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Genuine question for those who dislike TS4
hunniboo1
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Why did you keep playing,? Or still buy the new packs?..
Just curious to know and im not actually asking in a malicious way I truly wants to know what keeps you buying and playing ?
Just curious to know and im not actually asking in a malicious way I truly wants to know what keeps you buying and playing ?
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i like ts4 but i'm mostly giving feedback on how it could be better, what i feel it's lacking or also criticizing ea cuz come on lol
why do i keep playing? cuz the game is pretty and the cas & build has more freedom than in past games (except cast from ts3 which allowed for so many ideas) but i feel that the gameplay is lacking, there are too many packs and not enough content, and ea doesn't seem to be treating Maxis the way they should, so i believe they give them poor budget or don't pay them enough, stresses them on making lots of packs rushed and overall devs are the face of the franchise for many people, so any decision taken on the game people will blame them.
i've been playing the sims since i was very little so despite ts4 not being my fav game, i happen to want the best for the franchise.
Oh no that makes sense lol. I guess I wonder cause with me I'm not going to continue to support a franchise that im constantly having issues with but we are all different in how we handle things
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I hate different aspects of TS4 when playing without mods and CC. I love creating sims in CAS and I love to build. Some mods and CC require certain packs to use. I buy packs knowing they'll probably be incomplete and buggy by nature and that I'll need mods to fix what is missing. I wouldn't try to play this game vanilla except after updates to find the problems in the game before reinstalling mods.
Ah I see. So you enjoy the game but just certain aspects of you do not like ? Which is understandable. I do agree that there are some bugs that need to be worked out. I've just noticed that made it seem like that completely hate the game and the franchise but continue to buy every pack. I hope that makes sense
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I too love to CAS and build! To me they are so relaxing even though I cannot build a small sim home to save my life lol. Oh! Where would we be without mods? I do sometimes wish that modders would be compensated for their work cause a lot them put in a some time to create the ones they do.
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There are aspects of the game I like that keep me playing, and aspects I dislike that I would like to see changed. My critique of those aspects is not equal to my entire feelings on the game.
One of the reasons I still play despite being frustrated by some aspects is because I play other games that provide me with things TS4 lacks. For example, when I want a challenge, I'll go play Civ VI or Skyrim or some other game that provides me with a challenge (recently purchased Crusader Kings 3 which is like The Sims mixed with....Game of Thrones). If I just want to relax, I'll go decorate a house in TS4. This makes it easier for me to forgive TS4's shortcomings because when I get frustrated with it, I just go play another game and come back to this one for something else. Basically, I lowered/changed my expectations about what this game could provide for me, and that makes it easier to come back to. Again, that doesn't mean I still can't offer critique on things I personally don't think work, or discuss things I wish the game had.
The other reason is because there's not another life sim game at this level, so my options are limited. Basically, I make do with what I have.
Plus, I've never been a player who "imagines" my sims doing or thinking a certain way or wanting certain things from their life, in TS4 it's really player driven rather than letting the sims dictate to me, the player, what they want to do, who they want to be. or who they want to hook up with.
It is a good building game which can be fun if that's your thing and I do like to do renovations/make-overs on other people's houses to make it my own.
Sometimes I like to see if I can make attractive sims without any CC.
But as far as actually "playing" in live mode, I don't do it very often.
As someone else said, I've given up on ever expecting TS4 to be something great to me, and just accept TS4 for what it does right and when I miss the things that were previously in the other iterations, I just go back and play them.
Personality,depth,humor,consequences,lore,customization.
I also don't "hate" the game, I just think EA/ Maxis needs to do better. I want them to do better, and I really wish Sims 4 could reach its potential. I did enjoy the game in the beginning. But after 7 years, too many features are still missing, and I'm exhausted with waiting. I'm sick of having to rely on mods to keep the game fresh. I am moving on.
I will not be supporting the game financially, and I also don't want to be included in the supposed "35 million" players of this game- that's why I uninstalled it. One less player, one less number for EA to gloat about! (Nothing against people who do still enjoy this game.)
When Maxis decides to take the game seriously, I'll give them a chance. But bunkbeds and some adjustments to traits is not enough for me. For right now, I'm on strike
Meme to describe the Sims 4 fans in a nutshell:
How Gurus want gamers to be treated:
I don't think people that keep playing or at least keep trying to play dislike it completely. That's why they stick around and keep asking for improvements. The game isn't quite hitting the mark for them, it's lacking in some areas but probably has elements that they do like. I feel like what comes across as negativity for the game actually comes from a place of caring for the franchise and just wanting the game to be as good as it can be. I've played the older games and seen the amount of love and detail that went into them and as much as I do love the Sims 4 I also know that it could be so much better than it is currently. I very much wish it would receive the same amount of love as the previous versions.
I actually want sims from Get Together to make an appearance in future games (I love Max Villareal) if I could make him and his family in Sim form for Sims 2 or 3 I would. I can only make Sims look prettier, but I can’t actually make them myself. I really enjoyed that pack that was when I feel the Sims 4 was at its best.
I sometimes buy packs because when we get updates they are usually made for the pack we are getting so sometimes so I feel like I have to buy it but other times I actually want to buy a pack (I am extremely disappointed with Eco Lifestyle, but I was extremely excited about it only to be let down by the bugs and how parts of it work but I love tiny living!)
(I don’t use the features in some of the games I buy, but I usually get cute clothes or hairstyles. My sims never bowl but I like to use the clothes)
I honestly want the sims 4 to give us shorter teens and bikes for kids and convertibles (cars in game look too small for sims) and a lot of the stuff other players want. But I also know some of the things we need for this game we are never going to get.
I want Sims 4 to get better but I also want Sims 5 to come eventually. As long as EA understands it’s audience. The teens who flocked to buy sims 2 and 3 are adults now (if they want to play games online they will) but they also know they don’t want Sims 5 to be an online game. They want the Sims games to evolve like the Sims does.
I remember feeling grown up playing Sims 1 (then ditching it when it got to hard) only to play sims 2 and fall in love!
Honestly most teens today who are playing sims 4, are also finding ways to play the older games. Once they patch them up they play the game for hours and enjoy themselves, like they do with Sims 4 (hopefully). They might wonder why Sims 2 only has six aspirations, two body types and no way to customize voices... But they enjoy the game just like the rest of us. They learn to make mods and CC and probably wish they were around during the old days of Sims 2 but are glad that they know what we didn’t at the time.
Old people are also playing sims 1 and 2 but also bought Sims 3 and are playing Sims 4 most like it’s slow pace but want more, they also want the game to have the things past games did as well as new things if done right. When they want to go back to former games but can no longer play them, they look up ways to fix their games happy to see some young people enjoy the games too, and smile and play too.
But sometimes people like to complain, sometimes we need to complain to get what we need and want for our games (eventually we got more skin tones, and eventually those skin tones were fixed). We shouldn’t let hate take over our lives, we often go back to past games (if I could find Sims 1 I would). But we are still Sims fans even if Sims 4 isn’t our favorite.
(Not everything I said might make sense but this was a long post to make)
This right here is where the Sims 4 falls short for me. I've never been a story teller. I don't want to decide every aspect of my sims lives and I don't want to have to imagine their personality. I want them and the game to direct me in the decisions I make for my Sims.
I've just recently set up a save in the Sims 3 where I plan to play a legacy of sorts and just after moving my sim into a home she already has a wish to join the medical career. As sims grow up in the Sims 3 they can roll wishes for what life time goals they would like. I miss this kind of thing so much when I play the Sims 4. I miss the randomness of seeing what my sims want to do with their lives.
So I don't always like the game, but I keep giving it chances. It is turning out to be a game that I enjoy now and I'm happy with that. I still have complaints and I would definitely like to see more interactions so I'll keep voicing my opinions and hope that someday I get a full game with the features that I have been waiting for. If not, there's always Paralives, which I am also looking forward to. Plus I still play the previous versions of the game so I have enough sim content to hold me over for years to come. Heck, I'm still learning things about TS3 that I never seen before.
Regardless of my feelings for Sims 4 and if I'm playing it or not, my nephew nibling shares the account with me and Sims is something we've always bonded over. They still very much enjoy the game so it's worth buying the packs in my eyes.
S3 simblr: http://simplysimming.tumblr.com/
S4 simblr: http://simlogic.tumblr.com/
Same here, some days when relationships are making sims act the way I want to, I build lots and give sims clothes to do something special I feel that the sims4 is a good game. But then I see a townie with 5 accessories wearing a green top with red pants while my plants are reverting to dirt piles and I start losing interest after 6 years (almost 7 now) which makes me not really wanting to put in a lot of effort when I'm playing the game anymore.
That said, I don't regularly play Sims 4 to begin with because I have a legacy going in Sims 3. When I play Sims 4, I tend to get bored quickly. I found even packs that appeal to me lose their novelty after a while.
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Or, ya know, you could just stop reading and find a different thread to read.
On the opposite end of that spectrum, what you just said annoys me. And usually I wouldn't engage with you, but I think it's important to point out that you came into this thread where everyone has been polite and giving their reasons except for you. You felt the need to belittle people.