THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds

[Dureth]

The ‘official' Casanova does not even look like he could swoon the pants off a dead guy, let alone a living one. You would think that an ‘official' TS3 product would have better looking sims.

It seems like you can't make your Sims very good-looking OR grotesquely hideous beyond reason. I want to do both. I hope there's some way to remove the limits on the sliders.

Of course you can make your sims hideous beyond all reason. That is practically built in. The issue is that you can't make them reasonably attractive without them all starting to look the same, put the slider too far and they start looking cartoon-y.

Don't say 'It is retarded". Say the truth- it annoys you. Then people can go from there.
-Dureth  

Will saying that it is stupid, because it is redundant, work for you?

Fine, fine, I'm satisfied.

[Marq]

Don't say 'It is retarded". Say the truth- it annoys you. Then people can go from there.
-Dureth  

I think she got her point across fine.  Retarded on MATY is different than retarded in RL. 

On topic:  fiberglassdolphin, I've had a hard enough time making sims look unique without relying on skin tone and hair color.  While the 'middle ground' EA choose, imo, is hideous I'm with you in the idea of wanting to be able to control how ugly the sims turn out to be.  The sims in the hood look like clones and since someone noticed that their method of fixing it was giving them hook noses and different skin tones.  I kind of wish they had gone with a system where you click on your sim's face and drag the mouse to get the look you want.  Now that could lead to some unique looking sims.

[Blaise]

             For me TashaFaun no positive. You can see the following impression.

Huh? Say what, Willis?

Btw, I've figured out what it is about TS3 Sims that make them so hard for me to "get into". They don't blink - at least not very much. Their wide staring eyes...creepy.

Also, I miss watching their dreams when they sleep.

[Quill]

             For me TashaFaun no positive. You can see the following impression.
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Programmable Thermostats

The twit above posted that nonsense solely to insert his/her stupid link to a website selling thermostats.  The post itself has no meaning.  You can tell because they bothered to put in a signature that's expressly forbidden by the FAQ in their first (and hopefully only) post.  

Why they think people in this forum would want thermostats, I don't know.  Sims 3 = thermostats.  Of course!  Why didn't I see it before?

[gumbyscout]

Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times!

The ‘official' Casanova does not even look like he could swoon the pants off a dead guy, let alone a living one. You would think that an ‘official' TS3 product would have better looking sims.

Though after reviewing their purchasable hairstyles I think I should reconsider where I am placing my confidence.

At least the "official" Casanova looks like Lothario from TS2, though it then puts another kink in the whole story of the TS3, along with such plot holes as the book "Where's Bella?". I wish they would of got someone who had some personality so that we would actually care about some old guy's plumbing issues or some family's garden. I find it hilarious that they think that only people with the "official" game will be able to get their grubby little hands on riverview .

[witch]

Had a weird little book glitch tonight. My sim family were missing several books in the '1, 2, 3 and skill' series. I sent her to buy the 2nd book each of cooking and mechanical, and a few other bits and pieces. She also sold an extra copy of the 1st in the mechanical series. When she arrived home, she had no books at all but the money was still gone. I don't know if it's because I sold one at the same time/ on the same screen, that I bought other books.

[nekonoai]

Laugh with me as they throw the word OFFICIAL out a dozen times!

The person they have doing the voice-over sounds like a douche. And yes, I laughed. I'll laugh more when I'm playing the 'hood in my unofficial game. (Assuming, of course, that the official ships/downloads with SecuROM, because if not I can't justify not paying for it).

If you figure out how to get the hood in your unofficial game, please share this information.

[GnatGoSplat]

Also, I miss watching their dreams when they sleep.

That's right, they don't dream anymore do they... just large Zzzzzzzzzz's.  If they dreamed, that would at least give me something interesting to see while I wait out the painfully long sleep time and slow ultra speed (seemingly not helped at all by even the most expensive bed).  They also don't open and shut their mouths when sleeping as if snoring anymore either.  It seems they took out a lot of cute and endearing things from the game.  No more cut scenes (I loved the engagement rejection one), no more memories so you can't tell how many times they peed themselves, no more "boing" and rage when they discover they've been cheated on... I used to have a sim invite all his lovers to a party just to see how many of them would go "boing" at the same time and start slapping each other silly.  It doesn't seem like they die of fright from seeing ghosts anymore either.  I guess that means no more houses of horror with cemeteries in the back yard to see how many sims can die in one night.

[Fubuki]

You know, at first I was really having fun with this game. However, now that I'm over the initial new-and-shininess effect of a brand new game, I'm starting to hate the fact that they left so much out -- maybe even more than they added. Let's see...

- Aliens and male pregnancy
- Memories
- Interests
- Dreams
- Cut scenes
- Photo albums
- Hot tubs
- Pianos
- Genetics that don't suck ass

All those things were included in TS2 base game. I know they just want to make sure that TS2 still has some advantages over TS3 so that it will continue to sell. But no hot tubs or pianos? Come on... Even TS1 base game had those (if memory serves). I never realized how much I used hot tubs and pianos until they were taken away. I'll be pissed if either of those things are offered in the Store later.

[Scotty]

No diving boards for pools either. Now THAT'S retarded.

[Zazazu]

Apparently there is male pregnancy, but it can be had through traditional means. Why? Because men can totally reproduce with each other and ghosts, but the thought of an alien sticking a probe up your ass is totally beyond the conceivable.

They do have interests tied to many traits. However, not sharing the same interest doesn't have as much of an effect. There are so few ways to piss off a sim anymore. Flirt with the unflirty or poke them. That's about it.

Photo albums...I don't miss the superfluous thumbnails, but I hate that we can't change the default photo size. I'm not sharing anything over 500 pics wide, so I have to resize every frakking image.

I really miss the pianos, if only because the sound in TS3 is so well done that I'd love to hear piano music. I played piano for 10 years. My grand aunt was a concert pianist in Germany. I grew up with that. My personal opinion is that they included the guitar instead because of the success of Guitar Hero.

[WatersMoon]

I really miss pianos as well. I mean, they ported almost everything else directly from the Sims 2. Why not bring along the piano!?

[SimKat]

I'm sure the piano and the hot tubs will be available at their store soon like everything else they didn't put in the base game.

[Marhis]

My personal opinion is that they included the guitar instead because of the success of Guitar Hero.

Totally agree. Because cool guys dig Guitar Hero.

Proof:

[Scotty]

Okay, now that just makes my eyes bleed.

[Witchboy]

Okay, now that just makes my eyes bleed.

Oh Scoooooty, You know you want him.

[Jelenedra]

That is the most disgusting case of grundle hair I have EVER seen.

[phyllis_p]

I'm curious whether anyone who had arrred either the reloaded or razor version has purchased the real deal.  Just wondering if there are significant differences.

[nekonoai]

I have to resize every frakking image.

I'd like to introduce you to a little program called PIXresizer.

[Jelenedra]

I'm curious whether anyone who had arrred either the reloaded or razor version has purchased the real deal.  Just wondering if there are significant differences.

I did, but I haven't picked it up yet. I'll be waiting until someone confirms a working crack. Supposedly, JM says the Razor version's launcher is safe to use.

[cwieberdink]

I got mine at Best Buy and it's installing now.  I have a nice complete backup of my entire harddrive, so I am willing to take the risks.  I'll report back soon.

[WatersMoon]

I got mine from Amazon and it is also installing now. One difference is that it is installing a lot slower than the Razor version. I'm very interested to see if there are any differences in the game.

[Carokube]

ROFL from the Gun Hero.

I broke down and bought the game during my lunch break today. I have a good job. I can afford it. Plus this way I can actually use the TS3 community. I can ARR all the expansion packs.

Obviously I haven't DLed the new city yet, but I'm guessing that's where all the other pre-mades form sims 1 and sim 2 are hiding that were claimed to be in the game on the sims 3 wikia. Most this is based on seeing that Don clone... but wouldn't you think that maybe the Pleasants/Burbs/whomever is missing from Sunset Valley might be in this new neighborhood?

[SimKat]

Oh that's disgusting lol,great now my eyes are bleeding and I'll have nightmares.

[gumbyscout]

Apparently there is male pregnancy, but it can be had through traditional means. Why? Because men can totally reproduce with each other and ghosts, but the thought of an alien sticking a probe up your ass is totally beyond the conceivable.

They do have interests tied to many traits. However, not sharing the same interest doesn't have as much of an effect. There are so few ways to piss off a sim anymore. Flirt with the unflirty or poke them. That's about it.

Photo albums...I don't miss the superfluous thumbnails, but I hate that we can't change the default photo size. I'm not sharing anything over 500 pics wide, so I have to resize every frakking image.

I really miss the pianos, if only because the sound in TS3 is so well done that I'd love to hear piano music. I played piano for 10 years. My grand aunt was a concert pianist in Germany. I grew up with that. My personal opinion is that they included the guitar instead because of the success of Guitar Hero.

The male pregnancy has to pertain to the townies spawning random spawn regardless of sex and relationships right? No matter how hard I try, males don't get preggers on TS3. I too miss the piano, but I would be cool to get the synthesizer like on the sims 2 or some other instrument, but they would probably have their own skills or change the "guitar" skill into the "musical" skill, which is unlikely to happen due to EAxis's track record.