"Tanja1986;c-16513365" wrote:
I have a feeling once people actually get their hands on this calendar it will make especially those happy who love to micro manage everything in their game! I seriously could care less about all those popup notifications, I seriously am looking forward to this calendar as we can see Sims birthdays in advance and can plan ahead! All the holidays are also listed etc. I think this feature alone will make people happy. Right now everyone can say what they want, but I know once it's out, they will love it :wink:
This could be true. I love micromanaging in the sims, it's why I love family play. Get everyone up in time, ready in time, get someone to walk the dog, another to make breakfast, see if everyone's done their homework, had time for their hobbies, date nights for the parents, quality adventure time with the dogs & cuddling the cat often enough for it not to run away all the time :D And I think I'll love the calendar.
Trying to find that perfect spot for a toddler play date or my teenage sim's first romantic encounter, seeing who has time to take the dog for a checkup, finding a way to get everyone together in time on gift giving day, knowing exactly whose birthdays are coming up & thinking of all the important family & non-family members to invite ahead of time, just organising a family vacation / hangout at the park, or being able to plan family reunions around memorable family events (like everyone getting together each winter on the day of grandpa's death or whatever), and so on ... are things I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy xD
I think the calendar fits the relevance of having seasons rather well (or to me anyway, because it's why they've always been so important to my playstyle: having cold, rainy or snowy days instead of eternal summer
and the actual passing of
time). Idk exactly how it will work, but you might be on to something concerning who this will appeal to, because the micromanaging simmer in me is clearly glowing in anticipation to have all this information collected in one place & to be able to plan around my sims' busy schedules
and nature's schedule, the weather, even ahead of time if I'd like (finally!).
Oh and speaking of nature's schedule, I also love the fact that we can check the weather forecast for all the worlds & that different neighbourhoods within the same world might have very slight weather variations :D Anyway, I know the calendar seems pretty dumb to some people, but I think that all in all, I just really like these kinds of realistic, perhaps slightly micro-managey additions & in this case, they
are coming with weather effects, a real temperature system, lots of fun new activities, a new career & general expanding of the gardening system, and ... BEES ... So the calendar's just a fun & useful addition to a pack I'm pretty sure I'll love & that I, for one, am actually very excited about!
Sorry for the wall of text, I got a bit carried away.
ETA: edited for clarity, or to make it less wall-of-textly ... :/
