Well, I don't mind not seeing the place where sims work. Traveling around the entire neighboorhood allows me to visit other sims and that's the only reason I actually play sims3, oh yes I lag less in the sims3 even though I can see the entire town, that's odd... I usually lag when I'm in a manson in sims2 when I put speed2 / speed3
I agree with most people, without EPs and mods this game is not worth playing right now because sims2 offers almost the same thing, some "additions" are actually popular hacks in sims2, everything except traveling freely around town + everyone aging at the same time.
Oh yes... The transition between sims 1 and sims 2 was more "brutal" (aging system, weight, body shop, 3D environment, and later seasons,open for business shops etc) f we compare it with sims 2 and sims 3, that's why most people don't see the good things in sims3
