Spa day vs Dine out?

"Nik24X7;c-15909333" wrote:

"Cinebar;c-15909136" wrote:

"KismetRose;d-921980" wrote:
Hi,

I am wondering if anyone here owns both of these packs? I am kind of wanting both, but since I can only get one atm, I am unsure which one to wish for if possible? Can anyone tell me some pro/cons, or just simply why you like both or one of the packs?

Thanks!

Pros: My Sims eat out all the time. To make friends, spend time with lovers, family, or just to not have to cook. I rarely take a Sim to a spa since they lowered how many Sims show up at a spa. Instead of going to a spa, I put the object (trainer's mat) in the gym and if my Sims ever go to a gym then they can be taught yoga there. I bet I have used DO way more than Spa Day and feel no need for my Sims to have the wellness skill.

I, too, have added saunas, yoga mats, mediation stools, etc to all of the gyms. The gyms tend to attract a lot of Sims, and it's a great way for them to interact. I even have yoga classes at the gym.

Yeah, when we first got Spa Day there were like fifteen Sims showing up to use the different amenitites, and always five working out with the yoga mat when the instructor would start up a class. But some months ago things changed in TS4 and Sims stopped showing up at the Spas, the parks and people are very lucky to see more than two or three anywhere (community lots) else other than the gym, and or a restaurant or a store.

Love them both!

Spa Day all da way.

I like em both, but yes Dine Out is bugged - not game breaking, but enough to be irritating. I use the stuff from Spa Day all the time on all sorts of lot types.

You can use the yoga instructor mat on all sorts of lots as well - set the lot type to spa or gym, place the mat, then change lot type back to what you want and an instructor will turn up. I have a couple of parks with outdoor yoga.

Also there is a really great custom aspiration called Perfect Balance that fits perfectly with Spa Day, if you are cool with mods
http://modthesims.info/d/590925

"ModerateOsprey;c-15916653" wrote:
I like em both, but yes Dine Out is bugged - not game breaking, but enough to be irritating. I use the stuff from Spa Day all the time on all sorts of lot types.

You can use the yoga instructor mat on all sorts of lots as well - set the lot type to spa or gym, place the mat, then change lot type back to what you want and an instructor will turn up. I have a couple of parks with outdoor yoga.

Also there is a really great custom aspiration called Perfect Balance that fits perfectly with Spa Day, if you are cool with mods
http://modthesims.info/d/590925

Hm, I guess Spa Day is bugged in my game since GT came out...because I never have more than two workers and my Sim and a few others so not even enough to start a full class like it was when we first got it.

"Cinebar;c-15917216" wrote:

"ModerateOsprey;c-15916653" wrote:
I like em both, but yes Dine Out is bugged - not game breaking, but enough to be irritating. I use the stuff from Spa Day all the time on all sorts of lot types.

You can use the yoga instructor mat on all sorts of lots as well - set the lot type to spa or gym, place the mat, then change lot type back to what you want and an instructor will turn up. I have a couple of parks with outdoor yoga.

Also there is a really great custom aspiration called Perfect Balance that fits perfectly with Spa Day, if you are cool with mods
http://modthesims.info/d/590925

Hm, I guess Spa Day is bugged in my game since GT came out...because I never have more than two workers and my Sim and a few others so not even enough to start a full class like it was when we first got it.

Yes, I noticed this. Not sure when it happened, but when I first got the pack, the spa was full of sims, but now very few turn up. So I don't have a large spa building now like the one provided. For my only spa, I made a much smaller building with just one aromatherapy chair, one massage table and only provided two mats as well as the instructor mat.

The rest of the stuff that came out with spa day, I use loads of stuff from it from parks to residential. I also like the wellness skill.

I really like the restaurants as well. The problem I have with them is that sometimes it seems to go well, but mostly I find them pretty chaotic.

@ModerateOsprey none of my Sims have ever completed the wellness skill what is the purpose of it? Will it keep them from getting sick from Get To Work illnesses? If not I don't see much point. :| ETA: Other than being able to see Sims with it ,float in yoga position in mid air while in my restuarants. :p

"Cinebar;c-15921724" wrote:
@ModerateOsprey none of my Sims have ever completed the wellness skill what is the purpose of it? Will it keep them from getting sick from Get To Work illnesses? If not I don't see much point. :| ETA: Other than being able to see Sims with it ,float in yoga position in mid air while in my restuarants. :p

I like some of the mood altering social interactions that come with it, such as making another sim focused, inspired etc. It also unlocks some recipes. It also allows a sim to teleport - not that I use that much.

Other unlocks is allowing a sim to do massages, aromatherapy, etc themselves.

I have both and I also like both of them. I no longer run any restaurants myself, but I really like dining out at the various restaurants. Overall I use the Spa activities more frequently as I have added yoga and the other spa activities to all of my gyms, and also have sims do yoga at home and in parks.

I get more use out of Spa Day lately. Like others have mentioned, Dine Out is too buggy for me to deal with.