"ClarionOfJoy;c-17429003" wrote:"LiELF;c-17428962" wrote:"ClarionOfJoy;c-17428708" wrote:"LiELF;c-17428335" wrote:
@ClarionOfJoy I think you're being a little too defensive, honestly. Why would you think I'm trying to deter people from playing Sims 3? It seems more to me like you're trying to avoid admitting to Sims 3's flaws by brushing off my reasons as "just your opinion". Of course I'm stating my opinion, and that's what you are doing as well. I'm sorry you felt you had to go through all of that effort, but I'm just not changing my mind. I know my personal experience and no matter how much you argue against it, it's still valid and I'm still not going to enjoy the game. I just don't think the trade-offs from Sims 2 were worth it. It's not how I play.
Also, Sims 2 had a hell of a lot more depth than you're giving it credit for. Sims 3 wasn't the first game to have layers of repercussions in behaviors in the gameplay. But I'm not going to make an essay on it, it's off topic.
Bottom line is, the Sims 3 does have flaws. It does. Yes, there are mods and workarounds. Each player has to decide for themself if it's worth it to play. Same for Sims 4. That's the beauty of choice. But you can't go around trying to silence people because their experiences aren't what you want to hear. I could go into all kinds of ugly detail as to why I don't like the game, but what good would that do? It's not going to change your mind and I honestly don't need to. Sims 3 was designed for gameplay that doesn't suit my needs. It suits yours, and that's great! My opinion shouldn't influence your (or anyone else's) enjoyment.
But you can't gatekeep people's opinions just because you don't like them. It's kind of hypocritical when you want to speak freely about your own opinions of Sims 4's flaws but won't allow someone else the same courtesy to speak about Sims 3's.
Lol, I'm not being defensive! I LOVE talking about TS3 and correcting inaccurate information that's being liberally dispersed about it. I know that there are TS4 players who actively try to put it down to make TS4 appear better so that people who don't know might be fooled into buying that inferior game. I honestly would rather have people use their hard-earned money and buy TS3 which is a much better game and will give them more entertainment than TS4 ever can.
Also, I'm not trying to change your mind. I know other people read these posts and read your inaccurate claims about TS3 - so these posts are really for them. :)
I also used to love TS2 during it's run, but when I started playing TS3, it got demoted to second place and TS3 became my number one. I didn't go over the depth of TS2 because there are enough players around extolling its virtues (but none of imperfections). Besides, its not being sold anymore. If it was though, I would recommend it as it is definitely a superior closed-world game over TS4. Heck, even TS1 is better than TS4! Even the sims in that iteration did what they're suppose to do!
I just think you're the one being defensive. No where in my posts did I ever try to silence you. I DID however correct any claims that you made about TS3 that were inaccurate. That's all.
Oh goodness. You are indeed trying to silence me by trying to "correct my claims", which are not inaccurate, though. That's where you're getting defensive. There are many people who have had major issues with Sims 3. People who don't use mods. You are trying to discard that information as false, which is dishonest. I ran into issues myself. I know my own experiences.
The average player buys a game, installs it, and expects to be able to play it. Especially a triple A game. This is how I tried to play Sims 3 several times over the years. Without mods. Without CC. Without having to research how to delete elements of a pack to make it run smoothly. Without these "workarounds and documentations" to make the game playable for me. I have not, in any way, been misleading. Sims 3 was left in a sorry state as is, and as someone who loves the game as much as you do, I would think that you would be at least a little bit unhappy about that and trying to ensure it doesn't happen again, not making excuses for it. This is what confuses me. The community should never have to fix problems for the devs. They had to do it for Sims 3, and they are doing it again for Sims 4.
Since the beginning of this conversation, I have also made it pretty clear that I have been speaking, not only of personal experience, but also my own personal preferences. I'm sorry, but you cannot refute my play preferences, lol. If people read it and share the same preferences as I do, and decide that Sims 3 isn't for them, that's their business, it's not going to take your game away from you. Not everyone is going to love Sims 3 and that's perfectly fine. Not everyone loved Sims 2 or Sims 1 (or especially Sims 4).
So to clarify, from here on, when I speak of Sims 3, it is of the strictly vanilla game experience without mods and CC. It will be from my own experiences and in reference to my own preferences and play style. If that offends you I don't know what else to say. It's my truth and I'm allowed to express it whether you like it or not.
Yeah, I really don't care. This is too boring now.
