I don't have RoM yet and if I get it, I will do so later. I did actually really like StrangerVille and I actually will keep the settings and pre-mades in my game. I'm more of a realism player though so I actually like that I could come up with a mostly realistic explanation of the events and that I could turn the town into a normal part of my rotation after. I can see an interesting dynamic between the various households and any new sims. There's a "culture clash" in the town that I'll get into.
My StrangerVille hero married a military sim who was with her until the end of the mystery. I thought about having them move out but the setting really is great for the military. I have said that I think that military sims may have to do a certain amount of moving around and to the extent possible, military sims will be expected to live in StrangerVille at first depending on how long they are stationed there.
I wish that the town had a few more lots but that sounds like the case for RoM too. I wasn't planning on getting RoM right away and I'll way until any bugs are under control. It's the sort of thing where I might be willing to have one or two spellcasters because I can be open-minded but it isn't really my play-style. If it had a more involved world, that would draw me more. I'll probably get it ... later.
