"Simmerville;c-17684871" wrote:
I think a Showtime pack would need to introduce something new, beyond bands, for me to get interested. I already have singers with a pianist, I wouldn't get excited to add a better system for it or adding an extra musician to the mix. I also have composers making a living from selling songs, it's a bit limited and tad boring, but they could probably not add to that without re-using content from the Get Famous pack, which would seem strange. Also, how about simmers not owning GF, should they still get the fame system in a Showtime pack, or should they just enjoy building a career without gaining any fame? Might only be fun if playing in a band is limited to hobby level, which I think would kill the idea.
I believe in TS3 showtime it works OK, in which artists are scheduled to play at concerts and do various gigs on stage at a professional level. The celebrity system from Late Night is entirely separate to that, but they work well together when both packs are installed. I know bands are part of Late Night, but they could easily have been shipped with Showtime.
Making TV is a good idea, but I really hope that recording actual footage is part of such a feature, like the video cams in TS3 Generations. I always used those and got my sims to watch all the family tapes. The video cameras were one of the few reasons I played with families back then. :D
This is why I never liked the non-functionality of the drones in GF. For me they’ve become redundant since they only follow my sim around with a notification telling me footage has been recorded, instead of actually recording footage.
Being able to play a journalist/ director with functional recording equipment and the ability to set up a tv show/ channel would be great though.