Sims 3 Direct-X 11 Patch is Needed
I don't know about anyone else, but I believe that a Direct-X 11 Patch is needed to bring the game into the future, because it have been more than 13 years since EA Games abandoned The Sims 3 for greed (aka The Sims 4).
Other games in the Sims series have gotten a patch for playing on newer systems, but the Sims 3 seems to have been left out of these updates for some reason.
I'm playing the game currently on a newer gaming system with a Nividia RTX-2060 Super graphics card, and the systems lags terribly, but I believe that this lag has more to do with the fact that the game can't handle this newer graphics card, but is looking for something a bit easier to handle. I have done everything on my end to make the game run smoothly from adding Direct-X 9 to my system files and adjusting the compatibility settings for the to Windows 8 and also restricting the number of colors for the game to 256, but only a patch from EA Games will allow this game to run better on this graphics card. Plus EA Games owe it to us players that have purchased their games over the years to patch this game so we can play the game, and not be forced into buying the Sims 4 with their multi-dollar price tag for all those expansion packs, bundles, stuff packs, and kits, in my opinion only created for the money and not for the enjoyment.
From what I have heard for reading on different sites is that many players are disappointed with the Sims 4, because it removed the open neighborhoods, and went back to loading screens for going from lot to lot, unlike what happens in the Sims 3. I for one, really liked the open neighborhoods and this is why I won't play the Sims 4.
Another current problem in the Sims 3, seems to be that the in-game network seems to keep crashing, and the EA Advisors don't know how to fix this kind of issue when it comes to the fact that it's not always at the players end involving this issue. This server issue started when EA Games placed this second server sign-in with-in the game to start with, because now a player must sign-in to the EA Games App, then also sign into the game on the launcher, making for a game that needs both servers to be working properly in order to use "Simport" in the game, plus to make purchases from the Sim Store. Although the second server doesn't effect the gameplay, it's always nice to be able to play or chat with others while in the game.
Forgive me for going on so long, but I needed to get these issues off my chest, and put it into written form for others to see, so now I'll close this opinion.
