Edit: Really the debate is University it Island Paradise
tough call for me - but very dependent on whether or not you use NRAAS mods because without it IP isn't playable. IP and ITF are my most recent two expansions (I don't own any stuff packs at all, but I was just debating on Movie Stuff stuffpack or Diesel stuffpack - the lack of decent jeans for males to wear is driving me toward Diesel but my giant movie and sci fi (and RHPS!) geek is driving me towards movie stuff so I'm very torn lol!) I played Uni a LOT when I got it years ago, but now the only time I'd ever play it, I think, is if my teen aged up and went off to uni. I suspect, however, that's because I played it so much that eventually it just lost it's luster for me. IP still has a LOT of luster for me, but it's not just because it's a newer ep for me, it's simply because it's one of the more beautiful worlds and I love the whole diving and island resort thing, and there's still a lot I haven't done. To be honest, in terms of play time only the "big benefit" of uni isn't actually being able to start a career at level 4 because if you worked for that same period of time most likely you'd be higher. The benefit to Uni is just having a lot of fun, really. And student funding - if you're an A student and you apply for student funding as often as possible you'll leave uni being able to afford a pretty decent, though not completely decadent, house. Contrary to @comicsforlife's experience, I haven't had any issues with either of those expansions with IP (then again I play all of the EPs at the same time.) Some have said they don't find the atmosphere of snow very realistic but you can adjust your seasons as long or as short as you want, what weather conditions are acceptable (and you can even set the temperature with testingcheatsenabled.) Places that are warm year round still have Christmas
I have been debating on whether or not to get a sim 3 pack and I couldn’t choose? I got Luxury Pack and City Pack with the game. What you guys think?
Edit: Really the debate is University it Island Paradise
Oh you have Late Night and High End Loft Stuff. Get University then. It's a really cool pack. There's new hidden careers, university itself, student dares and opportunities, plantsims, new skills etc.
Island Paradise. doesn't work well go with seasons are world adventures
Is this a technical issue or more of an aesthetic one? I don't have any problems using these packs together nor do most players that I see provided that their systems are strong enough to handle them. The content from all 11 of the expansion packs can work together in any worlds being played.
Edit: Oh, I might have misread your comment. You probably meant to say that IP doesn't work well (period), and either Seasons or WA should be considered, not that they don't "go well" together. Sorry. But IP works just fine for most of us once the flawed included built-in Isla Paradiso world is fixed up. The content it provides is fine. https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/17183089/#Comment_17183089
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If it comes down to Uni vs. IP, I would have to vote for Uni but of course this is a matter of personal preference. Uni adds a ton of content outside of the actual travel to and enrollment in Sims University. Many of my worlds now have bowling alleys, comic book stores, street artists, sims learning the Science and Social Networking skills, playing table tennis (ping pong), coffee baristas, etc. and the gourmet coffee beans and herbs that are both harvestables and impact sims' moods are great fun.
Get University! Even if you eventually get tired of the campus, so much is addded to the game that it is worth it. Smartphones add a great new layer of realism to the game with selfies, messaging, etc.
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Island Paradise works just fine, please don't pay attention to nonsense remarks like the one above.
The only issue is that if you buy it ( as noted by igazor ) you'll have to make some adjustments to some of the lots in the world, as EA , in their usual lack of wisdom, have made several glaring building errors that can cause freezing and lag in your IP game. They are easily remedied, such as moving a pool ladder away from a door etc.
That said, over the two, I would choose Uni, simply because I like the objects that come with it, more than the IP ones
Agreed... I personally get more use out of University Life vs Island Paradise. I also recommend checking out game guides and reviews if you don't mind spoilers just so you can decide for yourself what appeals more. psst IP works just fine btw and the world it comes with can be fixed as the lovely folks in this forum section have already explained.
I think it was the University pack that gave your sims two more traits - seven instead of five. At least, when I started with just the starter pack (base game + Late Night + HELS), I never saw more than 5 traits.
I think it was the University pack that gave your sims two more traits - seven instead of five. At least, when I started with just the starter pack (base game + Late Night + HELS), I never saw more than 5 traits.
Yes. The 6th trait slot is for those who have successfully graduated from Uni and the 7th is for those who have reached Level 10 (I think) in at least one of the Uni EP social groups -- Nerds, Jocks, Rebels.
@Keiomestre and @Turjan bring up two very important features of Uni that I had completely forgot that they came with Uni but I use them all the time - smart phones and two additional traits. The smart phones don't just add a level of realism, they add important features. The traits are obviously self explanatory but with smart phones you can also increase your social networking skill and have access to the relationship transmorgrifier - which allows that sim to change the relationship of any two sims in the game to everything from romantic partners to complete strangers and everything in between. Very handy imo
@igazor Level 8 is sufficient to choose the 7th trait - which can also be the 6th trait if you have not graduated yet or even didn't go to university at all.
I recommend either Supernatural or Ambitions. While Supernatural does come with an assortment of types of sims like fairies and werewolves, I mainly like it because of Moonlight Falls (which is my favorite expansion pack world) and the gothic furniture that comes with it. I also like Ambitions because it has several new skills and careers that have really improved my game since installing it. I can't really speak for Twinbrook (the world that comes with Ambitions), though, because I haven't really played in it.
University Life and Island Paradise are also good choices, but it really depends on how much you're going to use them. For instance, while I enjoy the furniture and occult status that comes with UL, the saves I play don't really allow me to send my sims off to university, so I'm not getting the "full" experience out of it. Same goes for Island Paradise, because I don't really play in its world, Isla Paradiso, which has a lot of things that can't be replicated in the expansion pack worlds (hidden islands, diving lots, etc.). On that note, Isla Paradiso is really laggy for a lot of players, so that's a possible problem you could run into. I have a Windows 7 and the world works perfectly fine on there, but it really depends on what your computer can "take", if you get what I mean.
I think out of Island Paradise or University then go with University; there's really so much more content. Out of everything though I'd recommend World Adventures - there is so much milage here and it's generally the most fun I've had with any expansion from TS3.
I think I've done more with World Adventures than all the rest, save maybe Pets. That said, it's more your personal gameplay that is the deciding factor. What do YOU want to do most in your game?
i personally enjoyed Into the Future the best, plumbots, futuristic items, pop culture references, its just all my sort of style. whatever you want though.
I have all eps except Uni, SN and ITF (ITF idc much if i get or not... SN i might so i can do an Addams Family sims... Uni I plan to hopefully get)
It might help to look at LGR (Lazy Gamer Reviews) reviews as they tell you what they're about. I'm more so going for a realistic approach, which is why i chose the eps i did.
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tough call for me - but very dependent on whether or not you use NRAAS mods because without it IP isn't playable. IP and ITF are my most recent two expansions (I don't own any stuff packs at all, but I was just debating on Movie Stuff stuffpack or Diesel stuffpack - the lack of decent jeans for males to wear is driving me toward Diesel but my giant movie and sci fi (and RHPS!) geek is driving me towards movie stuff so I'm very torn lol!) I played Uni a LOT when I got it years ago, but now the only time I'd ever play it, I think, is if my teen aged up and went off to uni. I suspect, however, that's because I played it so much that eventually it just lost it's luster for me. IP still has a LOT of luster for me, but it's not just because it's a newer ep for me, it's simply because it's one of the more beautiful worlds and I love the whole diving and island resort thing, and there's still a lot I haven't done. To be honest, in terms of play time only the "big benefit" of uni isn't actually being able to start a career at level 4 because if you worked for that same period of time most likely you'd be higher. The benefit to Uni is just having a lot of fun, really. And student funding - if you're an A student and you apply for student funding as often as possible you'll leave uni being able to afford a pretty decent, though not completely decadent, house. Contrary to @comicsforlife's experience, I haven't had any issues with either of those expansions with IP (then again I play all of the EPs at the same time.) Some have said they don't find the atmosphere of snow very realistic but you can adjust your seasons as long or as short as you want, what weather conditions are acceptable (and you can even set the temperature with testingcheatsenabled.) Places that are warm year round still have Christmas
Oh you have Late Night and High End Loft Stuff. Get University then. It's a really cool pack. There's new hidden careers, university itself, student dares and opportunities, plantsims, new skills etc.
Edit: Oh, I might have misread your comment. You probably meant to say that IP doesn't work well (period), and either Seasons or WA should be considered, not that they don't "go well" together. Sorry. But IP works just fine for most of us once the flawed included built-in Isla Paradiso world is fixed up. The content it provides is fine.
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If it comes down to Uni vs. IP, I would have to vote for Uni but of course this is a matter of personal preference. Uni adds a ton of content outside of the actual travel to and enrollment in Sims University. Many of my worlds now have bowling alleys, comic book stores, street artists, sims learning the Science and Social Networking skills, playing table tennis (ping pong), coffee baristas, etc. and the gourmet coffee beans and herbs that are both harvestables and impact sims' moods are great fun.
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The only issue is that if you buy it ( as noted by igazor ) you'll have to make some adjustments to some of the lots in the world, as EA , in their usual lack of wisdom, have made several glaring building errors that can cause freezing and lag in your IP game. They are easily remedied, such as moving a pool ladder away from a door etc.
That said, over the two, I would choose Uni, simply because I like the objects that come with it, more than the IP ones
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University Life and Island Paradise are also good choices, but it really depends on how much you're going to use them. For instance, while I enjoy the furniture and occult status that comes with UL, the saves I play don't really allow me to send my sims off to university, so I'm not getting the "full" experience out of it. Same goes for Island Paradise, because I don't really play in its world, Isla Paradiso, which has a lot of things that can't be replicated in the expansion pack worlds (hidden islands, diving lots, etc.). On that note, Isla Paradiso is really laggy for a lot of players, so that's a possible problem you could run into. I have a Windows 7 and the world works perfectly fine on there, but it really depends on what your computer can "take", if you get what I mean.
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It might help to look at LGR (Lazy Gamer Reviews) reviews as they tell you what they're about. I'm more so going for a realistic approach, which is why i chose the eps i did.
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