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- InuMiroLover5 years agoSeasoned Ace
"SimmerGeorge;c-17652622" wrote:
Yeah if you want your Sims walking around in Batuu costumes
https://twitter.com/LuddySimmer/status/1303278794883518467/photo/1
Townies wearing random Batuu costumes?
*adds this to my growing list of reasons why I will never buy this pack* - > @InuMiroLover said:
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Let's be fair here, the person clearly used cas.fulleditmode to spark un-needed controversy. Townies don't use masks to begin with and that is judith wards base outfit. Have you ever seen a sim that changes their base outfit on their own? - AlanMckenzie1235 years agoNew SpectatorThis is also the first pack I didn't buy on first day but that's because I've been on a budget since corona virus. I also haven't played since the first couple of weeks Eco Living came out, I just haven't really been in the mood. I think I'm going to wait for EP10 to buy a bundle because I'm still missing Knitting as well. I'm not the biggest fan of Star Wars but have enjoyed the movies, just not sure how much I'd be playing this, same for Vampires and Realm of Magic. I prefer "human" packs.
- Rey_Estupendo5 years agoSeasoned AceI'm not voting because my recommendation would be based entirely on what the person wanted out of the pack.
The build/buy mode is very useful if you want to make Star Wars builds, and could work well for post-apocalypse, industrial, or--to a lesser extent--other sci-fi builds.
The CAS elements are fewer than I'd hoped there would be, but they're nice Star Wars-y outfits.
The gameplay is ... basically exactly what I thought it would be before the pack was even officially announced. They (Disney) wanted to make a pack that would let you play in the Star Wars universe, but that wouldn't violate the canon of the movies (which is a rant for another day). They also didn't want to let you do too much that you couldn't do in the theme park--so no killing, no building a house and living there, no hooking up with the characters. Aliens are costumes, not new lifestates. Rey and Kylo Ren are the only Force users at the time the park (and JTB) is set, so you don't get to learn to use the Force. You can build droids, but only the ones you can build at Galaxy's Edge.
The way The Sims is built, they can't stop people from doing that with cheats and mods and workarounds, but they weren't going to facilitate any of it. I expect whatever licensing agreements EA has with Disney already have a lengthy list of things that you can't put in a Star Wars game, and I'd bet the specific agreement for JTB included even more things, possibly starting with how they can't make this a simulator for acting out more adult fantasies.
My biggest disappointments are not the inability to have a quick snog with Daisy Ridley--that's a general disappointment with my life, but not this pack. I'd say the three biggest disappointments for me are:
1. Lots too small. I don't mind rabbit holes for food and sleeping and whatnot. But the lots we got are too small. If Oga's cantina only takes up a 30x30 space, great. Put it on a 64x64, and let us play with the rest of the space ourselves.
2. Aliens as hats. Not aliens as costumes. I'm fine with that. And they probably figured they'd make aliens hats so that you couldn't put a different hat on an alien and cause a conflict like you'd get with CC hair and hats. But I think they should have gone the extra mile and made aliens skin features and just made those specific skin features disable hats and hair. Yeah, it'd be a lot more work, but it would mean you wouldn't have to alter every single outfit on a sim to make them an alien, and then just make sure they never bathe, woohoo, or get a job with a hat or they'll temporarily become human.
3. Nothing for kids to do. Kids and toddler basically only existing as a speed bump on the way to become teenagers is a long-running issue with TS4. Here, in the attempt to make a middle ground between JTB being a theme park and an actual Star Wars experience, they didn't include any kid activities. Yeah, maybe its irresponsible for kids to go on missions for the Resistance or First Order, but as far as Galaxy's Edge goes ... look, *I'm* the weirdo for, as a single adult man, going to Disneyland solo and planning a trip to Galaxy's Edge as soon as it's safe for me to go where I'll make a droid, build a lightsaber, and join the Resistance. It's an experience meant for kids. And Star Wars is mostly about teens and older having adventures, but let's not pretend it doesn't have a history of child endangerment in the stories--Anakin Skywalker, all those kids at the Jedi Temple, Cindel Towani, young Boba Fett in the Clone Wars cartoons. I was waiting for the pack to come out to figure out whether I wanted to make a teen or child version of myself to go to Batuu, and obviously now it's the teen, because all the child could do is talk to people and dance at the cantina. - InuMiroLover5 years agoSeasoned Ace@kingsean222
It really doesnt matter to me. Id rather not risk batuu costumes being the latest trend in townie fashion in my game unless officially stated that batuu costumes stay in batuu. - Chicklet453685 years agoSeasoned Ace
"kingsean222;c-17652703" wrote:
> @InuMiroLover said:
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> Townies wearing random Batuu costumes?
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> *adds this to my growing list of reasons why I will never buy this pack*
Let's be fair here, the person clearly used cas.fulleditmode to spark un-needed controversy. Townies don't use masks to begin with and that is judith wards base outfit. Have you ever seen a sim that changes their base outfit on their own?
That's what I was thinking too .... that someone edited her appearance on purpose to rile people up. I don't seriously think EA would allow that kind of randomness to intrude on normal, everyday players games if they bought the pack. - alanmichael15 years agoSeasoned Ace
"Chicklet453681;c-17652777" wrote:
"kingsean222;c-17652703" wrote:
> @InuMiroLover said:
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> Townies wearing random Batuu costumes?
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> *adds this to my growing list of reasons why I will never buy this pack*
Let's be fair here, the person clearly used cas.fulleditmode to spark un-needed controversy. Townies don't use masks to begin with and that is judith wards base outfit. Have you ever seen a sim that changes their base outfit on their own?
That's what I was thinking too .... that someone edited her appearance on purpose to rile people up. I don't seriously think EA would allow that kind of randomness to intrude on normal, everyday players games if they bought the pack.
The randomness of the fashion of TS4 festival visitors is way more shocking than every Star Wars mask. - Should I spend my money on it (i only get £5 a week pocket money)
- SAEldarin5 years agoNew AceI didn't vote as I didn't buy the pack. This is the FIRST pack since TS2 that I've not bought on day one as it was released. I knew I'd be hanging back on this one though. It's not the theme (I could have enjoyed more Star Wars in the game, but not done in this way).
From the reviews I've seen, it's exactly what I thought it would be. On this, I'm very disappointed, as I had hoped I was wrong.
The pictures look nice though. And I'm glad I don't have to pay to look at them. :) "Cavapoo_King;c-17652789" wrote:
Should I spend my money on it (i only get £5 a week pocket money)
No. Save that money for a pack with some real depth. One that isn't just recycled content with Star Wars paint slapped on it. The freakin laundry and knitting packs are worth more than this.
Or check some reviews out before you decide.
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