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Forum: Programs and Utilities 4th May 2023, 5:08 AM
Replies: 508
Views: 776,558
Posted By kiwi_tea
I fired up the game for the first time in years...

I fired up the game for the first time in years recently, and this a fantastic addition. Thank you very much Duchess. CAS is much swifter to use now.
Forum: Introductions 3rd May 2023, 6:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 631
Posted By kiwi_tea
A tentative return.

Hi folks.

I gave up on Sims 4 after trying, over and over and over, to enjoy it. It never let me be as creative as TS2 or TS3, and I felt I just wasn't the kind of customer EA wanted to retain, so...
Forum: Sims 4 13th Jan 2017, 3:27 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 18,357
Posted By kiwi_tea
I recommend not using this feature except on very...

I recommend not using this feature except on very big, clear patches of flat land. It's very easy for casual players to create routing issues by blocking in routing nodes using this. They could...
Forum: Sims 4 13th Jan 2017, 2:06 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 22,131
Posted By kiwi_tea
Didn't expect this. I'm impressed by it. It...

Didn't expect this. I'm impressed by it. It doesn't mend the gameplay or the high prices for minimal content, but it goes a little way to easing my hostility towards the game. I might even fire up...
Forum: Sims 4 10th Jan 2017, 6:44 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 18,357
Posted By kiwi_tea
...and another quarter of not losing quarters to...

...and another quarter of not losing quarters to a sims addiction. (Who am I kidding, we don't even have "quarters" in NZ).

(Pollux: I think the "Rich Douchebag Stuff" is because the sales policy...
Forum: Sims 4 7th Nov 2016, 4:02 PM
Replies: 1,553
Views: 102,149
Posted By kiwi_tea
Then again, part of the general problem with TS3...

Then again, part of the general problem with TS3 and TS4 is how much they began to pander to a very tacky "American" E! Hollywood News-like aesthetic, particularly in the promos, but also in the...
Forum: Sims 4 1st Nov 2016, 3:18 PM
Replies: 1,553
Views: 102,149
Posted By kiwi_tea
Watched Clint's review. This game is depressing...

Watched Clint's review. This game is depressing me so much. :( I tried a new world for TS3, but the bad routing annoyed me so much I don't know if I can be bothered continuing, as it'll be hours and...
Forum: Sims 4 30th Sep 2016, 1:21 PM
Replies: 1,553
Views: 102,149
Posted By kiwi_tea
Excuse me, matrix, but my sims quite like living...

Excuse me, matrix, but my sims quite like living in Squishy Peaks. It's much better than Floppy Lakes, and on a par with Sparkling Void.
Forum: Sims 4 26th Sep 2016, 4:15 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 30,321
Posted By kiwi_tea
Speaking as someone into designing...

Speaking as someone into designing worlds/neighbourhoods (I just cracked CAW open for the first time in years yesterday), I have to say that while I'm really interested by this, my interest is purely...
Forum: Sims 4 25th Sep 2016, 5:05 AM
Replies: 1,553
Views: 102,149
Posted By kiwi_tea
Personally he's the highlight of Sims 4 so far....

Personally he's the highlight of Sims 4 so far. Also didn't watch any chat. But... ...hello there handsome.
Forum: Sims 4 22nd Sep 2016, 9:58 AM
Replies: 1,553
Views: 102,149
Posted By kiwi_tea
The neighbourhoods are so claustrophobic and ugly...

The neighbourhoods are so claustrophobic and ugly I hadn't even looked into this. Now I'm curious too. Have TS4 modders made any ground on this? To the googlemobile!
Forum: Sims 4 12th Sep 2016, 4:51 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 30,321
Posted By kiwi_tea
Hate is a pretty strong word. Remember people are...

Hate is a pretty strong word. Remember people are prone to hyperbole. We might not have such tensions if there wasn't a monopoly on life simulations. It's that, more than anything, that means Sims 4...
Forum: Sims 4 12th Sep 2016, 4:46 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 30,321
Posted By kiwi_tea
If you have a forum for a game (ie, for fans of a...

If you have a forum for a game (ie, for fans of a game franchise), how long will the forum last if about 70% of the people who have opinions about the game find their comments deleted? Just speaking...
Forum: Sims 4 12th Sep 2016, 7:18 AM
Replies: 175
Views: 16,390
Posted By kiwi_tea
I felt that sometimes, but I always saw it as a...

I felt that sometimes, but I always saw it as a reason to improve story prog, not remove it. It tended to be too random, too unpredictable, it never felt like the stories that were happening around...
Forum: Sims 4 12th Sep 2016, 6:29 AM
Replies: 175
Views: 16,390
Posted By kiwi_tea
EA is almost certainly the kind of company that...

EA is almost certainly the kind of company that pays for positive comments on their forums, too. It would not shock me if at least of a handful of the "be grateful for what you get" and "this is the...
Forum: Sims 4 6th Sep 2016, 9:19 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
I need to say, "you of all people" far...

I need to say, "you of all people" far more often.
Forum: Sims 4 5th Sep 2016, 8:20 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
Absolutely. EA is one of those companies that's...

Absolutely. EA is one of those companies that's always trying to make water run uphill with its PR strategy, rather than concentrating on the vital groundwork of making a good product. Part of that...
Forum: Sims 4 5th Sep 2016, 7:03 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
I think one of the EA's PR errors *might* be in...

I think one of the EA's PR errors *might* be in play here. Clint (LGR) has always been exceptionally principled as a reviewer. I haven't spoken to him much, but once we shared a brief exchange where...
Forum: Sims 4 5th Sep 2016, 12:06 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
That's the most infuriating part of TS4. Thanks...

That's the most infuriating part of TS4. Thanks to a lack of CASt and pretty dismal selection of swatches, it's hard to get rooms that have variety, but don't look like Frankendesign.
Forum: Sims 4 21st Aug 2016, 1:53 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
Let's not have this devolve into a flame war. We...

Let's not have this devolve into a flame war. We all want a Sims 5, many of us just fear that that game will be mediocre. It's not fair of us to say The Sims 4 has been objectively mediocre given you...
Forum: Sims 4 20th Aug 2016, 6:38 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
!!! Oh, the things they could do that would make...

!!!

Oh, the things they could do that would make me happy!
Forum: Sims 4 16th Aug 2016, 11:42 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
Screw buying games from EA, frankly. They...

Screw buying games from EA, frankly. They promised some cool tightwalking show if I gave them a rope. I gave them some rope. They asked for more. I gave them more. Next thing, they've hung...
Forum: Sims 4 5th Aug 2016, 1:18 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
That's actually one of the other great shames of...

That's actually one of the other great shames of TS4, is that it scorched away all the trust and open dialogue that the TS3 gurus had, through going above and beyond their roles, started to foster....
Forum: Sims 4 3rd Aug 2016, 10:51 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
TS2 was *incredibly* buggy, but I think the bugs...

TS2 was *incredibly* buggy, but I think the bugs were perhaps less disruptive to casual players who didn't dig for them. Problems in TS3 like the bad routing which caused sims to forever calculate...
Forum: Sims 4 2nd Aug 2016, 2:57 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 42,037
Posted By kiwi_tea
I think EA's hubris and system-wide...

I think EA's hubris and system-wide dysfunctionality are both severe enough that they could (further) undermine their monopoly over a sims genre. I mean, it's a huge amount of work for a competitor...
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