It is a pain to have to go through a loading screen just to visit your next door neighbor and another to go home again. Say my sims are hanging out at home with the neighbors, and I want them to take the hang out session to the neighbor's lot. It's so frustrating to watch the neighbor seamlessly go to that lot but I have to go through a load screen and if I had an action queued before I leave when I finally get there I've lost the action and have to get everyone gathered back up. At first I missed the worlds in TS3 but over time this way has grown on me and I wouldn't want to go back. Just get rid of the loading screens please Maxis.