My thoughts on Eco Living...
Now that I have played it for a while I have a few thoughts: 1) Way to many Bugs 2) The way the Eco Footprint works or doesn’t work I should say. I wish you could just click on the map and select ...
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I've honestly just realised that the pack is fine - if you turn off all the NAPs and ignore the Eco aspect of it... so basically, I love the CAS and Build items, and I enjoy the new hobbies, but that's it for me.
The NAPs are so invasive to gameplay that I had to turn them off, although I'm now left with a sim who can't do a single action without cancelling it to stretch, for literally the rest of his sim life (even tho it's repealed and turned off!).
The Eco footprint thing just seems like a non-thing. I haven't actively tried to change the eco footprint yet, but all of my lots have been neutral. My current lot is a massive mansion filled with all the electronics imaginable, and it has a neutral eco footprint and about $600 bills - I was expecting some change :/ And I deleted the bar in the industrial neighbourhood in the new world ready for my next gen sim to move adn live there when they're old enough, which has changed that whole neighbourhood neutral - so I'll never even get to play it industrial unless I replace the bar or actively try to change it back (which wasnt part of my plan, and prevents the whole regenerating a neighbourhood actual gameplay feature :/ )
Oh, and my sims all have a constant Uncomfortable Moodlet because of the poor decor (apparently there is something wrong with plain white walls), which is sooo annoying -I want my sims to have plain white walls! Fair enough have a decor moodlet for paintings or plants or something, but to do it for the wallpaper and flooring is really annoying!!!
I think overall it's disappointing. I was really unconvinced when it was first announced. I became a convert after the livestream and learning more about the pack and actually felt quite excited about it, but now I've tried to play it, with the invasion of NAPs and non-existent eco thing, and the introduction of bugs which are driving me crazy, it's just a stuff pack with some great CAS and Build content :|
The NAPs are so invasive to gameplay that I had to turn them off, although I'm now left with a sim who can't do a single action without cancelling it to stretch, for literally the rest of his sim life (even tho it's repealed and turned off!).
The Eco footprint thing just seems like a non-thing. I haven't actively tried to change the eco footprint yet, but all of my lots have been neutral. My current lot is a massive mansion filled with all the electronics imaginable, and it has a neutral eco footprint and about $600 bills - I was expecting some change :/ And I deleted the bar in the industrial neighbourhood in the new world ready for my next gen sim to move adn live there when they're old enough, which has changed that whole neighbourhood neutral - so I'll never even get to play it industrial unless I replace the bar or actively try to change it back (which wasnt part of my plan, and prevents the whole regenerating a neighbourhood actual gameplay feature :/ )
Oh, and my sims all have a constant Uncomfortable Moodlet because of the poor decor (apparently there is something wrong with plain white walls), which is sooo annoying -I want my sims to have plain white walls! Fair enough have a decor moodlet for paintings or plants or something, but to do it for the wallpaper and flooring is really annoying!!!
I think overall it's disappointing. I was really unconvinced when it was first announced. I became a convert after the livestream and learning more about the pack and actually felt quite excited about it, but now I've tried to play it, with the invasion of NAPs and non-existent eco thing, and the introduction of bugs which are driving me crazy, it's just a stuff pack with some great CAS and Build content :|
