Build Mode Feedback for EA
This thread was designed to provide feedback to EA/Maxis regarding things that we need and/or want in build mode in order to make it an even better experience. Contributions and commentary from my fe...
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@hmsdrco2001 Love your feedback article - so thoughtful and well written! I'm glad you sent it to EA, and thank you for sharing it with us. You certainly touched on some major points, and I appreciate that you pointed EA to the thread as well.
For me, building in TS4 has been such a combination of highs and lows; it's like we've been treated to a tantalizing glimpse of what could be a truly evolved toolset when/if fully realized, but I have always mourned some of the trade-offs. I hope that they've considered what we've said in this thread as well as what you and other builders have directly told them. It's a shame to see someone as talented as you turn away from the game!
I also want to briefly touch on your points re: terraforming and CFE. I was pretty clear in stating that I didn't want CFE back when I created this thread, and frankly, I've always been surprised that no one jumped in to debate it. :o However, while I'm not a big fan of CFE, I would definitely like to see some sort of tool added that would allow us to create hills, valleys, and various elevations to the land. It's just when it comes to the structures themselves that I'd rather see other ways to add height, split levels, and nesting within terrain than CFE, and I think that the roofing system (with the addition of more types, styles, and colors) already allows for many of the looks that we could formerly only get with CFE. Whatever they decide to do on this particular issue, I just want to plead that they do it with a lot of QA. The introduction of MOO has been something of a mess, and that was a cheat that when used carefully, worked pretty flawlessly in TS3. I am terrified that if they bring a CFE cheat into TS4, it will be even more painful than it was in TS3!
At any rate, thank you for stopping in @hmsdrco2001, and I hope that eventually they will add enough back into build mode to get you interested and inspired again. We miss you!
For me, building in TS4 has been such a combination of highs and lows; it's like we've been treated to a tantalizing glimpse of what could be a truly evolved toolset when/if fully realized, but I have always mourned some of the trade-offs. I hope that they've considered what we've said in this thread as well as what you and other builders have directly told them. It's a shame to see someone as talented as you turn away from the game!
I also want to briefly touch on your points re: terraforming and CFE. I was pretty clear in stating that I didn't want CFE back when I created this thread, and frankly, I've always been surprised that no one jumped in to debate it. :o However, while I'm not a big fan of CFE, I would definitely like to see some sort of tool added that would allow us to create hills, valleys, and various elevations to the land. It's just when it comes to the structures themselves that I'd rather see other ways to add height, split levels, and nesting within terrain than CFE, and I think that the roofing system (with the addition of more types, styles, and colors) already allows for many of the looks that we could formerly only get with CFE. Whatever they decide to do on this particular issue, I just want to plead that they do it with a lot of QA. The introduction of MOO has been something of a mess, and that was a cheat that when used carefully, worked pretty flawlessly in TS3. I am terrified that if they bring a CFE cheat into TS4, it will be even more painful than it was in TS3!
At any rate, thank you for stopping in @hmsdrco2001, and I hope that eventually they will add enough back into build mode to get you interested and inspired again. We miss you!
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