I'm curious. The new tropical pack for TS4 is released this weekend and from what I have seen so far it looks like the best offering the dev team has put forward so far. It all looks very pretty and for a brief moment I was tempted to get it and try it. However when I stopped and considered I already have all I want with the TS3 tropical pack. This is especially true now solutions have been found to most of the major routing issues.What do you think ? Is it enough to tempt you to try it. For many who play both games regularly I should imagine it will be added to their collections without a second thought. For others who are totally immersed and busy with their TS3 games the whole hullabaloo will probably pass them by. However there are TS3 players who regularly keep up with latest developments as well.I would ask the following of any posters to treat one another respectfully. This is not an opportunity to bash either TS3 or 4. Both games have their merits even though they are not obvious to everyone.For any passing moderator. Please do not move this to a TS4 section. This is a debate aimed at TS3 forum members. I am sure the TS4 fora are already full of threads where TS4 players can discuss the matter to their heart's content. Thank you.

Honestly, this only tempts me slightly.I got S4 for free a few weeks ago (I was too tempted by the free bait that was offered :D ) and while it does have a lot of pretty features, I was somewhat put off by the lack of detail. Having no textures on items like clothing, furniture, or the outdoor landscaping like tree trunks is a turn off for me. I’ve become far too picky in my gameplay lolHowever, I can completely see why people love the game! I love seeing people’s Sims 4 gameplay so I usually enjoy Sims 4 vicariously through them. I’m just too invested in Sims 3 :)

@Amphora I am sure they said somewhere that they were adding a couple more terrain paints with this pack or possibly in the free patch update.As for the vicarious playing I will confess to watching TS4 build videos lol.

Hi @Bettyboop55 As a dedicated S3 player closely followed by S2 I have been playing S4 intermittently since it came out but quickly got bored and then would not play for months in between however as a complete lover of all things tropical there was no way I was not going to buy this new tropical island pack and after just sitting through a livestream tonight which is nowhere near as good as the ones I used to look forward to when new S3 packs were coming out I feel I have made the right decision in my purchase however there certainly does not appear to be the replayability or the same amount of content that was released with island paradise so I will never be tempted to move from series 3/2 to 4 completely I just feel occasionally I will get something from S4 even if it is not the same as past iterations of the game..I am 5 mins away from from being able to download the new pack so I will know more then :)

@SPARKY1922 I hope you really enjoy your new purchase :) As a fellow lover of tropical themed worlds I had exactly the same debate with myself as you. In my case I have not touched TS4 in over two years and it is no longer installed on my computer. Fairly easy to fix but then I considered the content I have with TS3. So for now I am sticking with the one game but I will say with this new pack the dev team have upped the standard for TS4. Not enough perhaps to solve all the things I find off putting about the game but definitely a move in the right direction.

No way am I leaving Sims 3 in the dust. It's still top dog in my book and always will be. The last few months I've been playing Sims 4 more and more. I own packs I've hardly touched so I'm finally getting use out of them. For me, Sims 4 felt pretty empty until enough packs had come out. Seasons really brought the game to life. I still don't find myself sinking too many hours in this game like I can with Sims 3.I pre-ordered the Island Living pack. Started playing this morning and haven't stopped but most of that has been CAS & build/buy. Island Living and Island Paradise are both good packs but I will say this... Scuba diving is a rabbit hole and there's no water under the surface. That was disappointing to me and I'll admit very typical of Sims 4.

The TS4 Tropical Pack - Is it enough to tempt you away from TS3?

Amphorasims
6 years ago
Honestly, this only tempts me slightly.

I got S4 for free a few weeks ago (I was too tempted by the free bait that was offered :D ) and while it does have a lot of pretty features, I was somewhat put off by the lack of detail. Having no textures on items like clothing, furniture, or the outdoor landscaping like tree trunks is a turn off for me. I’ve become far too picky in my gameplay lol

However, I can completely see why people love the game! I love seeing people’s Sims 4 gameplay so I usually enjoy Sims 4 vicariously through them. I’m just too invested in Sims 3 :)
Bettyboop55
New Spectator
6 years ago
@Amphora I am sure they said somewhere that they were adding a couple more terrain paints with this pack or possibly in the free patch update.

As for the vicarious playing I will confess to watching TS4 build videos lol.
sparky1922
6 years ago
Hi @Bettyboop55

As a dedicated S3 player closely followed by S2 I have been playing S4 intermittently since it came out but quickly got bored and then would not play for months in between however as a complete lover of all things tropical there was no way I was not going to buy this new tropical island pack and after just sitting through a livestream tonight which is nowhere near as good as the ones I used to look forward to when new S3 packs were coming out I feel I have made the right decision in my purchase however there certainly does not appear to be the replayability or the same amount of content that was released with island paradise so I will never be tempted to move from series 3/2 to 4 completely I just feel occasionally I will get something from S4 even if it is not the same as past iterations of the game..

I am 5 mins away from from being able to download the new pack so I will know more then :)
Bettyboop55
New Spectator
6 years ago
@SPARKY1922 I hope you really enjoy your new purchase :) As a fellow lover of tropical themed worlds I had exactly the same debate with myself as you. In my case I have not touched TS4 in over two years and it is no longer installed on my computer. Fairly easy to fix but then I considered the content I have with TS3. So for now I am sticking with the one game but I will say with this new pack the dev team have upped the standard for TS4. Not enough perhaps to solve all the things I find off putting about the game but definitely a move in the right direction.
SimplyJen
Rising Spectator
6 years ago
No way am I leaving Sims 3 in the dust. It's still top dog in my book and always will be. The last few months I've been playing Sims 4 more and more. I own packs I've hardly touched so I'm finally getting use out of them. For me, Sims 4 felt pretty empty until enough packs had come out. Seasons really brought the game to life. I still don't find myself sinking too many hours in this game like I can with Sims 3.

I pre-ordered the Island Living pack. Started playing this morning and haven't stopped but most of that has been CAS & build/buy. Island Living and Island Paradise are both good packs but I will say this... Scuba diving is a rabbit hole and there's no water under the surface. That was disappointing to me and I'll admit very typical of Sims 4.
cocokayla
Seasoned Traveler
6 years ago
"SimplyJen;c-17124112" wrote:

I pre-ordered the Island Living pack. Started playing this morning and haven't stopped but most of that has been CAS & build/buy. Island Living and Island Paradise are both good packs but I will say this... Scuba diving is a rabbit hole and there's no water under the surface. That was disappointing to me and I'll admit very typical of Sims 4.

I'm surprised they didn't just put a loading screen in for players to be able to scuba dive with their sims.

To be honest, I saw the trailer and it looks fine. I liked that they tried to put some new ideas in there to make it different. I own a couple packs for TS4 and I was disappointed with what it offered compared to TS3 so I haven't played it in a long time. I'm not interested in playing any more because I know the lack of textures, no open world and just overall simplicity is not my cup of tea. Plus, I'm not attached to any sims or anything from that game so there's nothing tempting me at all.
PalmArrow
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
It's definitely more than enough to tempt me, but not away from the sims 3. I took one look at the trailer and pre-ordered the pack instantly, and just now played it very briefly before going to work and I absolutely love it. But I will not stop playing the sims 3.
GabbyGirlJ
6 years ago
Nah. TS4 always looks good in adverts, but every time I try to jump back in I feel like the gameplay just isn't there for me. There's just something fundamentally missing at its core for me as a player that I've never been able to explain, and I don't think more stuff will fix that. The new pack does look nice. I like the theme and I appreciate that they seem to be trying to add more little details into the game. I also love that they put in a new supernatural life state. But, the game itself has always felt too... restrictive for me.

For now I'll stick with TS3, and I've got a new Final Fantasy XIV expansion to play in less than two weeks, so that's where all of my gaming energy is going. :smile: I do hope that the people who buy the new TS4 expansion enjoy it! I will say the mermaids look awesome this time around.
Rflong7
New Vanguard
6 years ago
I didn't even give their topic or video a look see. I'm not tempted by the game. Maybe when it's out of production I can see if it's good enough for when I want a quick, tablet game. :blush:
Linamints
6 years ago
I plan to order the pack on my next paycheck. I love the tropics, I love mermaids, and I love that they put in a clean up the beaches thing. I don't often play the Sims 4, but this is content I want to see more of.