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Should I Buy TS4: Parenthood Pack Or Something Else?
goldsimmeer
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Basically is TS4: Parenthood pack worth the money for the CAS and Gameplay? Or should I keep my money and buy something else from the Sims? I've really been wanting to buy Sims 3 IP. Should I buy that? I've heard it's plagued with tech issues. What do you think I should buy?
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What about supernatural?
There's a few things you'll have to do to get Island Paradise to work properly as it will plague you with problems. One being to delete two families being the Scott and the Medina family. Mods like Nraas and overwatch are pretty much needed to help run a bit better a shame that EP had the most problems. I kind of just stopped playing that one completely when I was playing Sims 3 the headache just wasn't worth it with routing being far worse than usual in a sims game. Island paradise is a decent EP when it actually works and that kind of a toss up.
Sims 4 Parenthood if you're expecting a whole lot in terms of CAS you may be disappointed in the shorted clothing, but there's a lot more build/buy items with furniture, clutter and more gameplay items. This pack focuses more on gameplay than anything and I have been enjoying it quite a lot. It varies from person to person as it's geared more towards family players. I've enjoyed teens acting more like teens and more things to do with children. Though my kids are hooligans who just dump paint on restaurant floors when going out to eat.
Depends more on what you like. I like vacationing and sunbathing among all the other things you can do in sims games, but I couldn't fully enjoy Island Paradise due to all the problems laced with it and left behind. Might work better for some than others though. Plus, Sims 3 EP's as of now are fairly cheap. Think it's like 9.99 the cheapest I found on ebay.
I'd lean more to Parenthood, but like I said it's really what you think you'd enjoy a lot more and what it'll add to your game. Plus the two packs are like night and day since one is an EP and the other is a GP.
So, Island Paradise is going to have a lot more to do all things considering.
Less you're looking to add more depth into your Sims game with parenthood, which I have been waiting for entirely, plus I really adore all the buy/build mode.
What about supernatural?
Yes, I wasn't sure where to put it, I figured since it had to do with Sims 4 I could put it in Sims 4 Gen Discussion
Why? What will I get out of it?
I'll tell you right now it is not a favorite pack of mine, mostly because it never fit into my gameplay. Vampires were fine, since they seemed like a staple in the game. They improved a little more on the vampires since late night, plus you can make them and other life states in CAS. It's a good pack if you like playing with Vampires, werewolves, fairies etc a lot. Zombies were pretty boring to me in this pack and werewolves are more or less the same much like previous installments which is a disappointment.
Witches were probably like the only state that seemed a lot more in depth between that and if you like making sims lives miserable with castling spells causing havoc then it's a plus the alchemy skill is pretty nice too. Fairies are good at casting pranks along with other spells and plus you get some pretty nice wings to go with it.
There's quite a lot of CAS items and other items in build/buy mode. It has a lot of content, but I never played this for too long because it just didn't fit for a lot of my sims lifestyle. Good for messing around and irritating sims, but other than that? You may like it if you're into it though.
I found it relatively boring it was okay to go to now and again, but a lot of stuff I honestly didn't use in my game opposed to some decor and clothing.
What about Supernatural? I prefered SIms 3.
What can I do in it? What was your top 5 expansions in sims 3?
For me it still runs slower than other towns, but it's tolerable enough that I feel I can play in it.
If you're a fan of different life states, I'd definitely recommend Supernatural. The werewolves are kind of 'eh' as well as zombies imo but I love the witches and the faeries. Moonlight Falls—the world it comes with—is also one of my favorites.
Parenthood is great if you like to play with families. It really adds to the overall experience of raising children and it helps teens feel like teens. If you're more of a single YA kind of player, then I'd recommend one of the above.
What were your favorite sims 3 ep's?
Seasons
Ambitions
Supernatural
University Life
Generations
Late Night
I also enjoyed World Adventures, but it's not quite a favorite of mine. IP was great when I finally got the town to run better and ITF was fun too but probably my least favorite of the bunch.
Edit: I forgot about LN. I knew I was missing something!
It had new arcade games like the claw machine and smack a mole, and indoor planters for gardening. You get fairies, vampires, werewolves, witches and zombies.
My top 5 would have been 1. Seasons 2. Generations 3. University 4. Pets 5. Late Night
In the end though, its really about personal preference yeah? If you'd prefer to update your Sims 3 then go with IP. Otherwise, I feel like Parenthood is a solid choice.
That's one of the most content-intensive packs of Sims 3. Worth the buy.
Also, just a general tip: Steam Summer Sale is starting ~June 22nd. Not set in stone, but absolutely towards the end of the month. It's very likely EA will match their sale, and the Steam Summer Sale is always huge. Very likely you'll see a sale at the end of the month of both. And if you have Sims 3 via Steam...? Yeah, super likely.
If you prefer Sims 3, I did enjoy Island Paradise a lot but it was very laggy and mermaids were so disappointing to me. The water sports were fun though, as well as scuba diving
Supernatural brings moon phases and the moon phases bring the most annoying thing ever-- zombies. However, the witches were a lot of fun and they could cast spells, have greater powers during a full moon, and there was also a potion making object that anyone could use which I had so much fun with. And my witches were always casting love spells and meddling in other sims lives. So fun
Get Parenthood, it is well worth it. I am finally playing a lot more than ever before because of it.