RoM General conversation

There is an echo chamber @halloweenchild ... I don't think everyone is in on it, but there are a lot of folks that plain don't like this game and will jump at a chance to say it like they played it, or went to a friends house to play it (that one always cracks me up), or watched someone play it or just has to say oh my god this is terrible over it.

Then again there are different play styles. For me it's not hard... I can't do it super fast and don't want too but I definitely don't want the game making me grow a plant for a half a year or more to finally be able to make a potion. That's not fun, no way.. I'd give up. Thing is those that want to do that can do it that way.. they really can.. but seems they want everyone penalized. You don't have to buy that apple from a vendor, you don't have to buy the crystal from the computer.. go grow it yourself, find it, or fish it up.
I know there are people that play for challenge.. but this really isn't that type of a game and to make it limited to only challenge loving players would make (I believe) the bulk of us miserable. We'd be searching for ways to mod or cheat and pulling our hair out over it. They mostly just have to limit themselves or throw in things that could make it harder (lot traits, other traits... try to play with curses ect), but I guess many can't do that for some strange reason.

I did nothing but advance through my magic didn't take me no hour to get to max rank like everyone's complaining they've done.

"CelSims;c-17245840" wrote:

"WolfNate;c-17245656" wrote:
Anyone who says magic is easy and boring is obviously not into mages cuz it takes forever to rank up.

Whoever says it takes forever to rank up is obviously not into mages enough to be efficient. See how that works?

I played TEN HOURS OF NOTHING BUT CASTERS bub doing nothing but taking care of needs and playing in magic realm I did not get to max rank in like 3 hours of playing.

I think the thing is, since after The Sims it hasn’t been about genuinely overcoming a challenge.

Like I LOVE sims 2. Still think gameplay wise it’s the best. Wish I could get sims 2 with sims 4 graphics but recognize with all the details of the world now that would take a lot of computer power.

But the only challenging aspect of it was through nostalgia glasses playing it as a kid. That’s why stuff like legacies and the ISBI and sooo many other wild challenges cropped up around that game. I even went back to it because I was all, ‘gee, earning money in legacies is easy in sims 4. I’m going to do a legacy in 2 again for more challenge.’

I actually earned more money faster. And got way more aspiration rewards. (Come to think of it, that’s probably why the needs potion doesn’t bother me too much. The electro need filler in sims 2 was only 15000 aspiration points which was 1 Dream date easy. That had five charges, no random downsides, and after a dream date you should be platinum and gold for awhile ANYWAY so no chance of failure and getting needs zapped dry.)

Now part of this is that I played sims 2 a lot. Like a lot a lot. So I learned the tricks. But I feel like a lot of people looking for a challenge kinda forget that it hasn’t really... been a goal of the sims for awhile.

"CelSims;c-17245829" wrote:

"halloweenchild;c-17245629" wrote:

"DaWaterRat;c-17245624" wrote:

"halloweenchild;c-17245482" wrote:
I'm really loving this pack so far, but one thing is kind of bothering me and it's not the game itself (for a change lol). All over I'm seeing people complaining that it's "too easy" to level up their spellcasters and how they've done it in like an hour of real-time. Where for me, I've only just gotten my spellcaster to master rank over the course of three days. Am I doing something wrong? lol

Yeah, I'm not sure how they're doing it either. It took me about 4 Sim-weeks to get Rosemary to Virtuoso. That was 2 days real time, but I had time to binge.

Granted, I didn't use the gardening spell much, because I want her to actually level up in gardening. Same with cooking - I only use Delicioso when she's out and about and hungry but that's the only need that's low (I see no reason to use the needs potion if it's only one or two things.) Scruberoo and Repario I use a lot, though.

And that was playing her solo and cheating money to redecorate the house and cover bills.

It's boggling my mind a little there, unless they're outright cheating, or just plain binging I'm not getting it. The only other thing I can think of is that all the people commenting "It's too easy" are stuck in an echo chamber from either a random comment or a reviewer.

Rude. Some people are just more focused on grinding.
My first caster levelled very fast. She learned the needs potion and just copy pasta'd every time a need went yellow. And she made all her money using burglarate. If you use spells for everything you get max quickly. And potions is literally just grinding experiment on the cauldron.

Some people will always do things faster than others, because they simply focus on one aspect instead of taking the time to play out a story and do all the social stuff etc. I know I personally get very OCD on whatever I'm trying to achieve and I struggle to bother to have my sims have a life.

I was just saying it was boggling my mind because I have been grinding, I've had my sim practising magic nearly 24/7 (taking time out for them to eat and sleep, use the toilet etc) in my test save and only yesterday they reached the rank of master, and that's after 3-4 hours of gameplay for over three days, because I have other things to do during the day.
So when people say "Oh yeah, I levelled my spellcaster up in like an in a real-life hour" I have to pause for a moment and either call BS or wonder if they just cheated their spellcaster to the final rank.
But calling it easy because of the grinding playstyle isn't exactly fair to the devs because they obviously put a fair amount of effort into this pack to make it challenging for the more casual players.

"smurfy77;c-17246521" wrote:
How do you ask a Sage to move in with you? My sim just started a relationship with Simeon (I did a remake on him a bit to update his look and aged him down to young adult) and there does not seem to be an option even tho she is at home and he is there (again, he comes over alot) he also has a key to her place too but no option to ask to move in. She has a wish to get married to him so I thought I would try moving him in.

Seems to be a glitch cuz Morgyn had it when he was over though I only moved him in cuz I legitimately thought I killed him and didn't have Dedeathify yet.

"smurfy77;c-17246521" wrote:
How do you ask a Sage to move in with you? My sim just started a relationship with Simeon (I did a remake on him a bit to update his look and aged him down to young adult) and there does not seem to be an option even tho she is at home and he is there (again, he comes over alot) he also has a key to her place too but no option to ask to move in. She has a wish to get married to him so I thought I would try moving him in.

I had to marry Morgyn before I could have him move in.

"WolfNate;c-17247525" wrote:

"Marivanna;c-17247516" wrote:
There are no any new wants in ROM.I hope it's just a bug.

Wants?

I think they are talking about whims

"simm621;c-17247001" wrote:

"smurfy77;c-17246521" wrote:
How do you ask a Sage to move in with you? My sim just started a relationship with Simeon (I did a remake on him a bit to update his look and aged him down to young adult) and there does not seem to be an option even tho she is at home and he is there (again, he comes over alot) he also has a key to her place too but no option to ask to move in. She has a wish to get married to him so I thought I would try moving him in.

I had to marry Morgyn before I could have him move in.

I ended up using testingcheats to add him to the family, the previous attempt did not show his spells as it was supposed to( it showed in his spellbook that he had the 9/9 in his practical magick but he was unable to do them) but after backing out and taking her back to HQ for a bit and doing most of her training with him, but also the other 2 and when he started singing to her I just went ahead and brought him back to her house with her and used the cheat to add him. They eloped a couple hours later, in her basement beside her cauldron lol, but this time his spells did show up correctly, so I am not sure why that did it before.

"halloweenchild;c-17245545" wrote:

"Dglbr1969;c-17245492" wrote:

"halloweenchild;c-17245482" wrote:
I'm really loving this pack so far, but one thing is kind of bothering me and it's not the game itself (for a change lol). All over I'm seeing people complaining that it's "too easy" to level up their spellcasters and how they've done it in like an hour of real-time. Where for me, I've only just gotten my spellcaster to master rank over the course of three days. Am I doing something wrong? lol

Don't worry, I'm the same, I think my sim got Adept rank, then I had to restart for another reason, now he is back up to Adept, that's as far as I've got lol and I've hardly been off game myself!

I'm glad I'm not the only one then. Granted I haven't been binge-playing, but I have been playing for a good chunk of evening hours since I got the pack (about 3 or so depending). And just got my tester spellcaster to the rank of master.
Edit: I love your profile pic btw, it's super awesome.

Thanks! @halloweenchild ,I love him too, he is my Zeus :) - he is still only Adept though lol, on his way to master. It is taking me a while cause I had a hiccup with him, but I'm trying not to level too fast cause I don't want to miss any spells? the last save I think I was levelling too quickly and seemed to start learning spells in the next rank and missed Zip Zap which was obviously going to be a must have for Zeus :D has anyone "Not" been able to learn a spell they missed this way?