The purpose of Newcrest was?

The thing that bothers me is that it's never really my own. If I don't want to build in the same style as the back drop I'm just out of luck. Sometimes I'd like to build in a different style and it looks strange and out of place.

"lovebypondside;14217148" wrote:
I really enjoyed the addition of Newcrest, even though I only just completed it yesterday. It's my favorite neighborhood, currently. I wouldn't mind more empty worlds. I'm starting to worry about running out of space, but, of course Windenburg is right around the corner.

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.

"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.

To me it was just a slap to our faces. When people asked for more space they probably just meant bigger worlds. TS3 would give us amazing worlds that were big enogh for pre made families, some cool public lots and still gave us space for our own lots.

The sims GTW added a world with 4 lots... Two were used and the neighbourhood was extrmely tiny. Honestly i feel like they are mocking us.

"PHOEBESMOM601;14217183" wrote:
The thing that bothers me is that it's never really my own. If I don't want to build in the same style as the back drop I'm just out of luck. Sometimes I'd like to build in a different style and it looks strange and out of place.

I agree. I have kind of got around that by making things like factory conversions or green new construction. That way it stands out, but it looks like an up and coming neighborhood. But I agree, we are severely limited in what we can do. I've just let the notion of the world being mine go. But I miss all the things they took out, especially the neighborhood decorations we had previously.

I really like making different type buildings and saving them to the Gallery too. I recently had a game meltdown and lost several families that I really loved. (Can anyone say, backup, backup, backup?) Anywho, so now I build a couple of lots whenever the inspiration hits me, place them into my library and I can restart new games and just make any kind of neighborhoods I want.

I have learned my lesson and only have 1-2 families per saved game. It's a hassle but at least I won't risk losing most of them. :(

"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.

"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.

Not sufficient, perhaps, in the long run, but it was probably waaaaay sooner than they could get us another option, and that mattered. Many of us didn't want to way an extra year or whatever for a world creator that might never come.

Talking about worlds. Anyone seen this topic?

http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/858388/43-failures-negligence-in-the-worlds-of-the-sims-4-maxis-do-something-better-please/p1

"Mstybl95;14216846" wrote:
People complained about lack of space so they threw them a bone.

I hate it. I am a builder and I complained, but I really hate it. Every time I start a new game, I have to spend a significant amount of time setting that one up. And to heck if I can't remember what lots I had there previously. Sometimes I want to build, but sometimes I want to play. And inhale that it's an empty unused space if I want to play instead of build.

I've set up a template game for new saves -- I was able to do three separate neighborhoods in Newcrest, the starter home neighborhood (the one with the smaller lots), mid-range neighborhood, then the high-priced district (including Newcrest Manor, the estate home of the Newcrests before the land was redeveloped; the last heirs of the Newcrest family are currently living there and the interior has been redone as a boarding house for single Sims too poor for their own place. B) (Actually it'll be a place for me to stash Sims I don't want to play actively but I don't want the game to cull out of existence, like some of my Sim's kids when they age up to Young Adult.)