"@Felicity;c-16367975" wrote:
Dirty Sims 3 secret -- the game runs so much better if you don't have a lot of store content.
One thing I do remember is the outrage over the Sims 3 store when they sold store items that seemed to be yanked from an EP. The store didn't bother me so much, because, as I said earlier, it was difficult to pay full price for anything with sim points unless you tried. I do own the pet stuff, but I probably got it as part of that compilation which I probably got for very little $$ due to ads, buying large bundles of Simpoints (twice -- that's it), and ads and buying stuff during the daily deal to make CYS (Complete your set) give even better deals.
Sims 3 Store was almost like a game in and of itself. How to get the most stuff for the least amount of money. But it did take time to do that. Now I have almost none in my game because, really, aside from premium content, the EPs have enough stuff that combined with CASt, there really isn't a need.
I think the store content is good, but considering how expensive it is, they should have implemented it better.
I remember getting Aurora Skies (which is still stunning to this day, ugh, beauty) but my game being much slower.
I love how EA have warnings for having too many packs installed may cause slowness, but then have no warnings for store content, which in my opinion, makes it much worse.
The whole store concept was so out of wack, but packs like My First Pet Stuff aren't the answer either.
