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windweaver
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Are you kidding me? How exciting will it be to watch my Sim sit in a chair or maybe, more excitingly, a sofa and manipulate two sticks to create a scarf, sweater, or hat!?! OMG how exciting! It simply takes my breath away. I can't imagine how marvelous it will be when that pack comes out. I bet it beats all sales of previous packs to date.
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Really, laundry for players who like to make their games life like makes sense. But knitting? In real life, I do it once in a couple decades, I've got all kinds of projects started, but have never finished a single thing since I was in my teens 50 years ago. See? knitting at this time is simply ridiculous. But I'm sure somebody does it and likes it. I'm just not sure if they play the sims, lol
Current projects:
- polishing off a black Aran sweater
- wrist warmers made in two diagonal layers (a good swatch project)
Laundry on the other hand is similar to kitchen appliances or bathroom plumbing--I'm going to have it in most households.
I can think of maybe a couple sims who will Knit. I really hope they don't give the Rocking Chair the same treatment as Lounge Chairs where you can't use your phone, tablet, or read a book on it.
But this latest vote for the Build/Buy stuff is the one I was waiting for. I just hope we get enough Craft Room decor and clutter.
No, not every sim is going to have it, but I haven't used the actual laundry stuff from Laundry day yet either (because I don't actually want my sims worrying about laundry) I've used everything else, though. Maybe try to look at the Arts and Crafts pack - and the winning theme was actually Arts and Crafts with knitting as the game play, not Knitting as the Theme - in the same way? What else can you use from it that's not the gameplay element?
and maybe join the push for Happy Haunts to be resurrected as a Ghost centered game pack.
I did, in fact, mean it as a compliment
When it comes to knitting - it's good to have it, but that's about it.
I suppose it's better to have the option rather than not...
As for Laundry - I've played a lot with it and all I remember
are endless animations related to clean clothing.
I had to dot it out to make it bearable. Otherwise, it's exactly that - laundry.
I have enough laundry in real life, thank you very much. Again - nice to have, but I can't justify it.
~No snark intended.
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It is just a stuff pack though, if there's enough cute CAS and BB I could still be tempted into buying it on a sale. Depends what they might be able to knit too and sell it as extra craft and money making possibilities. I wouldn't rule out that type of game play for my sims either.
but seriously I like it, I like arts and crafts in general and are any of those exciting to watch? For a more than 1 household it is also a good way to keep one sim occupied while looking after the other, so you don't have to watch them knit.
that said, Happy Haunts would've still been better (but hey, maybe we will at least get to knit a reaper doll).
The reaper doll being included is what decides if I buy this pack
Look at Movie Hangout. The gameplay/theme is movies and the stuff is Boho chic. Fitness Stuff has fitness gameplay and "modern" themed stuff.
So while the gameplay is knitting, the stuff looks to be Coachella chic, which is what I am more excited for.
What is this about a Happy Haunts? I haven't seen anything about it.
It was one of the SP concepts we could vote for, an occult/paranormal SP that could've included an occult carreer like being a grim reaper/ ghost hunter/psychic, or being able to hold a seance/use a ouija board. I think it came second in the ranking.
I'm more of a family player so for me it's a good add in the game, I just hope they will bring the animation a little up for new stuff and also a little more fun as ts2.
remember the options were ghost/paranormal dlc, science heavy dlc, sports focused dlc or knitting dlc.
2/4 of those were actual gameplay changing viable options, the other 2 were skill and cosmetic focused.
if the majority want to focus on a stuff pack that they have to sit around and make the stuff (not customized mind like sims 3) then thats what we will get, no matter how gameplay changing a paranormal focused gameplay pack or science pack would have brought.
But elders can do a lot of things. They can read and write books, draw and there is a flower arrangement table (with Seasons) which is also crafty... . They can play card games on the table. So i dont get it really.
Knitting is not just for elders, we already voted for DIY instead of granny specific stuff.
I mean seriously how many times does anyone use the flower arrangement table and the skill that comes with it. I bet, when this pack comes out everyone will be playing at speed 3 while the sim will knit.
Well at least there will be a rocking chair...
Oh and gift giving comes with seasons too ... not everyone has that... that will be 40$
I'm hoping the sims will actually be able to knit in the chair. (I wouldn't put it past them to add the chair but can't use it to knit... *jaded*)
However, despite how I feel about knitting, I think I would even buy this pack if the chair could be used to have children and toddlers sit in an YA/Adult/Elder lap and read stories, cuddle and chat. That alone would make it worth the $10 to me.
I'm also really not understanding this need from everyone that our elders need stuff to do. They can do anything they want just like a YA. I've built a "senior centre" and "retirement home" in my game and use them both for my seniors. They can gather there and swim, work out, play games, write, read, "drink", horseshoes, fooseball, garden, flower arranging. They are what you make them.
But I do understand the OP. I had a very similar feeling when I first heard about laundry day stuff.
Luckily with stuff packs it is easy to skip one if the theme really bothers you. You won't have to miss out on any other gameplay if you don't get this stuff pack.