I had a less wonderful time in my game today...I got to five million, and for awhile I was really happy about that. A short while. There are these really tough creatures called Imagination Devourers, and they can kill you very fast. I got a bundle of potion that restores all hearts, and even when it's on sale, kinda pricey. It took me a lot of effort to kill that creature, and it rewarded the gold box I was looking for. Of course while I was re-spawning from death, someone came along and grabbed the gold box just as I was pressing the button to collect it! Thieving wanker.
Why does everyone like to steal from me? Poems, pictures, possessions, even recognition for doing something nice. Do I have like a target sign on my forehead?
In any event, I think I'm going to take a long break from that now; maybe I'll reinstall the Sims 3, give that another try. If I don't use Origin, it should be okay; it was okay for months. And before that, years. I had five awesome years in The Sims 2, building a legendary family with over one hundred relatives. I will never forget it. I have so much trouble keeping one family. Eventually, it has to be deleted; it's unavoidable; it's like I have a bad copy.
Figures. But, EA has kept me happy since 2009. And to me, that's a huge deal. It's only been two, three weeks since I last played The Sims 3, and I already feel like it's long overdue.
And I know exactly what I'm going to do. I've got store content (which never interferes with game play; only custom content does that. They're very different), and I'm going to make two females, unrelated - a Geisha, and an Indian Sim. They are going to travel the world and I can take themed pictures in China and Egypt....Oh, it sounds so much fun. Due to the broken family tree problem that World Adventures has, I won't make them or anyone else related.
You know that big hammer that destroys debris in one swing? I had that! And I had the glowing butterfly....I wonder if history can repeat itself.
Why does everyone like to steal from me? Poems, pictures, possessions, even recognition for doing something nice. Do I have like a target sign on my forehead?
In any event, I think I'm going to take a long break from that now; maybe I'll reinstall the Sims 3, give that another try. If I don't use Origin, it should be okay; it was okay for months. And before that, years. I had five awesome years in The Sims 2, building a legendary family with over one hundred relatives. I will never forget it. I have so much trouble keeping one family. Eventually, it has to be deleted; it's unavoidable; it's like I have a bad copy.
Figures. But, EA has kept me happy since 2009. And to me, that's a huge deal. It's only been two, three weeks since I last played The Sims 3, and I already feel like it's long overdue.
And I know exactly what I'm going to do. I've got store content (which never interferes with game play; only custom content does that. They're very different), and I'm going to make two females, unrelated - a Geisha, and an Indian Sim. They are going to travel the world and I can take themed pictures in China and Egypt....Oh, it sounds so much fun. Due to the broken family tree problem that World Adventures has, I won't make them or anyone else related.
You know that big hammer that destroys debris in one swing? I had that! And I had the glowing butterfly....I wonder if history can repeat itself.
I hate thieves. There are some games where it takes a long time to kill a boss, and you're just about to do it after ten minutes when someone (who was apparently just watching and waiting, not helping) comes along and delivers that final blow, getting all the credit for the kill. I hate that.
ReplyDeleteI think some of the people who steal just know they'll never make something as nice as what they're taking, so they just claim credit. I did something like that when I first joined DA, making collages out of other people's photography. Now, I know how much I would hate it if someone did it to me and I'm very careful to not do it.
I miss the Sims 3, too. I have the best game going and I've been afraid to play it. :p
... Is the big hammer and glowing butterfly part of the Sims 3? I don't think I've ever heard of them ... and yes, history can certainly repeat itself. Especially in games. :p
Yes, they are. The glowing butterfly is extraordinarily unusual, but I planted a spawner and hope to see it. A lot! And the big hammer (actually Pangu's Axe; but I was close) is a collectible obtained by completing an adventure in China. I was just questing there; I guess the opportunity never came up.
DeleteThe closest thing to stealing I've done is edit someone's pictures without their permission, or combine their audio with different audio to make a relaxing video. It's not like I post any of it. Several years ago I received permission to use one of Fiechter's songs to make a music video, but I never did because I can't sync it up in my head anymore.
Why would you be afraid to play it?
You can check Google to see how to manipulate the game into giving you what you want; that's how I learned I could plant steak, hamburger patties, eggs, and cheese in my garden to get them to Perfect quality :D
DeleteI'm worried about my disc; just in case there IS a virus that my protection can't detect, I don't want to risk screwing up an expensive game disc. :p
You can have cheese trees?!
DeleteCheese plants :D
DeleteYeah, and you can grow your own steak, eggs, and burger patty plants at home too :D
How? They've always been an unclickable inventory item for me...
DeleteI think it depends on your Sim's gardening skill; they can only plant them once they're Level 10 gardeners and they've eaten at a restaurant (for me, it was the Little Corsican Bistro; I don't know if other restaurants work) and gotten two gardening opportunities from the restaurant. I think one is to give the restaurant twenty random harvestables of Outstanding quality, and the other is to give the restaurant twenty pieces of cheese (or garlic; sorry, I'm going off memory here). Each time you complete one of the restaurant's opportunities, your Sim gets the ability to plant those rare things (two at a time).
DeleteAfter that, you can get the Omni Plant, but I strongly suggest you never bother with it, because it screws up every mailbox in town. :(
Wow. I usually play with opportunities suppressed, since they annoy the hell out of me, but I am definitely trying this. I'd love to have a hambur-garden!
Deletelol, I love those rare/special plants :D
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