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sims per household - sims3luva22 - 01-05-2008 05:08 AM
I was thinking. Because we will have a seamless n hood, with sims walking all over, do you think we will have a greater number of controlled sims on a lot then with ts2, or at parties?
Controlling eight sims each with 5 possibly different traits of their own sounds pretty hectic if your the control freak type.
Of course you could control them all at sometime but I'm guessing most of the issue was having a slowed down game.
And parties, you were only able to invite a certain amount over and they weren't controllable.
With ts3 and everyone walking around your screen, and with no loading or lagged screen everytime someone comes on a lot, do you think that now with parties we can invite a whole lot more, or maybe an unlimited amount of sims over? (though I doubt it)
Re: sims per household - Captain - 01-05-2008 05:22 AM
There was a discussion about parties the other day suggesting that there should be something like block parties in this game where you could invite 10-20 people or so. It may lag like a snail, but I guess we'll never know until we actually have the game in our own hands.
I rarely play anymore than 5 Sims per household because I'm one of those control freaks.
If more than 8 can be added then that would be pretty cool I guess.
Re: sims per household - The Adam Diamond - 01-05-2008 06:16 AM
i would like to be able to control more sims per household. i really like BIG families with at leat 5 children, the two parents, and grandma and grandpa living in the same house. OH and don't forget max the dog and fluffy the cat!
I would like to be able to control about 12 sims per household. I'm A DEFINITE control freak, but ive learned the art of pausing almost every 5 seconds. it makes the day go by slower aswell.
ps. OHMYGAWD they should have a control freak trait!
Re: sims per household - tv_freak - 01-05-2008 10:40 AM
a control freak trait will be hillarious
having bigger parties won't be a problem now i think because you can kinda already see those sims since it is seamless so now they will just be at your sim's lot instead of other lots
about the bigger number of sims per household it could be very difficult to control a lot of sims but if someone wants to try i think we should definitly have the option
Re: sims per household - Cassie - 01-05-2008 10:58 AM
We should have bigger parties. After all, we can just switch between every single Sim there now. I dont know if I am a control freak but I cant really handle a household bigger than five without going mental. I am like Adam here, I pause an awful lot to keep control of things... oh wait. I guess I am a control freak, haha.
And more Sims will DEFINITELY be allowed in a household, I feel. Rememeber now, there will be much little micro-management, that was the biggest trouble having too many Sims in a household - taking care of those needs. Now its more about living, and it will be easier to care for them in that aspect, so I feel we will be allowed more. Probably about 12.
Re: sims per household - The Adam Diamond - 01-05-2008 11:12 AM
I forgot about needs not being so important! (it seems like a waste of time to me, i like planning ahead, and now it looks like i cant plan TOO far ahead) but thats relieving. not just with big families, but with movies you're shooting that require a lot of sims! (use can use boolprop now, but UGH) or an orphanage or a fake workplace that sims really live in like a hospital that you want doctors to live in and stuff.
the amount of sims at a party doesn't relly bother me, since i can invite 8 due to my computer (you can invite more if your computer is better) (aren't i selfish) but if it is a party like a wedding party, then they need to invite BOTH of the "newlyweds" family *coughbigfamiliescough* and their best friends and best men and maidens of honour and stuff. so yeah - MORE PEOPLE FOR PARTIES!
Re: sims per household - *Eternal Memory* - 01-05-2008 08:31 PM
(01-05-2008 10:58 AM)Crepuscule Cassie! link Wrote:We should have bigge r parties. After all, we can just switch between every single Sim there now. I dont know if I am a control freak but I cant really handle a household bigger than five without going mental. I am like Adam here, I pause an awful lot to keep control of things... oh wait. I guess I am a control freak, haha.Hopefully we can have 12 people for parties of even more.
And more Sims will DEFINITELY be allowed in a household, I feel. Rememeber now, there will be much little micro-management, that was the biggest trouble having too many Sims in a household - taking care of those needs. Now its more about living, and it will be easier to care for them in that aspect, so I feel we will be allowed more. Probably about 12.
Re: sims per household - Cassie - 01-05-2008 08:37 PM
People have been mentioning block parties with like, 50 or so Sims! How amazing would that be? Now, if my computer could just handle that...
Re: sims per household - alleexm - 01-05-2008 11:32 PM
I would just love to have a family of 14. In fact, I don't see any reason why they shouldn't allow it (Seriously, contributes to global warming?? What was EA thinking? lol) except for the fact that it would make the game really slow. It's slow enough with 8 people! Imagine doubling it!
Re: sims per household - dejadejavu - 02-05-2008 12:22 AM
(01-05-2008 11:12 AM)The Adam Diamond link Wrote:I forgot about needs not being so important! (it seems like a waste of time to me, i like planning ahead, and now it looks like i cant plan TOO far ahead) but thats relieving. not just with big families, but with movies you're shooting that require a lot of sims! (use can use boolprop now, but UGH) or an orphanage or a fake workplace that sims really live in like a hospital that you want doctors to live in and stuff.
the amount of sims at a party doesn't relly bother me, since i can invite 8 due to my computer (you can invite more if your computer is better) (aren't i selfish) but if it is a party like a wedding party, then they need to invite BOTH of the "newlyweds" family *coughbigfamiliescough* and their best friends and best men and maidens of honour and stuff. so yeah - MORE PEOPLE FOR PARTIES!
Well actually in the interviews they talk about how sims can do long term planning, so you might get to plan even farther ahead!
But I definitely think that we should be able to invite mad people to parties. Not to mention the fact that I want parties to be wild - at least some of them.
Also, what kind of computer do you have? I want one.