wut EPs are teh bestest?
Grugly:
Depending on how OCD you are, they could ALL be must-haves for various reasons. All the main themes aside, I tried to look at them in terms of "How will this directly effect my gameplay?" when I was pondering what to buy.
I can't part with BV because of the sheer joy of WALKING SOMEWHERE without waiting for a taxi or dealing with the tedium surrounding personal vehicles... the vacation elements leave me cold, really.
Mansion and Garden added the setquartertileplacement cheat, which is easily the most pathetic reason to want an expansion... but man, my anal retentive mind was not pleased with never really knowing if something was properly centred through snapobjectstogrid false.
FreeTime and the dual-core sims, obviously... but man was that ever borked to the point of unplayability before the swath of bug fixes Pescado released. Who in their RIGHT MIND thought the hobby bosses should call you every time you eat, watch television, or take a dump?
Apartment Life added the ability to raise or lower wall decorations IIRC, which is another tiny little nitpicky thing that either is a must-have or makes you go "Seriously? Forty bucks?" Reputation... well... I'm a sucker for anything that adds to the already horrifically cluttered UI of each Sim. The more personalized you can make a Sim, the happier I am.
Not sure which of the last bunch added the roof slope adjuster, but that's also awesome.
Another Aspiration in NL, Influence in University, hairstyle-per-outfit in Seasons... I can never have enough tiny tweaks. Witches, apartments, spontaneous combustion and creepy hobby stalkers I could have done without.
The one single thing they've gotten better at seems to be adding additional "Oh by the way" things that don't directly correlate to the main theme. Unfortunately they've also apparently decided to make beta testers of their customers... FT and AL were just unacceptable as retail products. MATYware makes them a lot more entertaining.
jolrei:
Quote from: Grugly on 2009 April 01, 19:27:35
Depending on how OCD you are, they could ALL be must-haves for various reasons. All the main themes aside, I tried to look at them in terms of "How will this directly effect my gameplay?" when I was pondering what to buy.
I can't part with BV because of the sheer joy of WALKING SOMEWHERE without waiting for a taxi or dealing with the tedium surrounding personal vehicles... the vacation elements leave me cold, really.
But "walk to lot" is available if you install any post-BV EP (FT or AL) as well. You do not now have to have BV for that, IIRC. Consequently, if you're not into the vacations, and don't care about the "ethnic" objects, the only real feature would be beach lots.
I got NL for the cemeteries and the vampires.
I resisted getting OFB for the longest time, and finally installed it because of some build objects. I was not really interested in businesses at the time. I find I quite like them now.
I'm not sure why I got Pets - room dividers, I think, which I hardly ever actually use now.
However, I find that the single most compelling reason for installing all the EPs for me has been to be able to use lots that other people have built. It became quite frustrating to find a good house, only to realize that I did not have the EPs required to run it.
Grugly:
Quote from: jolrei on 2009 April 01, 19:52:31
But "walk to lot" is available if you install any post-BV EP (FT or AL) as well. You do not now have to have BV for that, IIRC.
I suspected at least one or two of those elements would end up being a feature-carried-forward. I've had all the expansions for so long that I've nearly forgotten which one does what.
fleurcreole:
I cannot choose a single one that shines brighter than the other but I always thought Pets was meh. I find small pets adorable in real life but I bolt for the door whenever a dog, cute or otherwise approaches me. In the game, I think puppies and kittens are cute but really, if they could act more like the birds and fish I'd be much better off. Besides I've never played without the pet control cheat on. Or the cancel one.
AL is essential. Because apartments are nice. I love cars though (so nightlife is a must) and not many apt. designs allow them. I don't care much about witches though. I liked them better in Making Magic.
I have every sp/ep (and castaways...I am weak!) except that stupid holiday thing and I forget what came with which (I had been wondering about the paintings frames for a while actually). However, I don't think BV deserves so much bashing. I love going on vacation. I'm not sure why since in the end it never works out too well for me.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: fleurcreole on 2009 April 01, 20:52:48
AL is essential. Because apartments are nice. I love cars though (so nightlife is a must) and not many apt. designs allow them. I don't care much about witches though. I liked them better in Making Magic.
Cars are now entirely superfluous post-AL (even if you don't have AL, just MGS), because you can now walk to any lot which is faster than the entire "car pileup".
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