Rec Center
With Growing Together we're getting a new lot category, and the Rec Center actually has me excited. But now that we had the live stream, I started wondering what is actually the features of the Rec...
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"Simmerville;d-1006860" wrote:
With Growing Together we're getting a new lot category, and the Rec Center actually has me excited.
But now that we had the live stream, I started wondering what is actually the features of the Rec Center lot?
I only know that our sim can go there to mentor a painting class, probably much like the yoga instructing.
We have seen elders play table games, but I guess they could do that in a regular park, too?
We've seen a variety of "services" like a playing room for infants/toddlers?, reading nook, playground, activity objects etc. But as far as I know all of those can be used on other lot categories, too.
So - please share - what is special with the Rec Center lot that we won't get at other lots? I'll still build rec centers in several of my worlds, and I plan additions not seen yet, but can I combine some of them with other lot categories without losing out on much functionality?
To be honest, I feel that this has been a problem with community lots since mid Sims 2. There isn't really that much unique about them. I realised this in Bon Voyage when you could complete like half your travel guide without ever having to leave your home as they were tied to objects available in the home catalogue. I miss the days of the Sims 1 and early Sims 2 where you HAD to go to community lots to engage with shops, services and NPCs you couldn't do at home.
In TS1 you could do stuff like buy clothes, cooking ingredients, quest for magical ingredients, go on picnics, go to a carnival and play games, go dining or get quick bites to eat. There were unique NPCs who offered unique services.
It feels like the only purpose to go to a community lot in TS3 and 4 is to talk to other Sims, especially true for libraries, museums, gyms and bars that don't really offer that much gameplay that you can't do at home. They are just hangout lots where Sims are more inclined to do a specific activity.
And given that people essentially just hang out outside your home all day, there isn't really any need at all visit a community lot at all.
