is, there are people who have the kind of money to just throw it at every greedy company and not care, then there are probably a lot more people who get conflicted about it, to whom it is kind of a lot and who will have to save on other things to afford it, but they might or might not still buy what they want.
      And then there are those of us who don't even have the money to buy ridiculously expensive things like that. But oh well, EA, Apple and lots of other companies still make enough money off all their richer costumers. So they don't care if some people can't afford their stuff.
      It sucks. I hate it.
      But pro tip: at least in Germany it is quite easy to get the keys for packs cheaper on ebay, if you don't mind not knowing where it comes from. It always worked for me, just take popular offers.

    • @sunflowers6666
      @sunflowers6666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Download cc and mods its free.

  • @courtjunk7
    @courtjunk7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    What worries me is that by adding these small packs, does this give EA an excuse to not add as much to other packs? If they did this earlier, maybe they would have released Island Living without a kitchen, and sold the kitchen separately. The expansion and game packs are already so bare, it feels like they are using this as a opportunity to stretch their content even further.

    • @silviamartin3938
      @silviamartin3938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Just imagine... if they'd thought of this ages ago, My First Pet Stuff could've been a kit.

    • @AlinaMauMau
      @AlinaMauMau 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Each pack type has minimum item requirements so I don't think that's the case

    • @linneax
      @linneax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@AlinaMauMau they could do it tho. Just put more ”useless” items in the original pack and put one key item in a kit like an add on. But that would probably cause huge backlash.

    • @mimiculp428
      @mimiculp428 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      that’s a good point actually, hope not

    • @anneke0908
      @anneke0908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like if they added sunbathing in islands but had a kit with the towels and lounge beds

  • @inesvandevelde1801
    @inesvandevelde1801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    Kayak: “The whole game costs about 600$”
    Me, has almost every pack:
    *surprised pikachu face*

    • @julianjohanson247
      @julianjohanson247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      i have everything but the star wars pack so hearing that number is scary aldkakdk i got the base game for free at least

    • @inesvandevelde1801
      @inesvandevelde1801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@julianjohanson247 yeah same, I also got the game for free and I only don’t have Snowy Escape and Star Wars

    • @ummlykomg6221
      @ummlykomg6221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have everything except for starwars and maybe the first person stuff but I got some as gifts and some discounted

    • @julianjohanson247
      @julianjohanson247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@inesvandevelde1801 the fact that i hear about kits the same day i got my tax return back is kinda funny though. the universe wants ea to steal my money

    • @Jashinist-follower
      @Jashinist-follower 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have everything but snowy escape and paranormal but now kits?? Might wait till there’s no more content out or wait till it’s on sale to buy

  • @AesthetitiCore
    @AesthetitiCore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I feel like they also paid the cc creators to teach them how to make stuff

    • @AesthetitiCore
      @AesthetitiCore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ruby Fiddes cc means custom content so if sims has cc it is downloaded content that adds to your game and a cc creator is who makes it 🙃 hope this helps

    • @AesthetitiCore
      @AesthetitiCore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ruby Fiddes no problem :) glad to help

  • @strefa5195
    @strefa5195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I wonder why people still support EA and the Sims 4 at this point. They get away with so much sh*t its hard to belive. Im so glad that I have never got into the new sims and stuck with the Sims 3 and 2 (I know they wasnt perfect but they at least they were playeble with basegame only )

  • @__-_.
    @__-_. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1623

    I really do think this is a cash grab. A lot of these “niches” could have easily fit into separate packs. Country kitchen and the vacuum pack could have easily been a part of laundry day as a general cleaning pack (or idk in the base game maybe?) and the throwback fit kit could have been in fitness stuff. The sims team is ignoring our concerns and just milking money out of us. Stuff packs already barely have any content and now they are giving us even less. The sims community needs to stop defending this, this isnt ok and if we keep being so passive about it then they’ll just take advantage of us even more. Sure, the kitchen set is cute, but I’m not getting it, because I’m not rich and can’t afford to use all my parents savings on a game I’ve already spent hundreds of dollars on :/

    • @chancematters
      @chancematters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Exactly! I’ll just download a cc kitchen set for free

    • @Spidertheidiot
      @Spidertheidiot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      I disagree about stuff packs giving barely any content, the early ones yeah but the recent ones are pretty good. But I do agree with everything else you said. Also the kitchen stuff could've been in cool kitchen, because that pack is a joke; it literally has more good cas than actual kitchen stuff!

    • @__-_.
      @__-_. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Spidertheidiot yeah but if you think about it, it took them a very long time to finally come out with decent stuff packs. I think paranormal and tiny living are very good stuff packs, the rest add little to nothing to the game, for the price that they charge at least.

    • @harlswillow
      @harlswillow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Also if they’re releasing the sims 5 soon I don’t understand the point in taking our money from the sims 4 with (no offence) useless stuff...

    • @Spidertheidiot
      @Spidertheidiot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@__-_. I agree with that, most stuff packs are WAY too expensive, at least where I live, there about 15$. I guess have kinda a controversial opinion on stuff packs 😅 I actually like most of them that came after mosquito stuff, and I really like mosquito stuff itself.

  • @micaelas_royal_sims
    @micaelas_royal_sims 3 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    I think I’d like the kit idea more if there was a “build your own kit” kinda thing. For example say you want the cas from snowy escape and the gameplay for get famous. You could build a custom kit and based on what you’ve chosen, a price would be calculated. It feels a little low shooting for the sims team to be adding these things you can buy when the game itself is so expensive, especially over the last year. This is just my personal opinion. I love the game I just don’t like how expensive it is.

    • @kheilynxd1494
      @kheilynxd1494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That’s a good idea! I was thinking that they can separate the bigger packs to people who want specific things. For example if someone wants the cas from cats and dogs then they could just buy that. But I figured that would make them lose money. 😔

    • @bonnieburton2168
      @bonnieburton2168 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats a fab idea! Xx

    • @JamesLacroixx
      @JamesLacroixx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is genuinely a very good idea

    • @maddief.8956
      @maddief.8956 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's actually a really good idea! like a certain number of different items for each

    • @AJFes12
      @AJFes12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this just sounds like sims3 store. everything has a price

  • @ivanbarrena1545
    @ivanbarrena1545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    17:17 "I guess it's the same as this one but recolored to be better"
    Kayla are you hearing yourself? 🤦‍♂️

    • @katherineno9462
      @katherineno9462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      yeah literally why would i pay 5 dollars for a recolour of a wallpaper we ALREADY HAVE

    • @acehasaface948
      @acehasaface948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s ridiculous.

  • @renxva1593
    @renxva1593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Yes, it’s true. Not everyone can buy all this stuff. I mean I have “only” 3 packs and I already spent like around 75€ and that’s a lot for a game like this (and I only bought them in sale haha)

  • @simplysnazzy7445
    @simplysnazzy7445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3394

    EA just loves finding new ways to drain our wallets, don’t they?

    • @CathrineMacNiel
      @CathrineMacNiel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      @@emmahonohan2889 how can you defend this tactic?

    • @simplysnazzy7445
      @simplysnazzy7445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      @@emmahonohan2889 I never said they were forcing you to buy it. Kits are just another way for them to quickly make new items and sell them to their consumers. That’s just a given? So yes, they are finding new ways to make you spend **more** on the sims 4.

    • @Swedishcarrina
      @Swedishcarrina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Well of course. They're a corporation. Their objective is to generate revenue. No revenue, no new games.

    • @_aimi_996
      @_aimi_996 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol 😂

    • @bea-le2rw
      @bea-le2rw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@emmahonohan2889 if they didn’t want you to buy it, or counted on you to, they wouldn’t have released this in the first place. so yes, they are most definitely trying to drain our wallets

  • @Kay_Jay_Pea
    @Kay_Jay_Pea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1230

    At this point, EA is just doing whatever they want bc they know people will still buy it... I would much rather pay to support independent creators who actually listen to the community

    • @drg-dg6cq
      @drg-dg6cq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i agree with you alot, there are so many people who would buy that its almost not possible not to make net profit at this point, specially when i look at twitch stream comments and see thousands of people willing to buy them makes me so disappointed at the community

    • @emmasanford9931
      @emmasanford9931 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wish I could use cc but I play on console

    • @nicki4515
      @nicki4515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They should have continued to co-op with content creators and create collab kits. Maybe they tried to but nobody in the community wanted to get behind their pricing strategy lol. Apparently console players can't get CC though, so I'm guessing this is all a strategy towards getting more from those players.

    • @towerofstars8207
      @towerofstars8207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ✨Pirating is still an option✨

    • @kelseyray1311
      @kelseyray1311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Alima. H Check out Paralives! tt's going to be Sims competition when it finally comes out.

  • @katiec.7645
    @katiec.7645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    I wonder if sims youtubers ever feel conflicted as their whole channel indadvertedly advertises/supports such a crappy company

    • @kellyulrich6393
      @kellyulrich6393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I feel like lilsimsie did a good job of addressing that in a way. She knows she's got content that most people either can't afford or can't run on their computer. It sucks and the youtubers seem to know.

    • @acehasaface948
      @acehasaface948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I mean yeah. Promoting these scammy cash grabs to children for a living can’t be good on the conscience.

    • @jessp.r.7181
      @jessp.r.7181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I mean, idk, most of them started when the sims 4 seemed to go somewhere, i feel most of them just do it now for the money but have some negative opinions about the game, i personally would think it time to time

  • @CokeGlitter
    @CokeGlitter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’d love a Cosmetology/Beauty Salon/Barber Shoppe kit/s with hair, nail and makeup options, CAS and build items, maybe even a game or stuff pack. Kits would be good for things like adding Astrology/Horoscopes back to CAS or a tattoo kit, so on.

    • @beaoheidin3308
      @beaoheidin3308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would be cool, same thing for fav colors and foods like in sims 3

    • @acehasaface948
      @acehasaface948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We should have zodiacs in base game. Stop excusing this crap from EA

    • @CokeGlitter
      @CokeGlitter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@acehasaface948 We shouldn’t be entitled to have anything in base game lmao and I’m not excusing anything, I’m just not expecting to be given everything for free or for cheap by a company who peddles a nearly 7 year old base game.

  • @suzanneromijnders6320
    @suzanneromijnders6320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    How did they make a cleaning gameplay kit with JUST vacuums? No dustpans? No dusters? No mops? No bucket, cloth and wiper for cleaning windows? Not even a broom for the porch/driveway? ... Also, there were already roombas in the game... I'd like a cleaning pack for realism, but this adds nothing at all.

    • @dolly.gwendolyn
      @dolly.gwendolyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm waiting for a janitor carrier or even a chimneysweep job now lol who wouldn't want their sim to be an underpaid janitor

  • @hannahwright198
    @hannahwright198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +995

    No one is going to comment on how luxury party is more expensive than kits but still has the same amount of content?

    • @user-hn8rt5el9y
      @user-hn8rt5el9y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Shhhh, we don't talk about luxury party

    • @honeypollen8687
      @honeypollen8687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Omg it’s true

    • @Spidertheidiot
      @Spidertheidiot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Luxury party has arguably less content.

    • @sandroribeiro7644
      @sandroribeiro7644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Time to ask for a 5€ refund or a free kit then

    • @mayissalty6279
      @mayissalty6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      They should refund people who bought it, honestly... or at least partly

  • @cbsims0118
    @cbsims0118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    After spending a lot of money on the sims I wish they would just fix the games bugs and issues BEFORE adding more paid DLC to the game, adding MORE bugs and issues :( I love the sims 4 but this is a big problem on EA's part. Also, it's going to spend MORE in places like the UK and Australia...in the UK $4.99 is about £3.00 here...but they're selling it to us for £4.99...and it's worse in places like Australia where the price for these TINY packs could be around $10. EA only care about how much money is going to their pockets. I calculated that for the UK ALL of the packs plus the new kits (this is NOT including the base game price which I believe is around £40?) costs £706.60...seriously? This makes MOBILE games crammed with micro-transactions look good and I hate that this is true

  • @Moosestacheification
    @Moosestacheification 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    So where's the expansion pack "The Kitchen Sink" where they just bundle random things together

  • @snowleopard064
    @snowleopard064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1487

    There is already way too many dlc, this is just going to make everyone feel so inadequate for not getting everything... not worth it, don’t throw your money at them unless you’re sure.

    • @alexisdaigle5
      @alexisdaigle5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      they need free packs. not free updates. one other thing that bothers me is that i payed on ps4 and i had almost every single pack and when i switched to pc i cant transfer them. They should make it where the packs save to your EA account not your system. thats another money grab as well.

    • @ashtonrobertsss
      @ashtonrobertsss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello! I hope your having a nice day (: I was just wondering if u could check out my latest videos as I'm going to upload at least one video a day and would really appreciate the feedback. I just want to make my videos as good as possible and if I'm being annoying please ignore me (:

    • @laure_1921
      @laure_1921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@alexisdaigle5 that is so annoying I couldn’t imagine

    • @kaycollarfeild
      @kaycollarfeild 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alexisdaigle5 if you purchase through origin, they do transfer

    • @castbound4209
      @castbound4209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@kaycollarfeild there is no way to purchase through origin on a console. You have to go through your consoles store. Trust me I am running into the same issue as well 😭

  • @cookiedough7660
    @cookiedough7660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    Why not just add this as free content to pre made packs. The kitchen stuff can go to kitchen stuff, vacuuming in laundry day, cas stuff in fitness stuff. They’re not big enough to pay that much for, I really don’t like this idea :,)

    • @andrewmoeller1987
      @andrewmoeller1987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I would say that aesthetically, the Kitchen Kit would fit in with Cats and Dogs expansion pack better than the Cool Kitchen Stuff.

    • @cookiedough7660
      @cookiedough7660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@andrewmoeller1987 I mean yeah but since the stuff is all kitchen stuff i figured it would make more sense to add kitchen stuff to a kitchen pack rather than to a cats and dogs pack, y'know?

    • @MineDraped
      @MineDraped 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I posted this idea in reply to another video. Great minds think alike!
      I don't understand why she says these items wouldn't quite fit into other packs.
      Of course, I don't understand how anyone is defending any aspect of this.
      These packs cost $15 total. Does anyone really think there's $15 worth of content here?
      "Not a cash grab." Lol

    • @andrewmoeller1987
      @andrewmoeller1987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cookiedough7660 I just got the pack, and it is the perfect rustic kitchen set. The stove and fridge are functional off the grid. The stove is only $600, and is food quality 7! And the Island counters have the doors/drawers on the opposite side of the eating side, finally! Swatches are great, even just a regular wood color.
      It all goes great with the barn door from Cats and Dogs as well as wooden worn stools. Oh, and the recently added Groovy Times Bar Stool by heyHarrie is perfect for the counters.

    • @NZCONES
      @NZCONES 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah the the vacuuming kit should of been in the base game from the start

  • @DemicornWhimsy
    @DemicornWhimsy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This just seems like a last ditch effort to squeeze money out of us before they announce Sims 5. xD

  • @theluzondoll5507
    @theluzondoll5507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    There are cc FOR FREE that look the exact same maybe even better than these kits

    • @macb6137
      @macb6137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sad thing is xbox and ps4 players can’t get cc

    • @randomcat1962
      @randomcat1962 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I destroyed my sims game by accident with cc never again. I don’t even have sims anymore my sister has it. I had the fake sims with all the packs but my stepsister got it for me. I accidentally deleted my save data and got a “orange llama” thing every time I tried opening the game.

  • @raphaelmckenna953
    @raphaelmckenna953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2180

    "Kits" just seem like Maxis' way of getting people to pay for what Modders and CC creators can make - often significantly better.

    • @briiiiiiL0L
      @briiiiiiL0L 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      You do realize not everyone can have cc and mods, right? They have people on console and pc players that can’t handle it.I think kits are a nice touch for console and non-strong PCs

    • @Yuki-di2rb
      @Yuki-di2rb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@briiiiiiL0L this is gonna be on the PS4? That’s amazing! I’ve always wanted a gaming computer to play with mods but they’re too expensive... it don’t run at all on anything I’ve tried, and the ones that _do_ run well are expensive asf... so yeah, this will be great for those with a PS4.

    • @arisenpawn425
      @arisenpawn425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Yuki-di2rb sims 4 can run on a potato

    • @olga9332
      @olga9332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@arisenpawn425 exactly but it’s best to have windows 7. all sims run better on that

    • @stronk8107
      @stronk8107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Yuki-di2rb hate to break it to you, if you're playing on Playstation you won't be able to play with external mods because it's a part of the Sony policy.

  • @roddob3389
    @roddob3389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    "who wants to pay for cleaning"
    Eco-Lifestyle would like a word.

    • @happyjellycatsquid
      @happyjellycatsquid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gabyward5855 Honestly if they wanted to add cleaning they honestly should have added it to the Laundry pack because separating them sounds like a scam

  • @tomdelongesrightbigtoe
    @tomdelongesrightbigtoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Yeah no. This stuff seems like something that should be free (especially the cleaning pack)

  • @elizabethrosenow7228
    @elizabethrosenow7228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Me and my sister play the sims 4 and spent over three hundred dollars of are own money and we still don’t have all of them this is just crazy

  • @liv1045
    @liv1045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    "Kits" is EA's way of saying, "We want money!!!"

    • @amu_01
      @amu_01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      To be fair,when do they not want money? It’s getting old. We shouldn’t have to pay extra money for things that could be free. But I love the sims 4. I know I don’t have to buy it,but it would be nice if they would make things people like.

    • @linneakou
      @linneakou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I heard that in John Mulaney’s voice

  • @Clarizsan
    @Clarizsan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    I can totally see them make a "improved baby's kit" I can see them doing that!

    • @-abi-
      @-abi- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Omg please no

    • @Clarizsan
      @Clarizsan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@-abi- just feels like something they would do

    • @desdevie9476
      @desdevie9476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      And it would to be a new crib, 3 new baby clothes and a baby chair for $5...

    • @Clarizsan
      @Clarizsan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@desdevie9476 yeah...

    • @ashtonrobertsss
      @ashtonrobertsss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello! I hope your having a nice day (: I was just wondering if u could check out my latest videos as I'm going to upload at least one video a day and would really appreciate the feedback. I just want to make my videos as good as possible and if I'm being annoying please ignore me (:

  • @caber0662
    @caber0662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    In conclusion: EA deserves nothing and y'all should crack the game and all dlcs to get them for free

    • @KittyFAN13
      @KittyFAN13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Problem with that is EA has an anti-piracy system in place inside the game. So, even if we crack it, there’s that one thing that would just make it unplayable.

    • @ninefoxstar
      @ninefoxstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@KittyFAN13 really? how does it triggered the anti crack system? ive never come across it

    • @KittyFAN13
      @KittyFAN13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ninefoxstar From what I was told (via a SimsTuber), there is an anti-piracy measure that creates a censor pixel block that grows and grows until it covers the entire screen. If I remember correctly, it’s triggered by having your sim take a bath or shower. It could be removed or it was in an older game/older version of Sims 4.

    • @caber0662
      @caber0662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@KittyFAN13 I've got to say that i have the game installed. I got it with a cracked installer for free (I don't usually farther piracy, I always pay for the artists and coders work btw) and the programer who cracked it uploads updates with every new pack and it works perfectcly

    • @KittyFAN13
      @KittyFAN13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@caber0662 Oh! That’s great! I’m glad that someone found a way around it.

  • @dandarcy2539
    @dandarcy2539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    asides from literally everything, omfg the dust bunnies are SO cute

  • @Aurora-ej2lx
    @Aurora-ej2lx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    The Country Kitchen Kit would work with a farm pack...
    Edit: thank u so much for the likes 😂

    • @awfullygoonie871
      @awfullygoonie871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Sam or.. we could have both good game play, good build items, and CAS in one pack. But because it's EA, the content either has to be half baked, or non existent so they can release it at a later date. Theres no reason that they can't please all players with a singular pack. Last time i checked, each "pack type" has it's own development team, so by creating these kits, they're only further dividing their staff, which may have consequences in larger future packs, as it's dividing the staff that could help build a better pack.
      Also, it's EA, if we ever do get a farming pack, it's still probably going to have one sad malfunctioning chicken coop

    • @Chillwave6
      @Chillwave6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Sam yeah my views on the kits are that Throwback Fit seems neat, but kinda wish it had more, Bust the Dust could have been a thing in Laundry Day and Country Kitchen would've been either in Cool Kitchen Stuff or a possible bigger country expansion.

    • @awfullygoonie871
      @awfullygoonie871 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Sam oh i'm sorry, i misinterpreted you and thought it was defending ea's decisions lol, I apologise..

  • @aromanticfranziskavonkarma
    @aromanticfranziskavonkarma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1176

    My opinion on these: The idea is cool, but as usual, they're overpriced

    • @j.a.489
      @j.a.489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thomas Jefferson 😉

    • @cymarie_
      @cymarie_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@j.a.489 ...what’d I miss-!

    • @TigerMa14
      @TigerMa14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Definitely overpriced.

    • @sarahsleamanova2072
      @sarahsleamanova2072 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And still it's the only DLC I feel ok to spend money on. Because I can buy only kits, that I'll use. I wish the DLCs were cheaper.

    • @nicoleesunacaca5982
      @nicoleesunacaca5982 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree thomas

  • @zosoart
    @zosoart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I feel like they're going to start doing celebrity/influencer inspired/Collab kits. I'm imagining a kit filled with shit famous TikTokkers wear and them announcing their collabs on social media.

  • @catzkitten4755
    @catzkitten4755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    “Sorry, i started a Fire because I was angry” LOL

  • @fijianalaska
    @fijianalaska 3 ปีที่แล้ว +784

    they should offer us worlds if they’re going to do this....

    • @pietertalens1256
      @pietertalens1256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I like that idea.

    • @mayissalty6279
      @mayissalty6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I don’t think they’re going to do that for $4,99 :/ worlds take a lot more effort to build and design than some CAS items or a build kit.. if they do this they’d probably ask $10. Unless it’s a world like newcrest where there’s no builds

    • @mariacarvalho2926
      @mariacarvalho2926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@mayissalty6279 they should at least give us a world building tool

    • @mayissalty6279
      @mayissalty6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@mariacarvalho2926 that I want too, but that’s not gonna happen in the sims 4 anymore, it’s a huge change to the game and it’s not gonna come with a kit. It would have to be with a free update and I just don’t think they’re going to do that. It’s not something you can easily add like a new fridge, you have to change how the entire worlds-system works and that’s just something they’re not going to pump money into this late into the game

    • @ashleygill5600
      @ashleygill5600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’d love a world where you can place your own lots. (I think they used to do this in sims 3 or 2)

  • @Angelnloel
    @Angelnloel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    I think the worst thing is that these should have been a part of other packs that already exist. The cleaning kit should be a part of laundry day. The fitness kit should be a part of the fitness stuff pack. The country kitchen kit should’ve been a part of the kitchen stuff pack. I’m sure they could figure out how to add these onto already existing packs in updates. We shouldn’t have to pay for this.

    • @TatAlbring
      @TatAlbring 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      EA: but money?

    • @supercali213
      @supercali213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes!! I said exactly this on a Sims group I’m in on Facebook

    • @mcytfan1415
      @mcytfan1415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I disagree with the kitchen one, country kitchen should've been in cats and adogs. It fits the country vibe

    • @ladypipflemmbini4133
      @ladypipflemmbini4133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mcytfan1415 Oh my gosh, totally!

    • @nic-ze1oq
      @nic-ze1oq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Honestly, the cleaning kit could have gone in Eco Lifestyle too

  • @ktbsc
    @ktbsc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember a year ago I was interested into getting into the sims, but when I saw the amount of money to get a good experience, I realized I was better off doing other things.

  • @aureliuss2262
    @aureliuss2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    i love how the first 7 minutes is you pointing out how ea are Big Fat Moneygrabbers, but then you pay for it because they haven't sent you the code.

    • @jimboeeek
      @jimboeeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      💀

    • @sofiakemeny6859
      @sofiakemeny6859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      keep in mind tho, this is her job and how she makes a living so like. cant blame her all too much

    • @macb6137
      @macb6137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it’s her job to review packs and play the sims.

  • @riddhilikhe5741
    @riddhilikhe5741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1485

    This isn't for the community, this is literally just for EA's pockets.

    • @_JustJoe
      @_JustJoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I don't even play TS4, but kits are giving me bad vibes as well.

    • @haneenms6
      @haneenms6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I hate them!!! Someone needs to stage a coup.

    • @tortoiseboy2331
      @tortoiseboy2331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ea makes some good games but holy moly are they greedy. For example, ea will make a new fifa game every year that’s pretty much the last one with a few changes for 60 dollars, while hello games (which has a studio of one room) that manages to make beautiful and game changing updates for free in no mans sky

  • @taliarose8825
    @taliarose8825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +763

    Literally the FREE heyharrie Country collection CC is ten thousand times better and has way more things than whatever EA is doing

    • @DoinItforNewCommTech
      @DoinItforNewCommTech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @CatNoLikeBannana What if they COULD? The effort that EA and Maxis put into these packs could've been better spent by allowing CC or mods to be uploaded to the Gallery, as The Sims 4's equivalent of the Steam Workshop. They didn't, because this isn't about helping console players -- I said this in another comment, but NEVER mistake for altruism that which can be explained by greed. They don't want to help console players, they want to help their bottom line.

    • @simranpanesar9275
      @simranpanesar9275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      fr

    • @lizeysaurus3757
      @lizeysaurus3757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It’s weird how they come out with a bunch of stolen cc after working with cc creators hmm

    • @ingvildsvendsrud6937
      @ingvildsvendsrud6937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@DoinItforNewCommTech the fact that consoles can’t have CC and mods has nothing to do with EA or Maxis.

    • @pixelatedcherry
      @pixelatedcherry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i still think it’s good, some people don’t want to download cc and you can’t really blame them for that.

  • @rockinraven101
    @rockinraven101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    They should just offer these "kits" for packs that already exist! Instead of making it new content :/

  • @juanjuri6127
    @juanjuri6127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "5 dollars for dust y'all!" oh it's gonna be gathering dust alright

  • @hi-vp6mn
    @hi-vp6mn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +988

    “And it obviously comes in solid whit and solid black,”
    ...
    I’m sorry, but to EA, it’s not all ways that obvious.

    • @the-rickster
      @the-rickster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It more obviously comes in neon yellow, hot pink, and mint

    • @Alyss93
      @Alyss93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And "black" or "white" are very different shades depending on the object

    • @leahbelieva
      @leahbelieva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Alyss93 THE ABSOLUTE BANE ON MY EXISTENCE. Like could y’all not just jot down the Pantone swatch for black and idk? HOLD ONTO IT??? I will admit I have zero experience in game development but some continuity across swatches can’t be THAT hard?

    • @KairaSuperSayan93
      @KairaSuperSayan93 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leahbelieva can I just say that I love that you referenced Pantones? And hey, you must know something about design (not referring to a particular field of design) because continuity across swatches (any color profile really) is essential in design. I'm a graphic design student and we're learning about Pantones so I got a little bit excited there.

    • @montanarose4622
      @montanarose4622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@leahbelieva you wouldn’t use Pantone swatches, but colour hex codes are basically the computer version of Pantones. So there’s definitely no excuse; you could literally just use the eye dropper tool and get the exact hex colour code. It wouldn’t be hard at all lmao

  • @meganriehl3005
    @meganriehl3005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    "I guess it's this wallpaper just recolored to look better" wow so why'd you have to pay for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @xCharlotte21xx
    @xCharlotte21xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I’ll definitely get the kitchen stuff and I’m quite excited for the cleaning kit, I’m heavy on gameplay and I love making the sims live the lives that are individually chosen for them but simple things like cleaning and doing laundry is that extra bit of real life I like for them!

  • @thelongestrose
    @thelongestrose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "Is that just EA's new way of charging more money for less content?" was the first thing I said when I heard they were adding something called a "Kit Pack" and that is precisely what it is, yes. I called it exactly and I'm somehow still disappointed.

  • @obscurasangser570
    @obscurasangser570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    I love how she said that “obviously” the items have a plain white and a plain black swatch, like, Sims 4 didn’t find it obvious until like two months ago haha love the video, but everything is just too expensive

  • @kotaowens1553
    @kotaowens1553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +860

    If all these kits were put together they would be called the “friends” game pack

    • @oll-_-llo
      @oll-_-llo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      It really should've been a stuff pack instead of the 3 kits but I agreee

    • @maddiep7454
      @maddiep7454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      more like the Monica geller pack cause cleaning, and cooking

    • @microwaav
      @microwaav 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Sophia Knapp
      stuff pack still applies. the paranormal stuff pack has a bunch of gameplay.

    • @rileybarnard4564
      @rileybarnard4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maddiep7454 YES AHAHAHHA

    • @nicki4515
      @nicki4515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@microwaavI had to look it up, there's also 39 build/buy and 32 CAS... so for $10 you can get a career as a paranormal investigator in a revamped ghost system with new npc PLUS 71 items... or half the price you can clean up a bit of dust...

  • @charlotteharris6951
    @charlotteharris6951 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had an ad for a vacuum right before you started talking about bust the dust which I found really funny.

  • @helenah.1090
    @helenah.1090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I miss the time when The Sims creators actually cared about what people want

  • @A_World_Full_of_Lies
    @A_World_Full_of_Lies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    No One:
    EA and The Sims 4 Team: Let’s go ahead and make them pay for the items we should have included in the other packs. Let’s call it a kit. Lets only include SOME of the items we didn’t include in the old packs. We will create new kits later and charge them again.

    • @DDoubleEDouble
      @DDoubleEDouble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hear you but The Sims 4 Team doesn’t decide pricing (obviously) and has very little say (if any) in the decision to create ‘kits’ so you can go ahead and remove them from your comment. Having worked in a company like this I know that these types of decisions are make by executives and overheads

    • @jessRSA
      @jessRSA 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Literally like wtf

    • @A_World_Full_of_Lies
      @A_World_Full_of_Lies 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DDoubleEDouble Ummm, okay.

  • @user-bc4pn
    @user-bc4pn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +810

    honestly, they deserve people downloading the sims illegally. the prices for what they offer are completely ridiculous and not everyone can pay for it. If it was a little bit cheaper, i think more people would buy it and not download it illegally

    • @vvarieee
      @vvarieee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      have been playing pirate since 2015 and I regret nothing 🤪 I don't need gallery as I like to build and make sims (the pricing translated to my country's currency is insane)

    • @Loonlings
      @Loonlings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I used to download it illegally but I wanted the gallery so bad

    • @stephlang03
      @stephlang03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Loonlings There's a way to have the gallery, not in game but from the website. Google it :)

    • @Loonlings
      @Loonlings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@stephlang03 you can’t upload tho

    • @RV-mh8pv
      @RV-mh8pv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It saved me over 200 dollars/euros lol

  • @caseymel6366
    @caseymel6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With the kitchen stuff you can say you got it at a yard sale or from your sims elder. If you pick different colors you can say that your sim wants to repaint or repair.

  • @westingtyler2
    @westingtyler2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:16 actuall the bust the dust kit seems most great to me, probably because I want things like laundry and vacuuming to make the simulation more realistic.

  • @angelov_titov
    @angelov_titov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    honnestly at this point i don't even wanna pay for more things, it's depressing how expensive The sims is. They left us on such a good note with snowy escape, and now this 🙄 it should be free updates instead, i mean there is NOTHING in base game that is trendy, except for those new items for their 21 anniversary

    • @ashtonrobertsss
      @ashtonrobertsss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello! I hope your having a nice day (: I was just wondering if u could check out my latest videos as I'm going to upload at least one video a day and would really appreciate the feedback. I just want to make my videos as good as possible and if I'm being annoying please ignore me (:

    • @kf10147
      @kf10147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm sure you've been told this but of your pc can handle it I super recommend maxis match cc!

    • @nyashiahughes3829
      @nyashiahughes3829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Honestly, I agree with you. I see no reason why we are paying 5 dollars for content that only amounts to 1/3 of a stuff pack.
      I honestly think kits should have been partnerships between cc creators and mod creators. It would be nice if they could put more of their things into the game considering alot of ps4 and Xbox players cant download cc.

    • @angelov_titov
      @angelov_titov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kf10147 yup i have a LOT of cc, but people can't download my builds if they don't have the cc i have

    • @asunflower7993
      @asunflower7993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes that's why i love minecraft i think sims should go down that rode

  • @rachaels742
    @rachaels742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    i think it could’ve been SO FUN if there were in-game challenges (such as to reach to the top of your career or get married or like the plant-sim/easter egg challenge) and these mini kit pack things would be free rewards. then it could be part of the game and would incentivize players to play!

    • @Jules46219
      @Jules46219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes! That would have been so fun!

    • @maddief.8956
      @maddief.8956 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      omigod I would love that!!

  • @marcomontano8483
    @marcomontano8483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like they could have done so much more with vacuum’s. They could have made a chores kit and added brooms, mops, dust feathers. They could have added cleaning windows and tables as an option for sims to do, or made it an option to tell your child/teen sim to sweep/mop just clean in general. That’s something I wouldn’t mind paying for.

  • @n1cole_p
    @n1cole_p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    vacuum should have went with laundry OR the pet pack. you know how fluffy pets shed? well you can vaacum it now!

  • @DDiegoG
    @DDiegoG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    And if you think this is pricey and you're paying in US dollars just imagine how it's gonna be for the rest of the countries that don't use that currency

    • @anneke0908
      @anneke0908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If it is 5 euro then it would be 6.05 dollar

    • @simranpanesar9275
      @simranpanesar9275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      its £4.99 in englnd and the currencys are worth different amounts s it doesn't make sense

    • @littlewammity9896
      @littlewammity9896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      ea really just live in an American bubble. it's so infuriating how ignorant they can be to other countries (hating on the corporation, not players etc)

    • @Soapynah
      @Soapynah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It costs 40DKK in Denmark which is about 6.50USD, and from seeing how expensive it is in a lot of other countries it looks like my country doesn’t have it too bad... even “just” paying 6.50USD is pretty expensive for what you’re getting here though.

    • @yuyeasakura461
      @yuyeasakura461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      5 dolars in Brazil is 25 reais, in here is almost impossible to have the full game, it's just to expensive, most of people who have the sims 4 just have the base game.

  • @JojoMinecraftProductions
    @JojoMinecraftProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    I feel like EA is testing the waters for TS5... Like they're gonna make it a microtransaction nightmare

    • @ashtonrobertsss
      @ashtonrobertsss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello! I hope your having a nice day (: I was just wondering if u could check out my latest videos as I'm going to upload at least one video a day and would really appreciate the feedback. I just want to make my videos as good as possible and if I'm being annoying please ignore me (:

    • @mornasev
      @mornasev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I thought the same thing!

    • @JojoMinecraftProductions
      @JojoMinecraftProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mornasev Right?!!?

    • @bethwaters8835
      @bethwaters8835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why is EA testing me again?

    • @pussypussypussypussypussy
      @pussypussypussypussypussy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      they probably will. its ea, after all. everything they do now are microtransactions. i SO don't want this to happen but it probably will.

  • @homocatphenomena7168
    @homocatphenomena7168 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so excited for a vacuum!! I've been wanting that for years!!! Also that kitchen set is SO PRETTY!!

  • @missteach9853
    @missteach9853 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really liked the cleaning kit! It definitely would have been an awesome laundry pack add, but I’m really enjoying the game play and new aspirations!

  • @ReadObituaries
    @ReadObituaries 3 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    I love how we all bitched that we don’t like stuff packs and they should just stop selling them and make them all game and expansion packs& they said “alright, I see your stuff pack and raise you another, even shittier stuff pack!”

  • @oncloudniner
    @oncloudniner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    I'm still annoyed that "Get to Work" is still the same price (when there are no sales) as when it was released... and it was released YEARS AND YEARS ago.

    • @kyledunn8205
      @kyledunn8205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So that every pack is the same price, you could say the same thing for Get Together, Outdoor Retreat, Spa Day, etc. You could also say the same for the base game itself, considering that was released in 2014 and hasn't dropped in price.

    • @bunnie5394
      @bunnie5394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@kyledunn8205 sure, they're all the same price and so is the base game, but other game franchises drop their new release prices usually six months to a year after it's first release. it's outdated gameplay/content at that point. but ea is notorious for trying to get as much money out of their customers as possible, which is why people are upset about this kind of stuff. they don't seem to actually care about the players, when you get down to it.

    • @kyledunn8205
      @kyledunn8205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bunnie5394 I can't think of any digital franchises that drop their game prices, maybe when a sequel game is released sure, but it literally never happens in a games regular life cycle outside of the obvious temporary offers

    • @frannncoco
      @frannncoco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I remember when packs were
      EP: $27
      GP: $15
      SP: $7

    • @Bloodhawk713
      @Bloodhawk713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I think they need to start doing what MMORPGs have done for ages and start bundling old packs into the base game. It would be unreasonable to expect a World of Warcraft player to buy the base game and all 15 years worth of expansion packs, and it's equally unreasonable for the Sims 4 to do the same.

  • @jordayafloerchinger5099
    @jordayafloerchinger5099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    it’s convenient to watch someone that has most or all of the packs to see what’s good and what might be fun for us to use

  • @kenzieskompilations
    @kenzieskompilations 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    THE KITCHEN ONE I SO WANT AND THEN THE FITNESS CAS ITEMS

  • @StephanieKateGray
    @StephanieKateGray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    What sucks is that in Australia, Sims games are even more expensive. So for example, expansion packs are $50 and game packs are $30. These Kits are going to be $8. It’s just absurd!

    • @talisharose2397
      @talisharose2397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It's the same for New Zealand! It makes everything so expensive!

    • @qwinlyn
      @qwinlyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Canada here, and we have the same issue with it being even more expensive than the US. I have only ever bought a single pack full price (Vampires) because I had just bought the game and didn't know that they go on sale constantly. I love pointing out to US simmers that we pay ~$50 for an expansion and watching their heads explode with the idea of it being that much.

    • @AILUJ
      @AILUJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      in Brazil it costs 29 reais for a kit. lol. so damn expensive

    • @darkslayer709
      @darkslayer709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      In the UK they just did a straight currency swap. $4.99 to £4.99. That's not even remotely the same price.
      I think EA just stuck their middle finger up at all non-Americans with these Kits.
      I might've bought one or two of these things on sale, but now I know the sale price here is basically just going to be how much the pack should actually cost EA can shove it up their arse.

    • @w1nterdays
      @w1nterdays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      but $40 in usd is equal to 51 Australian dollars. So, at least for expansions, you aren’t getting ripped off. Now for game packs on the other hand, you’re losing about 5 dollars

  • @musicariess29
    @musicariess29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    This video is legit a key reason why I like simsie. She doesn’t just review what’s in the kit but she talks about what problems they may create, what they can do with them, etc. ♥️

    • @musicariess29
      @musicariess29 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      woah thanks for all the likes friends!! we stan Simsie!

  • @deeg1278
    @deeg1278 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite is the Country Kitchen Kit, but I also like the Bust the Dust kit too! XD

  • @rebeccasimen1421
    @rebeccasimen1421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'd really appreciate if sims builders/creators like you try to avoid using these "kits" and less popular packs in general in order to make builds and sims more accessible to people who only buy more popular packs or don't have any packs (: