Which pack should I buy?
I'm going to buy a new sims pack which?
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I personally prefer the Realm of Magic out of those choices, but it really depends on what you are wanting to do with your gameplay (and whether you love to build more than you play like me). I own all 4. The vintage glamour is probably one of the packs I rarely use anything from.
Dining out- is very limited. If you are looking to run a restaurant, it can be frustrating because you are forced to hire people, as opposed to say making it a truly small family-owned business. You cannot have members of your sim family be the chef, the waiter, greeter, etc. You yourself cannot have the sim you are controlling complete any of these tasks, even if you don't have anyone hired for the position. Eating out at a restaurant is a cool gameplay feature, but you will always be stuck with the full tab regardless if an NPC invites you out. You will pay for said NPC's food. The bottom line, it was a cool idea poorly executed. I do however use a lot of the build objects that came out of this pack.
Strangerville- I love the build objects that came with this pack, especially the windows and doors! but that was, unfortunately, the only thing I really liked about it. The storyline had a lot of potential, but really fell short and felt rushed. It did add the new Military career, but it has about the same effects on gameplay as most of the other generic careers. You also get another world with quite a few buildable lots.
Realm of Magic- Has a ton of cool new build objects if you like sort of a whimsical/Magical/Medivally type of feel in your builds. I don't use the gameplay of this too much at the moment. Adds 5 new buildable lots and an off the map location you can travel to. For me, it was about the equivalent to the vampires' pack gameplay-wise overall.
Dining out- is very limited. If you are looking to run a restaurant, it can be frustrating because you are forced to hire people, as opposed to say making it a truly small family-owned business. You cannot have members of your sim family be the chef, the waiter, greeter, etc. You yourself cannot have the sim you are controlling complete any of these tasks, even if you don't have anyone hired for the position. Eating out at a restaurant is a cool gameplay feature, but you will always be stuck with the full tab regardless if an NPC invites you out. You will pay for said NPC's food. The bottom line, it was a cool idea poorly executed. I do however use a lot of the build objects that came out of this pack.
Strangerville- I love the build objects that came with this pack, especially the windows and doors! but that was, unfortunately, the only thing I really liked about it. The storyline had a lot of potential, but really fell short and felt rushed. It did add the new Military career, but it has about the same effects on gameplay as most of the other generic careers. You also get another world with quite a few buildable lots.
Realm of Magic- Has a ton of cool new build objects if you like sort of a whimsical/Magical/Medivally type of feel in your builds. I don't use the gameplay of this too much at the moment. Adds 5 new buildable lots and an off the map location you can travel to. For me, it was about the equivalent to the vampires' pack gameplay-wise overall.
