How do you feel about FREE TIME?
Pizztoff:
I like this Xpac, I'll enjoy it even more now thanks to Lewis and that link about the spam phone calls! =)
The only thing that kinda gets on my nerves is the time...like you need to do so much to keep your intrests up and combind that with all the normal stuff you need to do (shower, pee, eat, ect) and you really dont have alot of time to build up the skills to 'get into the zone' so your time will go slower...it's kinda aggervating. I would be less pissed if, oh lets say peeing, didnt take almost an hour! They should really either speed those kinda things up now, or slow the clock down so we can do our normal things and our free time hobbies.
Otherwise this is one of my Favs. for Xpacs...Uni was my least favorite.
Sam the T-man:
Well, haven't had a chance to play that much with it yet, but so far I love it :D Haven't touched my custom 'hood for ages, so I've been having a blast finding out which of my Strangetown friends like doing what, not to mention playing a bit with the "check on baby" - something I wish they'd added ages ago. I laughed so much when planning Tank's Uni wardrobe - the poor guy got a ballet leotard for his sports outfit! :laugh: Yes, I've had a few surprises already, and I haven't found everything yet :D
For those of you complaining about every sim having the same hobby, check their interests. Yes, they actually have another use! Although in Maxian 'hoods it makes for some interesting combinations...
Anyway:
Is it one of the best EPs? One of, definitely. I think Seasons was the best :)
Is it one of the worst EPs? Nah. What was the worst? Hmm... I dunno. a) I'm a storyteller, so I can find something useful in every one, and b) I'm easily pleased - there's something in all the EPs I've enjoyed playing. Despite the complaint about Uni and how different it is from the real thing, with the right combo of students I'm easily hooked ^_^
Is it worth the money? Oh, I'd say so :)
What are your favorite things about Free Time? The extras! Especially the animations, they'll come in handy. I like the benefits and love the secondary aspiration feature - how long did it take EA to realise you just can't shoehorn people into just one!? I also like finding out which sim is PD to which hobby, although there is a flip-side to that - see below. Also the sports - I'm not the sporty type myself, but I'm not too shallow to know some sims will be on their knees thanking the powers that be for adding them ;) Won't ramble too much longer, but I love that they finally added more interactions for the toddlers! Took them long enough...
What should have Maxis done differently? What's with the non-stop phone calls?! Every time a sim does something the phone rings. I'm so glad someone here (forget who) posted a link to a fix, I grabbed it in an instant. I also had to update the visitor controller, owing to the sudden appearance of these other NPCs. Why do they keep adding these new annoyances? :mad: I also don't like that it takes so long to get a bronze sewing badge - hope there's a fix pretty soon. In fact, raising enthusiasm could be a bit quicker too, given how long everything else takes. Oh yes, and there's the matter of the PD hobbies too - I don't like that you can't change or even choose which one a sim is given; I'm just glad that there's a hack available to fix that. Although it was creepy with my self-sim getting Tinkering - that does happen to be one of mine... Ah yeah, someone mentioned lack of objects for things like science - I couldn't agree more.
Are you experiencing any problems, any funny glitches? Usually it can be traced to a rogue download if I get any, but in the main I seem to be pretty lucky on that count. Although there does seem to be a bit more lag in things like cars leaving, that kinda thing.
Any advice for those still on the fence? If you like the sound of the added features etc. then go for it - just be prepared to do loads of updating, downloading new annoyance/bug fixes, and waiting patiently for the Insim to be updated :P
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