The purpose of Newcrest was?

"drake_mccarty;14218189" wrote:

"lovebypondside;14217209" wrote:

"drake_mccarty;14217194" wrote:

I'm not against blank worlds, I wouldn't pay for one, but if they were to produce another for free I have no qualms with that.

I do wish they would have gotten a little more creative though, it's a little disappointing that every location in Newcrest is an revision of willow creek neighborhoods. I guess that's just one of the downsides to the way they make worlds now.

Oh yes, I agree. I wouldn't want to pay for a blank world.

I get what you mean about wishing it looked different. I would have liked a different style, but to be fair, Newcrest has some differences in the backdrop being more city-like, and I just noticed yesterday for the first time that there's a golf course lol. And also, it was free. But, I feel you.

I just don't think that was a sufficient solution. It's smaller than the base game worlds, and it's also structurally the same.

I think it would be more beneficial for the team to develop a world creator. That way players play a role in creating new neighborhoods, however that would undoubtedly take potential money that Maxis would otherwise charge players for. As gracious as some people believe the team is, it's all about profits. The Sims 4 is far beyond a best seller, so they are going to capitalize on areas that only they can provide. Like worlds.

It would have to be a really simple world creator though -- I tried to use CAW with Sims 3 (after installing Windows 7 in a dual boot on my iMac because it wasn't available for Macs), and could just never get the hang of it. I had to rely on others for worlds, and had to hope that they didn't have CC or content that I didn't have (the latter wasn't usually the case because I bought all the packs and the venues in the Store). Not everyone has the time or the interest in building worlds -- it would be another outlet for creators but no guarantee that the worlds will be done well outside of a few folks I know would do an awesome job.

I think the Newcrest release was a test to see how it would be received, as well as to provide additional space for houses and venues. And when you're doing a test project and trying to get it out quick, it makes sense to use much of what you have on hand for scenery, foliage, etc. I find it different enough from Willow Creek for my tastes, yet similar enough that I can see them both as suburbs of that "city" that you can see in the distance, connected by the same streetcar.

Just my 2 Simoleons, of course...