I totally agree with what Arnie stated, plus wanted to add that I play both -- the Sims 2 and VV and VF games. I like the VV and VF games just the way they are, so I hope LDW won't change them. In fact, I haven't even wanted to play my Sims 2 in over a year, but I am still loving my VV and VF games.

Oh -- almost forgot to say that I also like Zoo Tycoon and have all the ep's for it as well, but am ONLY playing the VV games right now.

I think anything new should be in the VF2, if ever made. Most stuff wanted to change could take a while to do so. Mods are the best to that, though.

I bought The Sims 1 several years ago, well before I'd heard of LDW. VV1 wasn't even out, yet alone VF. I played The Sims a few times, but it never grabbed by attention in the same way as VF and the VV series. I've still got the CD but I haven't bothered to install it on my newer machines.

I'm sure that The Sims 2 and 3 are 'bigger and better' but I've never had any desire to get them, whereas I'll download any future LDW sim games like a shot.

Yeah, the Sims are rubbish. LDW games are better.

I ike the game as it is, but I thought of a few things.

There could be an option to buy an adoption application. It would be expensive and would not assure an automatic
adoption but it would increase the odds, sort of like the baby boost. It would give families a way to have more children
and increase genetics.

There could be an online date/mate option that a single person could buy at the store. They would receive a few more more
marriage proposals by "buying" this option. It would give picky people more prospects for partners. It would be expensive, of course.

Options to run a "green" eco friendly home or use more electricity:

We could buy solar panels and a windmill at the store but they would be costly. We could buy the "Sunshine" or
"Windy Day" at the store. The windy event could be built into the game the way the "sunshine" is avaiable.
Then we could make the money back by selling our extra power back to the power company if we make more than we use.


Option to use more electricity by making the lights workable; (the way we can open the fridge or turn on the tv).
We could click on the lamps in the evening but we would have a power bill to pay. We could buy power saving bulbs
at the store that are expensive but cost less to use.

Just a few thoughts...

I have to say, that while the "expansion pack" idea sounds attractive, I've learned that half the fun of VV & VF are designing & installing mods. But then I'm a shameless show-off when it comes to modding. :-p

Maybe I should have posted my ideas above in the Developer Feedback Forum instead of the "expansion pack" post. I guess it could be either. I really like the option of receiving more marriage proposals though. If you reject two or three in hopes of getting a better match you end up waiting a long time! Also, the adoption option would be nice.

Pete, some of the mods are pretty cool!

Anyone else interested in an option for more marriage proposals???

If it were made possible to build bedroom extensions I'd like it to be possible for, once one of the parents dies, the remaining one to "retire" and move in to a new bedroom, allowing one of the children to take over the house and start a new family.

That sounds good,Arnie.