more consumerism buildings needed.
I have 1 kwik-e mart and 5 stars. The way it is now, basically completionists are rewarded with not needing to purchase extra kwik-e marts, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. You will get there in ...
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HCoinslot wrote:GamerGD3 wrote:HCoinslot wrote:
I always find this so puzzling. People look down on house farmers like there the scum of the earth, and then put up 5 kwik-e-marts just to get a 0.5% bonus. Whaaaaaaa?
This is completely different topics...
House farmers are tapping the houses collecting extra cash. The extra Kwik-E-Marts are just there for a rating, not to collect extra cash.
I just dont see the need to have a 5 star rating. I would rate any springfield on originality and artistic merit, not the number of buildings of a certain type. I dont need the game to tell me that my SF looks good (partly because atm it doesn't). The only other reason I see to add things you normally wouldnt to raise your rating is the bonus percentage, which is next to nothing. So is this just like an OCD thing that everyone needs the game to tell them they did a good job?
You dont need extra KEM's, I think all your springfields are beautiful and unique snowflakes.
True, but it does tie in to that "perfectionist" ideology. So technically your town isn't "perfect" unless it has achieved the max rating of 5 stars. I do agree that the bonus is bull, but I feel having a 5-star rating is like if you visit a 5 star hotel. Meaning it's rated perfectly by the game design, and shows off to others. I hate the idea of duplicate KEM and I responded surprised that I only need 1 now. I had all the unique stores all year long (last year) but before Halloween I think I needed 9 KEM. That is ridiculous to place that many and still have the town look good. So I was excited to see I only need the 1 now, and placed all but 2 into storage. I designed the main one as a gas station and spread out KEM, a second I'm debating keeping or not. But I had them hidden behind the high school, behind the apartments and had 1 in my strip mall, another in the corner... now all of those are in storage, and just have 2 out now.
This game gives off a perfectionist attitude and you have to have everything. So part of "everything" is being rated as "everything" meaning having 5 stars. It doesn't mean that a 5 star town is better than a 3.5, it just means we are crazy and want to have that look of "perfect" from a biased rating.
