A friendly Request to EA: Fantasy Mayhem
So I don't wanna be pushy and demand something I as a fan of Sims (I played 1, 2, 3 and 4 now) only wanna request something. So while I know everyone voted for the knitting stuff and the latest is ...
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"WolfNate;c-17583375" wrote:
Or add more packs with fantasy elements and have ability to turn it off I guess kinda defeats whole point of buying it I'm not crazy and never buy a pack for decorations if I have no intention of EVER using it's main mechanics
@WolfNate , I've been reading this discussion without taking sides (I love the fantasy genre in general, but for some reason I'm not very interested in fantasy in the Sims), but I would just like to explain why some of us like to have as many on/off toggles as possible in the game options.
I see the Sims more as a create-your-own-game kit than as a game. At the start I decide what my goal is, who my characters are, which world I'm playing in, which worlds I'm going to visit and which ones I'm going to ignore. And I decide on the genre. Sometimes I want to play a lighthearted rom-com, sometimes I want to play a tough survival story. That I the reason I love the Sims - the ability to design my own game.
Now, a supernatural-themed expansion pack with the ability to turn off the fantasy elements is awesome, because it means I can now create fantasy stories if I want to. This enriches my gameplay.
But a supernatural-themed expansion without the ability to turn off the fantasy elements means that from now on all my stories have to be fantasy stories. This is the opposite: this constrains my gameplay.
I think there are many other players who view The Sims this way. It's a creative hobby, and to be fully creative you need to own a wide range of materials, but you don't need to use all these materials in all of your projects. Sometimes you want to leave some of them in the box, and you should be able to.
