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3 expansion packs I don't own: Which of them should I buy?
jpsulsuldagdag
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There's only 3 EPs left that I don't own. They're Island Living, Get Famous, Eco Lifestyle. I never plan to by Eco, honestly I will never buy that one. So which?
3 expansion packs I don't own: Which of them should I buy? 116 votes
Island Living
51%
60 votes
Get Famous
39%
46 votes
save your money and don't buy any of them
8%
10 votes
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Enjoyed CAS along with the fancy to gaudy overpriced furniture in it to give my more richer sims (which are struggling now due to the lot value of pricy items haha). Lot of gameplay throughout this pack too. Even without making any famous sims I liked the acting career, the new ways in making money to being a content creator (which kids can do as well) or making music tracks which you can listen to on the radio, the new hip hop station and the reputation system.
My only gripe with GF is mostly the small world, but having a sim celebrity who had stans coming to their house digging in their trash while they had a cripping 'juice' addiction if they weren't drinking often I found too amusing all the while getting annoyed by their growing fame and attention. The perk system has to be my favorite in the various things you can get from gifts in the mail good or bad to other sims wearing your style of clothes.
get famous is fun but also results in lots of annoyances when you're not in mood for famous sims n stuff cause the famous sims keep interrupting all the venues
meanwhile what happens in sulani kinda stays in sulani and its always fun to go there for a little beach fun
eco lifestyle yeah idk I haven't really explored it much yet tbh but the bugs are overflowing
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In contrast to Island Living which I NEVER use anything from, besides maybe some bath outfits.
Eco does have the issue with the NAPs being annoying, but you can turn them off and never vote on anything, and it will be fine. Get famous has a lot of gameplay, but the world is stupidly small. Of the three, I'd say Eco is still my favorite just from how much I use the items and I enjoy the off the grid and rags to riches tie in. Get famous is second choice after Eco for me, and IL is cool for some holidays for the sims, but other than that, not much except maybe a career.
If you play like me and want challenge in your game, that pack together with Country Living makes for a great combo in my opinion.
I love the community lots and have one in every world. I especially like the community garden where visiting Sims are active. The voting system NAP's have gotten a bad reputation but it really isn't very difficult to change things to what you want.
All the Build/Buy items are pretty, I use them all the time.
The world isn't that pretty but I like that it's different and I play it as my grunge city.
No 2 would be Island Living for me. It's a great vacation spot with a pretty world. It gets a little boring to live there full time I think. The Build/Buy items are nice.
No 3 Get Famous - This one is low on my list because I think the actor job is very repetitious, the fans and famous ppl are kind of annoying and the world is not great. I'm not super sold on the Build/Buy items either.
( someone was using the Eco pack to make part of that world smoggy - now that's an idea I will try in my game and maybe I will like the world )
If you play in big mansions with lots of wealth I can see you might enjoy Get Famous.
If you play more like rags to riches (me) the other packs get my vote.
What I would suggest would depend on your gameplay.
If you like more family oriented and generational gameplay then Island Living is the best choice.
If you enjoy maybe a single Sim play that wants to become an actor then Get Famous is best. It's not to say that there aren't great things in this pack that help enhance all around play because there are, but the bulk of this pack gameplay wise is focused on the acting career.
I was disappointed with Island Living. I really wish there were more activities for multiple sims to do together, but even boats are for 1 sim at a time. There are a few new careers, but I find the daily tasks more tedious to fulfill. I’ve had the most fun doing a Naked and Afraid challenge (made up my own rules but they had to be strict because it can be too easy for them to survive).
But if they’re both on sale, I would recommend them both for different reasons. As it has been mentioned, IL has a better world. GF has better gameplay if you want more stimulation than relaxing at a beach.
Get Famous is better than I expected too, but my main favorite thing about it is the acting career and all of the costumes. I use the costumes all the time to make "custom Occults". 😊
The world is one of my favourites, although a bit on the small size, and it never got updated for beach lots which is a crime.
The premade sims are great fun.
Downside: Baby Ariel.