Desiderata Valley, the neighborhood that's been out for just a couple of months, won against Strangetown, that's been around since the Base Game came out?!
Man! I thought that longevity (aka time to get to know the sims and their stories) would give Strangetown a huge advantage over Riverblossom Hills and DV. I admit I've barely played in those two neighborhoods, so I don't know their sims pretty well (except for the Ottomas).
I'll admit I used to play with Pleasantview all the time (and that's the reason I started a legacy with a Broke sim as a founder) and barely noticed Strangetown (that was my sister's neighborhood). But when I began my Legacy, I decided to move Beau to another place to make things interesting, and Strangetown won against Riverblossom just because it was a desert town (aka different). A couple months before I even discovered your story, I was already in love with its characters ^^.
I think Strangetown is looked down because it's populated by "nerds" (the Curious Brothers), "freaks" (the Beaker family and Nervous Subject) and ZOMG UGLY ALIEEEENS (PT Smith, Johnny and Pascal's spawn). Perhaps some of the storylines are too "strange" (pun intended) for some people, like male pregnancy (I have one sister who doesn't like looking at pregnant Pascal walk around the place, she says it's too odd for her), woo hoo with the Grim Reaper and the torture evidence of Nervous story. I think the "most normal" family is the Grunts, but they are "fug" too :P.
Dude, if you open a community I'd love to read it! I almost joined My Pleasantview and My Strangetown, but they were pretty dead.
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Are you kidding me?
Desiderata Valley, the neighborhood that's been out for just a couple of months, won against Strangetown, that's been around since the Base Game came out?!
Man! I thought that longevity (aka time to get to know the sims and their stories) would give Strangetown a huge advantage over Riverblossom Hills and DV. I admit I've barely played in those two neighborhoods, so I don't know their sims pretty well (except for the Ottomas).
I'll admit I used to play with Pleasantview all the time (and that's the reason I started a legacy with a Broke sim as a founder) and barely noticed Strangetown (that was my sister's neighborhood). But when I began my Legacy, I decided to move Beau to another place to make things interesting, and Strangetown won against Riverblossom just because it was a desert town (aka different). A couple months before I even discovered your story, I was already in love with its characters ^^.
I think Strangetown is looked down because it's populated by "nerds" (the Curious Brothers), "freaks" (the Beaker family and Nervous Subject) and ZOMG UGLY ALIEEEENS (PT Smith, Johnny and Pascal's spawn). Perhaps some of the storylines are too "strange" (pun intended) for some people, like male pregnancy (I have one sister who doesn't like looking at pregnant Pascal walk around the place, she says it's too odd for her), woo hoo with the Grim Reaper and the torture evidence of Nervous story. I think the "most normal" family is the Grunts, but they are "fug" too :P.
Dude, if you open a community I'd love to read it! I almost joined My Pleasantview and My Strangetown, but they were pretty dead.
Perhaps a community for Maxis character's love?