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    Is World Adventures worth buying?

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    texxx78texxx78 Posts: 5,657 Member
    in The Sims 3 General Discussion
    I'm inclined to invest a bit more in Sims 3. WA sounds good with the idea of having a vacation home, nectar making, photography... Let me know: is World Adventures worth buying?

    Is World Adventures worth buying? 83 votes

    Yes
    98%
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    No
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      TurjanTurjan Posts: 1,717 Member
      edited January 2020
      Yes
      In my case, definitely yes. I have done countless vacations, mostly to Shang Simla, which is just beautiful in this game. This, ironically, means that I don't even consider the nectar making or the photography in my decision. Photography just clogs up the savegame, which is why I avoid it. I have yet to try nectar making. Martial arts are quite fun, and the time in your vacation home is a time away from your daily chores, which can be particularly busy for children and teens. It's also a time out of time, as your world at home is frozen while you are gone, and such is aging. I also like the "tomb raiding" part, at least as long as it doesn't devolve into a complete trap fest.

      Keep in mind though that you should have the appropriate NRaas mods (here, aside from the general bug catchers, mostly Traveler) in place, otherwise you will probably experience all kinds of bugs during transitions, like lost inventory items, stuck pregnancies, sometimes lost sims, etc.
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      texxx78texxx78 Posts: 5,657 Member
      edited January 2020
      Yes
      Thank you for your advice @Turjan ! I will def have to look at this Nraas mod. At the moment i have Generations, Seasons and Night Life and i don't feel the need of any mods. But ive heard a lot about this mod and i will check it.
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      ingridmfingridmf Posts: 67 Member
      Yes
      Definitely yes.

      Although Photography isn't my cup of tea either, I absolutely love nectar making; It's super fun and a relatively easy way to make money (over generations if your lifespan isn't that long, like mine). Of course, the destinations are beautiful and I love the exploring. Although I'm guessing fun is over once you've raided all the tombs but that's not the case for me yet so it's still exciting stuff. And last but not least, martial arts is bomb af!
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      KevinL5275KevinL5275 Posts: 2,489 Member
      Yes
      Yes!!! World Adventures is one of the best expansions.
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      SqueemotasticSqueemotastic Posts: 25 Member
      Yes
      WA is my absolute favorite expansion pack! I play without mods and have experienced no issues with glitches here (unlike ambitions!) The tombs are just challenging enough and new items/fish/clothing etc are a great additions to your home world. All of my sims now have koi ponds at home!
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      carlystur03carlystur03 Posts: 435 Member
      Yes
      I love that expansion! I love traveling to all 3 worlds! There are several cool things you can get as you do the adventures using what are called ancient coins. :)
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      lisasc360lisasc360 Posts: 19,284 Member
      Yes
      I voted yes for this as well... :)

      I love sending my Sims to the different worlds in this EP even if I don't have them do the quests on the quest board. I've sent my Sims there for their honeymoon after they gotten married. And even if I don't go to the worlds in some of my game plays, I love using the items from the EP such as the nectar making machine, the fortune cookie machine... :)
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      stargurustarguru Posts: 2,115 Member
      Yes
      Absolutely! (But then, I admit I think all the packs are worth buying, lol.)

      The main feature of WA is the adventure quests and dungeon/tomb exploration, but even if you don’t utilize that aspect often, it’s still fun to visit the beautiful worlds (China is especially gorgeous, imo).

      Like others have mentioned, nectar-making and martial arts are great skills. More harvestable plants and recipes were added with WA, along with additional collectibles and the ability to transfigure various gems and metals. There are tons of build/buy objects too—from regular and themed furnishings and décor to special items like tents, treasure chests, snake charming baskets, fortune cookie makers, incense burners and the Eyes of Horus.

      I would also highly recommend the NRaas Traveler mod (along with Overwatch and ErrorTrap) to keep travel transitions smooth and avoid/correct errors. Traveler additionally allows you to travel with other age stages and states that the EA travel system does not (e.g., toddlers, pregnant Sims, pets), allows travelling with members of other households and you can pause the travel countdown clock so you can stay in the vacation world longer if you wish. This works not only with the 3 WA travel worlds but also with the other pack, Store or custom worlds you have installed.
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      Yes
      I like it for what it adds to the game. I can make tombs in the regular hoods and nectaries, too. :)
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      Nikkei_SimmerNikkei_Simmer Posts: 9,427 Member
      Yes
      The Martial Arts sold it for me as well as three different vacation worlds. One of these days I’ll figure out photography in the Sims 3. Between all that and the fact that you can go exploring tombs which I must confess doesn’t interest me in the slightest, it’s more than worth getting.
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      mw1525mw1525 Posts: 1,215 Member
      Yes
      Besides having three beautiful destinations to visit, WA also comes with some very useful objects which expand options for playing. The tents can be used to take your Sims on camping trips in any world (or, in your own back yard). I personally love the shower-in-a-can which makes maintaining hygiene the speediest in the game (all my athletes keep a couple of cans in their gym bags). The option to invite those you befriend on your travels to come visit you in your home world is also a nice thing. There's a good amount of new produce to harvest, fish to catch and collectables to find. All I can say is there's just a lot of fun built into this pack.
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      texxx78texxx78 Posts: 5,657 Member
      edited January 2020
      Yes
      Thanks to all of you for your advice. I got it!! I went with my elder sims to france: we made one adventure, learned new recipes, bought the nectar machine, a couple of expensive nectar, put the hotel kitchen on fire haha so much fun!!
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      BrandontaylorBrandontaylor Posts: 4,773 Member
      Yes
      Yes, my favorite parts of this expansion are the Martial Arts, tomb exploration, and the tiberium gem. Photography isn't really that fun, but I do like nectar making, although I don't use it as much as I should. Only thing I don't like is the fact you have to wait two days after a trip but that can easily be taken care of with cheats or lifetime rewards.
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      igazorigazor Posts: 19,330 Member
      Yes
      Not sure I've seen such an enthusiastic and (thus far) unanimous result on a poll on this forum before. Now I'm tempted to create one where the question is something like "Do you think we will have weather tomorrow?" just to see what happens. :)
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      sam123sam123 Posts: 4,539 Member
      Yes
      Yes yes and YES!!! One of my favorite expansions because you can play the way you want to. You can go there as a tourist, dress up in the cultural outfits and just enjoy your trip in any of the worlds, take pictures, explore, go to the markets, meet other sims, etc. Or you can go on quests, increase your Visa level and have a lot of fun as an explorer.
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      mw1525mw1525 Posts: 1,215 Member
      Yes
      @telmarina - Glad you decided to get it. I hope you'll have as much fun with this pack as all of us who have responded here has.

      @Igazor - I'll answer your poll. My answer is 'Yes', but only if Seasons is installed. Otherwise, 'No' and that counts for RL as well ;).
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      KNORearKNORear Posts: 522 Member
      edited January 2020
      Yes
      Another yes from me and I don't even use the actually tomb-raiding bits that much. As many have said both nectar-making and martial arts skills are super fun, as are the CAst items. Lastly, I also recommend getting the Traveler mod, in addition to what others have said it can also turn any town you have saved into a vacation destination, which is super fun. What are you waiting for? You should definitely get it!
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      emorrillemorrill Posts: 8,121 Member
      Yes
      Heck yes!!! I wish I had bought it when it first came out. I was afraid it would be boring like Sims 2 Bon Voyage so I didn't, but once I finally decided to buy it, years later, I couldn't believe what I was missing! I played for HOURS sending my sim to Egypt exploring tombs! Worth it! :smiley:
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      SurrealSurreal Posts: 3,241 Member
      igazor wrote: »
      Not sure I've seen such an enthusiastic and (thus far) unanimous result on a poll on this forum before. Now I'm tempted to create one where the question is something like "Do you think we will have weather tomorrow?" just to see what happens. :)

      Laughing because I remember the split decision this pack used to be on the boards. Some people loved it; some hated it. Personally, I love it. To the OP - glad to see you picked it up and are enjoying it.
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      igazorigazor Posts: 19,330 Member
      Yes
      Surreal wrote: »
      igazor wrote: »
      Not sure I've seen such an enthusiastic and (thus far) unanimous result on a poll on this forum before. Now I'm tempted to create one where the question is something like "Do you think we will have weather tomorrow?" just to see what happens. :)

      Laughing because I remember the split decision this pack used to be on the boards. Some people loved it; some hated it. Personally, I love it. To the OP - glad to see you picked it up and are enjoying it.
      Yes, WA was not universally well-received when it was released. This perhaps might not have happened if it had instead followed Ambitions or maybe Late Night in the release schedule. Players were disappointed in the quest scenarios, didn't like having their gameplay directed to them by task/goal oriented scenarios already defined for them even if it always was optional to play through them, and were very concerned that WA was going to set the tone for the rest of the expansions in that regard. That of course didn't happen and I don't think we know if it was ever really the plan for it to happen.

      Not choosing WA as the first pack to install now certainly softens that feeling or makes it disappear entirely for players just coming into or rediscovering the game. It's amazing how over ten years of perspective can change things. :)

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      KarritzKarritz Posts: 21,923 Member
      Yes
      I've had it since release and have used it often. There are a few bugs that were introduced by patches or later updates but there are ways of getting around them. Sometimes it is necessary to cheat a teleport to get past a broken door or hallway (only 2 of them that I know of).

      I have a whole playlist almost devoted to this expansion. It still has a few episodes to do before it's finished. I made my sims collect every tomb collection object in each of the three worlds. They have only 2 still to get and they are in France.

      There are a lot of very useful items introduced to assist with tomb raiding such as shower in a can. The Eyes of Horus are also useful if you can find them. Plus tents and some nice recipes and martial arts and photography. Lots of things that can be used in general play.
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      davina1221davina1221 Posts: 3,656 Member
      edited February 2020
      Yes
      I have 90-95%of my different saves going there. Even if you don't want to do the adventures, there are stores, new books, new cooking dishes to make, new clothes, build buy can be used anywhere, new skills, new songs to learn, new traits, new CAS, and loads of new people to meet. You can also use them as vacation only. I enjoy having my Sims go there and sell what I don't want to keep when they return. It's one of my most used packs. It also has new CAS eyes ECT for China.
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      SurrealSurreal Posts: 3,241 Member
      edited February 2020
      igazor wrote: »
      Yes, WA was not universally well-received when it was released. This perhaps might not have happened if it had instead followed Ambitions or maybe Late Night in the release schedule. Players were disappointed in the quest scenarios, didn't like having their gameplay directed to them by task/goal oriented scenarios already defined for them even if it always was optional to play through them, and were very concerned that WA was going to set the tone for the rest of the expansions in that regard. That of course didn't happen and I don't think we know if it was ever really the plan for it to happen.

      Man, what a mess that was! lol
      Not choosing WA as the first pack to install now certainly softens that feeling or makes it disappear entirely for players just coming into or rediscovering the game. It's amazing how over ten years of perspective can change things. :)

      Ain't that the truth. Perspective is everything.

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      cwaddellcwaddell Posts: 4,960 Member
      Yes

      Since I play on normal life span I don't always have enough time for my sims to accomplish everything I want them to so I use the time away from time of WA and UL to level skills, build wealth, acquire 25 acquaintances, write books, etc. With WA I sometime have my sims do the quests, especially if I want them to have a vacation home at one of the destinations.
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      SimTrippySimTrippy Posts: 7,651 Member
      edited February 2020
      Yes
      Absolutely, it's a ton of fun :) Very meaty pack with three beautiful destinations, and the exploration - for a sims game - is actually really well executed.
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