On the TS4 section of the forums, there are so many threads about what TS3 did better than TS4, but I'm interested in the opposite. If you play both games and switch between them like me, you may have noticed some features TS4 has that you miss when playing TS3. I have a few, but not soo many.This thread isn't meant to bash any of the two games, and this is not supposed to end in a discussion about which game is better, it's just a little comparison thread.In TS3, I miss: being able to edit sims/families from Edit Town being able to add new family members to the family tree without mods that bars, nightclubs and lounges have no opening times that teens can live on their own without modsThat's for me, which features from TS4 do you miss when playing TS3? :smile:

I don't hop between games, but I played TS4's "Get to Work" expansion and can say that I wish Sims 3 had detective and doctor professions as well because I thought those were fun choices for a more hands on sims working experience. Then again, my ideal Sims game would have all careers be actually playable, along with school. But I think that might be too much for other simmers. :lol: But imagine TS3 uni type gameplay, but with your child sims in their school. D: Imagine playing recess? Gah! It'd be so cute. :(

Teens can live on their own in TS4? Oh wow.I do not own TS4, I've only played sporadically. What I can say from what I know is that I wish there was the club system in TS3, it was a fun thing in Get Together. I'd like the restaurant pack on TS3 as well.

"wen15;c-16402922" wrote:Teens can live on their own in TS4? Oh wow.I do not own TS4, I've only played sporadically. What I can say from what I know is that I wish there was the club system in TS3, it was a fun thing in Get Together. I'd like the restaurant pack on TS3 as well.I totally forgot the club system, yeah I would love it in TS3, too. And yeah, teens can live on their own as much as I know, it's actually perfect for certain storylines.

I don't switch between the two very often but I have put a couple of hours into the game. I like having sliders but I also like the push-pull aspect of TS4 CAS. Toddlers are more difficult and detailed Vampires came with skill trees Club system as mentioned would be nice to have as well. Veterinarian profession Roombas! I just thought about this the other day. I got one in RL and then starting to think about having one in TS3.

The search feature in build/buy.That you can raise/lower windows.The way the light comes through the windows.That is all.

TS4 things you miss in TS3 (this is no "which-is-better-discussion"!)

Jessa_Dakkar
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"GemSixx;c-16418101" wrote:
I thought of one that I haven't seen mentioned yet while I was doing a kitchen.
I miss the outer-corner counters and cabinets.

http://aroundthesims3.com/objects/room_kitchen_05.shtml
http://aroundthesims3.com/objects/room_kitchen_06.shtml
http://aroundthesims3.com/objects/room_kitchen_07.shtml

While it isn't the same as having the TS3 counters to function as the TS4 counters, there are some pretty decent conversions of three of the kitchen sets from TS4 to TS3. There are a LOT of 4-3 conversions on the ATS3 site, most of which I have downloaded but discovered that some of it just looks quite out of place with it's design. Much of it, however, looks great - with the added bonus of the ability to CASt the items.
rosebud1182
7 years ago
I played Sims 4 off and on for awhile. Just isn't enough to do. About the only thing i miss is the 5 outfits and them changing into a different one each time they change clothes. Im back to 3 for now.
pax1sw
7 years ago
"Nikkei_Simmer;c-16418884" wrote:
"pax1sw;c-16418193" wrote:
"Rflong7;c-16403801" wrote:
I also really don't like having to be on line to play or even start the game... nope.

Oh, AMEN there! I have physical discs of all my Sims 3 EPs/SPs, I think it's safer as far as some higher power not having the ability to shut your game down.

Somethin' tells me, I'd better start collecting physical discs of all my Sims 3 EPs/SPs. I've got a bunch of physical discs as well as a bunch of Origin downloaded EPs. :neutral: Thanks for the reminder, @pax1sw

You're welcome. :smiley: Actually, I hadn't realized the importance of having all the discs until I started having trouble logging into Sims 3 with the Launcher, then the splash page stopped loading, so the login option never came up. Conspiracy theorist supreme that I am, I concluded they were trying to kill Sims 3 to force us to go to Sims 4. LOL True? Not? Not the point, being able to PLAY Sims 3 no matter what's put in my path to keep me from playing it is the problem. Physical discs is the solution.
astridentanja
7 years ago
"Shae;c-16418856" wrote:
The CAS System. I don't miss TS3's moonpie faces.

https://moonpie.com/templates/moonpie_site/assets/img/single-decker-moonpie.png

Mmmmm, looks delicious! Not like my sims though.
barisaxy
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
The 'sculpting' CAS features are really neat, as are the gender identity/expression options. That's all I can really give TS4, though.
Shae_Coulee
Seasoned Novice
7 years ago
"JoAnne65;c-16420029" wrote:
"Shae;c-16418856" wrote:
The CAS System. I don't miss TS3's moonpie faces.

https://moonpie.com/templates/moonpie_site/assets/img/single-decker-moonpie.png

Mmmmm, looks delicious! Not like my sims though.

LOL, I dunno...

I've seen a few male sims that look rather tasty. Maybe not as yummy as a moonpie, but close!
NikkeiSimmer
Seasoned Adventurer
7 years ago
>:) I'm just going to keep my mouth shut... The other gender can be very pleasing too. :D

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-39rXGgLZ0KU/Wg8Yu8Z10YI/AAAAAAAAF1U/yXG3xFpF7N4K2MIKgfgoVqPU5YD2LvsjgCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot-360.jpg

Note that this is THIS Sunset Valley Sim (foreground) after she hit Young Adult. :mrgreen:

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n5hD8h2HG6M/Wde_e7QyeUI/AAAAAAAADUA/U4BEBsix5CQCBZlubMawRrSIi7s_o9GawCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot-5.jpg

:mrgreen:
Shae_Coulee
Seasoned Novice
7 years ago
"Nikkei_Simmer;c-16420099" wrote:

Note that this is THIS Sunset Valley Sim (foreground) after she hit Young Adult. :mrgreen:

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n5hD8h2HG6M/Wde_e7QyeUI/AAAAAAAADUA/U4BEBsix5CQCBZlubMawRrSIi7s_o9GawCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot-5.jpg

:mrgreen:

The same thing used to happen to me whenever I took Prednisone.. thank goodness that's over! :s
Odonata68
7 years ago
Unlurking to tell @Jessa_Dakkar thank you for those links to the kitchen stuff! <3 I've been looking for a corner type cabinet. :)
TS1299
7 years ago
"JoAnne65;c-16420029" wrote:
"Shae;c-16418856" wrote:
The CAS System. I don't miss TS3's moonpie faces.

https://moonpie.com/templates/moonpie_site/assets/img/single-decker-moonpie.png

Mmmmm, looks delicious! Not like my sims though.

Kinda off topic, but man, that food is called a moonpie? Like its a tipe of pie? My country is not an english country so basically my friends and I just called them as cakes :D :D :D

On topic, I don't miss anything from Sims 4. While I loved Sims 4, I just recently started playing Sims 3 because of this topic :D I found that I don't need the things that made me happy in sims 4 because the sims and features on sims 3 are already enough for making it great :)