What happened to premade lots ?

"Cynna;c-17262125" wrote:

"ChampandGirlie;c-17258283" wrote:
I agree. Earlier builds including the lots in Windenburg had a lot more detail. I went into Del Sol Valley and just tore down and rebuilt at least in the small starter area.

The houses in StrangerVille also looked pretty bare as referenced above. I mean, I'll decorate but I agree that I like when they've had starter homes with more character. Sure, I'll personalize some houses but I agree that I liked when they made more interesting pre-made lots.

The thing is: I can understand why the empty houses would be bare but, what about the occupied homes? In past games, the populated homes used to tell a story about the occupants. As there is barely any lore in TS4, of late, the developers haven't bothered to decorate or to personalize occupied lots in order to provide additional depth and dimension.

I suppose that lore is also too expensive and too hard to do now. From here on out, I guess that non-builders (which I have become with TS4) are going to need to get used to having to download lots from the gallery on day one. If EA/Maxis can't be bothered to decorate a home, I can only imagine what any uni dorms would look like. ::smh::

Hmm, you make a good point. I don't think coming up with the lore costs that much money except in terms of the time of whatever developers come up with it, especially if it uses objects that are already planned for the packs.

It sounds like what others have said. They decided to start leaving it blank for the gamechangers and community.

I like the game but I went into a few of the IL lots and they didn't have any bookshelves or anything to do other than the outdoor stuff. I get it that it was the theme of the pack but it's like they didn't playtest actually living in the houses.

I think I'm more of a sandbox type but even so, I appreciate thoughtful details.