Finally got ALL the expansion packs of The Sims 3!!!

Congrats, and have fun!! I am only lacking university but i want to get it when i can.

Congratulations! I have all eps, stuff packs and a few worlds. Atm i'm not able to play because my laptop... ???

UPDATE: I went into Isla Paradiso, and the very first thing I did was go to Edit Town and delete all the houseboats because I had heard that they would cause tremendous lag, rendering the whole game unplayable/intolerable. Though, even in the game itself, the world seems to cause a bit more lag than my other worlds I've played.

@waterywatermelon There are quite a few other things in Isla Paradiso besides houseboats that cause lag. You can read about it in this thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/811253/removing-ip-lag

"waterywatermelon;d-986973" wrote:
So, I went to Walmart today and purchased The Sims 3 Island Paradise for $19.96 and Into The Future for $5.00. Apparently, buying Into The Future EP at Walmart is a better bargain than buying it straight from Origin. Then, I purchased an Origin gift card to purchase the ShowTime EP and Dragon Valley (standard edition) on Origin.

At this point, I have all the expansion packs to The Sims 3: Seasons, Pets, World Adventures, Generations, Late Night, High-End Loft Stuff, Ambitions, Supernatural, University Life, Island Paradise, ShowTime and Into The Future.

I also have Riverview (free), Midnight Hollow (purchased with redeemed SimPoints from a product registration), Monte Vista ($19.99 on Origin), Barnacle Bay (free) and Dragon Valley ($19.99 on Origin).

Getting ITF for $5 is some smart shopping. Congrats.

"jaletu2005;c-17804272" wrote:
Isla Paradiso is so beautiful - I'm so glad you got that! Had so much fun playing there when it came out. Yes, follow @IreneSwift's suggestions to minimize lag.
Also, if you haven't already, look into Roaring Heights. Beautiful world with a downtown and beach areas and I believe it comes with the make-it-yourself car. Has a 30's 40's vibe. You can also buy the roller coaster park to put in it. It's my fav ;) so couldn't resist plugging it.
Above all, have fun!!

Roaring Heights is actually on my wishlist. The world reminds me of The Great Gatsby setting, so I may create characters from The Great Gatsby and play out the story there.

"SimSpock;c-17804201" wrote:

"waterywatermelon;d-986973" wrote:
So, I went to Walmart today and purchased The Sims 3 Island Paradise for $19.96 and Into The Future for $5.00. Apparently, buying Into The Future EP at Walmart is a better bargain than buying it straight from Origin. Then, I purchased an Origin gift card to purchase the ShowTime EP and Dragon Valley (standard edition) on Origin.

At this point, I have all the expansion packs to The Sims 3: Seasons, Pets, World Adventures, Generations, Late Night, High-End Loft Stuff, Ambitions, Supernatural, University Life, Island Paradise, ShowTime and Into The Future.

I also have Riverview (free), Midnight Hollow (purchased with redeemed SimPoints from a product registration), Monte Vista ($19.99 on Origin), Barnacle Bay (free) and Dragon Valley ($19.99 on Origin).

Getting ITF for $5 is some smart shopping. Congrats.

Yeah... now I wish I had the Worlds Bundle instead of just Monte Vista.

It's kind of a rip-off that I got Monte Vista for $19.99, while the Worlds Bundle is also $19.99, making Monte Vista in that bundle $9.99. Not only that, there is no Complete Your Set deal or Buy One Get The Other Free. Nope. You either buy Hidden Springs for $19.99 on Origin or the Worlds Bundle for $19.99.

That's okay. There are boatloads of player-made free worlds, and I always have my trusty Create-A-World tool. As a matter of fact, I have a Create-A-World project inspired by the world of The Walking Dead. It is going to feature houses and scenes from The Walking Dead (TV series), such as The Greene Family Farm or The Prison or The Terminus or Alexandria. I think I am just going to loosely base the world on Senoia, GA (filming location).

Cool! I have all the Sims 3 expansions(Base through ITF) and a few stuff packs. I have a few worlds but don't have them installed.

@waterywatermelon
It sounds like you had your purchasing strategy well worked out, congratulations!

Isla Paradiso is so beautiful - I'm so glad you got that! Had so much fun playing there when it came out. Yes, follow @IreneSwift's suggestions to minimize lag.
Also, if you haven't already, look into Roaring Heights. Beautiful world with a downtown and beach areas and I believe it comes with the make-it-yourself car. Has a 30's 40's vibe. You can also buy the roller coaster park to put in it. It's my fav ;) so couldn't resist plugging it.
Above all, have fun!!