well with this iteration of the sims at least let me explain last month I was playing and I just suddenly thought I have done all this before I mean I was in a newish world but it just all felt like I dunno I am bord with it yes I want uni but after island living I dunno I feel the quality of packs has decreased in recent years. I know the devs say 3more years but it's like who cares? I am sure the Sims 5 will bring me back to the series but I feel done. Does anyone else feel this way?
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I agree with this.
OP I am the same, I want to love this game. I want it to be the best sims game ever (and I’m not saying it’s not for many) but I feel this year has been really poor.
I care.
I totally understand people who don't enjoy the game feeling the need to vent and I am genuinely sorry for you guys that you don't enjoy this game, I genuinely do. But one struggle I have seen is when people make these criticisms as though they are universal truths, and they aren't. There are a lot of people who do care, and who do love and enjoy The Sims 4, myself included. I have enjoyed the new packs a lot (while I do agree that IL lacked a little, RoM and StrangerVille I've found absolutely great), and I'm personally looking forward to three or more years of this game.
I also feel like, I have spent quite a bit of money on this iteration and I absolutely don't feel nearly ready yet to spend that amount on yet another iteration. Sims 4 will do just fine for me in these upcoming years.
I think part of the problem with Sims4 is the lack of burglars, police to catch them, and more frequent random deaths. Like Sims3, it's been dumbed down to not offend someone's eight-year-old, (who likely knows far more than their parents think they do). This is listed as a game for Teens, after all. What teen do you know who doesn't go to view the latest horror flicks? Innocence is gone in this country. I'm sorry EA is treating those of us who play this game as if we were infants. I'm 64 and very little shocks me anymore.
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Edit: On second thought, I’ll say that I think it’s a wonderful game with no issues whatsoever. Sometimes I wonder what the greater achievement in game development is - this or The Witcher 3.
No, actually that has already started since after Get Famous came out.
IL had Sulani's culture advertised as a main big feature and they re-used all of the "cultural" animations and the bonfire from Get Together. They didn't even add the hang loose animation for greetings... what a disappointment. They also didn't add a lot of new recipes for the outdoor banana leaf grill....some are even from the BG if I remember correctly.
RoM spells use GTW's simray feature for the spells.... etc.
No. Not at all. I still enjoy all my play sessions. But I play everyone of my households differently than the others... or try to anyway. I keep their life stories as different as possible from each other so it never feels like a repeat.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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Maybe but those packs did have new skills and multiple full careers. Which IL did not. And all of the three introduced a new system to the game, even if one was fully patched (lot traits) and again, IL did not include any new system.
Because not all of us has those bugs you speak of. My pc is newly updated and has no game issues with Sims 4 - i don't use CC, mods or cheats and never see all the things I keep seeing many of you post. Maybe you need to look at your pc - seeing if it was just the game or bad optimization I should have those issues too - and do not. How do you explain that. My game plays like a charm....
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
I find it laughable you don't see any of the bugs. I have a gaming PC rig that my husband built that well exceeds the game specs and is is a powerhouse machine (he loves to tinker on computers). It is not my computer, it is the terrible programming within the game. I had many game-breaking (to me) bugs playing a strictly vanilla game. So much so, that my game requires mods to fix the all the bugs which will then consider it to be remotely playable. My guess is I have extremely higher standards than you do for all video games. I just know I am not the only one experiencing the bugs which make the game feel unplayable.
Yes. I agree. TS4 is as close to a perfect piece of software as you can get. The developers should be applauded and (most importantly) respected for their achievement.
I am the same. We have two gaming PC’s. One has an nvidia RTX2080 graphics card. The other an nvidia 1080. Both have excellent processors and can eat this game for breakfast. Ironically they both run the sims 3 beautifully and they run way more demanding games. I loaded up the sims 4 for the first time in ages tonight and the bugs I found from a quick session are:
Lighthouse woohoo doesn’t work. Also saw another simmer mention this.
Freelance careers don’t always work.
Photography career doesn’t always work. This one I don’t have as I don’t have the pack but my friend has it and is complaining and I’ve saw people mention it.
Toddlers and high chairs are still a hot mess.
I’ve saw lots of other people on social media report the same issues.
Don’t use mods or cc. Two of those bugs I can replicate on console so I know it’s a game issue.
There's nothing wrong with my PC. I don't use mods or CC. I have had played this game on 3 different gaming laptops. I think the game just doesn't run smoothly on laptops. I've read about some people on laptop saying the game stutters especially on camera rotation and also depends on the type of world and lot you are playing on.
It seems the game is smoother on desktop PC from those live streams they do or let's plays. Either way, it's no excuse for the game not to be smooth on gaming laptops that exceed its requirements and can handle other games at 60fps.
I don't know how your game works like a charm but I find it hard to believe when someone says that. Sorry if I am wrong. But I have also asked people who say their game is fine and when I ask them to turn on the fps reading in-game, they say they are getting about only 20-30fps and I'm like, how could you not realize that is not good? -.-
But hey, I'm glad you don't see any performance issues or bugs in your game. Lucky you.
Yeah you could be right about laptops. I only run gaming desktops and stay very well updated as possible. Most people I see with issues do seem to have laps tops so that could be the issue. Sorry to hear you can't enjoy your game.
Well i have an 8 core (runs at 4.5ghz) with a ROG 2060 Nvidia card, 850 watt Corsair power supply and 16 gig of high speed gameing ram.
I don't know in the Sims but in Wolfenstein Youngbloods I was running up to 140fps - faster than I wanted and backed off a bit. My video card is crazy fast. i never considered checking fps in the Sims. LOL. Didn't see it mattering.... I am still getting used to this upgrade...
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
My husband is a pc tech and has been building all our pcs for years - he builds competition rigs for clients and frankly I am surprised your rig doesn't run any better then. But what ever I am glad I don't have your issues then. I have enough to deal with - so I am glad I can enjoy all my games.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
Whims were borderline pointless, and rather than fix them, they've disabled them. That's currently the state of the game, summarized; ignore, don't fix.
I enjoy Sims 4 too, and also play Sims 2 and 3 as well now and then. But have had most of my enjoyments out of Sims 4 lately.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....