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Why so much hate for the star wars game pack
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If you didn't want to buy any Sims 3 Store stuff like the bakery, you could still use mods and cc's. I used ani's mods to sell baked goods my sims made from icemunmun's baked desserts collection for example. And there's also a lot of great functional cc. I love Sandy's Around the Sims 3 website. She has so many great things! Here's one of her food shops:
So yeah. You just have to know what's available to you and work with that. For me, that came from not having much when I was growing up. But the library is free and I learned to craft and make my own toys. It's the same thing with anything else including these games. So if you can't set something up because it's only at the store and you can't afford it, there are so many other options instead.
The look of sheer terror is priceless, lol!
I find that the people who are buying TS3 or trying it again now are people who have newer computers with faster CPUs and SSDs because they're hearing it works better on those machines.
The look of sheer terror is priceless, lol!
Not everyone has the time or disposition to hunt around the internet for mods and keep them updated.
@crocobaura Which is exactly my problem with the Sims 4.
Development of store content ended in 2014, and there hasn’t been a single update since Jan 2016. It’s dead.
If the team is planning updates like these then I guess the game isn't really dead.
Are you talking about the update for Sims 3 on Mac? I was not aware that extended to the PC game. I’ve only read it’s for macOS since the latest OS doesn’t support 32bit apps.
ETA: After some googling and a brief skim of AHQ I’m unable to find anything that says the PC game is getting a 64bit update. The macOS version of Sims 3 is getting an update so it’s compatible with macOS Catalina and metal. So aside from this compatibility update (exclusive to Mac afaik) the game is still dead.
Yes, that's what I mean. I guess if they are willing to update an 11 year old game for modern systems that dropped support for it there might be something behind it. EA wouldn't just do this if people weren't complaining about not being able to play on their Macs. Someone must be buying.
What exactly is your definition of a dead game?
Is it dead when there are no more updates, no matter if it´s still out there frying graphic cards?
Dead to whom?
(And no I am not trying to be confrontational, I am simply curious).
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/979329/rich-raggington-legacy-second-edition/p1?new=1
It's not dead to EA.
It's still making money for them.
Dead’s like Buffalo Skull in the Desert dead. And that game isn’t. 💰💀💰
Actually, even with an update the game is still dead if looked at productivity wise, if there was any plans to add an EP or SP then I would agree with you on it still being alive. If this update do go live all they doing is bringing it up to date, after the update there is no plans to add anything further to the game. Update: It appears the rumors to update Sims 3 was false.
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The productive life for Sims is over as there is no plans to expand Sims 3 beyond what it has now besides an update so on that part yes Sims 3 is dead but there are many games that still are being sold on the market just like Sims 3 their retail life is not over. So there is an difference in how you can say an program is dead. Using GOG as an example some of the games that was made in the eighties are enjoying retail life but not from an productive point of view and patches do not count.
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That's why I prefer TS3 because there is just so much stuff and game play for it that you have so many options for it whether you want to spend money buying packs or shop the Sims 3 store or getting similar stuff free through mods and CC. I really love TS3! 🥰❤😍
Also I agree with both sides. The devs aren't going to add new features or make improvements to TS3, but its community is still very much active, so it keeps receiving fresh new content and gameplay that way!
The look of sheer terror is priceless, lol!
http://sims4updates.net/
https://sims4downloads.net/
Currently this thread is way too off topic, it is comparison of the sims games. So here is mine:
I love my TS2, yes I use default replacements for hair, genetics, and clothing, also for terrains and water texture. I still love it and play daily and as UC is working like a charm now for me (thanks to a friend), I will play as long I can.
After I had a hiatus of simming, I heard TS3 had horses. I was so exited , I have horses IRL.
BUT, I cannot, not even for horses. because of the sims, the jello, budding.. and it needs mods to even run.
I know, "use CC and sliders" .. and "use this and that mod"...
And the above is said by same people who say: "Game should not relate to mods" when talking at TS4.
I love my TS2, and everyone who says it is perfect at vanilla is wrong or nostalgia speaking.
I am the mask you wear, it's me they hear.
My spirit and your voice, In one combined.
The Phantom of the Opera is there... Inside your mind..
You can use different default skins for TS3 just as with TS2 and TS4 too. How come people who don't like TS3 never mention that?
On topic: I don't think the Star Wars pack wouldn't have gotten so much hate if the devs first made and released packs that people have been requesting for a very long time. Things like farms and happy haunts, and fixes for bugs. The devs are clearly not in tune with the general mood of their customers - and that is disastrous as can be seen by the reaction to this game pack!
Also, I would have preferred if Star Wars was its own separate The Sim spin off game like The Sims 2 Stories were. Then it would have had so many better features and gameplay, it would have more gameplay than just fetch quests. Star Wars deserved better! I also feel that the devs didn't look far ahead enough to see if this was done well, that they could have turned this into its own Star Wars life sim series.
Smh, I'm just tired of their lack of vision and poor work on the franchise. 😔
The look of sheer terror is priceless, lol!
A game that’s no longer receiving updates or development of any kind. People here LOVE to get super emotional when they hear something they don’t like. Sims 3 IS “dead” and that has absolutely nothing to do with someone’s ability to buy or play it. It’s not getting anymore content, it’s not getting any bug fixes, EA is making it compatible with the newest Apple OS so it doesn’t have to delist it and that’s all. Don’t expect them to go and fix any of the issues with the game, or even any of the issues exclusive to the Mac port.
So while the community might be very much alive and enjoying the game they are NEVER getting any other official content for it. Development is dead on it. For everyone who was crying about what I said here’s some more.
That we can agree on
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/979329/rich-raggington-legacy-second-edition/p1?new=1
If it makes you happy, keep on saying it.
It isn´t dead to me
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/979329/rich-raggington-legacy-second-edition/p1?new=1
Congrats I guess? I’m just pointing out the obvious. Sims 3 is my favorite game of them all but even I can separate my enjoyment of the game from the fact it hasn’t been touched in over 4 years. For some reason you keep trying to make it out like I’m speaking for you when all I’ve said is that development on the game is dead. Which is 100% factual.