Best expansion pack based on it's world?

"DaniRose2143;c-18107590" wrote:
The limitation with treating it like it's isolated and a long way from the rest of the worlds is really a problem of my own making. It depends on your interpretation of sims geography and your view on how easy it is to travel between worlds.

Ah, that is interesting. So you see the worlds more as separate land masses around the globe? So you would need to have a lot of needs met in the one world. That is interesting.

I weirdly have a mix in which most are just different cities that could be traveled to and fro easily, with a few that I consider further destinations.

"Chaotic_Moira;c-18107592" wrote:

"DaniRose2143;c-18107590" wrote:
The limitation with treating it like it's isolated and a long way from the rest of the worlds is really a problem of my own making. It depends on your interpretation of sims geography and your view on how easy it is to travel between worlds.

Ah, that is interesting. So you see the worlds more as separate land masses around the globe? So you would need to have a lot of needs met in the one world. That is interesting.

I weirdly have a mix in which most are just different cities that could be traveled to and fro easily, with a few that I consider further destinations.

I'm one of those people who draw comparisons between the sims worlds and real world counterparts. To me Tartosa is Italy or Greece. Sulani is Hawaii or one of the Pacific islands. Windenberg is Germany. Most of other worlds have American locales. WC is New Orleans, BB is Maine. OS is Arizona, DSV is L.A., EH is Seattle, and so on. So those worlds to me aren't that difficult to travel among. It's all a matter of perspective.

@Chaotic_Moira This conversation has given me something to think about. Since I made that post explaining how I see the Sims world I've been thinking about how I got to that view. It all started with Willow Creek and comparing it to New Orleans. It didn't really start spreading to the other worlds until about a year ago. I've been giving this some thought over the last couple of hours and while I'm getting ready for work. Now I'm seeing how I'm limiting my storytelling by having such a restrictive view. And how I'm dragging the real world into my little escapist world. I owe you a big thank you for giving me something to think about. I used to have a much broader view and more expansive stories and I've gotten away from that.

"DaniRose2143;c-18107635" wrote:
@Chaotic_Moira This conversation has given me something to think about. Since I made that post explaining how I see the Sims world I've been thinking about how I got to that view. It all started with Willow Creek and comparing it to New Orleans. It didn't really start spreading to the other worlds until about a year ago. I've been giving this some thought over the last couple of hours and while I'm getting ready for work. Now I'm seeing how I'm limiting my storytelling by having such a restrictive view. And how I'm dragging the real world into my little escapist world. I owe you a big thank you for giving me something to think about. I used to have a much broader view and more expansive stories and I've gotten away from that.

I actually get what you are saying though. I think it is natural to see certain areas of the real world reflected in what they build. I mean Del Sol Valley is hard pressed to not be L.A.. I sort of let that be the inspiration for the characters who live in those cites - as in would this place fit their personality though, not really their nationality. The only time I leave worlds as theoretically far away is when the only inspiration I get is as a destination. That happened for me with Sulani. There just isn't anything that comes to me for a character living in that world, so instead it is a vacation spot for now. Tartosa is currently in a bit of limbo with this as well. It is beautiful, but I just keep seeing it as a lovely honeymoon spot.

There is no wrong play style. But I can see it being harder on you playing that way. I mean just getting enough of the community lot needs met with limited housing is a huge issue. Then the sims traveling wherever they want between worlds is another..

It would be interesting if in sims 5 they kept free movement between worlds, but you could turn it off with certain worlds if you wanted..

Tartosa really is best suited as a destination world. It is a lot like Sulani, Forgotten Hollow, and DSV, best used for niche gameplay. As I was saying this morning I really hadn't sat down and thought about the restrictions I was placing on my storytelling by viewing my worlds the way I have been recently. I prefer bigger, more expansive stories, and for a long time that was what most of my saves were. But I sort of drifted away from that. Now with the Tartosan Sun story I'm back to the old way of storytelling and I was finding myself boxed in. I needed a bit of a nudge to get me to reevaluate things, which you and @Beardedgeek gave me. Thank you for that, because now I'm seeing ways to make all this work.

@DaniRose2143 I am glad to have helped. :smile:

"DaniRose2143;c-18107928" wrote:
Tartosa really is best suited as a destination world. It is a lot like Sulani, Forgotten Hollow, and DSV, best used for niche gameplay. As I was saying this morning I really hadn't sat down and thought about the restrictions I was placing on my storytelling by viewing my worlds the way I have been recently. I prefer bigger, more expansive stories, and for a long time that was what most of my saves were. But I sort of drifted away from that. Now with the Tartosan Sun story I'm back to the old way of storytelling and I was finding myself boxed in. I needed a bit of a nudge to get me to reevaluate things, which you and @Beardedgeek gave me. Thank you for that, because now I'm seeing ways to make all this work.

I don't consider Sulani a destination world, it is the world most of my households live because it is the best world :smile:

I think my brain melted with this question, lol.

So, the question is not what our favorite world is but what is our favorite in relation to the pack theme? That's actually really difficult to answer, as most of them fit superbly.

Hmm...I'd say the pack that fits its theme the least is Get Together, because the theme is generic and feasibly any type of world could accommodate it. That's not to say I don't like the way it was executed, because I do, I love Windenburg so much and the club system. Also, Snowy Escape is one I will put near the bottom because there are parts of the world that aren't snowy at all and don't even seem wintry so minus points for that theme. The Eco Friendly one is just one of my least favorite worlds in general, though it did the theme very well, so that's out. Del Sol fit very well but did leave out the larger city Hollywood feel, so I will eliminate it. Now it gets harder to determine.

So... Ugh, I hate to eliminate it, but Brindleton Bay, while brilliant for the cats looking for fish on the harbor and stray dogs chasing gulls on the beach, it's another one whose theme could be flexible, but also it's depressing because the animals are so sick all the time, so I'm sadly withdrawing that one.

So that leaves Henford, San Myshuno, Sulani and Britechester. Okay, it's not going to be Britechester because it falls a little short for me in getting the overall feel of campus grounds. It's not bad, it can be immersive, but something is missing, I think it's the mischief. At this point I'm going to eliminate Henford as well. I love the world a lot, but it leans just a little too much into farm with really large lots when I think of cottages as being small and quirky, and the name is "Cottage Living", not "Farm Life". They work together well of course, but I'm looking for the best theme representation in my mind, so I have to drop something.

Well, there it is. San Myshuno city life or Sulani island life and I know which one I like better. Both are great for their respective themes and both pull it off really well, both are fun to play, but one does it better without question in my mind, maybe because of the lack of cars and traffic, or because one section of the city feels inferior and the park too isolated, but Sulani wins. It feels like an island escape, there are volcanoes, shipwrecks, festivals and dangerous waters, and something about the aesthetics make me happy. Plus, sharks are terrifying and the storms are incredible there and some of the tide surprises are delightful. Plus, Merfolk.

Yes, I can live with that decision.

While Windenburg is the largest and Sulani is unique with the islands, I really love the coastal town feel of Brindleton bay. There are three distinct districts and it feels "homey."

"ashcrash19;c-18112182" wrote:
While Windenburg is the largest and Sulani is unique with the islands, I really love the coastal town feel of Brindleton bay. There are three distinct districts and it feels "homey."

I have yet to have a single family living there but it is very well made.