It's still nowhere near as bad as it was in the Sims 2, because you get a very decent amount of choice for patterns anyway. I mean, of course it's nowhere near the level 3 offered, but you get used to it pretty quick. And I'm pretty sure they'll add toddlers in a Generations-like expansion. I honestly miss the open world the most and I don't think there's any way they can implement it without completely overhauling the game engine. this sucks because it was really the greatest revolution 3 introduced. that said, everything is always very populated wherever you go because of that - visit any club, shop, or park, and there'll be plenty of people to meet there.
Because of this I have both installed. The two games offer very different playstyles and both have awesome things that the other does not. Let's hope the Sims 5 will have a super populated open world with toddlers and emotions, and create-a-style
