Would you rather build in The Sims 2 (base game) or play The Sims 4 on first release date?

I answer play in 4 just because i'm not a builder. I always prefer to play over exclusivelly building...

"texxx78;c-17899233" wrote:
I answer play in 4 just because i'm not a builder. I always prefer to play over exclusivelly building...

Thanks for your opinion.

The common opinions are that the Sims 4 is the best at building while the Sims 2/3 are the best at gameplay. So, I reverse it and ask people whether they would prefer building in The Sims 2 (base game, so no extra build mode cheats or cool objects and functionalities) or The Sims 4 gameplay at launch (highly controversial).

"waterywatermelon;c-17899237" wrote:

"texxx78;c-17899233" wrote:
I answer play in 4 just because i'm not a builder. I always prefer to play over exclusivelly building...

Thanks for your opinion.

The common opinions are that the Sims 4 is the best at building while the Sims 2/3 are the best at gameplay. So, I reverse it and ask people whether they would prefer building in The Sims 2 (base game, so no extra build mode cheats or cool objects and functionalities) or The Sims 4 gameplay at launch (highly controversial).

Nice approach :)

I don't like building in any of the games.

I also prefer to play in live mode rather than build. I miss a lot about TS2 gameplay.

I had the most fun building houses in "The Sims" as it was all so new to me. Sims 4 was easier to start with.

Play first, then build a home.

Considering I was there for both base game releases, I will have to go with building in TS2's base. I can't erase bad memories of TS4's bad release no matter how hard I try.

That’s a rather odd question, why not ask if we’d rather play TS2 base game at release or TS4 base game at release?

Anyway, considering building isn’t my favorite thing to do i guess I’d have to suck it up and play TS4.

So the question is "Was Sims 4 basegame so bad that even lifemode players would prefer to build (in a game with a stronger, yet less easily accesable, buildmode) rather than play it?". No, it wasn't.

"Astro;c-17900024" wrote:
That’s a rather odd question, why not ask if we’d rather play TS2 base game at release or TS4 base game at release?

That would be a hard one for me. Sims 4 basegame had no pools, no ghosts (meaning dead sims were gone forever), a very small sims limit (180, I already have 150 played sims) and very aggressive culling. Also that stupid system that overrides the free will off setting when motives drop into the red.

Sims basegame had only painting as work from home option, not even fishing yet. No inventory, therefore no easy transfer of objects between households (without mods that is important). And toddlers couldn't get customized (changing clothes was, I think, possible, if you had bought outfits before the baby aged up, but changing appearance only came with an expansion), therefore never really felt like my sims. No calling aliens via the telescope, you were subjected to chance. And also no dating yet, therefore no cheesing the wants/fears system.
On the upside rotational play is much more relaxed with time passing tied to households instead of globally.

The only thing I know is that I prefer both over Sims 3 basegame.