So for those people who are debating between City Life vs. Get together let's see what the majority of the simming community thinks. :)

It depends. The clubs from GT add a lot of interesting gameplay, as in being able to get particular sims grouped together doing certain things. City Living is very lively. No matter where you are in San Myshuno there is always somebody and something happening. I am particularly enjoying my sim's apartment falling apart at the drop of a hat (she lives in a 'needs TLC' apartment) and so far I've had mice twice, the electric box sparking twice (both times repaired by my sim), leaking pipes twice, a bad smell once, cockroaches once. I also enjoy the work from home option in the new careers.If somebody turned around and said "Ok, you have to choose which you prefer" I'd choose City Living, as it fits my play style better, but at this stage I suspect some of the 'new' is still there. Once that wears off, you might get a different answer.

@Arletta Yeah, I was kind of thinking the same thing...Get Together was new back then and I was like wowwowow but it turned out after that started to wear off it kind of just faded and with CL coming out well I'm back to the "wowing" stage ;)

I would pick CL over GT. In the end they are pretty evenly matched sets (minus apartments which I don't count) but in the end in CL I can leave my apartment and go work/ go eat/ and go to events to at least some extent without a loading screen. That's a big change and bigger to me then the clubs from GT. Not to mention that some of the club benefit comes in the form of the festival interactions anyway. Add to that what is arguably the best "urban immersive" environment created to date in the Sims series (within the boundary of the current graphic look versus the gritty realism in Bridgeport) and I think CL does outpace GT.

@JasonAnthonySterling Hmm...Nice idea there about the loading screens. I feel not having the loading screens sometimes probably makes a lot of simmers days :)

@Simanite Awesome! Any aspects that you liked? and BTW I love your profile pic...so magazine cover like! :)

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DeKaythePUNK
Seasoned Vanguard
9 years ago
I think I'm gonna pick Get Together. To me, GT is more 'extendable' than CL.
PlumbobGrandma
9 years ago
"shellbeme;15338641" wrote:
I would say get together. It adds so much more as far as gameplay I actually use. The best thing about CL in my opinion is the feel of the new map and how pretty the new stuff is.

I notice how you say "new stuff" I guess it'll probably wear off soon huh?
halimali
9 years ago
"PlumbobGrandma;15338526" wrote:
"halimali1980;15338512" wrote:
"Zeldaboy180;15337568" wrote:
I love how the half baked get to work isn't an option :#

I love them both. I ADORE get togethers build mode and love city livings cas

So basically it is not the game play that you are into. CAS and build mode can be part of any pack, even an SP.
I appreciate the game play Get Together is offering. The club feature is a long term and has a good replay value in my game. My rich sims have a a set of housemaids, repair men etc all as clubs. CL is not offering anything long term. Festivals I already can do them in my game with my current mods. I can fill the willow creek park with a huge festival, all kind of objects, all wanted auras and many sims (over 100) on a big large area. Not crammed in a small area and without creating unwanted effects.

The only two things I like about CL is the bubble blower which I read comes with different effects and having the console. I don't see any other merit there.

Didn't you like the apartments and all other CITY aspects of CL though? I mean for me I might not see the point of how clubs are fun. Maybe you can explain it to me?

No, Like the retail I am hating the apartment setup in this game. That is why I will not be buying it for apartments. When I am buying this pack it will be for the bubble blower + console. Nothing else. So for these two objects I will not pay $40. when it is $15 or less I will buy this pack.

I use clubs in several things. Services, family clubs, I've even used the club to give faith/religion to my sims. Male clubs, female clubs, Clubs made for sitcom shows like Desperate Housewives characters etc..

I was so hoping that CL would offer actual apartments to make more like Friends and Seinfeld characters but I guess I have to work with apartments the way I planned to do before the announcement of this EP. Have multiple families on the same lot (using mods), use the lock and use another mod which adds money to sims inventory.

Sims 4 does not have retail and it does not have apartments. I reject to call these shells as apartments
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
9 years ago
@MissCherie yes :(

No srsly, why do you prefer it? It's kinda weird it was omitted entirely from this thread, as I'm sure there must be others who prefer it over the rest, although I'm not one of the myself but hey, still curious :)
PlumbobGrandma
9 years ago
"SimTrippy;15339029" wrote:
@MissCherie yes :(

No srsly, why do you prefer it? It's kinda weird it was omitted entirely from this thread, as I'm sure there must be others who prefer it over the rest, although I'm not one of the myself but hey, still curious :)

I thought I would omit it as GTW didn't give us a new world and wasn't as similar to how GT and CL is.
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
9 years ago
"PlumbobGrandma;15339054" wrote:
"SimTrippy;15339029" wrote:
@MissCherie yes :(

No srsly, why do you prefer it? It's kinda weird it was omitted entirely from this thread, as I'm sure there must be others who prefer it over the rest, although I'm not one of the myself but hey, still curious :)

I thought I would omit it as GTW didn't give us a new world and wasn't as similar to how GT and CL is.

Makes sense :) I'm glad they mash well together though, might just bring me to finally use the club feature a little more :)
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
9 years ago
"PlumbobGrandma;15339064" wrote:
"SimTrippy;15339058" wrote:
"PlumbobGrandma;15339054" wrote:
"SimTrippy;15339029" wrote:
@MissCherie yes :(

No srsly, why do you prefer it? It's kinda weird it was omitted entirely from this thread, as I'm sure there must be others who prefer it over the rest, although I'm not one of the myself but hey, still curious :)

I thought I would omit it as GTW didn't give us a new world and wasn't as similar to how GT and CL is.

Makes sense :) I'm glad they mash well together though, might just bring me to finally use the club feature a little more :)

Yeah, I think that by using clubs in a city + maybe the dancing updates and stuff. That would be REAL city life huh?

I guess so, although during my time in our lovely capital I went to a club about ... once :D So maybe I'm not the best person to ask ^^
PlumbobGrandma
9 years ago
"SimTrippy;15339068" wrote:
"PlumbobGrandma;15339064" wrote:
"SimTrippy;15339058" wrote:
"PlumbobGrandma;15339054" wrote:
"SimTrippy;15339029" wrote:
@MissCherie yes :(

No srsly, why do you prefer it? It's kinda weird it was omitted entirely from this thread, as I'm sure there must be others who prefer it over the rest, although I'm not one of the myself but hey, still curious :)

I thought I would omit it as GTW didn't give us a new world and wasn't as similar to how GT and CL is.

Makes sense :) I'm glad they mash well together though, might just bring me to finally use the club feature a little more :)

Yeah, I think that by using clubs in a city + maybe the dancing updates and stuff. That would be REAL city life huh?

I guess so, although during my time in our lovely capital I went to a club about ... once :D So maybe I'm not the best person to ask ^^

Haha! more of a home person huh?
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
9 years ago
@PlumbobGrandma I like to walk, actually :D But yeah, I also lovez my home haha
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
9 years ago
"PlumbobGrandma;15339080" wrote:
"SimTrippy;15339078" wrote:
@PlumbobGrandma I like to walk, actually :D But yeah, I also lovez my home haha

How are you finding the apartments in CL? Did you choose one of the harder to live in apartments or do you have the penthouse?

Well I've opened every apartment in build mode once, just to have a look, but I started in the spice district in one of the cheaper apartments. I had my sim live there, work her way up (she's level 8 charity organizer now), got married, and now that they've collected enough money (I don't cheat at all with some families, but I do with others lol) they've moved to a bigger place (still relatively small compared to other apts) in the arts quarter. I really like the "moving up" story as it's one I've always played anyway lol. The sims I get most attached to are the ones that get nothing for free, no mood or money cheats, no "day off", no extra help. So for me CL is actually kinda cool because it's largely centered around that type of story-telling (for me anyway). I also love the cool, chill vibe they're trying to put into everything with the colors, the bubble blowers, the basket ball. Idk, it's stuff I'll definitely use in one of my upcoming stories more.

The penthouses seem cool but hm, I just feel like my sims have to earn them. Even the families where I do cheat didn't get the duplex apartments. They've got a slightly fancier apartment, but still nothing over-the-top (and only because it suits their story of snobby people with the mom that wears only pink and doesn't work, her spoiled kid and daddy the writer). Also, I don't know, I've got plenty of big lots to edit. I'm much more into the "smaller" apartments than the bigger ones. I've also decided that I will take out the penthouse in the spice district (what is it called, salt lake something?) and replace it with another kind of venue. Right now I was thinking of a restaurant that has a bubble blower section where people can also watch tv or something. Idk, it kept me up last night though :D

Yeah so in short: I like CL, and I also really enjoy the apartments. But I think it's important to allow yourself some time to discover them to be able to fully enjoy them. I could obviously just move all my sims in, cheat them into the penthouses etc. but I ain't that kind of Simgod lol.