How bad is the base game without DLCs

[Alastor's Alibi]

Never played sims, wonder if the base game is worth trying.

[76561198213095365]

I personally am thinking that Growing Together is possibly the best ever SIms 4 expansion pack in personal opinion where the only other expansion packs that even come close to this are Seasons and Get Together (although, they also come in bundles and frequently get 50% discounts), but it only recently came out meaning no bundles (which are actually cheaper for each pack than even 50% discounts and especially with expansion packs where it is confirmed that The Sims 4 now has currently 60 dlc packs total) or discount yet (which a 50% discount could be a year or longer away from right now for Growing Together) . As for basegame I think that some people might enjoy basegame without any dlc and especially if you combine that with mods/cc, but I think that they represent less than 50% of all users that are exclusively using basegame only who might eventually think that basegame is overall boring on The Sims 4 even with mods/cc. Also, some people are content with only just a few packs on The SIms 4 without needing to buy anymore. If the cost of Growing Together is not an issue I would recommend this expansion pack and especially for people who enjoy family gameplay/playing with child sims, but if the cost is an issue then get something cheaper such as a few bundles including Seasons, Get Together, and at least a few other packs as well if getting them in bundles. While Growing Together might be tempting to buy early I would not be the least bit surprised if some people are going to wait for a discount first before buying it.

[kelmenwong]

base game is totally free, last i know

try it urself doesn't cost $

[76561198213095365]

You could try to play The Sims 4 basegame only if you want, which I would recommend basegame and all dlc packs being used exclusively download and purchased on Steam (except basegame because obviously it is free) instead of Origin (which EA is trying to shut down by forcing people to EA App) or EA App. I never had any issues with downloading or purchasing any dlc for example when I got them exclusively from Steam instead of Origin or EA App. However, you will never know what it is really ike to only use basegame, unless if you try. However, mods and maybe cc (custom content, but more optional than mods) are a must have if you are only going to play on basegame and do not want to get bored with it. I know that my previous comment was mostly about recommended packs if you were to buy only a few of them, but 60 dlc packs (which 19 of them are in fact tiny $5 kit packs that add up to $95 total) is a lot and a person obviously does not need to own them all in order to enjoy playing The Sims 4.

[R. Reagan of the 6th]

Try out the game, you can buy the dlcs around sale.

There are some mods too.

[Big Andy]

You will definately want DLC, at very least Parenthood and Seasons. Get Famous, Pets, Get Together and Get A Job are also worthwhile. And the 2 best worlds in game are probably the ones in Get Together and Pets. The game is really bare bones without DLC.

Seeing as you are on PC you will want to look into mods. MCCC is almost obligatory, but there are avast amount of other mods.

ED and if you like the family game play on Parenthood, you will definately want Growing Together. But wait until its on sale. Never buy Sims DLC at full price, it isnt worth it.

[Lady Aeleanor]

I played the base game for about 2 months after I got the game. With a couple of exceptions, I found that the DLC didn't add much to the game. The base game is free. Give it a try.

[Panda Stanla]

95% of the game is in the DLC so no need to say more, with only base game you have only few in game possibilities

[Panda Stanla]

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

I played the base game for about 2 months after I got the game. With a couple of exceptions, I found that the DLC didn't add much to the game. The base game is free. Give it a try.

of course one don't add so much but 1+1+1.... 95% of the game is in the 64 buyables dlc ! that's why the base game is free there is almost nothing in there only 5% of the complete game with all DLC

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by Panda Stanla:

of course one don't add so much but 1+1+1.... 95% of the game is in the 64 buyables dlc ! that's why the base game is free there is almost nothing in there only 5% of the complete game with all DLC

Well, sorry, I don't agree. 5%?? Seriously? Mods, however, add a ton of extra content that DLC can never match.

[kitsuneblue]

base game being free now you can try it out, don't buy any packs till there is a sale at least. that is my advice. Then what you get should be based on what you like

[indigo]

Just as good or bad as it is without them.

They're really just more "stuff".

[Angela]

Yep only buy on sale, if you're broke you can just use people's CC creations (clothes and building/decoration items).

The game really benefits from using gameplay mods as well, which will be enough to fill your game up with weird things to do.

[Xautos]

i had 300 hours with the base game and didn't like it all that much although it tapped into a layer of creativity and wouldn't let go. I've mostly lost my interest for TS4 these days after 13.5k hours.

Back then i went for MCCC as my first mod and Get together as my first DLC, that added well over 1,300 hours of gameplay.

so yeah, give it a try, it might work for you or might not either way the game is free 2 play and it will always be there if you want to play it now or some other point.

[Unexpected]

the base game is honestly not that bad at all if you go in for the first time with zero dlc, you can still create just about any person you want with the default clothing and appearance options, you can build just about any type of home you like, you can still make families and have multiple career choices, each with two branching paths, you can easily drop many hours in the base game before buying dlc