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Sims Sessions: Concert Yet Missing Concert Goers
MsKatieRose
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Hey simmers:
So I thought this "Sims Sessions concert" would be interesting and overall, I would say it was nicely done. The only issues I had was that:
a) There wasn't more variety in the music performed (ex. I was waiting for someone to show up with a guitar).
b) There definitely wasn't enough concert goers in attendance. Especially, for the main headliner which I take was supposed to be Bebe Rhexha
c) None of the performers turned up in my gallery as I wouldn't mind adding Bebe Rhexa to my game. Btw, some players just posted her costume is available in CAS. So I Guess you can make your own version and as mentioned by another poster below, someone has downloaded some good versions on gallery, too.
Anyway, If they can adjust or improve the above issues, I would love for this "Sims Sessions" to this stay in the game or as a frequent event and not just for a limited time. What did anyone else think?
Also, did anyone else think it should have been more concert goers? In my game, about 15 sims showed up. But I would expect at least double that.
On a side note: Since January of this year, been having issues with seeing Sims show up at the National Park in my Outdoor retreat destination. I used to see several sims walking around the park or entering the cabin on the lot and now, zero. In the Get Famous pack, award shows are not packed with more sims either and I guess weddings are ok if they are not attended by many because you pretend to not have a big wedding, I guess. It's all a little annoying also because when you see trailers or ads concerning these events, there's always more sims around, lol.
So I thought this "Sims Sessions concert" would be interesting and overall, I would say it was nicely done. The only issues I had was that:
a) There wasn't more variety in the music performed (ex. I was waiting for someone to show up with a guitar).
b) There definitely wasn't enough concert goers in attendance. Especially, for the main headliner which I take was supposed to be Bebe Rhexha
c) None of the performers turned up in my gallery as I wouldn't mind adding Bebe Rhexa to my game. Btw, some players just posted her costume is available in CAS. So I Guess you can make your own version and as mentioned by another poster below, someone has downloaded some good versions on gallery, too.
Anyway, If they can adjust or improve the above issues, I would love for this "Sims Sessions" to this stay in the game or as a frequent event and not just for a limited time. What did anyone else think?
Also, did anyone else think it should have been more concert goers? In my game, about 15 sims showed up. But I would expect at least double that.
On a side note: Since January of this year, been having issues with seeing Sims show up at the National Park in my Outdoor retreat destination. I used to see several sims walking around the park or entering the cabin on the lot and now, zero. In the Get Famous pack, award shows are not packed with more sims either and I guess weddings are ok if they are not attended by many because you pretend to not have a big wedding, I guess. It's all a little annoying also because when you see trailers or ads concerning these events, there's always more sims around, lol.
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Fun must be always -- Tomas Hertl (San Jose Sharks hockey player)
I guess they didn't count on kids attending as I don't think I saw teens there, either. Maybe they'll do separate events for them, lol. Oh and yes, I also noticed the park seemed deserted when the event was going on.
Yeah, except I don't think it would take "extra" work to add other musical instruments as they do appear in some of the clubs along with the center stage prop in BB, lol. That said, as I stated, there wasn't a variety of musical styles that required a guitar this time so maybe next time. And finally, I'll check the gallery for the three performers....
This is why I don't like big zones in the game, I think they just make the world look empty and you can never get many sims in one area like in their official screenshots.
You have to use mods and remove that limit and then get sims to go over to the concert, which is difficult because sims that you invite over visit the lot, not the concert that is located quite far from the lot itself.
They probably have those limits because their game is designed to run on old low-end computers which is nice I guess, but everything in the game is going to be small scale unless they add options for us to increase those limits.
I did mainly because it wasn't realistic enough. But yeah, it was so intimate, you could probably reach up and touch them for sure. I also thought it was funny how my sim was acting and screaming. She was the loudest of all the other sims, lol!
Yeah, me neither but they sounded familiar. I've never heard of the song by Ringo Starr. Guess I was always a bigger fan of the others, Paul, John, and George, lol. I also prefer Rock music-Lynyrd skynyrd, GnR, alternative, or folk rock, stevie nicks, some rnb classics/contemp, pop, etc lol.
Oh really, that is unfortunate. I thought it would be like at least 30 for a special event. Oh, well. Maybe, they will change that. Though probably in the long distanced future, lol.
Had around 14 to 15 sims attend the concert, which I thought was enough, between them conversing and hanging out. Felt this to be more so just a indie, concert rather than something overly extravagant. Too bad can't greet the artists though. Wouldn't mind seeing them up and about in game. Would like to see something like this again in plopping artists into the game (maybe expanding the variety too with instruments depending on them). Probably the most I've seen any artist or 'celebrity' actually got my interest.
I’d love it to be a permanent weekly event and they can add more instruments and/or performers 😎. The guitar would be awesome 😎.
Yeah, I have maybe 30-40 sims on my lots because I increased the limit with MC Command Center, my framerate is taking a small hit but I rarely see simulation lag, it runs pretty fine on bigger lots where I have added furniture so there is enough room.
If they do this again I hope they place the stage closer to the actual lot so that sims that are visiting the lot could go over to the stage and we could easier have sims walking back and forth.
People have found the stage with the debug items and there are slots where you could place a guitar and a microphone so I would love to see a full band perform in the game like a rock band or something.
But everyone else seems to be enjoying it, so no harm, no foul. Maybe this idea could be expanded into a game pack, with a destination world, much larger crowds, scenery, lighting, atmosphere, activities, etc. It would need to be A LOT more than this.
TS3 did it better. Unfortunately, TS4 will always have to take a backseat to TS3 because well, they did stuff in a grander way than TS4 does.
If they make a band pack then I hope they will make it so it's still fun with the 20 sim limit, like spawning sims at the stage for example so it will look crowded or place the stage on a lot in a rather small zone where lots of sims will spawn, otherwise it will just not feel like a concert.
Welcome aboard -- we seem to be of a similar generation though I've likely got a few years on you.
Now if you'll excuse me, think I'll go check for some Moody Blues on the Amazon Music app...
Fun must be always -- Tomas Hertl (San Jose Sharks hockey player)
Didn't realize the stage was a debug item. That's pretty nifty if we're able to use it then.
30 or 40 isn't that bad. Talking about 50 and up because the game just seems to come to a complete halt with so many sims spawned. Game itself just can't handle it. Though, I think at a 30 the game would be able to handle a handful more of sims to just help populate more areas more.
Yeah, definitely not realistic enough ... our sims didn’t even have to line up early to be front row! Haha. How funny that your sim was super into it, lol!
I'm like logion, increased my sims per lot to 20 per MCC and I think there were like, 15, 16 sims there, including the vendors. That's enough for me.