Feedback: Updated Gardening System
The June 19th patch made changes to the gardening system. There are now only five stages to evolving plants from normal to perfect. And if you have the Seasons EP some plants will grow during certain ...
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I like that gardening has been made to be more challenging, but I think it needs to be tweaked a bit. The botany Aspiration needs to be fixed to at least be theoretically doable. They eliminated "writer's block" so it's not unheard of to tweak Aspirations. I haven't tried the new careers, but they sound like they need some tweaks as well.
What I don't like about the changes is that it feels as if no one thought how they would actually play out. Especially for players who like to switch households or play a lot of households rotationally. And the "Garden Gnomes" club from GT might as well disband, because: What are they to do?
I've always liked dependencies in my game. The Gardener sells her produce from her retail store. The Baker buys his produce from the Gardener's store* as do my non-gardening Sims. Everyone buys lovely meals, baked goods and birthday or wedding cakes from the Baker.
*Or they did until the Lice Cold Freezer stopped working. :| I had been getting around the broken Lice Cold Freezer by sending the Baker and my non-gardening Sims to my community garden for produce - which is run by the Gardener. Not sure how I will work all this out.
What I don't like about the changes is that it feels as if no one thought how they would actually play out. Especially for players who like to switch households or play a lot of households rotationally. And the "Garden Gnomes" club from GT might as well disband, because: What are they to do?
I've always liked dependencies in my game. The Gardener sells her produce from her retail store. The Baker buys his produce from the Gardener's store* as do my non-gardening Sims. Everyone buys lovely meals, baked goods and birthday or wedding cakes from the Baker.
*Or they did until the Lice Cold Freezer stopped working. :| I had been getting around the broken Lice Cold Freezer by sending the Baker and my non-gardening Sims to my community garden for produce - which is run by the Gardener. Not sure how I will work all this out.
