Proudmoore Valley

July 13, 2006

R.I.P. [Proudmoore Valley, Random Mutterings] — Mao @ 2:49 pm

Well, it happened. Proudmoore Valley was hit by the BFBVFS… the same one that obliterated my alien neighborhood. I’d be lying if I said I was completely upset. I will miss those sims, but in Proudmoore Valley’s case… I had lost interest. It became more of a chore to play and the families I dreaded playing outnumbered the one or two households I actually favored playing.

Plus, there was a small case of just being bored/fedup with the Prosperity Challenge in general. Even with my alien hood, I was tired of the same thing, over and over. As the neighborhoods got bigger, I noticed the redundancy… and I guess I just wasn’t creative enough to overcome it. Normally I make up stories in my head, because it’s how I like to play games… but even then, it just wasn’t working.

So, I’m done with the Prosperity Challenge. I love reading about other folks trying it out and the great stories they come up with in the process. I don’t comment, but I’m a lurker and I can’t help it. It’s a bad habit and I can’t seem to break it! I’d just be echoing what everyone else says, anyway.

It was a lot of fun, but with everything that is currently popping up in my life… it couldn’t have been destroyed at a better time. Geeze, that sounds so awful! Doesn’t mean I am done simming, though. I made a neighborhood that I will devote souly to trying out random challenges. Hopefully that will rekindle my interest and break the monotony. I’m finding the I’m Surrounded By Idiots (ISBI) challenge to be a LOT of fun. I’m tempted to blog about it in a not-so-serious way, since I have “serious” way ADHD. Sigh. If I do, it’ll end up here until I figure out what I want to do about a domain situation and whatnot.

So R.I.P. Proudmoore Valley(Dec 12, 2005-July 10, 2006). Sorry that my overabundance of hacks, CC, and whatnot caused you to explode into a firey ball of doom. Some of you I’ll miss, others not so much. :P

March 3, 2006

Open for Business [Random Mutterings] — Mao @ 1:04 am

Soo, I’ve had my copy of Open for Business for over a day now and I’m still a little overwhelmed. My brain is all scattered and I just can’t seem to focus on one thing very well. This happened when I got Nightlife in the middle of my second legacy challenge. I ended up giving up because my computer died. I’m not giving up on the Valley, as I’ve already played through three houses… but I’m going to take some time to explore a bit more. Try and freshen up the challenge for me again. So a small hiatus is in order. Spring Break is coming up quick, so it probably won’t be that long of one.

I’m glad OfB isn’t as easy as the previous two expansions. It’s just going to take a little getting used to and figuring out how to correctly apply it to the way I play the game. I do love the few new interactions they’ve added, though. The children dancing with adults is adorable… and hooray for the New Wave station!

How cute is this?!

February 17, 2006

Crunch Time [Random Mutterings] — Mao @ 12:54 am

Unfortunately for me, I have around two weeks to complete several projects of varying sizes.

Fun, fun!

With that said, my poor sims will find themselves a tad neglected. By the time I’m done, I’ll be able to play Open for Business and the world will once again be a happy place.

Hooray!

Until that time… back to the projects. Urk.

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