Things people dislike about TS4 that you actually like (Reverse Uno)

Load screens meaning places are actually populated, being able to go to different worlds on a whim, the art style (I've just done some eye default replacements for more texture), pets not being controllable--makes it interesting like real life, swatches, baby objects, Strangerville, My Pet Stuff (weakest pack to me but not horrible), emotions.

I don't have to slow time down just to get my Sim to his concert. (Yes, I use mods so he can be a singer, but in Sims3, he was almost always late until I started using Twallen's mods.)

Ooh a thread I can get behind!

I agree with the smaller neighborhoods that are semi open with loading screens.

I definitely love the swatches! Sometimes less is more. I found with my brief time with Sims 3 that I got overwhelmed with choice with the Create A Style colour wheel. I think some things need to be updated with more swatches but definitely happy with CAS assets in general.

Cats and Dogs was well made and added some little bits of personality to both Sims and pets.

Get Famous was definitely a great expansion pack.

Occults being released as a separate Game Pack is a really great idea because some Simmers don't like Occults at all.

Movie Hangout Stuff brings a lot of personality and colour to an often very clean cut, minimalist style.

Last cause I'm rambling now. But having the game packs and stuff packs having a very specific style theme is a very good design choice. Yeah maybe everything doesn't match with base game but isn't that kind of the point?

I'm happy with the number of worlds we have. I feel they are diverse enough to be interesting and I feel like I have enough space.

Loading screens have never bothered me.

Get Famous is actually a really fun expansion.

"WhatCobblers;c-17597253" wrote:

I did notice there is a rock song called 'Spline On' in the guitar options.
Don't know what people will think of me for asking this but what exactly is a spline? (and why do they need reticulating?)

This will show my age... but in Sim City 2000, when randomizing the map before starting to build the city, a voice would say, "Reticulating splines". It was so funny! :D

My guess for the meaning is "randomizing the algorithm". A "spline" in computing mathematics is: "a continuous curve constructed so as to pass through a given set of points and have a certain number of continuous derivatives".

I'm certain the original nerd programmers at Maxis made up "Reticulating". :D "Reticulate" means: "divide or mark (something) in such a way as to resemble a net or network" so reticulating would mean doing that in plural and actively, haha

For me it's the cartoony graphics! I don't think folks mind it so much anymore, but I remember back before TS4 came out, a handful of people didn't like how it looked. Personally I think it makes more sense since the Sims themselves are so goofy and cartoony!

I really like the premade sims, I personally think they were created really well

Premades, the cartoonish look and feel, facial expressions, basegame CAS+build, the game not being Sims 3, the world not being open, all the dishes and not just low-calorie salad, chubby Sims, EA eyelashes, the cheapest toilet, Island Living, Maxis hairstyles, autonomy

Sims 4 city living

"HopeyStarr;c-17587791" wrote:
I definitely prefer swatches to a colour wheel. I rarely use the colour wheel that came with Cats and Dogs.

And I don't dislike My First Pet SP in the least bit. There are worse things I could spend my money on. And the buy mode objects are so cute.

I wish the swatches between items coordinated a bit better or were more standardized, but I don't mind them. And I actually like My First Pet; the buy mode objects are nice, and if you have Parenthood kids can build Responsibility by taking care of the little rodents. (Would have been fun if they'd lost Responsibility every time their parent had to do the feeding and cage cleaning.) I get the complaints about "DLC for DLC" particularly with the pet objects (useless for those who don't have C&D), but for those whose computers weren't powerful enough for C&D, having small animals in a separate pack was a great option; maybe if it had been a GP there could have been more small pets, like birds or snakes (kids being able to prank siblings by putting a snake in their bed would have been fun >:) )