I could have told you that without the reviewing bit 

Abaris: I actually totally agree with you. I definitely appreciate the atmosphere that was created via mods in my TS2 games, as it seems far more mature now. Something tells me that TS3 'nilla wont be a popular item among 8-year-olds, however definitely the plus range.

I thought our options with physical Sim features were amped up, giving players a huge range of possibilities? I think it will be possible to create that ever sought after starving model look or that chizzled jaw out of Marvel comics.

Paden: Don't make ugly characters? Idk how to help your struggle.

It looks like people are focusing a lot of attention on modding. But what about the whole Simming part? Isn't that kind of the point- making a Sim and putting her/him through the trials of a virtual life with those weird, quirky events that are seemingly characteristic of the Sims games, furthering game-play-addiction? I'm not an expert gamer (if there is such a thing) nor am I a modder, nor am I a game engineer, nor am I a 12 year old, but it seems to me that the game allows players to do some sort of modding of their own. Of course it's limited, and looks like just changing colours and patterns, however the world shown in videos and teasers looks pretty detailed and dense: it's like a playground for players who want to to do a little creating and Simming (such as myself) and a watering hole for players who care less about the creating but more about the Simming. And can't we all share our virtual creations online?
We still haven't seen much of the construction aspect of the game- not how the game is constructed but literally building in game. At lease I haven't seen or read much on the topic. I know I ran across something on Snooty Sims stating that build mode will be incorporated at a later time (or something of that nature). What if this build mode is similar to the constructing in Spore? Spore seemed like far less of a game thought up by Will Wright and more like a testing ground to see how a new breed of game would work for the target demographic, which let's be real here was not FPS players but probably Simmers, SimCity fans, Black and White fans, and so on (none of this is new or mind blowing, I'm assuming).
I'm a Maxis faithful, coming across The Sims at far too young an age for something that would rot my brain and cause me to spend oodles of money that should have been saved for college or something as equally important. I've loved everything Sims 2 has had to offer, but quite frankly I'm pretty bored. I've built (what feels like) hundreds of houses, town homes, and apartments; gobbs of bars, clubs, and shopping centres; parks and play grounds; entire Roman cities with toga-sporting Sims. I've played vampires, witches, plant Sims, and robot zombies; gone on island vacations with my upper crust families with twin teenagers; put said teenagers through a university that was made by me; and married those once teenagers to grilled cheese aspiration Sims. I'm done! I've played the hell out of that game and EA is certainly not going to give me anything more to play with in the Sims 2, not saying modders can't.
The Sims 3 looks fun. And new. Works for me.

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone would be up for making a creator's mesh for all ages? I don't even know if that's allowed, but I REALLY would like the hair for my sim when he's a young adult/ an adult. The creator, ronyu02 at MTS2, states in his policy that anyone can do whatever to the textures, and redistribute them, as long as said textures are not put on pay sites and he gets credit.
The mesh is found here: http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=163193
I don't even know who this Shino dude is, but I saw him, and his hair, and thought "Hey, I need that, go figure." And now my need has evolved...so yeah, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.