I've seen a few posts where players say they prefer certain worlds because they like the NPC populations better than in other worlds. Or they avoid a world because they hate the NPCs there.
Have you found that different worlds really offer different personalities in the NPCs? I always thought each world included a mix of sims--some evil, some good, etc. Maybe there were some variations, but overall I just assumed you got a little of everything in each world. But now I wonder if this is true. Most of my Sims 3 playing has been in Riverview. I've just recently started trying out all the other worlds I own--so not sure about this.
I'd like to hear what other players have experienced about specific worlds. Do some neighborhood have older populations, or younger? Nicer, crazier--and so on?
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I can't tell if different worlds really have NPC Sims with different characters. I have observed that the fullest clubs and bars are in Roaring Heights, so there may be a lot of party animals!
But if your Sim is looking for romance, there are great differences in the attractivity of the townies. If you prefer blondes, Aurora Skies has the most beautiful Sims. If you like the darker, southern type, Roaring Heights is for you. The ugliest Sims are the elves in Dragon Valley (but even they are cute and the town itself is incredibly perfect for Supernatural).
Generally, I find the Sims of the younger worlds (since 2013) more interesting than the older ones, because they have a greater variety of hairstyles and body details (chest hair etc.).
I have RH, but haven't played there very long. I was thinking about getting Lucky Palms. I wonder if it has a lot of party animals too. I don't have Aurora Skies, but I do think the sims in RH are nice looking--just from what I've seen.
I have a family in Moonlight Falls. After Riverview, I guess I've played there the longest. Some of the sims there bug me. Maybe it's all the paranormals. The werewolves and vampires are not the handsomest of creatures. And the werewolf behavior--kind of disgusting sometimes! Then there's Bianca Crumplebottom, who seems to have some vendetta against my sims. Not sure what happened there. :shock:
I really haven't had too many issues with my other town NPCs, but as I said, I haven't played the other places very long to know. I need to settle in somewhere for a while and quit flitting from place to place.
I didn't even know that could happen. :shock:
I wish newer worlds had proper NPCs and bios, eventually they just stopped giving service NPCs traits at all, and made all sims have the exact same bio. Compare to Barnacle Bay, the world everyone hates, this world gives every single NPC and premade family an interesting trait set, and a personal bio. Try marrying the pizza man for example, and you'll find he has his own backstory. Some of the ghosts even have bios!
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I have a household living in BB. I like it there. I'm trying to use it as another alternative to IP. I've already placed a couple of dive lots. Actually, I've been exploring a few of the older worlds I've never used before: Twinbrook, Lunar Lakes, Appaloosa Plains, Hidden Springs.
I was curious and looked up the release dates of the Sims 3 worlds:
Sunset Valley 6/2009
Riverview 6/2009
vacation: Champs Les Sims, Al Simhara, Shang Simla 11/2009
Twinbrook 6/2010
Barnacle Bay 9/2010
Bridgeport 10/2010
Hidden Springs 8/2011
Appaloosa Plains 10/2011
Lunar Lakes 2/2012
Starlight Shores 3/2012
Lucky Palms 6/2012
Sunlit Tides 8/2012
Moonlight Falls 9/2012
Monte Vista 12/2012
Auroa Skies 2/2013
university: Sims University 3/2013
Dragon Valley 5/2013
Isla Paradiso 6/2013
Midnight Hollow 9/2013
future: Oasis Landing 10/2013
Roaring Heights 12/2013
But yeah, Barnacle Bay had the most fully featured NPCs in all of Sims 3. When the random pizza guy and mail man and so forth all have bios, makes you feel that even the NPCs are "alive"
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Sunlit Tides is a better alternative to IP, tropical and less buggy.
Twinbrook is boring, just never got into it. Appaloosa Plains is pretty good if you really into the pets and a western feel. Hidden Springs is nice, just chill small little town.
I like AP because of the open, green countryside. HS is beautiful too. I haven't gotten into Twinbrook really, but it seems to have a small town feel to it--and some unique characters--maybe TOO unique!