Get Famous Owners: Would you buy it again? Pros? Cons? [Decision made]
My birthday is Wednesday and one of my daughters got me an Amazon giftcard. They're having a similar sale to Origin right now on TS4 packs, I can purchase Get Famous for 50% off. This is the only EP I don't own so I'm seriously thinking about getting it. I have a few questions though for those who own the pack.
The biggest reason I have not bought this EP is reports of celebrities taking over at venues while your Sims are on dates or just hanging out there. For instance; DJs will stop playing music to run away and fan over a celebrity that has entered the club, your date in a restaurant will get up and run away to fan over a visiting celebrity, your Sim might do this as well and you can't stop them.
Also, I've read that family members won't or can not talk to another family member because they're a celebrity and that quirks sometimes stick and you can't get rid of them.
Are you experiencing these things in your game? Do you find it merely annoying and enjoy the pack anyway? Or does it make you want to tear your hair out in frustration and wish you'd never bought the pack?
If you're also a builder or bought the pack only for the build/buy, was it worth getting the pack?
Do you use elements of the pack in other gameplay besides the celebrity feature? Does it have enough of this to be fun without playing celebrities at all? I do have Sims I'd love to make celebrities though, so I would use that aspect, of course.
Are there any other bugs/glitches I should know about?
I've wanted to get this pack for a long time, a lot of the gameplay looks like it's fun and the build/buy, especially the Mid-Century items has me drooling as a builder. But the above problems with celebrity invasions has made me seriously hesitate. I'm a micromanager and play most of the time with autonomy off. Sims running off to do things that I didn't tell them to do and/or canceling my orders, is frustrating and stressful to me, no fun.
BTW, my normal gameplay involves playing a lot of challenges, starting most of my Sims out Rags to Riches style and a little family play here and there. I enjoy taking my Sims from nothing to a successful life. I also LOVE to build, but only micro/tiny/small houses, usually one or maybe two floors. I've never built a mansion.
So...what do you think based on your experience with the pack and what I've shared about my qualms and playstyle? Should I get it or save my giftcard for a future EP/GP/SP I might enjoy better?
Thank you for reading, have a great rest of your week and...
Happy Simming! <3
The biggest reason I have not bought this EP is reports of celebrities taking over at venues while your Sims are on dates or just hanging out there. For instance; DJs will stop playing music to run away and fan over a celebrity that has entered the club, your date in a restaurant will get up and run away to fan over a visiting celebrity, your Sim might do this as well and you can't stop them.
Also, I've read that family members won't or can not talk to another family member because they're a celebrity and that quirks sometimes stick and you can't get rid of them.
Are you experiencing these things in your game? Do you find it merely annoying and enjoy the pack anyway? Or does it make you want to tear your hair out in frustration and wish you'd never bought the pack?
If you're also a builder or bought the pack only for the build/buy, was it worth getting the pack?
Do you use elements of the pack in other gameplay besides the celebrity feature? Does it have enough of this to be fun without playing celebrities at all? I do have Sims I'd love to make celebrities though, so I would use that aspect, of course.
Are there any other bugs/glitches I should know about?
I've wanted to get this pack for a long time, a lot of the gameplay looks like it's fun and the build/buy, especially the Mid-Century items has me drooling as a builder. But the above problems with celebrity invasions has made me seriously hesitate. I'm a micromanager and play most of the time with autonomy off. Sims running off to do things that I didn't tell them to do and/or canceling my orders, is frustrating and stressful to me, no fun.
BTW, my normal gameplay involves playing a lot of challenges, starting most of my Sims out Rags to Riches style and a little family play here and there. I enjoy taking my Sims from nothing to a successful life. I also LOVE to build, but only micro/tiny/small houses, usually one or maybe two floors. I've never built a mansion.
So...what do you think based on your experience with the pack and what I've shared about my qualms and playstyle? Should I get it or save my giftcard for a future EP/GP/SP I might enjoy better?
Thank you for reading, have a great rest of your week and...
Happy Simming! <3
