You can make 3 improvements to TS4 to perfect it. What would you improve?

"GrijzePilion;c-16347833" wrote:
The problem with GPs is that since they're roughly half the size of EPs, they only work with ideas that are half the size. See: the new adventure-themed GP (that I only found out about just now), as far as I can tell it's World Adventures stripped down to the tomb raiding part of it.

And World Adventures was a pack that had three new worlds with three new styles, which barely even fit into a single €30 EP. TS4 would have to do three separate GPs to make that work. Now I can definitely see the appeal of that, after all it means they'll be able to flesh all three out properly without cutting corners, but there's plenty of instances where certain ideas will only work as a full EP.

So is the lack of EPs for TS4 a bad thing? I'd say, not really. In fact, part of me wishes TS3 would've had the GPs. They could've made Generations and Showtime GPs, for a start. I'd also have made 70s, 80s and 90s Stuff a GP instead of a meagre SP.

So only if, and when, they decide to turn an idea best suited for a full expansion into a GP instead, will you hear me complain about it.

Showtime had 3 professions, 4 new venues with different statuses, 5 new skills other than the professional careers, a world and a life state. That’s a bit much for a GP isn’t it?

(oh, and Simport but let’s forget about that one :p )

"JoAnne65;c-16349629" wrote:
Showtime had 3 professions, 4 new venues with different statuses, 5 new skills other than the professional careers, a world and a life state. That’s a bit much for a GP isn’t it?
(oh, and Simport but let’s forget about that one :p )

Did it? I can't say I've ever cared enough to look past the overrated, redundant fame feature that Late Night already did, and better. I know you can be a singer and stuff, and that you can have an agent and go to karaoke bars and have concerts and whatnot but isn't it just all the same? At least you can put a big fence round your house, tell everyone to fuck off, and get free toaster ovens in Late Night.

You know it really annoys me that they did fame AND vampires twice, but that they never bothered to do an Open for Business-style retail feature once, at least not properly. Get to Work kind of did that in TS4, but still nowhere near as fun or involved as in TS2 where it's basically a whole new game in itself.

"GrijzePilion;c-16350270" wrote:

"JoAnne65;c-16349629" wrote:
Showtime had 3 professions, 4 new venues with different statuses, 5 new skills other than the professional careers, a world and a life state. That’s a bit much for a GP isn’t it?
(oh, and Simport but let’s forget about that one :p )

Did it? I can't say I've ever cared enough to look past the overrated, redundant fame feature that Late Night already did, and better. I know you can be a singer and stuff, and that you can have an agent and go to karaoke bars and have concerts and whatnot but isn't it just all the same? At least you can put a big fence round your house, tell everyone to plum off, and get free toaster ovens in Late Night.

You know it really annoys me that they did fame AND vampires twice, but that they never bothered to do an Open for Business-style retail feature once, at least not properly. Get to Work kind of did that in TS4, but still nowhere near as fun or involved as in TS2 where it's basically a whole new game in itself.

I hate the celebrity system tbh, have it disabled ;) I loved the magician and the acrobat, building up their skills and have them perform for real audiences. And the genie is my favourite life state. I do agree with you that once you’ve played out the careers you’re done, but that’s no different in a pack like GTW. I was rather referring to the size, ST contains more than what’s in a GP and I wouldn’t want to miss any of it. Therefore I’m glad it’s an EP and not a GP. Genies I still play, after all those years ;) They’ll never leave my game.

There's genies in TS3? And I didn't know about it? You know what, I really didn't know that and I'm really surprised to only have found out about them after all this time.