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"Writin_Reg;c-17155199" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155194" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155189" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

Missing the point entirely. I'm not even going to comment further.

Apparently I did, since I replied to what you wrote. If you meant something different from what you wrote, then rewrite better. Because again, and I am carefully re-reading your post, there is nothing there that makes sense from a logical perspective. Nothing you complain about makes any sense unless you have no experience playing Sims. At all. And thought it would be say Skyrim but with office work.

Because if you think those points you make are specifically "good" because you, personally find those specific activites uninteresting, then that completely invalidates your points TOO, since that in NO WAY means it is not added gameplay. It just means you, specifically, did not ENJOY said gameplay.

Exactly. I find tons of gameplay in the sims 4 and totally enjoy new things that offer new gameplay in each pack. I am not the least bit sorry I have all the packs and game play I enjoy in my game. Sure I miss some things from every previous Sims game and hope we get a variation of that gameplay eventually - but I could never say this game has no gameplay as I am thoroughly entertained by every one of the series including this one and look forward to it's future additions too.

If I wanted 100 percent scripted game play I would not always be playing the Sims the most - as I do. I never tire of the Sims games - I always tire of non-Sims games.

It's not about scripted game play. I haven't played the Sims since the original Sims if I were a fan of scripted game play. That trend began and hopefully will end with the Sims 4.

And with all due respect up until January 2017 you yourself were not a fan of this game and stopped playing it. So I believe you of all people should be able to understand why some people have concerns.

Toddlers and vampires may have changed your game overnight into something different, but for many of us, that is not the case. Both are well done but the game itself hasn't changed at its core. It's great it did for you, but for many the game still has flaws.

"MidnightAura;c-17155208" wrote:

"Writin_Reg;c-17155199" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155194" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155189" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

Missing the point entirely. I'm not even going to comment further.

Apparently I did, since I replied to what you wrote. If you meant something different from what you wrote, then rewrite better. Because again, and I am carefully re-reading your post, there is nothing there that makes sense from a logical perspective. Nothing you complain about makes any sense unless you have no experience playing Sims. At all. And thought it would be say Skyrim but with office work.

Because if you think those points you make are specifically "good" because you, personally find those specific activites uninteresting, then that completely invalidates your points TOO, since that in NO WAY means it is not added gameplay. It just means you, specifically, did not ENJOY said gameplay.

Exactly. I find tons of gameplay in the sims 4 and totally enjoy new things that offer new gameplay in each pack. I am not the least bit sorry I have all the packs and game play I enjoy in my game. Sure I miss some things from every previous Sims game and hope we get a variation of that gameplay eventually - but I could never say this game has no gameplay as I am thoroughly entertained by every one of the series including this one and look forward to it's future additions too.

If I wanted 100 percent scripted game play I would not always be playing the Sims the most - as I do. I never tire of the Sims games - I always tire of non-Sims games.

It's not about scripted game play. I haven't played the Sims since the original Sims if I were a fan of scripted game play. That trend began and hopefully will end with the Sims 4.

And with all due respect up until January 2017 you yourself were not a fan of this game and stopped playing it. So I believe you of all people should be able to understand why some people have concerns.

Toddlers and vampires may have changed your game overnight into something different, but for many of us, that is not the case. Both are well done but the game itself hasn't changed at its core. It's great it did for you, but for many the game still has flaws.

They were missing an entire life stage and no supernaturals. I had good reason not to play it. I have stated that many times and it is no secret. They delivered the toddlers I came back the minute they did and I was playing Sims 3 again at the time. This game drew me right out of Sims 3 as much as I loved that game. If it was as boring as you suggest that would never have happened.

Most games I have played including all the Sims games has had flaws - some I fix myself otherwise Sims 3 would have been unplayable - but there is plenty of gameplay - even if it is not your choice of gameplay - it is for a lot of simmers.

"Writin_Reg;c-17155212" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155208" wrote:

"Writin_Reg;c-17155199" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155194" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155189" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

Missing the point entirely. I'm not even going to comment further.

Apparently I did, since I replied to what you wrote. If you meant something different from what you wrote, then rewrite better. Because again, and I am carefully re-reading your post, there is nothing there that makes sense from a logical perspective. Nothing you complain about makes any sense unless you have no experience playing Sims. At all. And thought it would be say Skyrim but with office work.

Because if you think those points you make are specifically "good" because you, personally find those specific activites uninteresting, then that completely invalidates your points TOO, since that in NO WAY means it is not added gameplay. It just means you, specifically, did not ENJOY said gameplay.

Exactly. I find tons of gameplay in the sims 4 and totally enjoy new things that offer new gameplay in each pack. I am not the least bit sorry I have all the packs and game play I enjoy in my game. Sure I miss some things from every previous Sims game and hope we get a variation of that gameplay eventually - but I could never say this game has no gameplay as I am thoroughly entertained by every one of the series including this one and look forward to it's future additions too.

If I wanted 100 percent scripted game play I would not always be playing the Sims the most - as I do. I never tire of the Sims games - I always tire of non-Sims games.

It's not about scripted game play. I haven't played the Sims since the original Sims if I were a fan of scripted game play. That trend began and hopefully will end with the Sims 4.

And with all due respect up until January 2017 you yourself were not a fan of this game and stopped playing it. So I believe you of all people should be able to understand why some people have concerns.

Toddlers and vampires may have changed your game overnight into something different, but for many of us, that is not the case. Both are well done but the game itself hasn't changed at its core. It's great it did for you, but for many the game still has flaws.

They were missing an entire life stage and no supernaturals. I had good reason not to play it. I have stated that many times and it is no secret. They delivered the toddlers I came back the minute they did and I was playing Sims 3 again at the time. This game drew me right out of Sims 3 as much as I loved that game. If it was as boring as you suggest that would never have happened.

Yep. I came back for Vampires. I had quit the games for over a year before that. I didn't even know toddlers were patched in until after getting pregnant...

"Writin_Reg;c-17155212" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155208" wrote:

"Writin_Reg;c-17155199" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155194" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155189" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

Missing the point entirely. I'm not even going to comment further.

Apparently I did, since I replied to what you wrote. If you meant something different from what you wrote, then rewrite better. Because again, and I am carefully re-reading your post, there is nothing there that makes sense from a logical perspective. Nothing you complain about makes any sense unless you have no experience playing Sims. At all. And thought it would be say Skyrim but with office work.

Because if you think those points you make are specifically "good" because you, personally find those specific activites uninteresting, then that completely invalidates your points TOO, since that in NO WAY means it is not added gameplay. It just means you, specifically, did not ENJOY said gameplay.

Exactly. I find tons of gameplay in the sims 4 and totally enjoy new things that offer new gameplay in each pack. I am not the least bit sorry I have all the packs and game play I enjoy in my game. Sure I miss some things from every previous Sims game and hope we get a variation of that gameplay eventually - but I could never say this game has no gameplay as I am thoroughly entertained by every one of the series including this one and look forward to it's future additions too.

If I wanted 100 percent scripted game play I would not always be playing the Sims the most - as I do. I never tire of the Sims games - I always tire of non-Sims games.

It's not about scripted game play. I haven't played the Sims since the original Sims if I were a fan of scripted game play. That trend began and hopefully will end with the Sims 4.

And with all due respect up until January 2017 you yourself were not a fan of this game and stopped playing it. So I believe you of all people should be able to understand why some people have concerns.

Toddlers and vampires may have changed your game overnight into something different, but for many of us, that is not the case. Both are well done but the game itself hasn't changed at its core. It's great it did for you, but for many the game still has flaws.

They were missing an entire life stage and no supernaturals. I had good reason not to play it. I have stated that many times and it is no secret. They delivered the toddlers I came back the minute they did and I was playing Sims 3 again at the time. This game drew me right out of Sims 3 as much as I loved that game. If it was as boring as you suggest that would never have happened.

And that's fine for you that toddlers and vampires made you find fun where you couldn't before. Toddlers made me 're install the game but it couldn't fix what was broken. They are adorable and very well done but unless I play with aging off I found the game without them was the same game prior to January 2017.


But then are you saying without those, you wouldn't be playing at all?

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

I play Sims 3 and I can assure you there’s much more to the game than click - watch animation, click - watch animation. If there wouldn’t be more to it, I would have stopped playing the game a long time ago (as I have stopped playing Sims 4 for this reason). What you describe is best explained for me when you compare WA and JA. In WA your sim enters a tomb that can look completely harmless and empty. Is it though? That’s where the searching and exploring and puzzling begins. Sure, at the end of the day it’s all objects your sim interacts with, but it’s all part of a process. In JA the ‘traps’ are objects you click and you choose. Click and choose. Click and choose. And when you click and choose long enough hurray, you’ll finish the temple. Finishing a tomb in Sims 3 is always a bit of a shame for me. Like finishing a good book. Finishing the temple was nothing but a desillusion.

"JoAnne65;c-17155223" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

I play Sims 3 and I can assure you there’s much more to the game than click - watch animation, click - watch animation. If there wouldn’t be more to it, I would have stopped playing the game a long time ago (as I have stopped playing Sims 4 for this reason). What you describe is best explained for me when you compare WA and JA. In WA your sim enters a tomb that can look completely harmless and empty. Is it though? That’s where the searching and exploring and puzzling begins. Sure, at the end of the day it’s all objects your sim interacts with, but it’s all part of a process. In JA the ‘traps’ are objects you click and you choose. Click and choose. Click and choose. And when you click and choose long enough hurray, you’ll finish the temple. Finishing a tomb in Sims 3 is always a bit of a shame for me. Like finishing a good book. Finishing the temple was nothing but a desillusion.

Great example. That's what I mean. And I agree. I'm currently stuck in a tomb in Egypt.

"Beardedgeek;c-17154965" wrote:

"ListentoToppDogg;c-17154899" wrote:
I don't have this pack yet, but I just find it funny how when they were first teasing this EP, the gurus keep saying "You're gonna LOVE it!" and then once it's released it turns out that a vast majority of people are extremely underwhelmed and don't even think it was worth the price.

"Vast majority" is 4 really vocal people.

1,6K people agreed with this video.

Odd you would pick one of the most scripted expansions in Sims 3 - never mind compare an expansion to a game pack. I actually enjoy both packs by the way even if WA is one of the most scripted packs it was fun. I enjoy JA as well.

"JoAnne65;c-17155223" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

I play Sims 3 and I can assure you there’s much more to the game than click - watch animation, click - watch animation. If there wouldn’t be more to it, I would have stopped playing the game a long time ago (as I have stopped playing Sims 4 for this reason). What you describe is best explained for me when you compare WA and JA. In WA your sim enters a tomb that can look completely harmless and empty. Is it though? That’s where the searching and exploring and puzzling begins. Sure, at the end of the day it’s all objects your sim interacts with, but it’s all part of a process. In JA the ‘traps’ are objects you click and you choose. Click and choose. Click and choose. And when you click and choose long enough hurray, you’ll finish the temple. Finishing a tomb in Sims 3 is always a bit of a shame for me. Like finishing a good book. Finishing the temple was nothing but a desillusion.

I have played Sims 1 up until Vacation. Not only was it utterly boring and frustrating, but it also tripled my loading times. Made me stop playing the game.

I played Sims 2. Bon Voyage was my last pack. Same exact story, actually, hardware wise. Not at all as boring, but also tripled my loading times.

I played Sims 3 up until Seasons. Unlike 1 and 2 I was jumping packs, as I said. I bought Island Paradise and Supernatural together in a sale, but never played them. The reason here was less a specific pack, I was just tired of the game.

So far I am not tired of Sims 4, I bought it on release day and WAS tired of it for a bit right at the beginning; I bought Outdoor retreat, found it pointless, stopped playing, stumbled over the release ad for Vampires and went back in and never regretted it since.

As for the dungeons / crypts. I love Jungle Adventure, and never finished more than one dungeon in World Adventure. It was just frustrating to me. Just like many others I only used the pack for the plants. And maybe to go on a vacation ONCE, learn martial arts and then never actually leave the dojo just go home as soon as you unlocked the skill.

"Writin_Reg;c-17155234" wrote:
Odd you would pick one of the most scripted expansions in Sims 3 - never mind compare an expansion to a game pack. I actually enjoy both packs by the way even if WA is one of the most scripted packs it was fun. I enjoy JA as well.

The best Sims 4 packs are actually the game packs. Besides, I was comparing gameplay, not the amount of content there. Sims 4’s vampires (GP) are more advanced than Sims 3’s (EP). Unfortunately it seems like they are an exception. And actually the fact that WA is ‘scripted’ (in a way, you can also have your sims go there on their honeymoon and have a great time because the worlds are so adjustable) and still so immersive and challenging, rather proves my point there’s more to it than just click-animation.