Everyone has their favorite series. Mine is TS2, I did play and like some of TS3, bought lots of stuff for it, but not all. In other words I didn't buy some EPs and or stuff packs and or all the store stuff. I have played TS4 (a lot, lot) and it grew on me over time, but it sure took a lot of feedback and still more feedback could improve more. But I'm wondering for those who loved TS4 from day one, will you be like the previous generations of players and be willing to jump ship and grab TS5 (whenever that might be) and leave TS4 behind? Or will you be just like other generations of players and knock the new game (whenever that is released) and say TS4 is the best game, and not be willing to even try the new game?
It happens every time, so, I'm wondering are there that many people who are die hard fans of TS4 and wouldn't even bother to look at a TS5? Like there were TS2 and TS3 players and even TS1 players who were unwilling to try a newer version.
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I find the base games for every sims game quite boring, all you can really do is create a family, build a house, get a job and it becomes quite repetitive once you've done the careers. I think the expansions make the game which is why I feel each Sims game grows on me over time. I don't think I have ever loved one enough to just play the base game alone.
Back in TS2 I didn't have internet for a long time. I didn't even know there were EPs for it, until one day I visited some place like a computer store which also sold games and saw two EPs on sale for TS2. lol I think it was NL and OFB, I got both the same day. Imagine my surprise there was also a Univerisity EP, too. So, I acutally did love TS2 so much I didn't even add EPs until sometime way up in 2006 and three EPs later.
omg, I just thought about how sparse TS3 and TS4 base games were to me, compared to TS1 and TS2 base games. Imagine if they keep on that train how sparse TS5 base would be. I mean everyone (almost) thinks after five generations of Sims some sort of basic weather and basic pets (a stray cat?) should be in the base games by now.
So yeah, I'll probably buy it, but not right away.
In the case of The Sims 5, I will move only when the last pack will be released, it will be less expensive and at the least the game will be completed.
Right now it's a little scary to think about what I will do in the future (2019/2024 end of TS4 ???, 2024/2034 end of TS5 ???)
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But to be honest I'm not a fan of the DLC path the sims 4 has well trodden, I don't expect that to get better with 5. If anything it's going to get worse.
I might as well stick with TS3 and TS4. If they take another swing at being online, social, and multi-player, then Heck no to that too.
More, depth to personality/traits, detailed graphics, and bigger worlds and I will give it a try.
I would love a re-imagining of the Sims 2 that adds the best parts of the other Sims games.
Currently I only have The Sims 4 Base Game. I'll still go back to it, I think.
I still boot up the Sims 2 and about to get the Sims 3 again once I get a new computer.
I love how each Sims game plays so differently
Even the Sims 1 is fun every now and then.
Only spent $15 on this game so I'm not that attached to it.
All that said, if and when TS5 comes out, I'll definitely have to see what is offered in the base game. It's getting really old each franchise looking and waiting for repeat expansions that I've come to see as necessary (Seasons, Pets, Toddlers, University, etc.). I get that including each of those (and more -- cars???) might hold up TS5's release date a bit...but I'm willing to wait. I've already spent so much money on TS4 (and TS3 if I try it again for the umpteenth time), that I'd prefer waiting longer for a more finished game.
If it's the same "base release" and pay for real content, then I doubt I'll be buying it until most of that content's been released, if at all.
I didn't like 3 but I wasn't aware of this forum then. I guess if I don't like 5 after trying it I'll give my feedback then but I'm positive I won't stick around and rally for what needs to be changed. I don't have that kind of constitution. Maybe if I kind of like it I would but I really don't see myself doing that either I usually enjoy things as they are or I find something I will enjoy.
I don't have a version that I like the most, as I base my like for a generation on the expansion packs that come out with it. And also if my computer enjoys running them.
I do sort of feel like a 5th might be a bit excessive. But purely from a gaming perspective - if you still play all the old versions. It would be difficult, at least for me as a now grown up, to keep on top of all the games I want to play and still remain faithful to games I'm already playing/have played, while doing grown-upy things.
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If TS5 turns out to be another disaster I think i'll be saying goodbye to the franchise in terms of giving EA my hard earned money, because I'm still gonna be playing my beloved TS2 and TS3 with an occasional sprinkle of TS4. They've tried me enough this time around, not gonna go through the frustration and disappointment again. If it's a good game I'll be more than happy to support it and immerse myself in it so let's hope it meets everyone's expectations.
However, I loved Sims4 from the beginning. I went in skeptical, suggesting I wouldn't add another penny to the game unless it wowed me. I have to say the nature of the Sims, themselves, were far more reminiscent of the ones in Sims2. That's what grabbed me. Yes, the game is missing some things, but I have everything to date, except vampires. I also never purchased supernaturals for Sims3. I only purchased 2 SPs for Sims3 and EA gave me a third one for free.
I still miss the singer career and am gratified that at least now our Sims can sing. I first noticed this ability with OR. If you had your Sim learn the guitar, by level three their singing (of those campfire songs) got better and better. Then we got a vast improvement with CL. I can only hope, in time, that we get something similar to the singer career. I don't want SimPort, by any stretch of the imagination. But, I would love it if we got venues in which our potential singers could perform and as they crowds grew, they would move up to the largest venue and rake in the Simoleons. Of course, many hate the whole celebrity system. It would be awfully nice if EA could come up with a logical way for this to work.
Making a too long story, shorter, I will take a good look at Sims5 and most likely, since I love the innovative CAS from Sims4, I will take the plunge into the latest iteration.
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I like trying new things so I will be happy to try it unless its like sims online and people do gross things and bother you
in which case I will stick with sims 3 and 4 also 4 is my favorite so far