The Sims 3

[Numtini]

Even for EA the price points in Sims 3 store are shocking.

75 cents for one shirt? Nineteen dollars for a room of furniture?

[bhodikhan]

I'll be surprised is those prices stay at that level. But then again. There are people stupid enough to pay those prices. 

[Tarami]

Let's suppress our disgust of EA and share some designs instead! My latest tasteless attempt. Work-in-progress.

[schild]

That is garish, son.

[Tarami]

Yep! It started out as a test of just how much the builder can take so, well, sorta everything went in there. I hate multi-level buildings, so I doubt I'll ever come to use it.

This was her actual house, prior to me running with mortar;

[Numtini]

Yeah, my favorite kinds of houses with little rooms and multistories are just a total pain in Sims.

[NiX]

Title of this thread should be changed to "Nude patch and store products torrent up already?"

[Musashi]

My only real gripe with the sims is that each iteration have been bug ridden pieces of shit that run like dogs on the best machine in the universe.  Even worse than normal EA shit.  How does this one run on your machine.

Also.

I think that thinking only gay people and women like this game is a sign of Tom Cruise in the Closet.

[schild]

How does this one run on your machine.

Fine. In fact, better than the previous 2.

[Tarami]

It crashes from time to time, but that seems to be isolated to me.

As for gameplay, I haven't found a single bug. Not one.

[tmp]

Title of this thread should be changed to "Nude patch and store products torrent up already?"

They had the nude patch out before the game officially launched. Couple days after the leak hit the street, i think.

[Sjofn]

So my only complaint so far is how the Sims themselves look. A LOT of the clothes manage to look uncomfortable and ill-fitting (how is that possible?!) and I hate their hair and they look all playdough-y in a way I don't like. I vastly prefered the way the Sims looked in Sims 2. I mean, you know the hair options are shitty when your second favorite hairstyle for the males is the mullet. The mullet. It's a glorious mullet, sure, but still. The facial hair options look horrible too except for the sideburns. The ladies have much better hair, but they all have the Renée Zellweger "I just caught a whiff of something disgusting" face.

Good thing I usually play zoomed out far enough that it's not something I can't eventually tune out, but I still think it's a big ass step backwards visually. Otherwise I *heart* it.

[NiX]

You liked the look of the sims in Sims 2? They looked TERRIBLE. Like everyone had downs.

[Tarami]

I like how they look. Mostly.

I've actually not yet figured out how to cook fish you catch. Any ideas?

[Zar]

You need to know a recipe that uses fish.  So, my sim knows the recipe for sushi, which will use any two fish you have.

[Tarami]

Ooooooh. It all makes sense now. I hadn't seen a sushi recipe. Thanks!

Also;
The Shallows in Riverview are the most dysfunctional Sims-family I've seen I think. Christ.

[Numtini]

I think that thinking only gay people and women like this game

So far in my EQ2 guild it's only been the two dykes playing. The gay guys and fundies seem disinterested.

(I think our officer corps is about as diverse as it can get.)

[schild]

(I think our officer corps is about as diverse as it can get.)

They'd most certainly fulfill a requirement at UMD for graduation.

[Ratman_tf]

You liked the look of the sims in Sims 2? They looked TERRIBLE. Like everyone had downs.

I prefer sims2 over sims3 (appearance of the sims themselves) so far. There's a lot of moon faces and Jay Leno chins, and the customizability only helps so much.
That and the skin textures are awful.

It's like, in order to make things so modular and customizable, they wound up paying for it in actual asthetics. YMMV of course. And some people are managing to make some decent looking sims on the exchange already.

[FatuousTwat]

I think there are at least 3x as many options clothes-wise for women.

[schild]

I think there are at least 3x as many options clothes-wise for women.

Ever been to a department store?

[Simond]

Ooooooh. It all makes sense now. I hadn't seen a sushi recipe. Thanks!

Also;
The Shallows in Riverview are the most dysfunctional Sims-family I've seen I think. Christ.

I've got a moocher/klepto/seducer-type who ran into them purely by chance ("Hey, what's in this house?")
The mother is now pregnant with his child while he survives off their food and money. And it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people. 

[CmdrSlack]

Wait, so now there's families with backstory, and it's laid out for you? I'm wondering how it's evident that a specific family sucks.

Last time I played this franchise was the original Sims game. Maybe that's part of the problem.

I guess that's what I get for ignoring and entire franchise for a huge chunk of its lifespan. This is probably for the best, because I bet it'd be fun to find inventive ways to murder an entire neighborhood.

[rk47]

Well at the start they usually just 'seed' the default neighbours and households with backstories. Then as time advances if you check the paper it'll tell you as new households move into the neighbourhood.

I'm enjoying the criminal career now, ripping off 12k worth of painting per night work is awesome.

[FatuousTwat]

I think there are at least 3x as many options clothes-wise for women.

Ever been to a department store?

Good point.

[Signe]

So, aside from fiddling around with the original (I think it was) and a brief demo of the second version, I don't play this game.  I've never really had that much of an interest but since I've not been able to get into MMORPGs at the moment, I though I'd give it a go and I bought the game. 
Oh dear.  I've had to delete three characters so far and it took me HOURS and HOURS to make them and fix up a house!  I got smelly, my house came down with buggies, I offended the neighbours, etc.  I just now figured out that I can have five outfits from the start.  Before, my hair kept changing in unpossible ways and all but the one outfit I made, my clothes were horrible!  I've had to buy the strategy guide to sort myself out. 

This game makes me scared of everything.  I'M SO STRESSED. 

[nurtsi]

Has anyone figured out how to get the second neighbourhood that is supposed to be in the retail (non-torrent) version? My box seems to have come without it. In fact, I don't see anything different about the two...

[NiX]

It's not supposed to come with it. You have to register your game and download it.

[nurtsi]

Ah, found it. It's hidden in the Exchange.

[Signe]

I need more time!  MORE TIME!   

[Righ]

What you need are higher end fittings and no job. I built an absurdly small house, packed it with great bed, shower, cooker, fridge and computer and my sim spends the night hacking to get income. Occasionally he has to leave the house or he goes stir crazy. I probably should have given him the loner trait.

[Furiously]

It seems much...easier then the sims 2.

And jay leno joke was great.

[raydeen]

I'm waiting for the Sims/Spore crossover where I can raise a civilization of retards then nuke it from orbit.

[Signe]

What you need are higher end fittings and no job. I built an absurdly small house, packed it with great bed, shower, cooker, fridge and computer and my sim spends the night hacking to get income. Occasionally he has to leave the house or he goes stir crazy. I probably should have given him the loner trait.

Hi, honey.  This is what you do irl.  You've made a sim of yourself.  Or did I say that backwards?  At least your hacking is legal.  Giving yourself the Loner trait wouldn't have fit, though.

My fat little cutie, Bubbles Hitler, is a snitch.  I may have to kill her off too, though.  She's made a right mess of everything. 

I had bad dreams last night about this game.     I'm not sure it suits me.

[FatuousTwat]

I need more time!  MORE TIME!   

You can turn the aging off in the options from the main menu (the option is greyed out in game).