"Chicklet453681;c-17738166" wrote:
I think it all boils down to what they said about San Myshuno and allowing players to build apartments ..... it would ruin "their vision" for the world. I think that's what the reasoning is for all small worlds (as in very few buildable lots), The Gurus are are very, very proud of their worlds but it's all set dressing, it leaves very little for player creativity.
Per SimGuruEugi:
If we had allowed the creation of apartment buildings from Build/Buy, we would not have been able to achieve the look we were going for. For instance, B/B limits construction to five floors, but you want buildings to look like they have many more than that, so you can look over the city skyline.
^^^^^ this! When talking about city living the producers basically outed themselves about only caring about visuals. This guys quote, grant’s gloating about going over budget on the ‘world’ decorations, him justifying not animating elevators because stairs exist, like just a whole long list. CL is still one of the worst expansions in my opinion.
