Tips: Throwing the best parties
As a newbie, I've discovered a few things that really help me when throwing parties. Heavy-hitter Sims probably already know this stuff, but since I'm still learning, I thought I'd share what I've lea...
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@themummyof4 I didn't know popularity could crash/cancel a party! (only half-joking.) That's horrible. What do you do when that happens?
@billiethesun I'm selfish that way, too. I haven't been playing long enough to really have much of a friends list, but the stickers and points are definitely the main motivator for me. I figure the more I earn in-play, the less real money I'll spend!
And I agree with you re: hosts pushing to level 10. I've hosted fewer parties than you can count on one hand, but it just felt like the right thing to do, maxing out the party level. Which brings up another tip...
*** I wait to host a party when I know I'll be free for a while so I can concentrate on giving out stickers and leveling the party to 10.
I also wait a few hours before joining parties to see if any of my friends are hosting. However, I haven't played long enough to get a feel for when most parties begin.
@billiethesun I'm selfish that way, too. I haven't been playing long enough to really have much of a friends list, but the stickers and points are definitely the main motivator for me. I figure the more I earn in-play, the less real money I'll spend!
And I agree with you re: hosts pushing to level 10. I've hosted fewer parties than you can count on one hand, but it just felt like the right thing to do, maxing out the party level. Which brings up another tip...
*** I wait to host a party when I know I'll be free for a while so I can concentrate on giving out stickers and leveling the party to 10.
I also wait a few hours before joining parties to see if any of my friends are hosting. However, I haven't played long enough to get a feel for when most parties begin.
How do you know if your friends are hosting parties? I haven't been playing that long and just hit "Find Parties".
Everyone has been giving some great ideas for their parties. Thank you so much.
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*** I wait to host a party when I know I'll be free for a while so I can concentrate on giving out stickers and leveling the party to 10.
I also wait a few hours before joining parties to see if any of my friends are hosting. However, I haven't played long enough to get a feel for when most parties begin.
Hi, @rmw8855! You'll receive in-game notifications when anyone in your friends list begins a party. You can usually recognize it as a red asterisk. Then you'll know to check the party tab in the pull-out menu.
You can also keep an eye on the Week Party Board/Schedule.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/Week-Party-Board-Schedule/m-p/6800818#M4143
Many of us here at AHQ like to post our parties ahead of time so friends can arrange to attend.
Note: To attend an AHQ member's party, you must be connected as friends in-game BEFORE the party starts in order to have access. Hope this helps!
- Thank you. I will watch for that.
I was very fortunate to get a seasoned simmer randomly show up to my very first party... which sucked so badly (it was that birthday party you have to do for the tutorial quest right at the start when you join the game) and they gave me some sage advice on how to throw a successful party, which I have followed religiously ever since...
🎈 Fill your friend list up with active, interesting players. Be ruthless, kick those who haven’t logged on for 3days +.... yes cruel and cold hearted in ways but having a full list of interesting active players means there will always be a group of people who will always attend your parties, if they’re interesting you always get fresh fun new ideas when you visit them when they host their parties & it’s fun being visited by aliens or crazy characters.
🎈Once you have a full friend list of active players take note of party ‘slow days’, those are the days where maybe one or two or even none of your friends are hosting a party, host your party on that day. This eliminates competition and increases the chance of friends having space to attend your party.
🎈Fill your house with all the career and hobby objects before launching your party. Even if you store them away for the rest of the week, bring them all out on party day. You want to make it as enjoyable & profitable for your guests as possible plus your party stands out when a player can see they can complete both objectives at your function.
🎈Unless it’s for a popular or beloved sim, or for a comical situation (like for a sim named after a famous person such as ‘God’) stop throwing birthday parties. Birthday parties are a dime a dozen and get skipped by seasoned players & even friends (not my words, theirs, but I’ve never thrown a birthday party since.)
🎈Have good party etiquette. If you’re online be polite and use your party chat, even if there is a language barrier everyone knows to say hello and understands ‘welcome’. Also if you need to leave let guests know so they’re not left hanging on unanswered chats. People will return if you’re nice.
🎈Make sure your sims are dressed to sticker theme.
Some pro simmers may not agree with that advice given but I went from a lvl4 birthday party that first week to hitting lvl10 studio parties ever since, I also love my friend list (haven’t needed to kick anyone for a while) and they’re full of creative simmers, never a dull moment at their parties. So that advice worked for me and zero regrets following it. 😎👍
(& yes that player who gave me this advice FR me at that little birthday party and we’ve been buds ever since✌️)
