Hi everyone,
I've been lurking this forum for a few months and finally registered a few days ago. I especially love all the awesome stories that can be found here!
I've been playing Sims since Sims 1 (had all EPs), also played Sims 2 a lot (had all EPs in the end as well). Then when Sims 3 came out I bought the base game and just couldn't get the feeling for it, so I stopped playing. (Played World of Warcraft instead.
)
I never uninstalled Sims, though, and last fall I gave it another try. Soon I wanted to get an EP and when searching for information about all of them that could help me decide which one, I found Carl's guide! It has helped me a lot with my play style - I found I had to tweak some of my strategies I was used to from Sims 2 and suddenly everything worked out a lot better!
I got Generations as first EP and then saw that Seasons was about to be released (Snow! Winter!). I knew I needed to get that one! (Snow! Snowboarding! Snowball fights! Snowmen! Snow Angels! Did I mention the snow? I love snow!)
I also got Supernatural after I read about it here. Love it! Fairys! And I can have toddler fairys playing in snow!
Then I found the Dreamweaver Immortal Dynasty Story on the Guide and read it twice. (And once more when I read the original thread.) That actually convinced me that I needed to get Ambitions and World Adventures, too.
And that's the EPs I have now. I'm saving for a new computer because mine is a bit overwhelmed with the installed EPs already - playable, but lots of lag in big files and saving issues, Error 12 and such. So Pets, Showtime and Late Night will have to wait a little while.
I've been reading the forum a lot, but most of the time from my mobile which is fine for reading but I don't like posting from it. I have a (almost) 2-year-old daughter who would love to get her hands on my computer (and would no doubt wreak havoc
), so it's safely tucked away while she is awake.
This also means my playing time is limited to the evenings when she is asleep.
I want to try an Immortal Dynasty when I get a new computer. It will probably take me ages to finish IF I finish, but I like a challenge.
(I loved the Sims 2 Apocalypse Challenge!) Up until then I'm just exploring all the new game features. After getting 5 EPs in just three months (gosh, it does sound crazy put like this!
) there is a lot left to learn!
Oh, by the way, I try my best to avoid mistakes but English is not my first language, so I might miss some. I do play Sims in English because the very first copy of Sims 1 I got my hands on was English only and I just could not get used to the (German - I'm from Austria) translations (and the mistakes!) later on.
