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Beardedgeek72
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6 years ago

The buffs in tiny living are WAY overpowered and removes every challenge

I moved in a fresh, 0 skill Sim in a tiny home today.
Long story short she went, without doing any programming outside what her work required as a freelancer, from skill level 0 to level 8 in two days.
This also meant her first programming job netted her 140 simolions. Her very second one, that wednesday, netted her 9000 in ONE (1) day due to her rapid skill gain.

The buffs really need to be toned down. Right now I will lose money if I go to university with her, since she earns far more money the first week of her existence than she will ever do with any expensive degree.

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  • I feel like the boosts should have come with a way to cancel them, like we can with regular lot traits. That way, the player could just choose the buffs they want and get rid of the others. Maybe I want to build a 32 tile lot but only want to use the gardening and relationship boosts.

    Unfortunately, we're always stuck with "easy mode" whether we want it or not. :|
  • Because I realized that this qualify as valid feedback after posting the other one.
  • "Felicity;c-17391088" wrote:
    "Lquinn;c-17391069" wrote:


    Console players do ? and ?


    Console Sims 3 is an entirely different game, though. And there's a big reason I wouldn't play any sims games on console -- Sims games are buggy.

    Edit: Wow, had to do some editing to get quoting working properly. Kind of funny when talking about bugs -- even the forum has them at the moment.


    I play Sims 4 on console. Sure we have to wait forever for updates and MFPS still isn't on console but playing on my PS4 is a personal preference and I am glad we have something on console at least.
  • "Dragonfire2lm;c-17391654" wrote:
    "Felicity;c-17391088" wrote:
    "Lquinn;c-17391069" wrote:


    Console players do ? and ?


    Console Sims 3 is an entirely different game, though. And there's a big reason I wouldn't play any sims games on console -- Sims games are buggy.

    Edit: Wow, had to do some editing to get quoting working properly. Kind of funny when talking about bugs -- even the forum has them at the moment.


    I play Sims 4 on console. Sure we have to wait forever for updates and MFPS still isn't on console but playing on my PS4 is a personal preference and I am glad we have something on console at least.


    Oh, I don't think it's a good thing that Sims is buggy as all get out -- it hurts console players much more than it hurts PC players because of mods. Bethesda is another developer where their willingness to release very buggy games for modders to fix really hurts especially PS players (xbox does allow for some modding of some games).
  • "pearlbh;c-17390876" wrote:
    The challenge is actually making a livable house that's so small and then not getting bored with it fast. I found that after a few days of playing a Sim living in a 32 tile micro home. The skill increase is available at 64 tiles too, but even that is a pretty small house. If you and your Sim can be comfortable living in such a small house, I think they deserve the boost to the skills and whatever else!


    I agree.

    I have to give up a lot of room for skill building items in a tiny house. Want to go to the jungle and bring back relics, your sim has to go outside to use the workbench, flower arranging - outside, potions - outside, gardening in more than 2 pots - outside, workout - outside.
  • "Felicity;c-17391713" wrote:
    "Dragonfire2lm;c-17391654" wrote:
    "Felicity;c-17391088" wrote:
    "Lquinn;c-17391069" wrote:


    Console players do ? and ?


    Console Sims 3 is an entirely different game, though. And there's a big reason I wouldn't play any sims games on console -- Sims games are buggy.

    Edit: Wow, had to do some editing to get quoting working properly. Kind of funny when talking about bugs -- even the forum has them at the moment.


    I play Sims 4 on console. Sure we have to wait forever for updates and MFPS still isn't on console but playing on my PS4 is a personal preference and I am glad we have something on console at least.


    Oh, I don't think it's a good thing that Sims is buggy as all get out -- it hurts console players much more than it hurts PC players because of mods. Bethesda is another developer where their willingness to release very buggy games for modders to fix really hurts especially PS players (xbox does allow for some modding of some games).


    True, but unfortunately all we can do is put our opinions out there and hope for the best. There are times that I've felt like the console port was an afterthought or that console players got the short end of the stick.

    Either way, all we can do is wait hope we get updates or packs. I still enjoy the game mind you, but when Vampires were broken for over a year, I made an account here on the forums just to point out the bugs that did get fixed, took way too long when the bug reports were swamped with simmers running into them regularly.

    I want to buy Tiny Living but it apparently has bugs, the buffs do seem a bit OP and the console version is, I think, two updates behind PC...
  • "Dragonfire2lm;c-17391723" wrote:
    "Felicity;c-17391713" wrote:
    "Dragonfire2lm;c-17391654" wrote:
    "Felicity;c-17391088" wrote:
    "Lquinn;c-17391069" wrote:


    Console players do ? and ?


    Console Sims 3 is an entirely different game, though. And there's a big reason I wouldn't play any sims games on console -- Sims games are buggy.

    Edit: Wow, had to do some editing to get quoting working properly. Kind of funny when talking about bugs -- even the forum has them at the moment.


    I play Sims 4 on console. Sure we have to wait forever for updates and MFPS still isn't on console but playing on my PS4 is a personal preference and I am glad we have something on console at least.


    Oh, I don't think it's a good thing that Sims is buggy as all get out -- it hurts console players much more than it hurts PC players because of mods. Bethesda is another developer where their willingness to release very buggy games for modders to fix really hurts especially PS players (xbox does allow for some modding of some games).


    True, but unfortunately all we can do is put our opinions out there and hope for the best. There are times that I've felt like the console port was an afterthought or that console players got the short end of the stick.

    Either way, all we can do is wait hope we get updates or packs. I still enjoy the game mind you, but when Vampires were broken for over a year, I made an account here on the forums just to point out the bugs that did get fixed, took way too long when the bug reports were swamped with simmers running into them regularly.

    I want to buy Tiny Living but it apparently has bugs, the buffs do seem a bit OP and the console version is, I think, two updates behind PC...


    When the sims 4 was released I was going to buy a console instead of a computer but then I read that Maxis had no plans to ever release the sims 4 on consoles. So then I bought a computer.

    If the buffs are too strong you can use the tiny living lot to get the lot build size and then change it back to a standard residential lot and the buffs will go away. If you put the lot on the gallery, just tell people if they want the buffs to change the lot from residential to the tiny lot and the buffs will be back.

    The buffs are optional, on or off with just the click of a mouse button. You don't have to wait for a patch to remove the buffs, you can do it yourself and then use lot traits to get the skill buffs you want. You can also spend the reward points to make skill buffs for the sim you want to have high skill buffs and the other sims on the lot won't be affected by high skill buffs.

    Eta. I just tested it. Turning the lot back to residential, the fine buff is still on your sim until you leave the lot and come back. The fine buff is not on your sim anymore until you change the lot back to the tiny lot.
  • I think it is good for people who play with challenges on short lifespans plus if I don't want the buffs I have the choice not to build a tiny home which is really easy to do.

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