I'm excited, although I'm wondering what makes it worth 'Expansion Pack' status besides coming with a new world.
For what it's worth, we've never had anything like this before.
Also, if you're thinking the initial polluted world looked 'exaggerated' then you've never seen the city of New Dehli, affectionately nicknamed 'River Of S***'.
If the other worlds could be effected by polution too, with smog appearing on them as well if you let too much trash out or something, kind of how seasons effects all worlds, then that would make this pack pretty sick and legitimately worth it to me, because it would effect the gameplay as a whole. But I'm afraid that just isn't reality.
This feels like a duplicate of Island Living. Not good vibes. Where's the deep gameplay that effects the entire game? A couple of careers is not it. DISAPPOINTED.
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Funny; I thought the EP would probably be farming (and horses, which would warrant a day 1 purchase for me), and the knitting SP would be of no interest to me. Yet, I think I will actually be getting the knitting pack on day one due to its having the Metal station. And besides, ten bucks is a lot smaller dent in my checkbook than $40.
This should have been a Stuff Pack, and no more than a Game Pack. Let the new world be for farming. Given the size of the lot in TS3 I chose when I made my first Sim with a horse, farming will need a whole new world with super-sized lots. Sometimes I wonder if these "focus groups" EA uses are even into this franchise.
People wanted eco living but laundry won. Maybe if this pack came out during that time people wouldn't be upset now. They are gonna have to try really hard to make this different from island living. I've just finished cleaning Sulani and I don't want to do that again in a new world. As always I will wait for gameplay.
I was sold at death by flies?!! This looks amazing!! So glad they waited and did an EP with this theme!
It looked like a ton of new gameplay items and features, so I dunno why all the sour grapes on here.. Oh wait there’s no bunk beds lol and before that it was university, so whatever man, haters gonna hate 😘
If you have Tiny Living it will be a great stuff pack to go with Eco. The more I think about this EP the more I like the idea of it. I can already picture how I want to play the world.
Yay the conservationist career from Island Living all over again wrapped up as a new pack...
Oh well I hope this means you will also be making Happy Haunts an EP.
You know its bad when an expansion pack is announced and the thing people are most excited for is ladders. Maybe next pack we might get bunk beds along with more rehashed ideas given a new covering of paint.
That's the nature of the community though - not the fault of the game designers.
This pack is gonna be one of my favorite packs! 🌸🌼🌿✌️☀️
Personally, this pack represents MY REAL LIFE much more than many other packs like Get Famous or Cats and Dogs.
I’m looking forward to make a dumbster diving hippie sim to live in a container house with wind mills and wall garden where she will make tons of DIY-projects and making the world greener. 🌼🌿🌸✌️
🎶🎶 “We all, we all, we all changing...living and dreaming....” 🎶🎶🎶
As someone else said - it would be more fun just to have the town run down as-is and not change anything. Choice is good, but honestly I would want the choice to get ALL my worlds run down. THEN change it back if I wanted. Now that would've been an EP feature. Instead we get a stupid world tied feature that is just meant to reiterate the same sunshine and rainbow gameplay that was booring long before the game even was released.
Also they definitely could have included cars in this - sims could've upgraded their old station wagon to a new eco friendly electric car. But instead we get this knock off, cheap EP that doesn't even effect all worlds. For Shame!
Allons-y!
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Besides, now is the perfect time to release it. We need to change, and with all the factories shutting down from Volde-virus people are seeing fresh skies and clear water for the first time in ages.
People badly wanted recycling and crafts and eco-power. If anything's going to bring those things, it'll be this pack.
Prepping a list of mods to add after Infants are placed into the game. Because real life isn't 'nice'.
I am very excited about the new expansion pack. For me, it is not so much what it is about, but how many lots there are, how much cool stuff I get, and how complex the Sims personality 's are. Of course EA has been weak on this last one, but just so you know, I bought everything EA put out, and if they want me to switch to Sims 5 they need to focus on things like personality, memory and that type of stuff to get me to switch from 4 to 5.
This pack is gonna be one of my favorite packs! 🌸🌼🌿✌️☀️
Personally, this pack represents MY REAL LIFE much more than many other packs like Get Famous or Cats and Dogs.
I’m looking forward to make a dumbster diving hippie sim to live in a container house with wind mills and wall garden where she will make tons of DIY-projects and making the world greener. 🌼🌿🌸✌️
🎶🎶 “We all, we all, we all changing...living and dreaming....” 🎶🎶🎶
So many of my sims live like this anyway - with no job, foraging and gardening!
I can't say I'm super excited for this pack but I will keep an open mind. I'll wait for a more in-depth look before making my final decision.
I think it's great the team is trying new things because if you think about it, all of the community favorites (Seasons, Pets, University, etc.) were once new ideas. Who knows when another favorite will come from a new pack?
This pack is gonna be one of my favorite packs! 🌸🌼🌿✌️☀️
Personally, this pack represents MY REAL LIFE much more than many other packs like Get Famous or Cats and Dogs.
I’m looking forward to make a dumbster diving hippie sim to live in a container house with wind mills and wall garden where she will make tons of DIY-projects and making the world greener. 🌼🌿🌸✌️
🎶🎶 “We all, we all, we all changing...living and dreaming....” 🎶🎶🎶
So many of my sims live like this anyway - with no job, foraging and gardening!
You've raised a bunch of hippies.
Looks like they'll be able to keep chickens and sell candles now too!
Prepping a list of mods to add after Infants are placed into the game. Because real life isn't 'nice'.
Maybe the death isnt but it is kind of new and different the concept is, isnt that what simmers want everything from the previous games too come back and more, that's all I read 😂 @xstxrrysequence
Death by flies is pretty dope. But it's not new, it's from TS1 and TS2. I wonder if it works the same. If it only activates when the world is in really bad shape, it'll suck. Because the fun of death by flies comes from not properly controlling the household and them leaving trash and dirty dishes everywhere.
But all people want on the forums want is regurgitated stuff from older sims games!!
So if that's not a chicken coop....what is it, worms?!? Eeeek! No thanks!
Looked like some nice Buy/Build stuff, solar panels will be good, to reduce bills. Not fond of windmills, they kill birds. But yeah, probably getting it eventually. Will need to see all Cas/BB stuff, though, and get more info on gameplay.
Will there be a cheat for the different stages? Like, I have a lot of saves, because I love to start new ones...And just like Strangerville, I don't really want to do the "story" over and over and over again, just to have sims living there....
Maybe the death isnt but it is kind of new and different the concept is, isnt that what simmers want everything from the previous games too come back and more, that's all I read 😂 @xstxrrysequence
Death by flies is pretty dope. But it's not new, it's from TS1 and TS2. I wonder if it works the same. If it only activates when the world is in really bad shape, it'll suck. Because the fun of death by flies comes from not properly controlling the household and them leaving trash and dirty dishes everywhere.
But all people want on the forums want is regurgitated stuff from older sims games!!
Yeah, people made no end of fuss about getting a 'University' pack, even though that's clearly something that can arrive gradually.
Prepping a list of mods to add after Infants are placed into the game. Because real life isn't 'nice'.
Maybe the death isnt but it is kind of new and different the concept is, isnt that what simmers want everything from the previous games too come back and more, that's all I read 😂 @xstxrrysequence
Death by flies is pretty dope. But it's not new, it's from TS1 and TS2. I wonder if it works the same. If it only activates when the world is in really bad shape, it'll suck. Because the fun of death by flies comes from not properly controlling the household and them leaving trash and dirty dishes everywhere.
But all people want on the forums want is regurgitated stuff from older sims games!!
That's not true - we want UPGRADED version of those 'old stuff' that we loved and that truly expanded those games. In sims 4 we're lucky if we get DOWNgraded or watered down versions of the old stuff we all loved.
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If the other worlds could be effected by polution too, with smog appearing on them as well if you let too much trash out or something, kind of how seasons effects all worlds, then that would make this pack pretty sick and legitimately worth it to me, because it would effect the gameplay as a whole. But I'm afraid that just isn't reality.
The only thing I am excited for is ladders.
Funny; I thought the EP would probably be farming (and horses, which would warrant a day 1 purchase for me), and the knitting SP would be of no interest to me. Yet, I think I will actually be getting the knitting pack on day one due to its having the Metal station. And besides, ten bucks is a lot smaller dent in my checkbook than $40.
This should have been a Stuff Pack, and no more than a Game Pack. Let the new world be for farming. Given the size of the lot in TS3 I chose when I made my first Sim with a horse, farming will need a whole new world with super-sized lots. Sometimes I wonder if these "focus groups" EA uses are even into this franchise.
It looked like a ton of new gameplay items and features, so I dunno why all the sour grapes on here.. Oh wait there’s no bunk beds lol and before that it was university, so whatever man, haters gonna hate 😘
Kudos Sims team, I’m super excited
1. Chicken Coop!!!
2. Candle Making
3. Is death by flies returning?!
What I dislike:
1. The town starts out really ugly.
2. The pack seems centered around adults (again).
That's the nature of the community though - not the fault of the game designers.
Personally, this pack represents MY REAL LIFE much more than many other packs like Get Famous or Cats and Dogs.
I’m looking forward to make a dumbster diving hippie sim to live in a container house with wind mills and wall garden where she will make tons of DIY-projects and making the world greener. 🌼🌿🌸✌️
🎶🎶 “We all, we all, we all changing...living and dreaming....” 🎶🎶🎶
Also they definitely could have included cars in this - sims could've upgraded their old station wagon to a new eco friendly electric car. But instead we get this knock off, cheap EP that doesn't even effect all worlds. For Shame!
Chicken coop? Where?
People badly wanted recycling and crafts and eco-power. If anything's going to bring those things, it'll be this pack.
So many of my sims live like this anyway - with no job, foraging and gardening!
I think it's great the team is trying new things because if you think about it, all of the community favorites (Seasons, Pets, University, etc.) were once new ideas. Who knows when another favorite will come from a new pack?
You've raised a bunch of hippies.
Looks like they'll be able to keep chickens and sell candles now too!
But all people want on the forums want is regurgitated stuff from older sims games!!
Looked like some nice Buy/Build stuff, solar panels will be good, to reduce bills. Not fond of windmills, they kill birds. But yeah, probably getting it eventually. Will need to see all Cas/BB stuff, though, and get more info on gameplay.
Will there be a cheat for the different stages? Like, I have a lot of saves, because I love to start new ones...And just like Strangerville, I don't really want to do the "story" over and over and over again, just to have sims living there....
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Yeah, people made no end of fuss about getting a 'University' pack, even though that's clearly something that can arrive gradually.