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    Why don't they have worlds that are named after actual places from around the world?

    111sungirl111111sungirl111 Posts: 37 Member
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    I would like to see my sims live in worlds that are named after actual places from around the world.

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      LaBlue0314LaBlue0314 Posts: 17,436 Member
      Because the world of the sims, is not on earth.
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      CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      Do you know how many towns in America are named Riverview? thousands (probably). I don't think that's a good idea, though. I wish I could rename the worlds/towns for all my games which I can in TS2's custom hoods. It's supposed to be a parody so I guess it only makes sense to make it a parody. But there are dozens and dozens of districts called Riverview.
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      GruffmanGruffman Posts: 4,831 Member
      well ... I am glad that they don't live in exact places. Now generic type places like we had in Sims3 is ok ... like China, France and Egypt. But I don't want my sims to go to say London, New York or Beijing. Major places like that are just too complex. Take New York ... it is actually a thirteen mile city. you have little china, little italy, all the burbs. There is no way to translate such a city into the Sims4 world. The neighborhoods just can't accommodate something that large.
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      king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
      Bridgeport

      Well according to Wikipedia, there is one in Canada and dozens in the United States:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport_(disambiguation)
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      GruffmanGruffman Posts: 4,831 Member
      I do know there is a Bridgeport Louisiana. It looks nothing like the Bridgeport in Sims3.
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      king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
      @Gruffman I guess that there are no vampires around ;)
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      GruffmanGruffman Posts: 4,831 Member
      Plenty of blood suckers ... just not vampires.
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      Frn0731Frn0731 Posts: 7,180 Member
      Gruffman wrote: »
      Plenty of blood suckers ... just not vampires.

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      MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      Actually there is a Willow Creek, California There is a Bridgeport, in Connecticut also.

      I like they their giving places their own name.

      I don't think of it all as worlds though.

      I like to think Willow Creek/Magnolia Promenade, Louisiana; Oasis Springs, California; Windenburg, London/France/Scotland/Ireland/Germany.
      Newcrest I'm thinking N/S Carolina. Granite Falls, I'm thinking Maine, New Hampshire.

      But when they do "World Adventure" Stuff I would like to see their respected names, Like Athens, Greece; Dubai, Arabia; the Bermuda etc.

      I would like to see a Briarwood, Rhode Island.
      to me it's like a Mash up of all of New England Providence, Boston, Newport some places up in Vermont, and a few New York Qualities.
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      king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
      Windenburg is an interesting as the name 'burg' is common in some European countries. The largest I think would be Hamburg in Germany. There is also a Gothenburg in Sweden which could be a good name for The Sims, I mean, maybe the Goth family came from there B)
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      TheSimerTheSimer Posts: 1,007 Member
      edited April 2016
      I don't want an exact replica of an existing city. This would be boring. I like that the sims team always makes their own towns and create their own planet with them. I like to imagine that there is a sims planet somewhere in the big universe and i control them with my game. The sims don't live in America, they live in Simnation. They use Simoleos and not dollars, they speak simlish and not english. This should stay so
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      riccardougariccardouga Posts: 436 Member
      king_of_simcity7 wrote: »
      Windenburg is an interesting as the name 'burg' is common in some European countries. The largest I think would be Hamburg in Germany. There is also a Gothenburg in Sweden which could be a good name for The Sims, I mean, maybe the Goth family came from there B)

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      Saunta2Saunta2 Posts: 870 Member
      But why? To serve what purpose?
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      Colton147147Colton147147 Posts: 10,454 Member
      edited April 2016
      king_of_simcity7 wrote: »
      Windenburg is an interesting as the name 'burg' is common in some European countries. The largest I think would be Hamburg in Germany. There is also a Gothenburg in Sweden which could be a good name for The Sims, I mean, maybe the Goth family came from there B)

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      king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
      edited April 2016
      @Colton147147 I guess that you like Volvo so soon you will be asking for a Volvo themed Game Pack? ;)
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      jaxie086jaxie086 Posts: 1,920 Member
      111sungirl111 wrote: »
      I would like to see my sims live in worlds that are named after actual places from around the world.

      Idk, I like having the sims world be different from the real world we have now, which is how they've kept it so far. The sims have a quirky, cartoony, surreal way about them that I have loved since sims 1.
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      wolfkomoki1wolfkomoki1 Posts: 5,053 Member
      Sunset Valley exists in real life.
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      Vidal98Vidal98 Posts: 101 Member
      If they were to try and create cities or towns in real life that would be too difficult to replicate even if its the size of Willow Creek or something like that. Im glad that they create their own worlds. It gives them more creativity to design everything as they wish instead of trying to recreate something that exists.
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      NadiabeeeeNadiabeeee Posts: 91 Member
      would be awesome if we could just edit the names of all locations manually lol
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      Ravager619Ravager619 Posts: 3,738 Member
      edited April 2016
      The closest thing we have to Lucky Palms is the Palms Casino. The deluxe version of the world came with a casino. Does that count? :)
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      MovottiMovotti Posts: 7,774 Member
      The sims is a fictional thing, thus, the worlds are fictional.

      That said, you can create your own worlds for ts3. I think someone is making London. Madness, if you ask me.
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      pineapplerunawaypineapplerunaway Posts: 153 Member
      It seems like most of the WA vacation spots are based off of real world locations. For instance, the Eiffel Tower can be seem in the background of Champs les Sims, which indicates its a suburb of Paris. El Simhara is a bit different though, as the Great Pyramids are located a bit further out from the towns and cities by them and the cities are much more metropolitan than in the game.

      One random fact about the Great Sphinx, its so old that not even the Ancient Egyptians were quite sure who built it! It's amazing structures can last for so long, although the Sphinx has spent quite a bit of time buried in the sand which no doubt protected it from erosion and such.
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      sillyangel0906sillyangel0906 Posts: 5,405 Member
      There is a Granite Falls in Minnesota. I lived there for 2 years :)
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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      Frn0731 wrote: »
      Gruffman wrote: »
      Plenty of blood suckers ... just not vampires.

      LOL!
      We really need that button back ,so for now awesome will have to do. :p

      The awesome button feels kind of basic tho, I wish we still had the lol.
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      111sungirl111111sungirl111 Posts: 37 Member
      What I was thinking was, there should be Sims 4 world's with names like Paris, Rio De Janeiro, Italy, Australia, New York, and other well known places around the real world.
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