For all my fellow Mac users out there eagerly awaiting the release tomorrow, how many of you will be playing for the first time? I'm curious because I boot camped my iMac to play but seldom do because I HATE Windows and somehow there is already some program that has inserted itself onto the OS that I can't delete.
Anyway, how many of you will be playing for the first time?
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The Mac version of the Sims 3 played horribly because it was a port rather than a native application.
The Sims 4 is apparently a native application, so you should see better performance, if not the same.
Native OSX apps run with your hardware configurations in mind, so they tend to work better.
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Oh okay. I've honestly never had a native mac game before since I just got a mac like last year so I wouldn't know too much about native games.
Honestly, I wouldnt switch. And I did. TS4 is really pretty but there is not nearly as much to do to as there was in TS3. TS3 was infinite, and I didn't even have all the EP. If I could do it again, I would wait until get to work comes out and buy it on a blowout sale.
I would try it and see if you like it. Just because other people say they don't like it doesn't mean you won't.
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I honestly never liked toddlers either. It was such a hassle to teach them how to do everything, but at least teaching them something impacted on their transition to childhood. You don't have that in TS4, and the motor skills they learn for example, have no bearing on their functionality as a kid. As far as I know anyway. It's kind of a waste.
That being said, I kinda miss toddlers cause them jumping (literally jumping) from baby to child is so crazy. They also need a pre-teen stage. But that's a thread of another topic.
I've been enjoying the game -- yes, it could be better but it's getting there. The fact that we've been getting monthly patches rather than just getting patches right before EP releases (like with Sims 3) is a sign that they really want to make this a good product. And I like the concept of Game Packs to add content that might not be in-depth enough for a full EP treatment (with EP budget/pricing); Outdoor Retreat has been a lot of fun (I've just barely scratched the surface with one family), and I'm looking forward to what might be coming next.
If you're coming straight from Sims 3 the biggest shock to the system will probably be the loading screens -- but when you consider some of the strange routings we had in some worlds loading screens will actually take less time. And you can actually venture pretty far without a loading screen -- it's only when you enter another lot or travel between neighborhoods/towns that you'll encounter the screens. All the "public areas" in the neighborhood, where you'll be able to fish and find collectibles and such, are loading screen free.
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If you do the aspiration that involves motor skills (Rambunctious Scamp), you do learn Fitness skill faster as an adult. And I don't remember but I think my child Sim was able to start learning Video Game skill after she reached level 10 on Motor skill. Rambunctious Scamp to me seems to be the easiest of the child aspirations, with Social Butterfly the hardest though it can be done if you send your kid out a lot and don't worry about the rest of the family.
I don't miss toddlers near as much as I thought I would -- but if/when we get them back I probably won't take them for granted like I did with Sims 3. And I really would like to see some changes to the Teen stage -- I know it would be way too much programming and probably mess up people's saves if they tried to change the height now, but there needs to be some other ways to distinguish teens from adults and give them a bit more purpose in the game. I'd like to see teens be able to have a savings account where any money they earn in the game (part-time work, selling collectibles, painting, writing, etc.) would go into a separate account and they could either spend that money on items for the house, or take it with them when they move out. It could be a really big feature for a future University EP especially. Also a Teen Hangout that would be off limits to other age groups, where teens could meet other teens easier. At least with one of the recent patches you can now tell the difference in age groups just by mousing over the Sim -- that's helped a bit.
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For me the loading screens didn't effect me. I definitely thought that CASt was going to be a devastating loss, but it's actually sped things up. I would spend hours trying to develop a great outfit lineup. I do however miss it when building. When you have the perfect sofa but it's lime green is quite annoying.
I think the greatest shock was the lack of things to do and explore. I remember going from TS2 to TS3 and being exciting by all the new and interesting gameplay challenges. That is not the case in TS4. There is basically nothing to do at all. But like @stilljustme2 mentioned.. it's getting there.
@bonnstraxx, I am up to my fifth generation now in the same save and that is on a very long life-span. I have to admit, life is pretty good without toddlers. I thought I would miss them but the kids have so much to do now and are much more personable. I am rather dreading them being introduced as it will mean so much more work