Have not bought anything yet, but I was really keen on buying a game pack during the previous sale which was last month I believe. However I am currently facing this dilemma where I am stuck between buying Vampires, Strangervile and especially For Rent!
I've heard so much issues when it comes to For Rent and I have put off from buying it since then, so I bought the other EPs instead. I have yet to get high School Years, Horse Ranch, Life & Death, Lovestruck and Hobbies & Businesses.
I'd like to know your opinions on what you'd buy based of what I've not gotten, and any opinions on For Rent specifically!
So tldr - I am stuck between a rock and a hard place for this sale. Help
I know many others have had huge issues with For Rent, but personally I have enjoyed it to make apartments for NPCs and my sims to live in. I have turned off rental events after a fire bug that nearly made the game unplayable and there was a visual bug at one time where I couldn't display the owners of the rentals properly (but they still worked when played). I get not wanting to buy a broken pack, and if I hadn't bought the pack on release I probably would be hesitant, still I can't deny that it has brought me a lot of gameplay and more importantly options to fit more sims into towns with limited lots.
I don’t use for rent. I enjoyed it when I played it, but I hear there’s so many bugs with it. I just rather leave it alone. The only thing from the pack that gets used in my game is hopscotch.
If you were in a occult player, I guess I recommend vampire pack. I am not in occult player, and I found it very entertaining. It’s a very well made pack.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I love strangerville. I have played through the story more than once. I really wish we would get another story based pack. But when I’m not playing with the story, it is unused in my game. I don’t use anything from the pack. If you like a Western aesthetic, you might cas/BB/world. It comes with a sparring workout object and a military career. If you’re going to find that gameplay repetitive or feel like you’re not going to get your money’s worth out of maybe playing through a pack once, I would skip it.
The world that came with Lovestruck is one of my favorite worlds. I love CAS/BB. But the gameplay is a little thin. I do enjoy the new dates, table top game, picnic blanket, blind dates, supply closet and the very few new animations. The romance satisfaction can sometimes feel overwhelming, but for the most part, I enjoy the . If you don’t care about romance, skip it.
Horse Ranch is just that a horse pack. It feels like a game pack. The world is gorgeous. Horses are very well done. I really enjoy playing with it. If you enjoyed country living, I would say it’s similar to that pack just more limited.
High school years. I actually also enjoy. I’m glad I didn’t pay for it at full price because I do feel like it’s missing some stuff. Following your Sims to high school gets old, as do some of the events. But I do think it adds to the teen life stage. I only use social bunny for teenagers. It’s nice to have a prom/graduation. I also like more after school activities/part-time jobs/teen only aspirations. The Photo Booth also gets a lot of views in my game. I find that get together Clubs complements this pack.
L&D the CAS/Build/Buy alone I love. Otherwise the bucket list is another goal/challenge oriented gameplay that if you want can scrap and start over again (requires the book under activities). For the occult angle ghosts, grim career and I love using Tarot with my spellcaster and look for cards.
HR even just for the farmhand to care for the minor animals, plus the mini sheep are so cute! Some good CAS/Build/Build to go with CoL or to unmodernized. CAS there is some nice shirt laying that goes with like a camping/outdoors/natural living theme, which I liked a lot.
Lovestruck, there is some CAS I so much adore! I like the complexity and challenge given to romance/relationships. And there are mods to reduce or turn off the decay so, worst case.
I don't have the other two. B&H I am sort of waiting for a better sale price, and kinda bummed cause I want the Limited Edition Display Case and kinda don't want to buy it knowing I can't have it X / So now I have a passively aggressive stance on the pack XD
