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Which of these do you prefer and why?
AimForTheHead
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Hello fellow simmers! 
I have been trying to decide which premium content item I should get...I know I'm going to be getting the auto noms feeding station and the cow plant - but they will be back on the DD in a few if we stay on this rotation, so I'm waiting for that to try and snag those. But in the mean time, I have my eye on the aims co chocolate fountain, the basketball hoop, and possibly the spell book or voodoo doll (unless maybe the cauldron or crystal ball are better?) Which of these do you have and love?
I would use the choco fountain for parties and weddings, the basketball hoop I would place at the lots that already have the court outlines, and I have just started getting into playing supernatural sims, so that's why I've been considering the magic items. I would get use out of all of these objects but I can't get all of them, as I'm on a little bit of a budget (for DV and IP, of course!)
Just wondering the pros and cons for each of these! Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
I have been trying to decide which premium content item I should get...I know I'm going to be getting the auto noms feeding station and the cow plant - but they will be back on the DD in a few if we stay on this rotation, so I'm waiting for that to try and snag those. But in the mean time, I have my eye on the aims co chocolate fountain, the basketball hoop, and possibly the spell book or voodoo doll (unless maybe the cauldron or crystal ball are better?) Which of these do you have and love?
I would use the choco fountain for parties and weddings, the basketball hoop I would place at the lots that already have the court outlines, and I have just started getting into playing supernatural sims, so that's why I've been considering the magic items. I would get use out of all of these objects but I can't get all of them, as I'm on a little bit of a budget (for DV and IP, of course!)
Just wondering the pros and cons for each of these! Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
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i have only used it in one house, but they get a cool moodlet being in the same room as it (kinda like the one from the fridge from cookery career) and everyone seems to enjoy eating loads of chocolate stuff (it does get dirty quite fast if left unfinished - it has a number of uses each time you fill it)
the autofeeder is pretty handy, especially if you have a few pets and your sims work/are busy. i got this thing quite a while ago, probably havent used it as much as i could, but its pretty handy if you regulary play with pets in your households. (we actually have a real-life thingy like this for our 5 cats, i mean you just load it with food (biscuits) and they fall down to keep the food at a certain level in the bowl - we have one for water too)
i also have the spell book thing (just got it the other day from the DD) i have had one go with it, and it doesnt have as many spells as i hoped but it looks pretty cool.
its pretty expensive ingame ($72k or something) i didnt get the library, just the book, so its quite a pricetag if you dont money cheat (ofc you can rake it in with witches/aliens using the transfigurations)
i cant help much with the other choices, as i myself am savng to get the crystal ball, cauldron and the hoop
I like the voodoo doll just because it's cute, I don't use it very often, but then again, the spell book is too expensive in-game (easier to put in a library) and last time i used it, it backfired a bit on me (pro tip: read about the stuff before you try it ;P)
The crystal ball is pretty but same there, doesn't use very often, but then again, neither the cauldron either.. Not sure which one i would suggest there, sorry, I do like them all though
The basketball hoop is actually great though, nice to have a new way to get some work out in the game.
About the choco fountain.. I can't answer since i don't own it. I was thinking of buying it recently on a dd-sale, but decided it's more pretty than useful (my sims gain weight from frying stuff instead :P)
I would recommend the cauldron, especially if any of your sims is a witch or an alchemist, but it's broken again...or so it is in my game where every time your sim uses it the energy keeps draining to the point they pass out from sleep deprivation. Only way to combat this is to cheat by keeping their needs static. If you use cheats and that is not a problem, then go for it if you want. Or the cauldron could be used just once/twice a day but your sim would definitely need at least a nap or just go to sleep. Or just use an elixir to replenish their energy.
The spellbook is great for mood spells and cannot remember what else, if there even is a what else, lol. To be honest I have the voodoo doll but have never used it so I know nothing from my own experiences. The crystal ball I've used in a carnival type lot, sims love to use it and talk to the magic mirror and use that hypnotizer. Unless you have an use for the crystal ball such as telling a story about a fortune teller or something, I really see no point in it. It doesn't really do much but tell fortunes, of course.
If you love athletic sims or just like your sims to play basketball, I think the basketball hoop is really fun to have. I especially enjoy the dunking contests/animations. And best of all, kids can play too.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
Here's a few pics of the basketball hoop/sims playing.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
The voodoo doll is something I just recently got and I love the look of it but I haven't gotten much use out of it yet and I'm not sure that I ever will. I wish there were more nice interactions for it as all bar one (if I remember correctly) are mean interactions, and my sims tend to be nice so I don't particularly like having them torturing other sims
I've got all of them.
The chocolate fountain is okay, but once the novelty wore off (about 5 minutes for me) I never pulled it out of inventory to use.
I tend to forget I even have it now.
It takes up tabletop space which is often limited in my sims houses.
The more magic items are fun, but only of use if you are playing those kinds of families who would be using magic.
For me that is not often enough to put them top of the list, although I do put them on lots with the fortune tellers caravan but they get little use in my worlds.
The basketball hoop I get the most use of by a mile.
I have them on some beaches, in childrens playgrounds & parks, outside schools, near some gyms, even one outside a sports bar I have built behind my stadium. They are in back yards or against the sides of the garage for my poorer sims - the kind who can't afford swimming pools or gym equipment, or on the grounds of the high rise buildings they might live in.
My richer sims have them too, just with nicer surroundings.
You can recolour the court lines to blend in on an old concrete surface & make it look a bit run down, or place it on a proper court with nice crisp white lines.
Families can play together, or werewolves against vampires, or friends together.
Sims can even practice alone.
It just fits better into everyday play for me than the other items which are more special circumstances sort of things.