Comments on: Dear EA and Maxis http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/ Marie's Blog Thing Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tick http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Tick Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:44:22 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-943 Haha! I got the last word! Haha! I got the last word!

]]> By: Kat http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Kat Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:26:06 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-942 I see what you mean. :/ I wish Maxis would give some kind of an option as to which families would be playing live. It could be in the performance tab. I see what you mean. :/ I wish Maxis would give some kind of an option as to which families would be playing live. It could be in the performance tab.

]]> By: Marie http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Marie Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:23:58 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-941 Aside from the horror that was Cairhien, I usually focus on one or two families. Maybe add a third I never play for variety. However, sometimes I like to make a family of Sims for the purpose of marriage, but the sims they are marrying aren't grown yet. In Sims 3 I'd have to plan a heck of a lot more carefully and even then, if I'm not watching they might marry someone else before I get a chance to stop them. If I play Sims 3 I'm going to need a lot of hacks. Aside from the horror that was Cairhien, I usually focus on one or two families. Maybe add a third I never play for variety. However, sometimes I like to make a family of Sims for the purpose of marriage, but the sims they are marrying aren’t grown yet. In Sims 3 I’d have to plan a heck of a lot more carefully and even then, if I’m not watching they might marry someone else before I get a chance to stop them.

If I play Sims 3 I’m going to need a lot of hacks.

]]> By: Kat http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Kat Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:20:56 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-940 *comes in late* I usually just play one to two households at a time in Sims2. That hasn't changed since I played the original Sims, and probably won't if I play Sims3. So, as far as that goes the new way of game playing won't effect me as much as some others. However, I very much dislike townies and the fact that I couldn't build my town the way I want. I'm laidback when it comes to controlling my Sims' actions, but I like my neighborhoods to have specific themes, and for those themes to be cohesive. It's really annoying that it might not be possible to do that in the next game. >:( *comes in late*

I usually just play one to two households at a time in Sims2. That hasn’t changed since I played the original Sims, and probably won’t if I play Sims3. So, as far as that goes the new way of game playing won’t effect me as much as some others. However, I very much dislike townies and the fact that I couldn’t build my town the way I want.

I’m laidback when it comes to controlling my Sims’ actions, but I like my neighborhoods to have specific themes, and for those themes to be cohesive.

It’s really annoying that it might not be possible to do that in the next game. >:(

]]> By: Marie http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Marie Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:49:35 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-939 Don't answer a question with a question, especially when I don't remember what I meant! Don’t answer a question with a question, especially when I don’t remember what I meant!

]]> By: Tick http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Tick Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:32:48 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-938 q-: Wrong in his definition of simulation or that anything will make sims better? q-: Wrong in his definition of simulation or that anything will make sims better?

]]> By: Marie http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-937 Marie Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:00:54 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-937 Oh how funny. Rod Humble has said outright that he doesn't want Sims 3 to be a simulation, and is moving away from that. Could it be Niklas was wrong!? http://www.mcvuk.com/news/30034/The-Sims-3-targets-real-gamers Oh how funny. Rod Humble has said outright that he doesn’t want Sims 3 to be a simulation, and is moving away from that. Could it be Niklas was wrong!?

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/30034/The-Sims-3-targets-real-gamers

]]> By: Marie http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Marie Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:49:31 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-936 Maxis makes Sims, EA just collects the money. :P Of course now that EA has bought out Maxis the lines are a bit blurred. Frankly, considering how badly EA messed up SimCity I am not sure EA knows "best" about anything in regards to Will Wright's legacy. Maxis makes Sims, EA just collects the money. :P Of course now that EA has bought out Maxis the lines are a bit blurred.

Frankly, considering how badly EA messed up SimCity I am not sure EA knows “best” about anything in regards to Will Wright’s legacy.

]]> By: Tick http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Tick Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:46:50 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-935 I'm sure there will be settings and hacks to customize the game play... And anyways! Niklas is right because the EA people are of the same opinion. And they make sims so they knows best... after Niklas. Besides! It isn't as if people have already played it... I bet people were all "Water damage!" and "the dog will drink out of it!" when people first invented toilets. *likes comparing sims to toilets* And just yesterday Marie was all "Ehh, sim people are stupid" when they were accusing each other of being boys on that forum. Soo... Yeah, I can imagine people like that would be very puffy over the smallest change. I’m sure there will be settings and hacks to customize the game play… And anyways! Niklas is right because the EA people are of the same opinion. And they make sims so they knows best… after Niklas.

Besides! It isn’t as if people have already played it… I bet people were all “Water damage!” and “the dog will drink out of it!” when people first invented toilets. *likes comparing sims to toilets* And just yesterday Marie was all “Ehh, sim people are stupid” when they were accusing each other of being boys on that forum. Soo… Yeah, I can imagine people like that would be very puffy over the smallest change.

]]> By: Marie http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2008/04/dear-ea-and-maxis/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Marie Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:02:55 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/?p=150#comment-934 But it is a social simulation, just a different kind. You call them dollhouses, others would call them god games. I don't have an issue too much with Sims doing things when I'm not around, assuming those things are mundane OR I've told to the game to play them for me. I want the option to have extreme control or none-at-all. But it is a social simulation, just a different kind. You call them dollhouses, others would call them god games.

I don’t have an issue too much with Sims doing things when I’m not around, assuming those things are mundane OR I’ve told to the game to play them for me. I want the option to have extreme control or none-at-all.

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