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Offline DarkmetalScorpian

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I don't mind the lack of open worlds, CASt, and rabbitholes because I fell like I'm trading them for a playable game  ;D

On another note: So glad there is finally a courteous  community to post my TS4 thoughts.  I tried to post a "safe" thread a MTS, you have to shift through like 2 pages of hate and insults to get to politeness  :o

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Ha! I told myself that I didn't like the Sims 3... and that was also to cover for the fact that my PC at the time couldn't handle it. As soon as I got my new PC I rushed out to buy TS3 :P

I'm a massive geek so I keep my computer upgraded. The desktop is due one, actually.

The main problem I had with Sims 3 on release, was it couldn't deal with my graphics card. I had an nVidia 9800GX2... which was basically two 9800GTX cards in a single package.

It did NOT like that!



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Actually, Sims 4 is the first Sims game I'll be buying on release.

I came to the Sims late enough to be able to pick up the entire set for about $20. Sims 2 I started with because my computer didn't have the specs for Sims 3. I played it for a couple of years (and picked up all the expansions and most of the stuff packs, usually on sale), and when I got a new computer, I played the Sims Medieval, which is how I discovered Carl's Guide. After a few months, I bought a combined Sims 3 and Ambitions.

Like many other people, I really appreciate the courtesy of the Forum's members. I occasionally look at the official Forum, just to see if there's any new information, but every thread seems to descend into personal attacks.

Regarding story progression -- I think if you play with your household aging, and the outside world not aging, you'll at least have a town that's not filled with elders. If EA does the same thing they did in Sims 2 -- introducing a feature where you can age up 1-3 of your Sim child's friends -- I'll be perfectly satisfied. And it sounds like we might be able to put our own townies into the mix for new additions.
If it's the household that's saved rather than the whole town, that should cut down on lag and crashing.

One thing I will say is that EA has a tendency to "hype" certain features to the point of annoyance. When Sims 3 was being introduced, I remember that they made a big deal out of CASt, and since I really didn't care if my couch, curtains, and tablecloths all had the same pattern, I wasn't interested. The main thing is not some new feature or lack thereof, but the fact that it's the Sims -- sometimes just like us, and sometimes like what we'd want to be, and sometimes like what we wouldn't want in a thousand years.


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I hadn't played The Sims before The Sims 3 and that got me hooked on it.
The day after I heard the release date for The Sims 4 I went to work and turned in some of my vacation days for that week so I wouldn't have to worry about work interfering with me that week. Is it bad I planed part of my vacation around the release of a new game?  :-\
I think the thing I'll miss most is the Create a Style. I enjoyed making and sharing patterns for The Sims 3 and was looking forwarded to doing it again until I heard The Sims 4 wouldn't have a CASt. But I'm really looking forward to the new build mode. Being able to move rooms and even whole buildings around on the lot will be great
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Is it bad I planed part of my vacation around the release of a new game?  :-\

I did this for EverQuest 2 expansions -all- the time!

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Half the reason I'm holding off on getting TS4 is because it not only launches at the beginning of the school year, but also during the busiest time at work.

I have other reasons I'm hesitant on buying (yeah, no toddlers, pools, open world, CASt, etc.), but I'll probably give in eventually. ::)
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Reading all this, I have to admit I'm really on the fence... I LIKE toddlers and CASt and the openness of the town, I like the fact that my Sim can drive to work and if I want I can follow him the whole way... And the lack of Story Progression (even if EA Progression is usually dodgy) kind of makes me sad... Now, all that being said, the CAS looks brilliant and the whole "cartoony" thing that people are moaning about just makes me want to jump in and play... So yeah, like I said, I'm totally on the fence! But what I'm not on the fence about is all the wonderful people on this forum (and the soon-to-be-released TS4 forum) who don't mind when you disagree and let you voice your opinions peacefully as long as they are allowed the same courtesy! Viva, Carl and Pam's Sims Forum, Viva! Julle is wondeluk! (Afrikaans, meaning: you are wonderful!)

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I did this for EverQuest 2 expansions -all- the time!

Makes me feel better knowing I'm not the only on that does it. :)
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I never played the former two, as I  did not a computer at that time. I came to know of sims3 when I the game came on java mobiles. I played it for sometime and then shift to pc one when I get my computer at 2010. And I really enjoyed the game, even if I have only base game to play. The Sims4 will be a new experience for me. And I am excited for it and looking forward for the game to come to India. But I will miss the toddler age stage and CAStyle. Hoping for it to come as soon as possible.
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I started off excited about The Sims 4, before learning all the things that were not going to be in it.  I have a standing preorder for it on Amazon still, but I've almost canceled it a couple of times since learning about the lack of work lots, vehicles, and toddlers in the game.  Parts of the game look like they will be fun, but I was running under the assumption that most of what was in The Sims 3 base game would be in The Sims 4 base game in some form (aside from Create-A-Style, which I was aware of already when I preordered).

I don't really want to give up on it, but I'm already leaning heavily toward canceling my preorder with the recent confirmations about what's not in the game.  It's not that I think it will be a bad game necessarily, but from what I know of it now, I don't feel it will suit my play style well enough to justify what it costs currently.  I'm hoping in the near future they'll release something showing features or content that will change my mind.  Luckily, Amazon allows pretty late cancels of preorders, so I don't have to make a final decision for a while.  If I do end up canceling the preorder, I may go ahead and get it if the player reviews are positive enough to change my mind. 

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I'll be honest.

With all the reservations I have about the game, and the fact I am waiting on it to be patched a few times...

It's you lot on these forums that will likely decide if I buy the game or not. If I see a lot of positive reviews, I'll give it a go. If not, I'll leave it :)

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I also have been unhappy about all of the changes, but we have to change our mindset.  Think of it as a whole new game.  We have been so use to having all of these wonderful things in the past games, but lets move forward and think of the positive things they are giving us.  It doesn't mean that I am still happy about these changes, but I know I will purchase the game and actually looking forward to in more than I was.  I love toddlers and big families, but maybe where they take something out, something else might even be better or after a while, we may not miss it as much as we thought we would. :)
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The idea of seeing it as a completely different game actually helps my mood a lot. I was viewing sims 4 as an improved sims 3, so all the missing things has me depressed, but if I see it as a separate game with sims 3 still there for me if I want it, I feel much more likely to try sims 4.

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Personally I'm liking the features that are reverting to sims 2 style, such as off-screen school and work (I just hope that they add self-employment in an expansion) and the separate neighborhoods. I will miss create-a-style however I think that will also cut A LOT of time off of my sim-creating and home-building times  ;D
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I truly love the people on this forum!  The fact that we can all civilly discuss this is just fantastic! 

I do find myself a little disappointed in the fact that there's no Story Progression.  Granted, the EA Story Progression was pretty eh most of the time, and I only recently began to use Twallen's and I love it.  So I'm really curious to see how the worlds will work with Sims.  I would like to see Townies having families and living.  Maybe they have a different plan in mind?

That being said, I think what Pam said is very true.  Thinking of it as a different game and not an upgraded version of Sims 3 is a very good way to look at it.  It's still hard to separate the two, at least in my mind, but I think only because you often see the same characters in each incarnation of the Sims which I love.  I can't get it preordered, unfortunately.  I really want to XD because I'm impatient, but I will be asking for it as a birthday gift since it'll be a few days after the game comes out.