What's your favorite Sims 3 EP and why?

I can't even think about playing without Ambitions, Late Night, and Generations (you already have two of these). But my absolute favorite EP for the sheer amount of content it adds is Uni. I played for months with all of the at the time new stuff before even getting around to enrolling any sims in Uni World. It so happened at the time that there was an age gap in the sims in my ongoing families so no one was old enough to enroll and the older sims were so far along in their chosen careers that sending them back to study for degrees rather than granting them honorary ones didn't seem realistic at the time.

This is purely a matter of personal taste of course. The two EPs that I would put on the bottom of my must have list might be near the top for others -- those would be Showtime and ITF. They each do have something good to offer though. For example, I can never get rid of Showtime now because it includes genies and dominoes, and ITF gave us dream pods, astronomy, and most importantly the dip kiss interaction. :)

@igazor im already thinking about buying Ambitions:) What is ITF? Do you own World adventures? Do you like it? Im thinking about getting it but i wish to use it only as a vacarion destination, but don't know if it's good like that...

"telmarina;c-17377158" wrote:
@igazor im already thinking about buying Ambitions:) What is ITF? Do you own World adventures? Do you like it? Im thinking about getting it but i wish to use it only as a vacarion destination, but don't know if it's good like that...

Sorry for too many acronyms, ITF is Into the Future. As I responded elsewhere yes I have all expansions and WA is great even if you don't have much of an appetite for quests and tomb raiding. :)

"igazor;c-17377182" wrote:

"telmarina;c-17377158" wrote:
@igazor im already thinking about buying Ambitions:) What is ITF? Do you own World adventures? Do you like it? Im thinking about getting it but i wish to use it only as a vacarion destination, but don't know if it's good like that...

Sorry for too many acronyms, ITF is Into the Future. As I responded elsewhere yes I have all expansions and WA is great even if you don't have much of an appetite for quests and tomb raiding. :)

Thank you!

I played with just the base game and Ambitions for years and always had plenty to do. Of course I got bored sometimes, but I kept coming back. Inventing and sculpting are not only fun but useful—I've had a couple of sims that furnished half their houses through sculptures; some of the inventions add functions not available through normal gameplay. And Ambitions can enhance other activities by allowing your sim to be self-employed and track earnings, or sell items from the consignment store for a significant markup.

I like World Adventures too, and Shang Simla is gorgeous. But I don't think the added skills are more special than some you get from other packs. And as igazor has mentioned elsewhere, installing Traveler will let your sims vacation anywhere even if you don't have WA installed.

Thanks @puzzlezaddict ! So, besides Ambitions, that i def will buy, what other ep you like more? (I already have seasons, generations and night life)

I haven't played much with all EPs yet, although I do own them all. For myself, I'm most interested in exploring the content that Island Paradise brings, especially from what little I've done so far. I have a soft spot for water-based activities, and the graphics in Isla Paradiso and Sunlit Tides are gorgeous.

However, the world of IP is so flawed as to be essentially unplayable, even with all the mods you can throw at it. The solutions are to edit the world yourself, to download an fixed version (here's the most used one), or to play elsewhere, for example Sunlit Tides or a custom world. The features of the IP pack work anywhere the water is deep enough.

It should also be noted that IP is a demanding pack no matter what world you use. If your computer can handle it, great, but if it's already struggling, adding IP (or ITF, or especially Pets) to the mix wouldn't be a good idea.

Aside from IP, igazor's comments, here and elsewhere, have sold me on University without having enrolled any of my sims. The additional activities seem compelling, and the game is always more fun with extra group activities. Plus there are the well-done smaller features like reading or writing comic books or adding herbs to cooked meals. I haven't spent much time with the content at all, but these are the kinds of details that make me love Sims 3 in the first place.

My favorite is probably the pets or seasons. I was super excited about the paradise island BUT it was lagging.

World Adventures is my favourite, but I couldn’t play without any of them anymore. Sims 3 is more than the sum of its parts.

"JoAnne65;c-17396570" wrote:
World Adventures is my favourite, but I couldn’t play without any of them anymore. Sims 3 is more than the sum of its parts.

@JoAnne65 what is your opinion on Showtime, Pets and Supernatural? These are the packs im still missing... im not considering IL because it broke my game in the past and im pretty traumatized with it :lol: