What's the worst expansion pack and game pack and why?
Just a bit of fun and curious what others say
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I didn't buy Get Famous as I knew it would have zero appeal for me thus it won't make the list.
For Worst Expansion I am a bit torn. I think Island Living should have been a game pack given it adds very little to the game and Sulani is not big enough to attempt to fix some of the things it lacks. I didn't try it out as I got it at a busy time for one of my Sim families so it was a surprise there was no way to take a holiday there.
Accepting it as a day trip that there was no place for my Sims to get their hygiene up was irritating plus every single Sims despite not being a neat Sim was not a fan of public toilets.
Overall for what is there as a game pack and at game pack pricing then it would make sense as it doesn't add enough to be an EP.
I'm only torn because if it had said which EP do you never really use the features of that would be Cats and Dogs. Initially I did and I love animals but thankfully I needed a new computer as if a few of your Sims have pets it seemed like there were way too many strays. Still I did get more initial play from it if only that didn't have downsides I had not anticipated.
Get Together would be a candidate for which EP drives you around the bend. It's not that I mind the events so for sure it is better than Sulani it's the constant invitations as if every Sim I am not playing in such an insomniac they may need it looked into in case the lack of sleep kills them. It should follow usual rules of when is it too late to call a friend. Your Sims doesn't even have an option to set quiet hours for their phone thus training their friends about the 3 am circus tickets and other things.
Still while both Get Together and Cats and Dogs had unwanted side effects of having them Island Living was the one where I contemplated returning it other than I do have all the EPs except Get Famous and I suppose a part of me hopes they will make it more fully fleshed ( I know this is a bit on the delusional side but otherwise I'd be more annoyed about it .
I didn't get the Game Packs listed by a lot of people as worst as like Get Famous I suspected I just would not like them.
I actually like Outdoor Retreat which is at least a GP so however seldom I use it ( I currently have less outdoor Sims than usual) I like the items and skills.
I mostly like Parenthood except it's a bit easy to have your Sims be freakishly perfect. I do think it added a lot but I agree that the phases are an issue. I have a Sim who a few days after aging up to a child had that Bear Costume phase. Although it is supposed to help if a parent or caregiver is also a bear he'll be a teenager in 8 days. He is sad a lot as for whatever reason even if he is in bear form he gets the longs to be in bear form debuff.
I agree with the poster who said the traits should impact the child and teen sims as it's a bit odd that if you are not attending to them your well mannered and responsible children are instantly making a mess. What's worse is if they go to a park with their family to work on something everyone gets a debuff for unpleasant environment because good luck finding a playground with under 20 messes to clean up. A sim with maxed parenting should be able to influence a child sim to stop and to clean up or something.
I don't think I have a candidate for worst Game Pack as I have some issues with how they work but I skipped ones I knew would have no appeal for me . I think Parenthood has room for improvement but on the other hand there is a lot of content for something that was released as as Game Pack.
Maybe they will path the whole apparently every child makes a mess in public spaces. That's more realistic than them saying oops we realized Island Living was half thought out and we are sorry we released it as an EP.
For Worst Expansion I am a bit torn. I think Island Living should have been a game pack given it adds very little to the game and Sulani is not big enough to attempt to fix some of the things it lacks. I didn't try it out as I got it at a busy time for one of my Sim families so it was a surprise there was no way to take a holiday there.
Accepting it as a day trip that there was no place for my Sims to get their hygiene up was irritating plus every single Sims despite not being a neat Sim was not a fan of public toilets.
Overall for what is there as a game pack and at game pack pricing then it would make sense as it doesn't add enough to be an EP.
I'm only torn because if it had said which EP do you never really use the features of that would be Cats and Dogs. Initially I did and I love animals but thankfully I needed a new computer as if a few of your Sims have pets it seemed like there were way too many strays. Still I did get more initial play from it if only that didn't have downsides I had not anticipated.
Get Together would be a candidate for which EP drives you around the bend. It's not that I mind the events so for sure it is better than Sulani it's the constant invitations as if every Sim I am not playing in such an insomniac they may need it looked into in case the lack of sleep kills them. It should follow usual rules of when is it too late to call a friend. Your Sims doesn't even have an option to set quiet hours for their phone thus training their friends about the 3 am circus tickets and other things.
Still while both Get Together and Cats and Dogs had unwanted side effects of having them Island Living was the one where I contemplated returning it other than I do have all the EPs except Get Famous and I suppose a part of me hopes they will make it more fully fleshed ( I know this is a bit on the delusional side but otherwise I'd be more annoyed about it .
I didn't get the Game Packs listed by a lot of people as worst as like Get Famous I suspected I just would not like them.
I actually like Outdoor Retreat which is at least a GP so however seldom I use it ( I currently have less outdoor Sims than usual) I like the items and skills.
I mostly like Parenthood except it's a bit easy to have your Sims be freakishly perfect. I do think it added a lot but I agree that the phases are an issue. I have a Sim who a few days after aging up to a child had that Bear Costume phase. Although it is supposed to help if a parent or caregiver is also a bear he'll be a teenager in 8 days. He is sad a lot as for whatever reason even if he is in bear form he gets the longs to be in bear form debuff.
I agree with the poster who said the traits should impact the child and teen sims as it's a bit odd that if you are not attending to them your well mannered and responsible children are instantly making a mess. What's worse is if they go to a park with their family to work on something everyone gets a debuff for unpleasant environment because good luck finding a playground with under 20 messes to clean up. A sim with maxed parenting should be able to influence a child sim to stop and to clean up or something.
I don't think I have a candidate for worst Game Pack as I have some issues with how they work but I skipped ones I knew would have no appeal for me . I think Parenthood has room for improvement but on the other hand there is a lot of content for something that was released as as Game Pack.
Maybe they will path the whole apparently every child makes a mess in public spaces. That's more realistic than them saying oops we realized Island Living was half thought out and we are sorry we released it as an EP.
