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1  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Ford Focus for Download at Official Site on: 2007 July 27, 01:04:26
I rather enjoy a certain number of "real" items in the game.

I don't mind EA advertising in this manner at all. 
2  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: TWOJEFFS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING - Go here for the Triplets & Quads hack on: 2007 July 23, 22:43:33
Well let me say..thanks TJ...and I'm hoping it won't be too long before we see you again.
3  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Third Seasons Patch is out.... on: 2007 June 20, 23:34:01
For those interested Sam Player, has responded in his blog about the problems with the Second Seasons Patch
While I don't agree with everything he has said, I did find it to be a somewhat interesting read overall.
4  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Second Seasons Patch is out.... on: 2007 June 15, 21:51:34

I've said my piece about this whole Second Patch issue on the BBS


Honestly it has been far too long since there has been a proper Twain Rant...sorry for making y'all wait Wink
5  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Second Seasons Patch is out.... on: 2007 June 11, 23:35:12
* Twain thinks perhaps EA is just throwing out a few wacked out things in an attempt to make it look like they fixed things Tongue
6  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Second Seasons Patch is out.... on: 2007 June 11, 22:58:23
Well eventually they might get it right...though it would probably be by accident Tongue

I don't understand this one....
o The first semester of a major (in University) can now be completed by Teens.

Does that mean they won't age transition to YA until then?
7  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Third Seasons Patch is out.... on: 2007 June 11, 22:41:09
Patch 3 for seasons!


Here is the fix list...
Complete list of changes:

      NOTE: Not all fixes will take effect on existing The Sims 2 Seasons saved games. If you have an existing lot, Sim, object or neighborhood that does not seem to be improved by this patch, we recommend that you replace the affected object, or create either a new family, lot or neighborhood, depending on what is affected by the bug.
          o Custom objects will now be preserved when uploading Lots to the Exchange.
          o Musician Career Track career reward (Rock Hammer) now has audio functioning correctly.
          o Sim Babies no longer cry excessively
          o Sims will no longer pop out of the pool to recognize that it's raining.
          o Sims will no longer use chairs placed on roofs while performing certain interactions.
          o Drinking Orangeade will now add random badge points correctly.
          o PlantSim babies that age to adults will now maintain their PlantSim outfit in their clothing inventory
          o PlantSim Toddlers will now not lose their PlantSim outfit after planning outfit with changing table.
          o In Education Career Level 4, Sim will now actually lose 475 Simoleans as the UI states, and not get demoted.
          o In Education level 7, Sims will no longer lose all their Simoleans and get demoted, but rather lose the amount shown in the UI as expected.
          o Players will now be warned before the Social Worker takes away children for temperature neglect.
          o Skating on rinks will now increase a Sim's fitness level.
          o Children will no longer stop dancing unexpectedly as nanny plays the Rock Hammer guitar.
          o Un-moveable maple trees in neighborhood view will no longer appear at random.
          o Fish will no longer become stuck on lot if set on sale while penguin attempts to eat it.
          o Sims will no longer lose "fun" while playing the piano.
          o Inventory will now update visually when using "undo" after inventory is empty.
          o Items can no longer be permanently lost from inventory by using undo and then immediately selecting other Rewards tabs.
          o Seasonal Progression from home lot will now properly transfer to owned community lots.
          o Trash compactors can now be repaired by Service NPC Repairman.
          o Watering a plant in a greenhouse while it is raining will no longer cause the plant to weep from being overwatered.
          o Sims will no longer remain in the Energizer after all motives are charged.
          o Drinking Orangeade without Open for Business installed will no longer display an incorrect skill badge.
          o Primp self-interaction is again available.
          o Trees placed in Neighborhood View are now again visible in Lot View.
          o Sims will no longer spontaneously combust so easily (hot tubs, exercise machines, etc.).
          o Sims will no longer become permanently stuck on rinks if lot is moved while Sims are currently skating.
          o Barista will no longer stops working after a Sim notices it's raining or snowing.
          o "Latipsoh Green" Linoleum floor is no longer replaced by the "Neutral Sand" Linoleum floor.
          o Sims will now much more rarely route through swimming pools when trying to reach locations.
          o Snow saved on Community Lots will now melt properly.
          o Sims will no longer take repeated baths or showers when cold.
          o Vampires will now not get out of their coffin in the daytime to watch weather.
          o Skill points gained from eggplant juice will now properly trigger wants.
          o Dialogue box to rename your pets will now longer refer to them as a PlantBaby
          o Pets will no longer sink into the ground when Sims interact with Water Wiggler.
          o Children no longer levitate when watching TV Sports Channel.
          o Ottomas twins' father data is now correct.
          o Stuffed rainbow trout will no longer shift below the pan during cooking.
          o Sims will no longer die as easily by being struck by lightning.
          o Visiting "Townie" Sims will not die as often when struck by lightning.
          o Sims will be smarter about seeking out the shortest path to take to player-directed locations.
          o "It's Raining" interactions will not continue to occur after a Sim has seen the weather several times.
          o Teens who happen to age to an adult at the top of Music Career Track on a work day will no longer 'miss work' and get negative job performance.
          o The first semester of a major (in University) can now be completed by Teens.
          o Arch doorways will now not trigger Sims to change to Outerwear during winter.
          o Children will no longer levitate when they watch a birth.



8  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Seasons Patch on: 2007 April 01, 03:43:05
um

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sarcasm?
9  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Seasons Patch on: 2007 April 01, 02:53:34
well what I want to know is do you have to install the Second Pets Patch AND the Seasons Patch?
10  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Seasons Patch on: 2007 March 30, 22:30:32
Hey at least they fixed something....better than nothing.

Normally it is months before EA does anything.
11  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Seasons Patch on: 2007 March 30, 22:10:28
As first announced on MY forum Tongue

There is a patch for seasons out.

Also according to MaxoidGoonter if you have the latest EP...in this case seasons...you do NOT need to install the earlier patches with the exception of the second Pets patch..as those fixes did not make their way into Seasons.

ETA Here is the thread from my forum
12  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Saved Sims Folder...What is it? on: 2006 November 19, 15:19:26
wait wait...are you all trying to say..the saved sims folder has Sims saved in it???
13  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: SimPe has arrived.. on: 2006 November 14, 17:24:07
Did it go on a trip or something?


Seriously though..thank you.
14  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: dead sims ? on: 2006 November 14, 04:18:46
awww come on the obvious jokes are the most fun Tongue
15  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: dead sims ? on: 2006 November 14, 00:29:40
Awesome...how much does a Ness Pendant cost?

I'm not into pendants much -- I wonder how much a Ness Ring would cost. Smiley


Why do you want to have Ness wrapped around your finger?
16  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: dead sims ? on: 2006 November 13, 19:49:25
you are a Pendant?

Awesome...how much does a Ness Pendant cost?
17  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Glamour Life Pack On Sale at Circuit City this week on: 2006 September 24, 19:51:23
I saw it advertised for $9.99.  Which is probably what it is worth.  There is some decent to good stuff in the pack...but it isn't overwhelming awesome.
18  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: Weird glitch (with pictures!) on: 2006 August 02, 16:37:01
 Undecided


I knew I should have paid more attention during transdimensional meditation class....

talk about screwing up an out of body experience  Cheesy
19  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: EA it is time to stop being stupid and start talking. A Rant by Twain. on: 2006 July 11, 21:02:08
Yes most of Anubis' comments were deleted....by Anubis herself :-/
20  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: EA it is time to stop being stupid and start talking. A Rant by Twain. on: 2006 July 10, 23:00:37
Well, I do agree with your right to rant about EA all-of-a-sudden deciding that those posts are off-topic and should be deleted, because it's not really fair of them to decide that now, after so much time has passed since their leaks were well, leaked.

I am sorta glad they are deleting all those posts though, because they're taking over.  I wish they'd just announce the new packs already, and make the board to confine the jabber about them.

Heh I hate those posts as much as you do Blue...however i hate the fact that EA decided they wanted to get rid of all of them even more.

I also was quite annoyed that well thought out..well written posts were also being eliminated because they referenced the future packs..even if they didn't talk about them directly.
21  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: EA it is time to stop being stupid and start talking. A Rant by Twain. on: 2006 July 10, 18:44:04
Heh I knew you would say that JM.

However my problem is the fact that EA has chosen to censor the BBS...rather than let people chat about a subject that they all are obviously intersted in.
22  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / EA it is time to stop being stupid and start talking. A Rant by Twain. on: 2006 July 10, 13:06:55
I don't usually link to all my rants here.  I prefer people find them on their own.

However this past weekend EA made the decision to censor all posts concerning upcoming Stuff and Expansion packs.  Now the only information out there is information that EA itself let leak out..so I suppose EA would have been smarter censoring itself Tongue

Well anyway the whole idea of EA activly censoring the BBS..really annoyed me..so I ranted this morning ....Here

And since it may very well end up getting deleted here is my post

Quote from: Twain1202
EA it is time to stop being stupid and start talking.

This past weekend something happened that I hoped would never happen on this site.  EA decided to do their best to censor each and every user of this site. 

As SimMasterAnubis alluded to in her post...."This is not something that is my choice. It's not the choice of the Maxoids. It's coming from higher up. Please understand and please do not be rude about it." 

EA has decided to suppress all info about the upcoming Stuff Pack and EP, and has ordered the Maxoids and SimMasters to do it.  Now I greatly respect the SimMasters and the Maxoids, however enough is enough.

I personally can care less what the next Stuff Pack or EP is going to be, if they are Packs that interest me I will purchase them, if they do not interest me I will not purchase them.  However the themes and content of these packs seem to be of great importance to a vast number of users here.  So what does EA do? Do they give them as much information as they can at this point?  No they don't they throw out a few crumbs of info, promise more in "a few weeks", then when a "few weeks" pass..they claim they will reveal more in a "few weeks".

Now I realize this is not the decision of any Maxoid, but is most likely the decision of the higher-ups in EA.  So before anyone starts attacking me because I am not being nice to the "poor hard working Maxoids", this is not directed at them...as long as they are not willfully withholding information that they are allowed to release.

I can completely understand not releasing information about the next Expansion Pack.  From everything that has leaked out so far it promises to be something that the overwhelming majority of fans have demanded since day one.  Until that pack is ready for release they do not want to announce it, especially since there is going to be another Shopping Pack released next month..it seems.  I think that if the next EP was announced before the Shopping Pack went on sale...that the excitement over the next EP would completely overshadow and damage the sales of the Shopping Pack.  So I completely understand that being a reason why there is no announcement on the next EP.  I also realize that they started selling FFS through the EA downloader..and they probably want to squeeze as many buys out of that as possible, before they announce the next Shopping Pack.  While this is annoying...I understand it, because ultimately EA is a business and they have to do what is best for their business.

However, while I realize there are business stratagies at work here...the fact is EA is alienating their consumer base, and is causing unneeded problems, by trying to suppress discussions about the upcoming packs.  One of the big draws (to me at least) of TS2 is this wonderful and open community.  Will Wright always had a vision of a large diverse and active community that was tied to the games he created. When EA purchased Maxis they have proven over and over again that they can care less about the community and more and more about their bottom line.

In EA's view...why should they waste time, effort, resources and money catering to a community that will buy their games regardless of what they do?

What they don't realize is part of the reason that there is such a loyal fanbase is the fact that there is such a strong, large diverse and active community associated with this game. EA would be well served to remember this fact and stop ignoring the community, and actually become an active participant in the community once more, before they finally do alienate everyone.

EA needs to knock off the stupidity, and start becoming an active and positive member of this community.  Plain and simple the reason there is information on sites like www.snootysims.com, is because of EA's own stupidity.  THEY leaked out information on their Thai site, and Hong Kong Sites. (Though according to SMAnubis, for some reason this information is about "unauthorized prerelease EPs"...so one has to wonder if the Thai and Hong Kong EA sites are planning to overthrow the US EA office).  If EA didn't want information to get out..then simply they have to stop their own employees releasing information early.

EA needs to bite the bullet, and release some information to this community.  EA is creating an Us Vs. Them dynamic with this community..and I promise that EA will be the ones that ultimately lose that battle.  You can never been too nice to your consumers, it seems EA needs to learn this lesson.  Hopefully for their sake it will not be learned the wrong way :-/
23  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: EA contacted me! on: 2006 July 08, 12:37:44
I wish I could laugh at it..however I don't believe in Myths.  Wink
24  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: EA contacted me! on: 2006 July 07, 01:00:24
I could make a Val is a Girl??? joke here....so I will..


Val is a Girl?
25  TS2: Burnination / The Podium / Re: EA contacted me! on: 2006 July 06, 15:13:58
As I've said before......

This is awesome...good luck..and knock their socks off Cheesy
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