Pack Refreshes
i would so love an outdoor retreat refresh. this pack would include summer camps, new jobs (counselor and park ranger), parks and lakes. summer camps: -children would go for the entire summer -te...
Forum Discussion
<super unpopular opinion>Am I the only person who actually likes some of EA's lots?
Not because they look super-realistic-amazing, or are especially beautiful, but because THEY WORK. Like, sometimes I download something cute off the gallery and have to run around deleting things to put my own objects in, or correcting pathing errors, or whatever. It's super popular to fill EVERY SINGLE AVAILABLE SQUARE INCH with clutter and decorations and I move in a Sim with objects of their own and have to find a way to reno the adorable house to accommodate them and... yeah. I am admittedly not an amazing builder and renoing someone's beautiful creation so I can put items related to MY SIM instead of the imaginary family the builder had in mind... yeah. Not always awesome.
The EA lots are blank canvases and sometimes that's what I want.
Also, some of the Game Changer lots are AMAZING and one is LOVELY but also the subject of a recent bug report. No matter how lovely a house is, if my Sim drops their queue every time they step up or down a platform and there are 7 platforms on the ground floor, I'm not playing there. I feel a little like some of the Townie lots weren't tested as vigorously as the starters but then Neighborhood Stories came along and freed those houses up for me to move in, and... yeah.
(Shoutout to James Turner's starter in Werewolves for being super playable and versatile.)</super unpopular>
That said, well. I was just telling a friend the other night that I really love Riverside Roost, mostly because a couple of my favorite Sims have lived there, and LilSimsie did an entire video on that lot entitled "I tried to renovate the ugliest house in The Sims 4 base game" so maybe my opinion is suspect. 😉 That said, it's legitimately a New Orleans style house! So it's mostly happy memories and partly that there's room for things that actually belong to my Sim.
Other EA faves include Pier Palace, Von Windenburg Estate, Hounds Head, Yuma Heights, and the Chieftan's Villa. I love Ophelia Villa for happy memories playing there, but the master bath that eats people is... something I deal with every time. 😉 Oh, and the Admiral's Shipwreck, I did a R2R there with a klepto teen and it was PERFECTION.
I WILL say that some other EA lots are... questionable. 😉 But they're not all awful!
@Player_jp5s5eav , I would prefer option #1 where the new community lot is facing Vlad's estate! But your other ideas are interesting too. And I do like that Vlad would continue to mentor you. I also would prefer a library , which you mentioned, because it fits better in that neighborhood than something like a bar or gym would. It honestly was the first community lot that came to mind when I thought about it! I would love to read lore on Vlad's family as well as the Vatores!
@xochiquetzl_xkvn , I like some of EA's lots! I loved the Goth house (except that one modern turquoise chair that is in their kitchen for some reason! 🤷♀️😅 And I know they got a lot of flack for the large houses in Strangerville, but to me it made sense... one house is owned by a group of 3 roommates, so it is going to be a bit mismatched and eclectic. The Rosswell's house is supposed to tell the story of a once wealthy family who are now struggling, having to sell off most of their possessions but still trying to keep the old family house. This is also an opportunity for those who like to decorate but don't like to place the walls, rooms, etc. As for the Sigworth's house, it is bad, but base housing (housing for the military) is not pretty! So again, it makes sense! But I did see LilSimsie's renovation of that house and liked it much better. 😄 I would have put the kitchen in the front as well!
My main problems with EA houses were the modern one that came with Get Famous with 3 or 4 bathrooms but only one toilette! And also the Glimmerbrook one in ROM that the windows and counters interact so that they all go to the third floor bathroom to wash dishes ! 🤦♀️😓 I fixed it once in one of my saves, but then forgot how I fixed it! 😅
And I love the start home in Moonwood Mill that James Turner made! It is perfect for just one or two Sims! I also saw his video on how he made it ! 😎
The Shipwreck in Island Living and the Plane crash bunker in Stragnerville are a lot of fun!
I do not remember all the names of the houses that I like or dislike, so I guess I should pay more attention to that! 😅 i will have to revisit the ones you mentioned.... right now I only remember Ophelia Villa because I was thinking it was a nod to The Sims 2's Ophelia Nigmos! 😀 I do love Ophelia Villa! But then again, I love that style of house!
I like houses on the Gallery that have a lot of detail in it, but I like clutter because it feels more live-in and not so sterile. And there are some builders on the Gallery that do play test their builds! (And that one Glimmerbrook house that I mentioned must not have been playtested by EA or they would have found you can't wash dishes in the kitchen!). So, for me, it just varies on which EA house you are talking about! 😉
