FEEDBACK on Get to Work: Tell us what you think

The EP is so much fun! I've only tried retail a little, baking, and a few sim-days of the doctor career so there is much more to discover. I have to say that the changes to photography from Sims 3 make it so much better. I love the filters and selfies but being able to take multiple photos at once is so great. I feel like I won't miss any big moments now.

My cop made rank 4, detective and his uniform didn't change. He is still using his officer uniform. This as intended?

The EP is great so far. You guys put a lot of work in. Excited to see what's next.

Would like to see some kind of resisting arrest mechanic, where the perp fights or runs. Like in the cop and Llama trailer. Might be in game at higher levels already. Not sure

I have only played the detective career and as a doctor. I haven't explored going shopping or running a store.

I think I like the detective career better because it's scripted directions of how to play actually make more sense to me than telling the doctor to greet three patients, and then much later to chat with three patients. That could have all been handle in one command I think. Maybe?

Where as I would prefer the doctor and nurse there to actually help the patients, because I don't have a clue what I'm supposed to be doing since directional play is telling me what I should be doing but No One is helping patients. See what I mean?

I'm being told to drink coffee, wash my hands, or gripe about work to a co worker...but nobody is seating patients, or examining which is what I would be doing ...so I just took it upon myself to see what happens if I did. Then I started to ignore the scripted play and just see what else I could do about patients.

I would have liked if the patients actually stayed in their beds once you put them there. But they still get up and go talk to other Sims. And I would have liked it better if when they come into the hospital (Like Theme Hospital) they actually sit and wait instead of all bunched up at the desk. I wanted those Sims working there to actually being doing something. If that makes sense.

It's fun, but I'm not fulfilling the scripts but fumbling around in the doctor career to see how much I can learn on my own and play my own way. Which is fine and why I like sandbox.

Detective career is much more interesting because it has prisoners locked up, I have to file reports, and go out and search for clues and I really like if I don't get finished with something, I can go back and take care of it later. That's great. It seems a little bit more sandbox to me in those regards.

I haven't played the shops or the photographer etc. But I was hoping things like ringing up customers at a register would be there even if I go to the shop to buy or to sell I wanted the 'life simulator' to be a strong concept in this game. Some people call it wasting time, I call it life simulator, because I want to see the simulation of how we actually have to do things in our lives than just take a short cut rushing through their lives. :)

I am quite crushed actually. No lines form at the registers to check out (This is a huge huge turnoff). No locked doors.

I just do not understand the concept of creating a game (OFB) and all subsequent expansions and games that follow actually reverse features instead of improving them. Running a home business for many (myself included) is the creme' de le creme' of Sims. So we cannot create a store and a loft above it to live in. Additionally no lines forming at the registers cheapens the experience. It seems like a small detail but it's really huge in terms of gameplay experience. Sorry EA. I will continue to check it out and give a more detailed summary later. But these 2 things just kill it for me, so far.

With that said however. I still have hope. I have faith that EA will make this right and see to it to add these 2 timeless features to the current Sims series. As well as terrain tools, CAS, and vehicles that actually drive out of the driveway (not just magically disappear). Leaving out the "Theme Park" style of buying goods (forming lines) is crucial though imo. In fact, I am going to go out on a limb and say that incorporating some "Theme Park" elements to the Sims would certainly improve it. This is just my opinion however and yes I have been playing since day one.

I must admit, I am still trying to adjust to having no CAStyle. Everything is tedious and cumbersome to decorate. I don't think interior design will ever look as gorgeous as in TS3 where you could use any color and texture in just a few seconds. BUT I'm still sticking it out. Playing less and less but I am STILL trying to drum up interest in it.

"ems0309;13483568" wrote:
In a session of ask a guru one of the gurus said you can sell collectables. It seems I am unable to set mysims trophies and crystals for sale. Is there a way around this?

I wonder if the emitter is turned on if that stops them from being set to sell?

I love the game there's somethings I've got to get used to,but other than that I love the game.It's been along time in the waiting.

Hey!

Its Howdy Simmer!

How ya doing?:)

I just wanted to inform you that I started a Sims 4 GTW Lets Play yesterday! I was recording Part 3 today when
one of my sims was going off to the science lab to work but then it crashed on the loading screen! I repaired the game a few times and I tried the game about 4 times but it crashed all those times! Could you please fix this? People really want to see it in my LP but they can't because it keeps crashing! (Doesn't do it for any of the other careers)!

Thanks

Howdy!:)

Oh and I love GTW so far:)

Tell us what you are enjoying and why.
This is going to be a long list, and I will update it as I play through more of the content.

Buy/Build Mode:
I am absolutely enamored with the industrial/office themed buy and build objects. TS4 base game was very "Reginold, fetch me my glass slipper". Buy/Build was very classy and there was little "grit" or rustic content. OR helped with that a little, but GTW really fleshed out the options for building styles. It would have been spot on perfect if there had been a few "aged" metal recolors included, or even just 1 rusty metal recolor. lol You guys always make everything so PRETTY! (This is both a complement and a criticism. ;) lol)

Scientist Career:
At this time, I have only play tested the Scientist career. I appreciate that all the collectibles and items I have needed for my scientist's progress have been located somewhere on the career lot. The greenhouse in the laboratory is a very nice touch, and the multiple nodes to dig up collectibles from have been very helpful. I have not needed the fishing hole, yet, but I'm sure I'll get a task that sends me there soon. lol

So far my co-workers have been great for immersion and that "lab tech" sort of feel. They have also been a source of entertainment all on their own (workplace mischief is grand! lol). I was worried that they'd only play the computer all day, but I see them using the scientist benches as well. This is great and gives an authentic feel to the lab.

The Immersion in the career lot is spot on. I'm loving the smoke and steam spewing from the machines, the audio is great too. It's awesome to actually hear the machines humming away outside when you get near them. The lot is a lot larger than I anticipated it would be, and the picnic area at the entrance reminds me of something that would be attached to the road leading into Strangetown. Great for nostalgia, and the lot is well crafted with so many fine details that make it a believable environment and a pleasant one to spend your work day in. So far the tasks have been challenging to complete in the standard time allowed (I have not extended my workday yet), but not so difficult that I have found myself frustrated. It's a good fit for how I like to play. I feel it is important to note that my scientist sim is prepared for these extended work day with a full set of traits for hygiene, bladder, hunger, etc. For a novice sim who doesn't have these traits, the tasks may seem overwhelming. I LIKE this, though. I feel like this is a career for micromanaging simmers who enjoy a more challenging and fast pace gaming experience. I have enjoyed this career immensely thus far.

This is a lot worth loading into.

CAS:
The alien makeup is wonderful. You guys have honestly outdone yourselves in this regard. The styles are definitely out of this world, but still look beautiful in that exotic galactic way. A few more color options would be appreciated, but they match well with the alien skins.

The alien skins are INCREDIBLE! Thank you for offering so many colors and that stark white skin definitely takes the cake!

Thank you for opening up some makeup options for males. If you could allow all of them, I would be incredibly thankful.

The clothing and hairstyles fit the theme of GTW, and are visually pleasing to me. I appreciate how many were added, and that you didn't leave the kids out! lol

The new jewelry is AWESOME! There is not one that I don't like. Please give guys the option of only having one earring in the future, though. <3

Tell us about any bugs or glitches you find so we can get them fixed.
#1: After a few weeks of in game sim play, my inventory started bugging out. I made effort to keep the clutter in it minimal (selling off many items I didn't need) so while there is a lot of material in it, it's not what I would consider an excessive amount. My sims inventory has become unresponsive to dragging items in and out of the inventory. Also, if I scroll up to the beginning of the inventory, there are blank spaces where the objects that should be rendering are not. If I scroll to the top of my inventory, a strawberry symbol shows and I cannot deselect this strawberry or interact with my inventory. If I scroll to the bottom of the inventory, it's a my sim collectible instead of a strawberry that is selected, and attempting to interact with my inventory only results with a smudging effect on the collectible thumbnail icons. Any loading screen (going to work or the gym, etc) seems to reset the inventory and fix the issue for now.

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#2. After multiple weeks of teleporting into work, it would seem my sim can't introduce himself to some of his colleagues at work, now. When I select any introduction, my sim and the sim I wish to introduce myself to, both lock up and I have to use "testingcheatsenabled" to "reset/debug" them. Ending the work day early seems to fix it for the work day that follows.

Help us to continue tuning performance and gameplay by providing feedback on your experience.
*My load times have improved with GTW
*The fast forward settings only seem to increase play speed by a very limited amount.
*I thought I would be ok with the alien lock out on clothing, but it really does chafe. Please do not do that again with occults in the future. :( It is very frustrating, especially when the aliens are children and don't have access to ANYTHING but a single space suit. The disguises are a wonderful feature, but if you are going to lock CAS down on the alien side of things, I feel the aliens of ALL ages need more options.

*I am sad that pointy alien ears do not transfer with the alien skintone. After a lot of experimenting it would seem that my half aliens can only receive the alien skintone OR full alien appearance/powers. I was hoping for a more complicated genetic system that would allow half aliens to inherit just the eyes, or just the ears, or both eyes, ears, and skintone but have hair.

Currently it would appear I only have two choices. Alien colored skin with sim hair, ears, and eyes OR a full fledged alien with no sim characteristics. This is a bit disappointing. I hope to see more in depth genetic options in the future. :(