Before I start this is not a thread about which version of the sims on pc is best. Nor is it an opportunity to criticise other players for playing only one version of the game or playing more than one version. It is purely curiosity on my part as to what would make other TS3 players stop playing and move on to something else.
For myself there is no immediate intention to stop playing. Mainly because I really enjoy what I am able to do with TS3 and at the moment I can find nothing that I would prefer to play. Friends have offered me various alternatives but there always seems to be something lacking which makes it a deal breaker. I do occasionally look at what is happening with TS4 but as yet and this includes the new EP released on Friday, there is nothing to draw me into playing.
I have considered what I might do if and when a TS5 is announced and have concluded that without knowing the direction in which EA will take the game next it is impossible to prejudge my own reaction. All I know is any potential TS5 must be something very special to outshine TS3. So unless something physical prevents me like my dodgy eyesight or modern computers develop to such an extent it is no longer possible to get my disks to work I plan on staying with my favourite version of the game.
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I own Sims 4 but it's more of a casual game for me or when i just want to have fun with the easy build mode and that stuff. I can't play it like i play Sims 3 because I miss the awesome stuff from 3. But when i play 3 I don't even care about the cool features from 4 so i want a game that is so great that i don't care about misssing features.
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It sounds like you have found a happy medium and don't plan to move on to anything new.
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I do like the sound of a 64 bit version. We can always hope The questions then would be which EPs to include with the base game and who would make the original DLC.
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Yes I wondered about the vampire pack too but in the end I decided I preferred playing witches and fairies more. Always nice to receive a gift and I do hope you get great enjoyment from the pack.
It is a great fear that future technology will not support the game. I remember being near hysterical when I couldn't get Vista to read my TS2 disks. Fortunately my computer savvy brother worked it out. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find prebuilt computers and laptops with disk readers.
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I will occasionally stop playing for a few days to play another game such as Witcher or Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Fallout or Skyrim. I recently played a Sherlock Holmes that was interesting, but glad I got it for just a few dollars as it was not that engaging. I will only play those for a few days and I will get to missing my families and I'm right back playing Sims3.
I don't play Sims4 as it is not my cup of tea.
I guess to truly answer your question...it would take a tragic accident to my disks for me to stop playing Sims 3. I cannot imagine EA even considering an improved version considering all they care about is being able to play on your phone or your tablet for the young crowd....that seems to have more of a disposable income then I did at that age.
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The only thing that would make me move on maybe from the Sims series in general is if I've done everything there is to do in the game and played various different challenges over and over... but I don't see that happening anytime soon. I've had this game since launch in 2009 (been a simmer since TS1) and I still haven't explored everything including the whole collection of packs.
Example: Diablo 3 is a repetitive game and I still enjoy it very much.
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2 - Lack of a computer to play on and sudden unexpected poverty to the extent where a suitable replacement cannot be obtained.
3 - If my prince charming were to show up at my doorstep, in person not by scamming me with bogus emails, to whisk me away to live happily ever after forever on the one provision that I stop playing the game (this one is a bit far fetched, but then to be fair so are the first two).
I'm not really too worried about future computers being unable to run the game in some manner or another. Given what we have to do now to keep things going, finding a way to run Win 7 or 8.1 if that should really be necessary just for gameplay shouldn't add that much overhead to the mix. It's not really likely EA is going to pull the Origin plug (or Steam its own version of that) for an extremely long time given how popular the game is on both platforms.
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Now it is very late here in the UK and I definitely need my beauty sleep. Please feel free to continue the discussion and thank you for your posts.
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Thank you for the reassurance on the computers. A 64 bit version going forward would surely be helpful in the process of keeping the game running long term.
Head trauma of any kind is best avoided and so is any Prince Charming who makes such ridiculous provisos He would clearly be no gent and every decent simmer deserves better than that.
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It's not a matter of TS3 vs. TS4: Jungle Adventures gave me days of very enjoyable gameplay when it came out, but it didn't make me want to stop playing TS3.
Having said that, I suppose there is a sequence of events that would cause me to stop playing:
Who am I kidding? I'd probably still pay an unreasonable amount to the first computer expert I found who could promise me that my favorite game wasn't gone for good.
Because otherwise, I'd be stuck in the detox wing of sims rehab for the foreseeable future, with no access to the internet or a gaming computer. You could find me in the locked ward, rocking in the corner and muttering nectar recipes under my breath.
Of course, if someone ever developed a 64-bit version for mac, they could just take my money now.
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There are a lot of things that could make me move on from TS3 but until something is announced then I am going nowhere
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THIS... as @coco stated...along with a world editing tool that isn't as finicky as CAW.
Other than that...the only thing that would make me move on from TS3 is...
DEATH...
Kinda hard to play anything if I'm not breathing.
Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
It also seems nothing short of a major catastrophe will stop us playing and virtual drives are now added to the list of possible computer incompatibility solutions.
Nice to see other players wanting a CAW as part of the deal to make them move on to newer versions. If there ever was a 64 bit version it would not be unreasonable for both CAW and CASt to be revisited. The point about mods is very relevant as many would see that as a deal breaker.
I was beginning to think I was being extremely picky over what I wanted in a new game if I ever moved on. From the comments others clearly feel the same. I never expected Grimmy to turn up in this discussion but it just goes to show the depth of feeling The only thing I didn't understand is about RL. I'm guessing it is important to some but surely balance is needed with emphasis on time for simming?
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