Is it worth obeying the warning of only two expansions at a time?

It depends on your computer. Nowadays most people don't have issues because they have upgraded since TS3 originally came out and the new computer can handle it. I would say ignore it and load up and see how it runs. Then if you have a problem, reduce the settings in options to see if you can get a good experience before removing packs. If you have issues and need to remove packs, most people are good with taking out either Pets or Seasons because those are the two heavy hitters. Good luck!

The warning comes with patch 1.69 and everyone on this patch level sees this. I personally run with all packs if I'm not doing a challenge but that's because my computer has the hardware suitable for it.

As mentioned above, you can see how it runs for you and adjust settings accordingly. Another option is to post the specs of the new computer here and we can advise further on what it should handle. No matter what I always reccomend keeping the setting High Detail Lots low (1-4). The game is much happier when it doesn't have to render all of the surrounding areas.

I haven't installed the latest patch so I play with all 20 packs (and I also would if I did have patch 1.69), everything on highest settings. I do have a pricy desktop but it's worth it for me.

I run the game with all the dlc, all the store worlds and a fair bit of store content. My game runs smooth with no lag. We do have two high end gaming rigs though which make all the difference.

My Pc is about mid-range, nothing flash, and I play with all EP's , SP's ( except Katy Perry ) and nearly all of the store, plus 2gigs of CC and everything on high / highest settings ( except high detail lots )
My game runs very well and I don't have any performance problems. In fact, most of my game problems ceased when EA stopped smearing their grubby hands all over the game with their so-called patches.

I think the important thing here, or one of the important things anyway, is that when players see the Origin/1.69 Launcher produced warning for the first time they might think that their system has been scanned and evaluated in some way, and that the warning is intended for them in particular. It is not, as mentioned earlier, all players on Origin/1.69 see that message until they dismiss it with the "Stop Showing Me This" option.

I would say that the vast majority of NRaas users who make themselves known to us have most or all of the 11 EPs in play (the SPs don't really add any measurable overhead) by now, based on script logs brought to us for analysis and other discussions. And not all of us have state of the art gaming rigs, mine is sufficient for the entire game but not really a gaming machine by anyone's standards either.

Thank you all for your responses and advices.

I own 6 EPs and 1SP, and my computer is a little bit old now but still can run games well. An i7, 8GB RAM and 2GB of dedicated Nvidia graphics card I think are enough to play the sims. Have tried running the game with all expansions; after doing some adjustments and installing a few mods and for the moment everything is okay; although before the adjustments I could notice some lag. Will keep gaming, if something goes wrong I would comment it.

I avoid 1.69 like the plague but I’m sure it would enlighten me that my old HP will implode at any minute if I had it. It is not a gaming laptop by any stretch but runs all EP’s/SP’s and 99% of the store like a champ, I never get lag as long as my library and bin are not super glutted! I refuse 1.69 on my gaming Alienware too...have everything on that one too, never an issue.

"megaluci00;c-16673680" wrote:
Thank you all for your responses and advices.

I own 6 EPs and 1SP, and my computer is a little bit old now but still can run games well. An i7, 8GB RAM and 2GB of dedicated Nvidia graphics card I think are enough to play the sims. Have tried running the game with all expansions; after doing some adjustments and installing a few mods and for the moment everything is okay; although before the adjustments I could notice some lag. Will keep gaming, if something goes wrong I would comment it.

Which exact video card do you have? The reason I ask is a dedicated card strong enough will go beyond your monitors/screens refresh rate. The extra frames are likely to cause game performance issues and extra heat. We suggest using some form of v-sync (vertical sync) to cap it off at the proper refresh rate. Nvidia users have Control Panel. I have Nvidia and can provide instructions. As for AMD, I believe RivaTuner can be used and that's about all I know but igazor can help. :p

@SimplyJen Yes, thanks for the advice but I have already set the vsync for both TS3 and 4 because I do really fear them, specially the 3 as it is very badly optimized. My card is a Nvidia GeForce 775 by the way