Which is your favorite expansion(s)?

Scorpina2009 · April 2018

for me, I must have pets. Also, I love Supernatural. Those are my top two. I mean I like something from all of the expansions, but I love pets and supernatural the most: mainly because I LOVE Faeries and I want that faerie to have a pet cat. heehee

Faerie197 · April 2018

I love them all, although my computer struggles with isle paradiso's water physics when on the ocean. Kitties are just too dang cute and adorable. The weather systems add a nice touch. In fact, every expansion has elements that I find very useful and/or amusing. Heck, even the ability to do laundry is a nice addition.

Avatarit · April 2018

University, Late Night, Generations and Ambitions.

kimieswildroses · April 2018

Seasons and Generations. I love the thunderstorms and i like the fact that my Sims know who their family are.

lowpolygal · April 2018

To me it has to be Supernatural, when that EP was announced I was very excited because I loved Makin' Magic and well I love supernatural/fantasy stuff, so when I first got it I played non stop with a human sim and the alchemy skill. I was amazed that I only played with that small portion of the EP and I got so much gameplay going on! I couldn't wait to get to play for real with the occults that came with it. That it's without getting into the cas and build/buy items that came with it and the world with it's inhabitants, for me it was just perfect

My second fave has to be Ambitions, I simply enjoyed the Firefighter and Ghost hunter professions too much as well as the Inventing skill and the hability to go around town blowing up stuff haha! also the fact that we got the self-employment careers which it's such a plus for me since I love playing with farmers and anglers

The funny thing is, as much as I love this expansions I still feel like I haven't tried everything they have to offer and that's without counting the rest of the expansions

Faerie197 · April 2018

That's something I think TS3 gets right about the expansions. They're all packed with so much stuff that you can easily only explore a tiny fraction of it. One person commented to me that the expansions are "just a glorified item pack". And to an extent that's kind of true. But they also add so many new systems and features, many of which you might not ever discover but that quietly affect your game.

Simsophonique · April 2018

My top five are : Pets, Seasons, Generations, Supernatural and Ambitions.
Honestely I love them ALL !! I love sims 3.

@Scorpina2009 : haa I am so happy there is somebody in the whole community that tells Sims 3 PETS is a MUST HAVE ! I totally agree with you.
Sims pets lovers !

Rflong7 · April 2018

I would have to have a few installed- WA/Amb/Seasons....But, I haven't really dug down into most of them. There's still a lot of playing to do.

fleshjenn · April 2018

World Adventures is my top favorite EP. I love the different styles that came with it, the new plants, and recipes. All my sims take at least one trip in their lifetime. most visit each destination at least once. Next on my list would be Seasons or Pets. I love collecting minor pets and the weather changes just really add to the game overall.
lol I almost forgot about Ambitions! lol, since I installed it my sim has never held a 9-5 job. I register them all as self employed.

Bettyboop55 · April 2018

It has to be Supernatural for me, closely followed by Seasons and University. I love the world which comes with the expansion, the life states, the plethora of build and decor items and the fact there is so much to do. Most of the same can be said for Seasons and University so it really is a close call.

Jordan061102 · April 2018

1. Seasons
2. Generations
3. Islande Paradise

Scorpina2009 · April 2018

I forgot to mention University; I love that one too. (supernatural and pets) That way I can have an educated Faerie with a cat.

Sindocat · April 2018

1. Supernatural - this is the EP that sold me on The Sims. It's inspired some really atmospheric builds and helped me create some wonderfully individualistic Sims.

2. University Life - with a ton of Build/Buy and CAS resources, as well as the Uni experience itself, this is an EP I have really taken to. It's nice to get my Young Adults a leg up on career starting out, and extra trait slots from Social Groups and earned Degrees are also appealing.

3. Generations - this is a hard pick, but I am having a lot of fun with the Child and Teen years, and this EP adds a lot of depth to both of those. For family play, I find it really indispensible.

Scorpina2009 · April 2018

I think what bugs me about Seasons is you have to make sure your sim doesn't get too hot or too cold. Sometimes, they will go outside and play in the snow and not have sense enough to go back in the warm house. LOL

Nikkei_Simmer · April 2018

Gee, I'm going to have to think about this for a while.

Placeholding this for a future answer.

I have every expansion other than Showtime (which is on the list to get in July to finish off my EPs). To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea.

Edit: 9:37PM 04-19-2018

OK...I think I've come up with the reasons why I like certain expansion packs - three of them in particular.

1. Ambitions: Why?

Do I need to spell it out?

2. Generations: I don't know why, but I just absolutely love playing "legacies". It's always fascinating how a family looks down the generational line. Right now I'm playing a legacy on epic, however...it's already interesting seeing how the teens turn into young adults in Generation 2 while the founders are still alive,

3. World Adventures: I just love the different countries and the exploring that you can do in each vacation world. Shang Sim La is gorgeous - really makes you feel like you're in China. With Champs Les Sims, it's like being in a little French town and well Al Simhara, for a desert world, it's absolutely fascinating with the Sphinx and the Pyramids there.

4. Not an EP, but well...I enjoy NRAAS Traveller to pull all the worlds together. It makes for a more complete game...with fluid travel between worlds tying "continuity" together. And...well, all the NRAAS mods help to make the whole gaming experience with Sims 3 so much better.

Sindocat · April 2018

I like Seasons and Pets as well, but I am pushing what my system can handle already (it's really good for an old laptop, but at the end of the day, it is an old laptop) and both of those are huge resource-hogs. I find outdoor wear inconvenient, and my Sims inconsistent in when they remember to use it, and the seasonal activities don't make up for being able to run my hunky guys around half naked in athletic gear.

Pets also demand a lot of owner attention, and I dislike how doggie dig sites overtake my hem and mineral spawners. I can see my Witch needing a cat. But a dog, just to be able to access Alchemy reagents seems a bit much. I have played and enjoyed both, but neither break into my top five.

GabbyGirlJ · April 2018

I love every expansion in its own way and couldn't imagine my game without any of them. That said, my favorites are Supermatural, Pets, and Seasons.

Makin' Magic was my favorite Sims expansion of all time, and Supernatural channeled it in a lot of ways. I love the supernaturals themselves, the fairies and witches, the revamped vampires.

Fairies are probably my absolute favorite life state from the entire Sims series. Plus the town is great, I love the new recipes and plants, the build/buy. It's just such a great, robust EP.

Pets is second for me because, again, I always loved the Pets expansions and 3's was really good. My Sims games have never felt complete without animals, and I loved that TS3's version of Pets included things like horses, which we never had before in the series. AP is also a great town, and all of the minor pets are so cute! It just adds realism.

My third favorite used to be LN (which I still adore!) but I think after playing for a few more years, Seasons has won the number 3 spot for me. Again, it's nice to have some realism. Even when I turn off the other seasons, just having weather like rain and hail is such an important thing to me. It keeps every day from feeling the same and adds variety. And I LOVE the festivals. They make the parks feel more alive. Just a great EP all around.

That said, I do love things from all of the expansions, like nectar-making and martial arts from WA, boating from IP, street art and bowling from Uni and so on. I'm still floored by how much depth there is to this game.

Faerie197 · April 2018

Yeah, every time I try only enabling 2 or 3 expansions I find myself missing all those other options and features. "But Faerie, you never go on vacations" I tell myself, only to reply with "But without WA I can't take No Bills-Ever." "But Faerie, you hate the celebrity system and don't want to play a vampire"... At which point remember that I do like having bars and nightclubs in the game world. Disabling the expansions always makes me regret losing out on one feature or another, so I turn it back on.

Sindocat · April 2018

Yes - it pains me not to use Pets and Seasons, especially as some of the build elements in Pets particularly are some of my favorites, but I also like a game that doesn't seize up and crash five minutes after loading... so if I play those, it's one or the other - and no World Adventures at the same time.

"Inappropriate In A Good Way" is a LTR I lean on a lot.

CK213 · April 2018

All of them.
It was a nice run. Some of the EPs could have been better, but each one had something that made the overall game enjoyable.

JoAnne65 · April 2018

I agree with all of you, because there’s not one I never use. They all have content I wouldn’t want to miss in my game and they’re more than the sum of its parts.

@Sindocat

Nice angle!

kaitlyn0 · April 2018

I cannot play TS3 without Seasons, Pets, and Generations installed. Those 3 are absolute must-haves for me.

KNORear · April 2018

My top 3 are Seasons,Generations and Supernatural. However, there are elements of each pack that I like whether it’s a nice selection of CAS items (Showtime and LN come to mind for that ) or cool things like bowling alleys and nectar making etc.

zagboorules · April 2018

kaitlyn0 wrote: »

I cannot play TS3 without Seasons, Pets, and Generations installed. Those 3 are absolute must-haves for me.

Literally the same as me. I feel like the game is basically 'complete' with those EPs installed, however out of pure enjoyment factor: I also favour University Life as I feel it adds so much to the game, along with Late Night.

cwaddell · April 2018

My favorite is Seasons, with NRaas Tempest. But I would not like to play without Ambitions, Late Night or University Life or World Adventures either.

Scorpina2009 · April 2018

Its hard to have just one favorite! Like someone said, each one has something you love.

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