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I did not play rotational at launch, as it just simply wasn't my style at the time. So I missed out on the issues which annoyed rotational players.
But as a rotational player in TS3, I absolutely LOVE it.
In Sims 3 It's way more Alive and they Don't try to control or limit your game play like in sims 4.
Sims 3 you play it your way.
If you want to change your whole neighborhood (including all of the surroundings) and make it your style, go for it.
If you want to add new Lots to Build on like in Sims 1,2,3 go for it.
You want to make your house and Items any color style you want, go for it.
Total Freedom
Sims 4 Forget it, Its their way
In Sims 3 I can do this:
A Island that I put a Lot on
And this:
My Africa House
In Sims 4 you cant
You have to Play the world and layout that they set before you.
Like paint by numbers
Like I said before, you are playing someone else version of the Sims and not your own.
Sims 3 if you want to travel somewhere, you had to travel.
Sims 4 Poof your there, you don't even have to open the front door.
Sims 3 kid went to school with buses = more alive
Sims 4 Poof they are somewhere?
Heck and I thought rabbit holes where bad. Lesson learned
Sims 3 only had a few Bugs until the end expansion packs
Game was Really Stable
Sims 4 Started with bugs and is growing with each expansion pack, each Stuff pack.
Sims 3 each Sims are different from one another in ways of personality, they play the way you set them up.
Sims 4 they almost all act the same, with Minor trait diff.
Sims 3 Play it your way
Sims 4 you play it the way they Direct you too.
Sims 3 is a Computer game
Sims 4 is a offline social game.
Sims 3 Vs 4
Heck, go buy sims 2 its even better
If you like a lot of loading screens like sims 4 buy 2
If you want just 1 Big loading screen buy 3
Both are great games
Sims 2 or 3
You will be really happy and have hours and hours of fun play time.
you will be able to build or play any way you like.
Yeah, I do use a mod to make it a little less awkward in 3. All I have to do is right click on a sim or their picture in the relationship bar or their house and in like two more clicks they are active. No jumping up to edit town, which you have to do in 4 as well - well manage world or something like that. I think the steps are pretty similar, and 4 is a little more streamlined in that regard but not by enough to bother with. So if you ever decide to get back into 3 and want to play in rotation, I would suggest Nraas Master Controller. I jump from household to household without skipping a beat, before an interaction is even over I'm on the other end of it.
The Sims 4 + FP01 + GP01/02 + EP01/02 + SP01/02/03/04 vs The Sims 3 + EP01/02 + SP01/02 + Store
Hmmm... The Sims 4 wins.
The Sims 3 EP01 World Adventures was a disappointing RPG.
The content of SP01 High-End Loft Stuff, SP02 Fast Lane Stuff and Store wasn't awesome.
Even if we got washer, dryer and tattoos in CAS, the beginning of TS3 wasn't as much amazing as TS4.
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The Sims 4 General DiscussionIt's funny that you believe that the more of something there is, the better it must be. Many people are more concerned about the quality of what they get over the quantity; for example, would you rather have fifteen really shoddily made cheeseburgers or three really, really good ones? Sure, you'll be more full from 15 dang cheeseburgers, but will you be satisfied?
Using that comparison, TS4 has put out quite a lot of content in the last 16 months. Some of it has been unanimously good (Spa Day is a brilliant example) and some of it...not so much (hey there, Spooky Stuff, it seems your content is only good for...what...one month out of 12? I am aware some people use it all of the year, please don't start with the "BUT BUT BUT"). At this point, lots of people are getting overwhelmed with the amount of money that's necessary to actually...HAVE all the things available for TS4. At the same time, even if it wasn't always fantastic, there was always a lot of work put into whatever packs came out for TS3 *IN THE BEGINNING*. There was a lot of ambition, even if it didn't always pan out very well, and that's what makes them so special. Tack in the fact that the store allowed you to pick and choose what you wanted out of..."packs", let's call them, instead of forcing you to pay for the whole thing just so you can have that one hairstyle that you think is cute.
I don't know, I'm not gonna sit here and say that either game "wins" because they both have their positives and negatives. But I'm certainly not gonna sit here and say that one wins over the other because one has tons more content that tries desperately to paste over a shaky base laden with problems.
also how dare you i love the washer and dryer those things have changed my life for the better
I forgot some notes.
I was excited by TS3 basegame and EP02 Ambitions but I'm excited by TS4 basegame, FP01 Holiday Celebration Pack, GP02 Spa Day, SP04 Spooky Stuff and EP02 Get Together.
Just I compared the feelings I've got for each games 16 months after they were released.
I was bored with TS3 basegame that's why I was playing TS2 until EP02 Ambitions was released.
Now it's EP02 Get Together which makes TS4 more interesting.
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The Sims 4 General DiscussionI played vanilla TS3 from its launch until TS4 was released. It played well for me so its not the case that it's unplayable for everyone without mods
I have actually had a worse time with bugs in TS4 than the entire TS3 lifespan. It's just a matter of luck!
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Agreed. Sims 3 was playable for me until Pets. I never got Island Paradise so I didn't experience glitches there, but I heard they were awful. But with those two mods my game was playable post Pets for me again. BUT. I do like the style of S4 better, and also think it really is a diamond in the rough. They have a ton of smoothing out to do before it shines like its predecessors.
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The Sims 4 General DiscussionI've never used mods in Sim's 3. Some of the worlds have a bit of lag for me due to routing issues but those are fixable. It was never broken for me and I still enjoy it. From what I read on the forum Sims 4 has it's own set of bugs and glitches and will probably have lots more everytime a new EP or SP is added on.
> I grew up on sims 1, moved on with ease to Sims 2, and didn't hesitate to jump to Sims 3 leaving all other makes behind, but Sims 4 is such a struggle to play. I was so excited for Sims 4 to come out but when it did it was just so disappointing that I don't even see it as a real game, Sims 3 is still my go to sims game. The lack of an open world, the camera angle, the fact that when I open the fridge the shelf doesn't freaking close, no toddlers, honestly there is nothing to do in that game. I'm afraid to waste my money on expansions because I fear the gameplay honestly wont be any better. I already feel like I wasted a good $70 just on the base game. Is there anyone else out there that is still just so disappointed by the Sims 4 like I am?
SO TRUE!!!
& that's true, patient fans with a constantly open purse pay off best for EA
who knows, maybe EA reconsiders TS3 as being a rough diamond
& develops a 64bit version, polishes the graphics & the world maps & releases at least one additional EP "Back To Business"
but i wonder what status TS4 will have in 2021
will there be ever cars ? traits that work ? emotions that not flip by going from one room to another ? actual life stages ? CASt ? CAW ? no loading screen to visit the neighbor ? sims living an actual life instead of props ? i could go on cause this list seems to be endless ...
as to the question - Is TS3 still better than TS4 ?
since september i played lots of different games but still no inclination to even open TS4 (at least it's still installed )
i installed TSMedieval anew & am playing there a new game
i have still a game running in TS2
i have also still MySims installed & still love it to play there from time to time
i have still the Castaways Sims of TS2 to finish & the other two Stories to play
i am considering to install TS1 once again which i deinstalled short before TS4 came out
&
i installed finally Roaring Heights & yesterday Showtime & will be probably buying my fifth Stuff Pack soon
i own nearly everything from the TS3 store
i use besides of some NRaas mods & few CC way less mods in TS3 than i had to if i wanted to even bother with TS4 in its current state
so a clear bold YES - TS3 is still way better than TS4
for me every sims game is better than TS4, after nearly 17 months since its release still
the main reason for me why TS3 is still better is because
TS3 offers a living world actually worth that name
could TS3 be better - of course
but i just sit back while i wonder if TS4's devs will really ever succeed to bring in enough of the missing features to make me bother with it instead to just deinstall it
This is the most biased Non Colton comment I have ever seen. I also find it rather hypocritical. I don't feel as if the quantity of packs makes the game better quality, quite the contrary actually. Logic only follows that if there is a higher amount of something, usually they will never be as well made. Also, I find it a bit crazy that we had the first 4 stuff packs in such a short time frame.
In regards to World Adventures, I didn't like it much, but it still added 3 new OPEN WORLD holiday destinations that all had certain things to do. I also think that the "RPG" feel of the pack was a bad idea, but I also feel the same about The Sims 4. Having to unlock certain items etc. made the game feel like an RPG, instead of the God game that The Sims is supposed to be. Also, World Adventures is likely no worse than Get To Work (ok, maybe just a bit) as the new content added to GTW is limited to 3 careers, and a new "world", which was simply 3 lots glued together (even TS1 Hot Date had a better world than this). ALSO, I found Ambitions to be one of the most underrated Sims packs, as it added (6?) new careers (5 of which are fully in-depth interactive, as well as the Self-Employed careers). Compare Ambitions to Get to Work, and the 3 new careers it adds feels a bit weak. I feel people overestimate TS4's packs as they seem to add more because of the empty base game (toddlers please.........).
Then the issue of the Stuff Packs. Sure, HELS and FLS didn't add "Awesome" content, but the content is certainly better made than most of the content in ANY of the TS4 stuff packs. Ok, maybe none of them add new functions, but I was pretty sick after seeing that Luxury Party Stuff didn't even reach 20 items. I feel that Cool Kitchen Stuff is the worst offender, however. I mean, 1 new counter type, and a sink that pretty much looks the same as every other sink in the game. I will admit that the Ice Cream Machine is cool, but it doesn't fit my idea of "Stuff Pack".
Other reasons I dislike TS4 include:
Hang on. Need to go stop my hands from shaking and fix my Repetitive Strain Injury.
I find it rather hypocritical
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