Eco Lifestyle: Are you buying?
Yes: If you're waiting for a sale then your answer is yes. No: Absolutely not. Under no circumstances. Maybe: Waiting for more information.
Forum Discussion
Yes. I will definitely be buying it, although there's a good chance I will wait for a sale. Partly because of the expense, partly because there are always major bugs immediately after a release, and by the time fixes roll out, there's usually a sale. But if there are no bugs or they get fixed quickly, I might even pay full price.
I've read both the complaints and praise threads, and I have to say, I don't fully identify with either. I think there's a ton of toxicity in the complaints thread, but also some valid points. I lean toward the praise thread, as there are a lot of individual items and features that I'm looking forward to. Like many people, I'm particularly excited about solar panels, wind turbine, candle making, and (probably?) canning. I can see using the community lot in multiple worlds, and I'm curious to see what other features/aspects haven't been fully described yet.
Overall, I'm happy and I want this, but it's not exactly the pack I would have designed. Which is fine... some of the things I don't like or I'm not particularly excited about are things that other people do like or want, and there's enough here to keep me happy. I can work around the rest. (I.e., I have mixed feelings about the world, and I'm not a big fan of the CAS style in this pack. But I'm sure I will find a few things I like, and the rest I just won't use.)
I do still hope we get something more like a traditional farm pack down the road, mostly because I would like a larger, more expansive, rural type world. (Although not necessarily full of huge 60x60 lots, just plenty of 30x40, 40x40, and maybe 50x40.) And of course I would like chickens, cows, and yes, even horses if feasible. But I'm perfectly willing to wait for all that. I'm quite content with this pack coming first, as long as it's not instead of a farming pack.
I've read both the complaints and praise threads, and I have to say, I don't fully identify with either. I think there's a ton of toxicity in the complaints thread, but also some valid points. I lean toward the praise thread, as there are a lot of individual items and features that I'm looking forward to. Like many people, I'm particularly excited about solar panels, wind turbine, candle making, and (probably?) canning. I can see using the community lot in multiple worlds, and I'm curious to see what other features/aspects haven't been fully described yet.
Overall, I'm happy and I want this, but it's not exactly the pack I would have designed. Which is fine... some of the things I don't like or I'm not particularly excited about are things that other people do like or want, and there's enough here to keep me happy. I can work around the rest. (I.e., I have mixed feelings about the world, and I'm not a big fan of the CAS style in this pack. But I'm sure I will find a few things I like, and the rest I just won't use.)
I do still hope we get something more like a traditional farm pack down the road, mostly because I would like a larger, more expansive, rural type world. (Although not necessarily full of huge 60x60 lots, just plenty of 30x40, 40x40, and maybe 50x40.) And of course I would like chickens, cows, and yes, even horses if feasible. But I'm perfectly willing to wait for all that. I'm quite content with this pack coming first, as long as it's not instead of a farming pack.
