E3 2006: Pets Discussion Thread

[ManagerJosh]

Discussion thread for this news (http://www.worldsims.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=978) release

[AlisonSBurke]

Yay!!!!
Hurray!!!!!
Halleluja!!!

Ok that last one was maybe a bit too much :o
Wow I didn't think they would make a pets one!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I feel a little bit bad for posting before all the important people :p
Drat that *bad* time difference!!!

[Mirelly]

I can't imagine that the pets will be better than in Unleashed ... they'll certainly have more detail and texture to look at and (I would hope) some life stages ... but I probably wouldn't want to have a sim dog cluttering up a household limit ... they don't do anything. Dogs should get on furniture, beg for scraps at table etc. Cats should sleep on beds ... Given that there is so much custom furniture that fails to anticipate EPs: how could it? (and that includes some Maxis made items as well! That should be able anticipate EPs :rolleyes:) ... anyway all the custom content will be incompatible with pets. You want kitty to sleep on your sim-kid's bed ... better buy the Maxis bed cos that nice bed from TSR/MTS2/wherever won't look like a bed to kitty ... heck, I've got beds that the maids leave unmade and I gave up on nursery furniture cos it just confusickles nanni-kins :p

In short I'll get Pets for the new bits and pieces and maybe one or two sims will get a pet ... be nice for an old sim to get a dog and go walkies ... but I won't hold my breath.

Sorry, but the whole pets thing is so lame and if there is even a hint of strays I probably won't even buy the EP anyway. I got so fed up of dogs and cats piddling and pooping all every restaurant floors and every darn yard in the hood. It was so ridiculous that even Maxis conceded and released a stray prevention object ... eventually.

Moan over. I'll get used to it, I expect ;)

[DuzzyGirl]

I'm sure there will be more than one annoyance with them; however, they do look so stinkin' cute! Just like in real life, really.

[surprised_by_witches]

I'm just worried about the processing issues, not sure if my computer can handle yet another EP. But I know I'm doomed to buy this expansion if my animal-crazy daughter catches wind of it, which I'm sure she will.

I don't mind an animal taking up a person slot in a household. I can see an elder having pets, for example. I think I would mind strays messing up my lots, though. Because you know they'll do it to excess.

And like Mirelly, I want them to do things that pets do. Maybe Maxis is taking that into consideration, this time around. After all, our sims do a lot more than sims 1 sims could. (Say that 10 times fast.)

[jupitershana]

I for one am super excited about this expansion, along with many others I'm sure! My cats are such a big part of my life, and my parent's dog a big part of theirs, so I want my sims to have that experience as well!

If it takes up a slot, that's fine, I try not to have 8 people in a house right now anyway, just because it's so much work! (Although right now I have a set of grandparents, their daughter and husband and they had TWO(!) sets of twins in one house. At least the first set were children before the second set were born! It's kind of a crazy house none the less.) I probably won't be adding pets into situations like that, but my other households will probably get them.

Bacholors will have dogs, old single ladies will have cats, family cats and dogs as well....OH! I wonder if the animals can breed? I'm sure they can, just like in Sims1, I wonder if they have litters as well or just one...oh, come on Maxis and release something official.

[Ruthie_Faye]

Well I really want them to have life stages, at least two and being in the little covered box while they are babies does NOT count. I also hope the strays are more under control. It's irritating when you are trying to go on a date but it takes 5 real life minutes to get the taxi off the lot because a stray animal is sitting in the middle of the street licking itself! IF they have the rabbits constantly invading the gardens then our sims should be able to buy a GUN to take care of the problem, OH WAIT this isn't Unleashed it may not come with gardens. But for crying out loud the tomatoes had more life stages then the family dog!

OK I'm through gripping.
Ruth

[surprised_by_witches]

Laughing at your post, Ruthie. I never played Sims 1 but that does seem illogical.

Tomato elders. Snort. That's what made me laugh.

But I think baby, adult, and elder sounds reasonable for a pet. Shorter lives than sims, of course, but not too short ...

[Mirelly]

But for crying out loud the tomatoes had more life stages then the family dog!


Right for that you get to wear the Best Joke Of The Day hat! :D :D :p

I got tears steaming up me specs :cool:;)

[Mirelly]

Have you seen this http://www.thesiddog.com/e3/e32006blog_day1_pets.html
There also a short movie taken by Siddog at E3 showing the EP4 trailer on the EA stand's 360 degree video wall ... looks good but I bet it's a GPU fryer :eek:

[Chee-Z]

As long as there are animals, farm items, and weather effects, I'll be happy. :o

[Mirelly]

Will you settle for one out those 3?

[suitemichelle]

maybe they'll make birds to eat those blasted butterflies and roaches...

[SolidSnake_19]

Not a surprise. I figured that EA would pull this several months back (Sims 2 being a graphically superior to Sims 1, but an exact clone in sense of gameplay and expansion releases.)

I'm not exactly complaining but I've seen an expansion like this before - several years ago with basically the same game. ;)

[caduto]

yeah solidsnake, it does give me a feeling of deja-vu aswell.... wonder why?..... something a tad more original would have been better.... oh well

[Chris]

Be fair though, pets is one of the most requested features for the game, and we've already had 2 totally original expansions out of the 3 released. Look at Nightlife, all that added was the ability to date and go to restaurants really - a watered down version of Hot Date.

[person123]

And cars! Cars were a big plus.

[caduto]

yes, i admit that having a nice cat or dog to team up with an elderly great great grandparent whos just lost their spouse would be nice...

but her great great grandchild might think that a little boring.... my question is... could we have a zoo? with elephants and giraffes and alligators e.t.c.

it could be another 'neighbourhood' and you could visit and maybe ride and feed the animals (im sure watching a little simmie ride a lion would be quite amusing)

and then maybe you could buy some of the tamer animals, like terapins and bunnies, or maybe a snow leapord puppy :)

just saying, i hope they have made it more interesting than the last one, cos with the last one, it was novel for about a week (thats a sim week not a real life week) and as soon as strays started doing their thing on my lawn, that was it, all the sign posts went up and no more pets got bought...

just hope the same thing doesnt happen with this one.. :/

caduto

[Your Mom]

Well, I can't wait for pets on TS2. IMO, Unleashed was the best expansion pack, and ever since TS2 came out I've been longing for pets. I really hope they have different life stages and different sizes as well. Like, different breeds being different sizes. That would rock.

[Kristalrose]

GROAN!!

Yes, the puppies and kitties are cute. Yes, it looks like they can skill. I believe I had a magic litter box in TS1 that taught them their skills instantly. Then, I started having white fluffy balls of fuzz turn up. . . dead mice. Ooh, let us not forget the hampster. Yeah, that lovely hampster that killed an entire family with its hampster flu before I could figure out what the deal was.

Yeah, let's bring back the animals. The Tragic Clown and the Genie are next. :rolleyes:

Sorry I'm not more excited.

[Cassiepeia]

Well, I can't wait for pets on TS2. IMO, Unleashed was the best expansion pack, and ever since TS2 came out I've been longing for pets. I really hope they have different life stages and different sizes as well. Like, different breeds being different sizes. That would rock.
Exactly how I feel. I only found out today that the next EP was pets and I want to dance I'm so happy. :D
I've been dreaming of having pets in my sim households. I don't care if the pets take up a place in the family like the sims do. I don't care if strays wander in and crap on my sims lawns...I'm definately going to give pets to most of my sims and for sure going to have at least one 'mad cat woman' and a 'crazy dog lady'. LOL I hope they have pet shows in this one, I'd love to have kennel of show champions. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

See...told you I was excited! ROFLMAO! :p

Cass.

[Shortn19]

I agree that they could make things a lot more interesting in comparison with "unleashed" especially regarding strays/nonpets: dogs randomly chasing mailmen, perhaps adding ducks and snakes in the water (or one in your sims boot), wild turkeys in the park, squirrels who randomly steal newspapers, birds who land on your sims head in the middle of a hotdate:D. And for a messy sim (and a good laugh), the occasional bear or coyote raiding their garbage can, I'd love to see a sim wrestle a dirty plate away from a bear so he gets to lick it clean first;)...I can dream.:p

[WereBear]

My wife will be pleased to hear about this as Unleashed was her favorite TS1 EP. I, however, am not keen on the idea. The thing I remember most about the pets is that they were fuzzy little que-breakers. I tend to give long instruction que's to my sims so as to better micro-manage the entire household. Sim1 gets ordered to "Wake up-do dishes-serve pancakes" while Sim2 is instructed to "Wake up-go potty-take shower-eat food", etc. Nobody fights for the bathroom and everybody meets at the breakfast table in time to top of their hunger and social bars before work/school. Cool, right? That is until you look up to notice that the cat was sleeping in front of the fridge and the dog was drinking out of the toilet while your sims are standing in place waving their arms while big-red-X-thought-bubbles float over their heads and they miss the carpool and school bus. ;)

[ManagerJosh]

If and when pets does officially get released, I might need to modify the forums a bit to play the song "Who let the dogs out" :p

[surprised_by_witches]

All I can say is, I'm going to be really cautious about giving any vampires a pet ... at least until I know how they work. I'd hate for someone to get dusted because Fido needed to go out!

[kate266]

Exactly how I feel. I only found out today that the next EP was pets and I want to dance I'm so happy. :D
I've been dreaming of having pets in my sim households. I don't care if the pets take up a place in the family like the sims do. I don't care if strays wander in and crap on my sims lawns...I'm definately going to give pets to most of my sims and for sure going to have at least one 'mad cat woman' and a 'crazy dog lady'. LOL I hope they have pet shows in this one, I'd love to have kennel of show champions. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

See...told you I was excited! ROFLMAO! :p

Cass.

hahaha I want a Crazy Cat lady like in the simpsons, where she has 20 cats and throws them at kids. Mwhahahaha

But yeah I'll definately be getting it regardless of the pooping on lawns and piles of dead mice for sure.

[babewithbrains_14]

I'm looking forward to this new EP. It looks real cool - also, I imagine that it can teach kids how much hard work a pet is. Loads of kids moan for a dog or a cat or a bat (:p) and this could show them the responsibilty a pet is. Oooh, I wonder if we get horses? That would be so cool! With stables and mucking out and riding and jumps...

I can't wait until I get my new computer. I need money.

You think Bill Gates would donate a computer? I've heard he's a very charitable man. (Apparently he has a computer chip on visitors etc that holds information like temperature preferred in rooms, music taste and so on... and when someone walks into a room, it changes to their preferences. Sounds a bit far-fetched though to me. Say somebody loves classical tunage and somebody else walks in that loves thrash metal...) Sorry. Offtopic again.

[FinalFantasy4ever]

I think pets are great and all BUT not with the same set up as in TS1. It would be cool if the set up another bar, just like the family icons on the left side of the screen, just for the pets. that way they wont take up the family places.

[surprised_by_witches]

You think Bill Gates would donate a computer? I've heard he's a very charitable man. ... Sorry. Offtopic again.

LOL, Babe. Get in line.

And, aren't you the offtopic queen?

Horses would be cool, but I'm not holding my breath. I'd rather have bicycles, actually.

Wonder if the Pets EP will also include some new interactions for sims. That would be cool. Bluesoup has a list of suggested improvements (http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?threadID=730eb603c95a10b54cf43f80e68f 89a9&directoryID=26&startRow=1&openItemID=item.26,item.43,item.61,item.104,item.4 1,item.23) to the game that I think are really great ... check it out and add your two cents.

Hopefully, Maxis is listening.

[KatAnubis]

If and when pets does officially get released, I might need to modify the forums a bit to play the song "Who let the dogs out" :p

You are making me feel very happy that I always have the sound off on my computer, MJ! That's a groaner of an idea. ;)

[babewithbrains_14]

What's even more shocking about the song is that it was actually used in a film. True, it was Rugrats in Paris or something like that, but come on!

Yes, I am the Offtopic Queen. I would now like to be called Queen Babe of Offtopic, or Queen Babe Offtopic of Worldsims. I prefer the first one though.

As Queen Babe or Offtopic, I order Bill Gates to give me a new, state-of-the-art computer that can run TS2 including all ep's 50 times over.

C'mon Billy, be a dude!!!