I definitely remember that feature, OP.
That's why I love TS3 so much, the innovation was off the charts. That one feature that came with Seasons probably became my favorite build/buy asset of all time. It put immense power into the hands of the player. <3
I don't think that we'll be getting its equivalent in TS4, however. But if we did, I would buy this version of Seasons so fast -- no hesitation, snow or no snow!
Those are the kinds of features that are worth whatever sacrifices EA may have needed to make. Yet, oddly enough, that feature was included in TS3 Seasons plus a whole boatload more. That pack was filled to the brim with goodness. The only other one that I enjoyed nearly as much was Island Paradise.
EA is such a profitable company. I wish that they would take some of that profit from the Sims and use it to hire a second EP development team. It would remove some of the load from the present team and, almost certainly, improve overall quality of the EPs.
