[artangels]

sims 4 is a trash
sims 2/3 for life

[gloamingtheplain]

Say what you want about 4, but the animations between Sims (especially facial) are so much better than before:

[Caprice]

Originally posted by MasterXPosed

Want to play Sims again but not sure which one to do

Sims 2

[Caprice]

Originally posted by gloamingtheplain

Say what you want about 4, but the animations between Sims (especially facial) are so much better than before:

That's literally the only thing that's much better than before. lol

[gloamingtheplain]

Originally posted by MasterXPosed

Want to play Sims again but not sure which one to do

2 > 4 > 3

if you have all Sims 3 EP's then;

2 > 3 > 4

But the Sims 3 ends up like trash the longer you play, unless you purging RAM and deleting save bloat, downloading mods to fix stuck Sims and stuck Cars etc which cause your game to corrupt, lag etc.

[gloamingtheplain]

Originally posted by Caprice

That's literally the only thing that's much better than before. lol

If that's what you think, you've missed out.

DLC, Graphics, CAS, Build Mode, Frame Rate, Performance, Multi-Tasking, Gameplay depth etc.

The only things The Sims 4 is missing is Open World and Family Orientated stuff. Had both of those been there, people would have ditched 3 in an instant.

I can live without Open World, but some people prefer it. I hated how Community Lots were basic AF just so the game could be open world.

Compare Restaurants (for example) for The Sims 3 vs how they will be in The Sims 4. The Sims 3 also let you run your own Restaurant, but because it was Open World, it was limited and stripped down. And was the same price as what this new Game Pack will be.

[MasterXPosed]

Originally posted by gloamingtheplain

2 > 4 > 3

if you have all Sims 3 EP's then;

2 > 3 > 4

But the Sims 3 ends up like trash the longer you play, unless you purging RAM and deleting save bloat, downloading mods to fix stuck Sims and stuck Cars etc which cause your game to corrupt, lag etc.

Yeah i'm most likely gonna install the Sims 2 ultimate collection. I do have every Sims 3 pack but they lag so bad with certain expansions so i'll probably wait on that.

[The Unforgiving]

Am I the only one who's upset that this game will not attend EA Play or E3? No announcement=no EP this fall.

There might not be any expansion pack this year

[Su-Barbie-A]

I atually prefer a semi-open world, lots are always active even if you don't have a high-end PC but the Sims 3 has a special place in my simulation heart.

[gloamingtheplain]

Originally posted by The Unforgiving

Am I the only one who's upset that this game will not attend EA Play or E3? No announcement=no EP this fall.

There might not be any expansion pack this year

EA never announce EP's at E3. They always wait for Gamescon.

The Sims 4 wasn't at EA Play because Dine Out would have just come out, so EA would have nothing to show except a Stuff Pack.

The next Expansion Pack will be announced either at the end of June (there's a trailer coming out that shows whats coming for the next 3 months), or at Gamescon.

The same thing happened with The Sims 3, there was an almost 9 month gap between Late Night and Generations, Generations was the size of a Game Pack, and then Pets came, which means there was an 11 month gap between proper EP's.

They use this time to assign devs to work on the console/spin off/sequel, and then hire temporary Devs to start work on the future packs.

I can guarantee, that once Dine Out comes out, packs will fly out the door like no tomorrow. We will be getting 2 Packs in one month in June.

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My theory, a new EP will be announced at the end of June, it's release will coincide with Gamescon, and they will announce EP 4 at Gamescon for release in Nov/Dec.

[Satan]

i can understand some of you guys always saying sims 2/3>4

i think because sims 4 is my first ever sims i love it, it think if i played sims 2 or 3 before it would be a different story

[gloamingtheplain]

Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A

I atually prefer a semi-open world, lots are always active even if you don't have a high-end PC but the Sims 3 has a special place in my simulation heart.

The Sims 4 is definitely a step up interns of Sims everywhere, but nothing will beat The Sims 3/The Sims 3 Pets on Xbox 360 or PS3 (The game runs better on Xbox 360 though since it has double the RAM).
It's as busy as Sims 4, with broken up worlds like The Sims 4, but the area's are open. So you can go to the beach, then go to the Bar, then go to the Diner and there's no loading screen.

I play the console games for The Sims 3, more than any of the PC games since they came out. I do play The Sims 2 and The Sims 4, but not nearly as much as The Sims 3 console.

It's just a shame The Sims 3 on PC runs like crap, has empty lots, tremendous lag, and just too many bugs and glitches to bother playing.

What's funny though, is the Sims 3 console games weren't developed by EA. So that explains most of it:



This guy is 70 something Sim days into his game, and his game runs smooth AF.
It's amazing another Dev fixed the game that EA couldn't.

[gloamingtheplain]

Originally posted by Satan

i can understand some of you guys always saying sims 2/3>4

i think because sims 4 is my first ever sims i love it, it think if i played sims 2 or 3 before it would be a different story

It's also a matter of old players noticing whats "missing" from the game compared to the previous, instead of actually noticing whats been added instead.

New players don't know what's missing, so they play the game, and enjoy it. Not a whole lot is missing from The Sims 4 at this point, and when the game launched, there was still HEAPS of stuff that was new, but people ignored it for what wasn't there.

There was a popular list of 89 Features "Missing" from The Sims 4, but people ignored the list of 200+ features that were never done before, or never appeared in a base game before.

TL;DR - Older players focused too much on what wasn't there, and ignored the abundance of new content that was added instead.

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EA said The Sims 4 would be more like the original game, than The Sims 2 and The Sims 3, but people were like "why is ______ that was in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3, not in The Sims 4?"

The Sims 1 and 4 have a lot in common, and The Sims 4 was compared to The Sims Bustin Out by many long time fans. But fans of The Sims 2 and 3, didn't really want a game like the Sims 1 days, and wanted a game that was built of Sims 2 and 3.

The first thing that was said about The Sims 4, was that it would going back to The Sims "Roots", which is Sims 1 and Sims Bustin Out.

For some reason fans believe The Sims "roots" is the Sims 2.

And it seems to be working. This is the first Sims game since the original, to be the best selling PC game 2 years in a row (Sims 2 and 3 didn't do it) and it's also the first Sims game since the original to sell significantly in it's second year according to EA. (The Sims 2 and 3 sold the majority of their lifetime sales in the first few months).

[gloamingtheplain]

Before the base game came out, there was Concept Art for a New Orleans styled town (Willow Creek), Las Vegas inspired town (Oasis Springs), Tudor Styled Town (Windenburg) and Italian Styled Town (based on the Cinque Terre):




Recently, a boat was found in the game files:



and people have extracted it and made it available as CC. BUT:



People have also found unused Animations in the game as well, for Sims sitting on the boat.

Since it would be stupid for EA to introduce a Cinque Terre inspired world without Sims being able to use boats, it's rumoured that this might be the next world.

Would you guys be here for it?

[Alena]

im still waiting for the seasons expansion pack i loved it so much on sims 3. i always play sims nonstop for like a week and then stop completely till they release something new lol.

[Su-Barbie-A]

I'm here for an italian themed world, I loved Monte Vista

[MasterXPosed]

Making a family owned video store for my sims, added my favorite movie posters on the wall and replaced all the default TV channels with trailers. I forgot how customizable this game was.

[Yves]

Sims 3's open world layout is better than anything Sims 4 has to offer (well, so far.).

[Yves]

Originally posted by gloamingtheplain

Before the base game came out, there was Concept Art for a New Orleans styled town (Willow Creek), Las Vegas inspired town (Oasis Springs), Tudor Styled Town (Windenburg) and Italian Styled Town (based on the Cinque Terre):




Recently, a boat was found in the game files:



and people have extracted it and made it available as CC. BUT:



People have also found unused Animations in the game as well, for Sims sitting on the boat.

Since it would be stupid for EA to introduce a Cinque Terre inspired world without Sims being able to use boats, it's rumoured that this might be the next world.

Would you guys be here for it?

Pretty much here for anything that adds new stuff.
The Sims 4's graphics is impeccable but their fault was they released it half-baked.
It has a lot of potential. They have no other competitor meaning people would eat it up even if they took time on creating it.
I'll gladly stay in my Sims 3 game, thank you very much.

[Ryann]

Originally posted by Yves

Sims 3's open world layout is better than anything Sims 4 has to offer (well, so far.).

!! If Sims 4 had an open world layout like Sims 3 it would be perfect. However, that kind of setup needs serious tweaking because it was both the best and worst thing about Sims 3. Although it was beautiful, it also made the game incredibly laggy. I love playing legacies and it became impossible by the third generation because the game just gets filled with so much crap and routing errors.