Hrootbeer's Blog
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June 2009
On Traits...
POSTED ON
06/24/09
So, I\'ve completely enjoyed playing my nerd girl, Margie, who stars as the founder of The Kendrick
Legacy. I chose for her Bookworm, Computer Whiz, Slob, Hopeless Romantic, and Genius. I suppose the only really negative trait in the bunch is Slob.
Anyway, all of her traits are amusing, but as a slob the thing she does that is disgusting is lick plates clean and eat rancid food. She never picks up for herself and often makes a mess when she does tasks like taking a shower.
Bookworm isn\'t really that interesting. Margie mostly chooses to read a lot, which can be annoying when you need her to do something like increase her painting or writing abilities.
Computer Whiz gives Margie the hacking abilities, which I admittedly didn\'t take advantage of, so I\'m not really sure how fun it is.
Hopeless Romantic and Genius are both pretty obvious. Genius gives you the ability to solve math problems for money, but as Margie wasn\'t in need of funds, she didn\'t really use this much either.
Margie\'s spouse, Jeb Kendrick, was Neat, Genius, Workaholic, Good, and Ambitious. The most negative of these traits is Workaholic. As a workaholic, Jeb was always working hard and so tended to be tired and stressed. As an ambitious man, if he didn\'t get promoted he felt depressed. The Neat trait pretty much canceled out Margie\'s slob tendencies. Finally, being a Good man, Jeb was always donating money to charity. But, as he and Margie were pretty rich this didn\'t matter.
One of my favorite traits is the Neurotic trait. Caleb Kendrick had this one. He was always checking the sinks and freaking out. These actions made him calm. Another cool trait is the Insane trait. At first I didn\'t see this manifest much. Isaac the Insane child would mostly just sit in odd places. Then he started talking to himself. He also told ghost stories to anyone who\'d listen. The most strange thing was that he\'d dress himself in odd clothes like wearing his swimming trunks to school or swinging in his underwear.
I always get a chuckle out of the Daredevil trait. It doesn\'t matter what Jacob Kendrick does, he always does it in an \"extreme\" way. Extreme fishing, extreme sleeping, extreme showering....you get the picture.
I haven\'t really experienced the absent minded trait or the party animal trait that Hannah Kendrick has. She is just a child though. I wonder if they will be interesting.
Anyway, I really like the traits system in Sims 3. It adds a dimension to the game that makes each character unique. None of my Sims are the \"perfect\" people I\'d often end up with in Sims 2. Those people would bore me eventually. I\'m not bored yet.
Anyway, all of her traits are amusing, but as a slob the thing she does that is disgusting is lick plates clean and eat rancid food. She never picks up for herself and often makes a mess when she does tasks like taking a shower.
Bookworm isn\'t really that interesting. Margie mostly chooses to read a lot, which can be annoying when you need her to do something like increase her painting or writing abilities.
Computer Whiz gives Margie the hacking abilities, which I admittedly didn\'t take advantage of, so I\'m not really sure how fun it is.
Hopeless Romantic and Genius are both pretty obvious. Genius gives you the ability to solve math problems for money, but as Margie wasn\'t in need of funds, she didn\'t really use this much either.
Margie\'s spouse, Jeb Kendrick, was Neat, Genius, Workaholic, Good, and Ambitious. The most negative of these traits is Workaholic. As a workaholic, Jeb was always working hard and so tended to be tired and stressed. As an ambitious man, if he didn\'t get promoted he felt depressed. The Neat trait pretty much canceled out Margie\'s slob tendencies. Finally, being a Good man, Jeb was always donating money to charity. But, as he and Margie were pretty rich this didn\'t matter.
One of my favorite traits is the Neurotic trait. Caleb Kendrick had this one. He was always checking the sinks and freaking out. These actions made him calm. Another cool trait is the Insane trait. At first I didn\'t see this manifest much. Isaac the Insane child would mostly just sit in odd places. Then he started talking to himself. He also told ghost stories to anyone who\'d listen. The most strange thing was that he\'d dress himself in odd clothes like wearing his swimming trunks to school or swinging in his underwear.
I always get a chuckle out of the Daredevil trait. It doesn\'t matter what Jacob Kendrick does, he always does it in an \"extreme\" way. Extreme fishing, extreme sleeping, extreme showering....you get the picture.
I haven\'t really experienced the absent minded trait or the party animal trait that Hannah Kendrick has. She is just a child though. I wonder if they will be interesting.
Anyway, I really like the traits system in Sims 3. It adds a dimension to the game that makes each character unique. None of my Sims are the \"perfect\" people I\'d often end up with in Sims 2. Those people would bore me eventually. I\'m not bored yet.
Nerd Girls Rule
POSTED ON
06/18/09
So, as I promised in a previous blog, I intended to create an imperfect Sim and see how she got on in the world. My first attempt is a nerdy girl called Margie Kendrick (available on the exchange). Margie is a computer whiz, genius, bookworm, hopeless romantic, slob who loves lilac and eating cookies while listening to classical music. Her life aspiration is to be a illustrious author.
Now, I suppose that I didn\'t give her too many negative qualities, but I felt the combination was the ticket here. Then, to further complicate this poor girl\'s life, I decided not to have her take a career path. She briefly went into politics, but then I thought since her goal was to be a writer, I should devote all of her time to that. So, she never attended one day on the job in politics. Instead she took a part time job at the bookstore to earn enough cash to live on. Then she started writing...and writing...and writing. Her first published work was a Science Fiction piece I titled \"Similization 4231.\"
Since Margie is a hopeless romantic, I decided that she needed to meet men. This wasn\'t easy to do. Most of the guys were in relationships or weren\'t interested in her conversations about books or computers. She was a good flirt, but boring. Then, she met a young doctor, Jebidiah Wilson. He was a work-a-holic, but seemed to like her. They went out a few times and she invited him back to her place where she proposed only to be turned down. Then, she convinced him to go steady instead.
A few more dates and he invited her back to his place...and WOW. He ened up being rich. I didn\'t see that coming. She proposed again after a night spent in the mansion. This time he accepted. They were married in the gazebo and decided to live in the mansion (go figure). Now, Margie is probably going to give up her part time job and live the life of luxury while she writes and paints her way to her life goal.
I guess even creating a nerdy, imperfect Sim, I inadvertantly stumbled upon success.
Now, I suppose that I didn\'t give her too many negative qualities, but I felt the combination was the ticket here. Then, to further complicate this poor girl\'s life, I decided not to have her take a career path. She briefly went into politics, but then I thought since her goal was to be a writer, I should devote all of her time to that. So, she never attended one day on the job in politics. Instead she took a part time job at the bookstore to earn enough cash to live on. Then she started writing...and writing...and writing. Her first published work was a Science Fiction piece I titled \"Similization 4231.\"
Since Margie is a hopeless romantic, I decided that she needed to meet men. This wasn\'t easy to do. Most of the guys were in relationships or weren\'t interested in her conversations about books or computers. She was a good flirt, but boring. Then, she met a young doctor, Jebidiah Wilson. He was a work-a-holic, but seemed to like her. They went out a few times and she invited him back to her place where she proposed only to be turned down. Then, she convinced him to go steady instead.
A few more dates and he invited her back to his place...and WOW. He ened up being rich. I didn\'t see that coming. She proposed again after a night spent in the mansion. This time he accepted. They were married in the gazebo and decided to live in the mansion (go figure). Now, Margie is probably going to give up her part time job and live the life of luxury while she writes and paints her way to her life goal.
I guess even creating a nerdy, imperfect Sim, I inadvertantly stumbled upon success.
Finally!
POSTED ON
06/14/09
Finally I got my game. I have been playing most of the day. I haven\'t noticed the slow downs and other things people are experiencing. But, I do have a computer that exceeds the specs.
More on my sims in a later blog.
More on my sims in a later blog.
Celebrate Nerdom
POSTED ON
06/10/09
So, I\'m reading in the forums about people making loser Sims and I\'m struck by the unbearable need to make one myself. Of course I don\'t have the game yet so I have to just dream up my little nerdling.
Right here, right now...I promise I am going to make my first Sim a complete loser. I don\'t know what traits I\'ll pick yet, but I am not going to make Molly McPerfect.
And this is a real departure for me. In Sims 2 and Sims, my Sims were always the do-gooder, perfect people. Even the ones who chose a criminal career path were the best they could be. I never once had a kid who didn\'t get A\'s. I never had one get in a fight or be rude to someone. I was always playing over-achieving boring types.
So, when I get my game (and it\'s just a matter of days now), I am going to branch out and create someone not so perfect, not so nice.
\'Course I have to have the game first.
Right here, right now...I promise I am going to make my first Sim a complete loser. I don\'t know what traits I\'ll pick yet, but I am not going to make Molly McPerfect.
And this is a real departure for me. In Sims 2 and Sims, my Sims were always the do-gooder, perfect people. Even the ones who chose a criminal career path were the best they could be. I never once had a kid who didn\'t get A\'s. I never had one get in a fight or be rude to someone. I was always playing over-achieving boring types.
So, when I get my game (and it\'s just a matter of days now), I am going to branch out and create someone not so perfect, not so nice.
\'Course I have to have the game first.
Why I Waited
POSTED ON
06/07/09
I could write some sanctimonious BS about how I waited to purchase Sims3 because I knew that EA wouldn\'t patch it right away and I wanted to be able to update my game to prevent annoying glitches so that I could play it and enjoy it immediately. I could point my finger at all of the people who were too impatient and had to have instant gratification. I could do that.
But, the truth is that I couldn\'t afford the game to preorder and I couldn\'t afford it on June 2nd. I desperately wish that I could be among all of the whiners and people nit-picking at the game because that would mean I HAD a copy and was playing it. But I don\'t.
I want my Sims3! I finally got the money and paid for a copy on Ebay at $40 with free shipping (saved $9 +tax). I can sort of justify spending money on myself instead of my family because I saved a little. And I know people who read this are going \"Oh no...you could have bought a dud game because you can\'t trust Ebay\", but I assure you that I have made many software purchases on Ebay and have never experienced a problem. (Knock on wood!)
Anyway, perhaps by Wednesday of next week, I too will be complaining about Sims3. Until then, I will read the forum and wish that I was playing the game.
But, the truth is that I couldn\'t afford the game to preorder and I couldn\'t afford it on June 2nd. I desperately wish that I could be among all of the whiners and people nit-picking at the game because that would mean I HAD a copy and was playing it. But I don\'t.
I want my Sims3! I finally got the money and paid for a copy on Ebay at $40 with free shipping (saved $9 +tax). I can sort of justify spending money on myself instead of my family because I saved a little. And I know people who read this are going \"Oh no...you could have bought a dud game because you can\'t trust Ebay\", but I assure you that I have made many software purchases on Ebay and have never experienced a problem. (Knock on wood!)
Anyway, perhaps by Wednesday of next week, I too will be complaining about Sims3. Until then, I will read the forum and wish that I was playing the game.
