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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 18th Sep 2004 07:08
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So whos got Sims 2 ? It's great - I've got a character thats just like me (with no social life either)...


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Jeku
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Posted: 18th Sep 2004 07:10
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I would like to get the game, but I'm set on beating the games I already have, first

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Rknight
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Posted: 18th Sep 2004 13:53
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I found it mildly addicting but I'm almost over it now.

I did the same thing at first, but I like to play for maximization of stats and all, and wanted to save up the money to buy a mansion (without using cheats), and then found I'd made a key mistake.

I kept up relationships maximized so I'd always have enough friends for max promotions, and so of course I'd chosen all girls. And I tried to keep aspiration maximized to platinum level.

But since I hadn't chosen the 'playboy' character type, apparently all my aspirations were for pitiful things now that my skills were maxed as I'd chosen a 'knowledge' based character, or for 'backrubs' for the girls.

And if I give a girl a backrub immediately one of the 9 other girls pops up as another mere 500 aspiration points backrub option, instead of going to the next level with the same girl, always switching girls, and never getting to the big 1000 point rewards.

I found myself having to invite all the flames to the same house, at the same time, to possibly get to the next level, and having to make sure I seperated each aspiration girl into another room so I could safely give that girl a backrub or more.

It was rapidly very tedious.

So I decided to have some fun and try to kill off a girl for a ghost, and have her haunt the place. Never having a ghost perhaps she'd be useful.

Haven't done it right yet. The first fire I started went well, but didn't take out the maid as well as the girl invited over, and my guy stopped writing his novel due to my inattention and wandered into the kitchen at the last moment getting stuck in the fire too.
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Rknight
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Posted: 18th Sep 2004 13:56
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I'm really curious as to whether if you take out the maid in the fire, you'll get a new maid. The maid is the handiest relationship character because she always visits without you having to invite her, and goes away when done with her job, if you don't want her around.

It's unfortunate that from the start you can't get multiple maids.

I may restart with a new character, but the game seems oriented towards having multiple sims and I don't like to juggle families, I like to keep just one sim at a time.
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Rknight
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Posted: 26th Sep 2004 21:59
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Oh yeah, let me note:

Sharkey did a -10- day review of The Sims 2: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3134465

If you thought you'd run out of things to do with the Sims 2..
Let Sharkey educate you.
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1tg46
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 00:09 Edited at: 27th Sep 2004 00:09
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Which versio do you guys have the DVD Special Edition, or the original CD version.


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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 00:22
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Didn't know there would be a special edition...


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Ian T
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 00:37
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I suggest you guys read Somethingawful's take on it. I bet you don't know half the things they do to the game

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GothOtaku
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 01:01
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My friends all downloaded it and promptly deleted the Sims 2. The reason being running their lives were ruining theirs.
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Torrey
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 02:06
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I'm trying to do some hardcore money budgeting but I'd really like to buy this game, also another game I'm saving up for Snake Eater. That last one is more important to me, I'm a huge MGS fan.

Any of you guys play "The Sims Online" I had it when it was free and out on beta testing, that was a fun experience.
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Rknight
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 02:14
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The CD version. Though I'm curious as to what the extras on the DVD are like.
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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 02:18
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Will the Sims Online be subsription based ? I dont play it enough to make it worth while.


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Torrey
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 02:20
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Sims Online is subscription based, they charged too much per month last time I checked. Around $10, but maybe they lowered it by now?
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Eric T
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Posted: 27th Sep 2004 22:34
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That is the reason i shall not purchase Sims 2.

Well maybe when the Nudey mods come out .

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Zero Blitzt
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Posted: 28th Sep 2004 05:56
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Nude Mods = have been released, I really don't want to go searching for a link though...


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Posted: 28th Sep 2004 15:09
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Crazy! o_O


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Ian T
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Posted: 29th Sep 2004 04:38
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Humans always have been obsessed with playing god ...

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Neofish
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Posted: 29th Sep 2004 04:53
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im not obsessed, i just do....

yes it is crazy

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