It would be a lot better if he was still around to fix the bugs, etc. Only Sims I play is 2 - they don't look better in later ones and 4 requires EA's spyware/malware/trojan known as Origin - not subjecting my computer to that. Besides, look how buggy EA non-sports games are and the bugs are only ever really fixed by mods - when EA fixes something, they break other things and usually leave a lot unfixed. This game is still good, but definitely unfinished. It would be great if just the bugs were fixed and nothing else.
Not a good sign though - it was always updated at least 1-2 times a month, and now no updates since early May and no word since July. Hasn't paused payments. Come January if no new word I'm ending my long time $10/month support. Probably save $5/month and find another one if nothing soon after that.