I didn’t like the store at all when it first came out and I refused to buy anything from it. It just seemed like a money grab. So I had TS3 for years without any store content (other than what was free, like Riverview). I’m now playing TS3 again (more than I ever did before) and … I’m loving the store! I’ve got a whole list of items I’m tracking on the Daily Deals, and I’m adding to my game some fantastic content with new gameplay for bargain prices! I can’t help but compare it with what I’d get for the equivalent money in TS4 kits. I can get an entire venue with premium content gameplay in a Daily Deal for not much more than a TS4 kit that has no new gameplay at all.
So I quite like being able to get small sets of additional content to personalise your game, whether in kit form (TS4) or in a store (TS3), but they do have to feel like they’re worth the money — which for me means having gameplay, not just being nice to look at. And having things on sale makes a huge difference. It can be fun to wait to get something at a cheaper price and feel you’ve got a bargain. I really wish kits would go on sale.
