"Ceres_Meiriona;c-16992308" wrote:
In fact, lets just put the CAS and buy/build mode assets out here for people to see too, since we're comparing apples to oranges.
Lucky Palms (Please note you have to buy the GOLD version to get the first 12 items)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1WGanhWkAA-EN8.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1WGamzXQAEYWE2.jpg
Strangerville
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1WHAXWX0AAqAww.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1WHAWoWwAMF7vP.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1WHAXnWkAI06-p.jpg
As I said in a previous post, in TS4 we are not restricted to living or visiting just one world. We can go ANYWHERE. Go visit your relatives or friends in any world spanning multiple climates. TS4 worlds do not need to be gigantic, nor should they be. It's not a logical comparison. Lucky Palms has more lots, yes, but it fails in CAS and buy/build. Unlike you, I'm going to be fair to the game I'm criticizing, by saying Lucky Palms didn't need to have a lot of CAS and buy/build options... you know why? It's because we had CasT in TS3, so we didn't NEED as many clothing options and furniture options because we could customize basic model styles to express our creativity. Also, Lucky Palms was a "world" pack, so their focus was on the world. I should hope it has more lots than say... a GAME pack. Until Vampires debuted, Game Packs did not even include worlds where sims could live permanently.
Anyway, we don't have CasT in TS4, but we have plenty of lots to live on across a pleasant spread of climates, so that means we need CAS, buy/build mode assets, careers, (insert shameless selfish plug for new life states), and intractable items. We received all of that with this game pack except for my selfish life state plug. LOL
There are plenty of things to criticize TS4 for, but a lack of lots in a game pack is just not one of them.
Everything is open for criticism even the amounts of lots, I do like the interconnectivity of neighborhoods but there is an reason EA/Maxis chose this because there is no possiblity of adding lots or even editing them. I always wanted this feature in Sims 3 but it is an older version that is not in developmental status. Also in certain situations I have to restrict my story if it requires me to stay in one neighborhood and not spread it out. The lots are all static meaning no matter what you put on those lots it is still the same ole same ole and you can't even expand the lots if the house bigger than the lot and you must cut something to make it fit. There is always room for criticism even with lots and Imo editing of lots with neighborhood interconnectivity would have worked well. also, I would expect an lot of items as that is all that Sims 4 can offer me beyond features but that not necessairly an bad thing depending on how you look at it also SV cannot be manipulated as you could with Lucky Palms and just like I did with SV buy gettting at an lower price ($4.99) I done the same with Luck Palms and buy nothing at regular price and I enjoyed the fact I could expand Luck Palms and you can't do that with SV.
