The new premade lots are so...empty. There is no atmosphere, they're barely even furnished....Here's the charm family home (ROM) and the Goth family mansion (base game) for a comparison.The Goth mansion has a real atmosphere, it feels furnished, there's decor, clutter. It makes me want to play. And then the Charm family mansion is empty. I understand they can't fill the builds too much, but come on, a hallway with only a console table ?? A bedroom with just a bed ?? How is that ok ?? That looks like they were lazy and takes away from the game. I'm not asking for a ton clutter but just a house that looks lived in with a decent amount of furniture.Charm mansionhttps://i.imgur.com/47hoiLe.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/CiTijVH.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/LNxAQqN.pngGoth mansionhttps://i.imgur.com/dAGOvmk.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/lMVb9xk.png

I agree - they were very lazy. Look at Vlad's house and the Vatore's house in the Vampire pack - there is nothing in the ROM pack that even comes close to those. Just like they could not bother to give us the sages that were in the trailer. I am not a good builder at all so I rather depend on the premade houses a lot - I don't like gallery houses because too many use MOO.

They even forgot to put a door on the back porch of one of the builds in ROM. It's gotten from laziness to downright neglect. Base game houses have a lot of heart and soul for the people living there, you could figure out their story from their houses. But the houses in ROM? I don't have a clue who these people are at all. They have no substance, no personality at all. It's a shame. It only takes a good hour or two to properly furnish a house. Why wasn't that time taken to make these houses feel alive?

Exactly! The door thing is unbelievable. "thecatsred;c-17248959" wrote:They even forgot to put a door on the back porch of one of the builds in ROM. It's gotten from laziness to downright neglect. Base game houses have a lot of heart and soul for the people living there, you could figure out their story from their houses. But the houses in ROM? I don't have a clue who these people are at all. They have no substance, no personality at all. It's a shame. It only takes a good hour or two to properly furnish a house. Why wasn't that time taken to make these houses feel alive?

The builds have gotten so lazy, on the outside aswell.I remember the concept art for Willow Creek, how they tried to tie into real architectural styles and give it soul.https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/sims/images/f/fd/Early_Willow_Creek_Architecture_Concept_1.png/revision/latest?cb=20151008202529In Glimmerbrook they believe the pack windows are enough to make the exterior looks like something and that's really not the case.And if you tell me they didn't have one to allow players to choose their own architectural style of Glimmerbrook, why the giant uneditable driveways then ?

There's even a house that's empty. What the plum ?!https://i.imgur.com/qv9JyZP.pngEdit : Other people have it furnished in their game, so it might be me who inadvertently clicked something.

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GypsyRozLyn
New Spectator
6 years ago
I agree - they were very lazy. Look at Vlad's house and the Vatore's house in the Vampire pack - there is nothing in the ROM pack that even comes close to those. Just like they could not bother to give us the sages that were in the trailer. I am not a good builder at all so I rather depend on the premade houses a lot - I don't like gallery houses because too many use MOO.
thecatsred
6 years ago
They even forgot to put a door on the back porch of one of the builds in ROM.

It's gotten from laziness to downright neglect.

Base game houses have a lot of heart and soul for the people living there, you could figure out their story from their houses.

But the houses in ROM? I don't have a clue who these people are at all. They have no substance, no personality at all. It's a shame. It only takes a good hour or two to properly furnish a house. Why wasn't that time taken to make these houses feel alive?
dianed485
New Scout
6 years ago
Exactly! The door thing is unbelievable.

"thecatsred;c-17248959" wrote:
They even forgot to put a door on the back porch of one of the builds in ROM.

It's gotten from laziness to downright neglect.

Base game houses have a lot of heart and soul for the people living there, you could figure out their story from their houses.

But the houses in ROM? I don't have a clue who these people are at all. They have no substance, no personality at all. It's a shame. It only takes a good hour or two to properly furnish a house. Why wasn't that time taken to make these houses feel alive?
kurimisarang
6 years ago
The builds have gotten so lazy, on the outside aswell.

I remember the concept art for Willow Creek, how they tried to tie into real architectural styles and give it soul.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/sims/images/f/fd/Early_Willow_Creek_Architecture_Concept_1.png/revision/latest?cb=20151008202529

In Glimmerbrook they believe the pack windows are enough to make the exterior looks like something and that's really not the case.
And if you tell me they didn't have one to allow players to choose their own architectural style of Glimmerbrook, why the giant uneditable driveways then ?
dianed485
New Scout
6 years ago
There's even a house that's empty. What the plum ?!

https://i.imgur.com/qv9JyZP.png

Edit : Other people have it furnished in their game, so it might be me who inadvertently clicked something.
thecatsred
6 years ago
The houses in Strangerville were all empty to "promote the feeling of uneasiness" or whatever drivel they tried to sell off.

It's Laziness, nothing more, nothing less.
dianed485
New Scout
6 years ago
The houses look like they’ve been furnished quickly. In ROM I mean. There’s a kitchen hood that’s not over the stove, windows weirdly placed, a sink without a mirror, a clothes rack over a window.....these are small details though.

But a house completely empty, why ?

"thecatsred;c-17249234" wrote:
The houses in Strangerville were all empty to "promote the feeling of uneasiness" or whatever drivel they tried to sell off.

It's Laziness, nothing more, nothing less.
DaWaterRat
New Vanguard
6 years ago
"Dianesims;c-17249228" wrote:
There's even a house that's empty. What the plum ?!

https://i.imgur.com/qv9JyZP.png

That may be an error, or maybe you accidentally selected it unfurnished?, as that's the starter house which, at least in my game, started with actual furniture in it. Furniture I replaced quickly, but furniture none the less.
Purrloin9
6 years ago
I heard that they're intentionally making builds lackluster because of a specific gamechanger who's a builder. And if that's true, it's not only stupid and a justification for laziness, but totally unfair to anyone who isn't a builder.
Cynna1065
6 years ago
It's either laziness or someone at EA is starting to get worried about how full the game is getting. Unfortunately, it's mostly full of crap that's taking up real estate that could have been used by something substantial and meaningful.

Years ago, when the stuff pack avalanche started, I warned that the more moving parts there are in a game, the more there is that can go wrong. Well, I'm sorry to say, I (and those who were also beating the warning drums, many of whom aren't here anymore) was correct.

TS4 isn't only beginning to show cracks, there are big steaming fissures. The size of the worlds, the number of new pre-mades, all of the empty houses, and the mounting bugs are symptoms. And still, management is trying to cram more into the game, despite the reservations of the technical folks.