So I decided to pick up the Sims 2 the other day instead of 3, and have a few questions. Was going to create a new thread but figure here's good enough.
1) The create a Sim portion strikes me as very limited. Not only in the way my Sim looks, but his/her attributes. I couldn't find any way to make my sim neat, outgoing, etc. Maybe I missed a step, but I thought there's a way to do this? And choosing the turn on/turn offs, there's only four for each, and one is Vampirism. Really? Vampirism?? Others are hygiene, fitness, and one more I can't recall. I can understand 10-20 at the very least, but four is just way too limited for a game that claims customization as one of its main selling points.
2) So after I CaS, I go into Pleasantvile and decide to build my own house on my own lot. So I spend a good 4 hours building and furnishing it, andI try to move my Sim in. Sorry pal, you can't afford it! I'm forced to buy the cheapest lot in the neighborhood, with barely anything in it. Now I'm stuck doing a menial job for 500 bucks a day, plus having to pay $50 for bills, just trying to save up enough to live in my own place. In the meantime, it's piss, cook, shower, nap, do "fun" things to keep him content. This is not fun, it is work. I do this in RL. Not to mention the game has informed me that in 24 days (not sure if this is RL days or in-game (I'm assuming in-game), he's going to be an elder. Great. By the time I'm in my own place, I'll be a walking corpse or dead.
3) I'm CONSTANTLY having to keep on top of my Sims needs, which wouldn't be such a problem if they were slowed down a bit, but once I finish one, another needs doing. Is there a mod that slows it down? I hear the Sims 3 is better in this aspect, but is overall a worse game.....with even LESS content, which must be nothing as TS 2 is fairly sparse in itself. I'm also not going to buy each item I want for $.25-$1. This game really shines in social situations, but this makes keeping on top of needs even a higher priority. If they were slowed down, I think most of my issues would be moot. Everything stems from a lack of time because of them.
4) Is there any way to stack actions within another? For instance, I have two newspapers on the floor. Is there a way to pick up both and take them out to the recycling bin at the same time instead of picking one up, walking out, coming back in, picking up the other, and walking back out? Doing this for everything is incredibly inefficient, tedious, and takes away precious time that could better be used for calling other Sims over, throwing parties, etc. Stuff that's FUN. It's plain out poor design. Can't I choose where to sit when reading for example? Many of the actions seem to be so vague and limited. I'd like more control over my Sim.
All in all, I feel like I'm playing a virtual rat race. The game doesn't allow me to play how I want. I want to be a young Sim with an awesome bachelor pad, throwing parties all the time instead of one always at work, and when not, at home buying things simply to be able to meet his needs. There's got be a better way than this. The game's cool at certain times, but most of the time it's a chore and I'm honestly having trouble understanding its appeal.
Any help would be appreciated.
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