I was expecting to be bored without the missing content that is discussed all over the boards. I truly thought I was going to purchase it, peek inside, and wait to get into playing come the expansions. I was wrong.
I love the sims, themselves. The new interactions are wonderful. The new features in build mode are fantastic. The multitasking is probably my favorite of the new features. The multitasking adds so much more realism, as well as helps with time management, which is a huge issue.
There are some things I do not like, as well. I hate the town. I feel like there was a huge step backwards there. It is pretty, mind you, but I am no fan of all the loading, nor of lack of SP.
As far as building goes, leaving out the create a style takes away from the fun in building. While the new features in building rock, the lack of Create a style makes me enjoy building much less. I, personally, would have chosen create a style over the new build features.
The sounds from emotional state change are driving me nuts. Also, The states change to rapidly, in my opinion. I think a better way to have this feature would have been some sort of time determination. For instance, I am in a bad mood. To get in a good mood all I need to do is change rooms. Then back for instant bad mood. What would seem more realistic would be a gradual increase or decrease in my mood depending on how long I am near x emotional factor, adjusting the speed of increase or decrease according to scale of emotional impact. Just an idea.
I also hate that there is no SP. I love my sims having relationships with the neighbors. Or my child sim and her best friend growing up together and marrying after college. I HATE that that is really no longer possible. I hate that my neighbor can't surprisingly have a baby or marry, or progress as I do, other than in age. Missing SP is probably the largest let down in the game, for me.
Lastly, I really hate the idea of premium service. I know it is just a rumor, at this moment, but should it be true, I would be truely disappointed. This isn't an mmo that requires a server, so I am confused on what I would need to be subscribing for.
While I have some disappointments, I still love the game. It is a mix, IMO, of great additions, and great loss. Much of the loss I am hoping (praying!) to see added in time.
Thanks for the new game! :)
EA Staff (Retired)
