THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Angelo:
Quote from: EdenNintyNine on 2009 May 29, 19:34:01
Quote from: diskoh on 2009 May 29, 19:30:53
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet... maids are recurring for me, no matter which household it is. I can call them once and they'll come, but after that they don't come again until I call them. Newspapers pile up for a week.
They worked at first, but over the course of the hours I've put into the neighborhood they've become borked.
It is interesting that you mention that- there was a in game pop up that said not all maids work as hard as they should… maybe this is how EA decided to deal with a bad code?
I don't know about you but in my game, the maids aren't regular, I seem to be getting 3 different maids, 2 female and 1 male, and whoever comes each day seems random. As for their work performance, one of the female ones decided to take out and eat a can of beans or soup or whatever on my kitchen island counter, and as soon as she finished she ended her shift, not bothering to clean up after herself. I wonder, if I fire that particular one will only herself stop coming, or all 3 of them?
Zazazu:
Quote from: angelo on 2009 May 29, 19:45:39
I don't know about you but in my game, the maids aren't regular, I seem to be getting 3 different maids, 2 female and 1 male, and whoever comes each day seems random. As for their work performance, one of the female ones decided to take out and eat a can of beans or soup or whatever on my kitchen island counter, and as soon as she finished she ended her shift, not bothering to clean up after herself. I wonder, if I fire that particular one will only herself stop coming, or all 3 of them?
It has no effect. I've fired two maids: one for standing at the kitchen sink brushing his teeth and then pussyfooting around, the other for repeatedly chatting on the computer. Both came back after a couple of days.
GnatGoSplat:
Quote from: TashaFaun on 2009 May 29, 19:57:36
Quote from: jolrei on 2009 May 29, 16:59:34
...in addition to graphics that look like a throwback to TS1 more than an improvement on TS2, has influenced me to uninstall for now.
Really? I thought the graphics were pretty nice, base game graphics weren't that great either. I have a feelings they'll be upping the ante with future EPs.
I agree, the graphics to me look superb. The lighting makes the sims look creepy and weird sometimes, but object textures and detail looks great. Sims are quite obviously much higher polygon models than before. Skintones are generic, but it's a necessary evil since the skintones are one-size-fits-all.
Quote from: TashaFaun on 2009 May 29, 19:57:36
Quote from: jolrei on 2009 May 29, 16:59:34
TS3 = Scavenger hunt and fugly sims.
I'll admit they take some getting used to but there are some seriously fugly sims in TS2 as well. I'm not real fond of the scavenger hunt crap but I'm kind of enjoying not having to worry about memories and I don't miss playing multiple households as much as I thought I would. With more neighborhoods you can have more households, this makes me happy. It's kind of weird but I think the game has some real potential and I've definitely been having fun with it (despite it taking a week to finally get the installation to work, lol).
The sims were really fugly to me at first, but I've warmed up to them. The male sims look somewhat decent to me now, but the females still look ugly to me with their big chins and round fat faces which looks really disproportionate on the skinny ones. Several Sims 2 female townie faces look good with makeup, but I can't think of a single one in Sims 3 that looks attractive and oddly, makeup in Sims 3 makes them uglier. Well, that one blonde that lives with Cycl0n3 Sw0rd is kind of okay looking... anyway, I was able to make a somewhat decent-looking female so I'm happy with that.
I've definitely been having fun with it too. I see a lot of complaints, but personally, I think it's a great. The change is refreshing and makes things interesting. I won't be uninstalling Sims 2 though, there might be times I want to go back to old style gameplay and have some good looking female sims to look at.
Soggy Fox:
Quote from: TashaFaun on 2009 May 29, 20:21:32
Quote from: GnatGoSplat on 2009 May 29, 20:17:16
I won't be uninstalling Sims 2 though, there might be times I want to go back to old style gameplay and have some good looking female sims to look at.
Exactly... except the good looking female part. I actually like TS3 females. Sure, the SUPER skinny ones look friggin' weird but the regular looking females and quite fat ones look sort of normal. I really want a breast adjuster though. It's not fair that only hugely obese sims have huge boobs. I know lots of skinny women with huge knockers.
They failed in not supplying us with uppern and lower body sliders. Both men and women can have different proportions. In addition, but not all fat people are shaped like a pear. I'm still shaped like an hourglass, just a generously proportioned one. In addition, some guys are shaped like triangles, with nice broad shoulders and narrow hips. That's hard to manage, as much as having a curvy slender woman is.
GnatGoSplat:
Quote from: TashaFaun on 2009 May 29, 20:21:32
Exactly... except the good looking female part. I actually like TS3 females. Sure, the SUPER skinny ones look friggin' weird but the regular looking females and quite fat ones look sort of normal. I really want a breast adjuster though. It's not fair that only hugely obese sims have huge boobs.
Yeah, the fat ones do look sort of normal. They look exactly like someone I know in fact. I wish the game had a breast adjuster too. I wonder if such things could be tweaked in the character files at some point... if there are indeed Sims 3 equivalents of character files. I'm guessing the bodies are a base mesh with some kind of morphing algorithm applied.
Quote from: TashaFaun on 2009 May 29, 20:21:32
I know lots of skinny women with huge knockers.
I envy you. ;D
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