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Feelings on the DePop Collab?
Calico45
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I was reading article on Highschool Years and saw a paragraph on this. Apparently a bunch of clothes were designed with a collab and there is a fair focus on being a teen "simfluencer."
I didn't create this thread to trash it, but beyond not knowing this thing existed prior it completely flies in the face of my high school experience. I did nothing with fashion. In fact, my mother went out of her way to offer to buy me some brand name bags to fit in better because that was her high school experience instead.
So I am admittedly disappointed, once again, that they focus so heavily on influencer activities like with Get Famous or phone addled animations from the base game and on. I'm in my 20s, and I don't do any of this and didn't a decade ago.
Also, nothing against the clothes, but the collab really explains why I couldn't pick a theme for them from the trailer. No piece stood out to me particularly, but altogether it kind of confused me. Least of my worries, though. Plenty of CAS abound and there is another CAS kit on the horizon.
So what did everyone else think about the collab? Maybe there is something really exciting about it and I just don't know because I am not familiar with it. I am certainly looking forward to thrift stores, boba tea, the amusement park, and interesting teens.
I didn't create this thread to trash it, but beyond not knowing this thing existed prior it completely flies in the face of my high school experience. I did nothing with fashion. In fact, my mother went out of her way to offer to buy me some brand name bags to fit in better because that was her high school experience instead.
So I am admittedly disappointed, once again, that they focus so heavily on influencer activities like with Get Famous or phone addled animations from the base game and on. I'm in my 20s, and I don't do any of this and didn't a decade ago.
Also, nothing against the clothes, but the collab really explains why I couldn't pick a theme for them from the trailer. No piece stood out to me particularly, but altogether it kind of confused me. Least of my worries, though. Plenty of CAS abound and there is another CAS kit on the horizon.
So what did everyone else think about the collab? Maybe there is something really exciting about it and I just don't know because I am not familiar with it. I am certainly looking forward to thrift stores, boba tea, the amusement park, and interesting teens.
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Maxis clothes can vary a lot in quality but I feel that they have gotten very good lately. I remember looking at the silk dress from Moonlight Chic Kit and being really impressed by how detailed it was.
I just hope that the collab will not mean that the clothes are too stylized. I like clothes that I can combine with clothes from other packs.
I wish they would let the game be a game and not try to be what ever is popular and try to Influence people think a certain way.
The YA bias has been pretty obvious from the beginning. We're just now, nearly a decade later filling out things for teens. Plus, the base game has a lot of phone centrism. The animations for becoming a couple, their idle phone autonomy, and everyone just having a phone now (my least disliked thing, but would it have hurt to make some people buy it?).
Especially as more packs were added, there were more layers added this as well. Somethings I didn't mention were the food pictures from Dine Out, pets being Simstagram stars, or the tourist-y phone snaps from the hiking animations in Snowy Escape. Plus all the flavors of stylist and fashion in the game.
It is just another reason I don't think they could pull off a time travel pack. I find it annoying enough that my occults are always on their phones. Imagine trying to get a knight to joust when he is too busy scrolling Simstagram.
Depop Shmepop. I have no feelings. Pinch me and I won't feel anything.
I feel like its not pushing something, but I feel like the game is mostly California and influencer centric.Not that is bad to have those things, but it feels a bit weird sometimes.
Fashion is the ultimate form of self-expression, and has always been a huge part of The Sims. As part of The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion Pack, your Sim’s fashion options are growing even larger via a collaboration with Depop, the circular fashion marketplace app where the next generation comes to discover unique items. Sims can discover clothing items designed by real-world Depop sellers Jeremy Salazar, Sha’an D’Antes, Lapoze McTribouy, Selena Williams and Bella McFadden in-game at the local thrift store and boba hangout, ThrifTea, and earn Simoleons by selling outfits they curate and hype on the new in-game Trendi app and become a “Simfluencer” in the process.
Take pictures of your Sims’ new outfits at the mural from artist Monica Ahanonu, displayed on the side of ThrifTea, drawing inspiration from The Sims x Depop collaboration.
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/high-school-years-guided-tour
And the Depop site.
BUY. SELL.
DO IT ALL OVER.
Welcome to the community-powered circular fashion marketplace.
https://www.depop.com/
that paired with something i dislike like influencers... yeah nope.
no problem with trifting though
just lots of problems with "fashion" in general
aaand finally for the actual game clothing:
Very meh about it don't particularily like the look of this clothing much preferred werewolves cas
was hoping for something more like idk teen? like something bold n out there idk
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The CAS/style in this pack or what I have seen is sort of hit or miss this time. I really liked that one dress the principle's daughter was wearing though. I am not a high school student so maybe this is the trend now; but it's kinda meh (a lot of these clothing could of actually would of gotten me detention which happened a lot, so I just can't see students wear some of it). I really liked the clothing from Werewolves, Vampires and Realm of Magic.
Honestly, I am more excited for the game play as it will really add more to the game and make teen sims feel a bit more like teen sims and not just young adults.
Lets make this a reality!
Also for perspective, I'm a huge, life-long Star Wars fan IRL, but I refuse to buy JTB because it is just an advert for the Disney machine.
But I think I will enjoy the mechanics of a Thrift Shop for my Sims, provided it functions well. New lot types are always appreciated.
The only collab I would hope for in future packs is literally *any* fashion brand that would give us real shirts, not just endless crop tops, and long, regular length pants for male Sims. Enough with the capris!
How I feel about thrifting coming to the game... Meh? Because my sims already have all the clothes in their closet, so it's not like there is the hunt for gems thing going on. (Or is there? I guess we don't know yet.) I must say I thought it was annoying when my sims had to go shopping for clothes in TS2 to have them, but at least they had a reason to go whereas in TS4 it is just for the setting and there isn't real need to go, so I doubt I'd do it much.
I was thinking some clothes (probably the ones that were designed in a collab) may be locked in CAS, just like in the knitting pack. But maybe not.
I'm hoping we will be able to buy any clothes though. I miss the TS2 system.
I think they might be locked to the new clothes rack and only be able to buy them from there, kind of like Plopsy and they will be available on rotation.
does it fit
is it suitable for most situations I'm likely to be in
is it robustly made so will be in service for several years
Buying from thrift shops is “woke?” Dang. Better shut down the Salvation Army, then. That’s 156 years of “wokeness,” right there!
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