I understand the warning not to post to this topic... I have to voice my agreement with the sentiments however. I am JUST NOW starting to play sims 3 after a long hiatus from the game entirely. Schilling out good money for an inferior product is no way to encourage better products. So I come in on the back end pay less money (if the product holds up). From what I hear about #4 I won't even bother. What dunderhead decided to drop the toddler phase? This I am sure of, Pescado has done wonders through the years with bettering the games, in short order I might add. If he were so inclined I'm confident he would add bells and whistles to that pig and make it somewhat respectable.