My Sims 4 Future Speculation

Hey guys! It's been awhile since I've been on the forums! Anyway, I used to follow up on the Guru's tweets before the game came out and I've always wanted to compile a list of the information they gave, however that time has passed. Although, the Gurus have been doing a weekly Q&A since the game has released so I decided to compile a list of things I gathered from going through each question and answer. NOTE: The Gurus are not allowed to discuss anything related to the Future of the game. Some of this list will be speculation and some will not be. I did however see things that stood out! Of course nothing here can be guaranteed at all. Don't get your hopes up! Remember that the game just released so I'm pretty sure the Devs are basically just brainstorming for the future right now. I doubt they have anything solid right now so we never know how the game will go.

• There are plans to make babies more robust in the future. The backlash for bassinet tied babies came up a lot. The gurus see what we are saying and they want to do more. It is possible!
• Light/lamp intensity came up a lot as well. The gurus said they are working with the art director on the issue.
• They have plans to create filters and make the UI/Gallery more user-friendly. This is a high priority for them and they have received a lot of feedback.
• It is very much possible to make Worlds/Neighborhoods bigger by expanding on them and such.
• They do plan on adding more plants and flowers in the future. We can obviously assume that they'll release more objects/furniture.build objects, etc.
• They will add more color swatches!
• They plan on improving school/work control
• They liked the suggestion of locked doors and set beds.
• Mailbox styles came up
• They discussed tattoos. Adding and removing them can only be done through cheats so they want to make an official way of doing this. Tattoo Parlor?!
• They're going to adjust the rates at which your sims gain/lose weight
• The number of people asking for basements was apparent. They made a note of this and said they were interested in this as well
• A way of differentiating Teens and Adults came up
• Vehicles are possible and they are considering them
• Sorting options for the relationship tab came up a lot!
• Accessible gallery outside of the game is a nice feature that Graham made a note of
• The issue of family trees and more complex familial relationships was noted and mentioned a lot. The gurus want this as well and they said it was possible.
• In reference to pools and toddlers. Those who said it was impossible to add them due to coding and what not may be wrong. Of course they are well aware of this controversy due to the large backlash, so we never know.
• They're going to provide an update for name-changing due to the bugs it causes
• The 'Vanilla' career tracks were mentioned. Maybe they'll return?
• Adding life stages is possible
• The community's expression for more NPCs was noted.
• Adding emotions is possible
• Sims 2 Apartments are possible!
• More voices unlikely
• The option to turn off lights in rooms was mentioned and is something that could be patched in
• Story Progression was mentioned but it's something that depends on what they want it do
• There was really nice feedback about sitting and watching comedians perform but not musicians with instruments. Graham noted it and said the team was working making this possible for different floor levels, like a stage or foundation
• "Call to meal" type interactions were asked about frequently.
• CASt is definitely not returning but it is possible for Family Trees and Improved Story Progression.

This is what I have for now from 2 of the threads. There was a third but it was 60 pages and I don't really have time to do those right now, but I may in the future. Tell me what you guys think!

Very interesting, thank you so much for gathering this information.

That's awesome that you compiled this. Thanks for sharing!

The gurus say a lot of things, most times it's bullshit. All we can do now is see what actions they take; rather than their words.

So happy about possible Story Progression! I always make sure my sims are pregnant or have kids before I move them out, which makes it difficult with large households.
Anyway, thank you!