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We already have a pretty good idea of how worlds and neighborhoods work in ''The Sims 4'', so I don't think this requires us waiting until the game release. [[Oasis Springs]] and [[Willow Creek]] are worlds, and both of them have smaller neighborhoods with up to five lots in each neighborhood. The "worlds"/"towns"/"neighborhoods" in ''The Sims 3'' are not subdivided formally, but they are larger than those neighborhoods in ''The Sims'' and ''The Sims 2'', and are notably much more open than in ''TS'' or ''TS2''. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 15:56, August 7, 2014 (UTC) |
We already have a pretty good idea of how worlds and neighborhoods work in ''The Sims 4'', so I don't think this requires us waiting until the game release. [[Oasis Springs]] and [[Willow Creek]] are worlds, and both of them have smaller neighborhoods with up to five lots in each neighborhood. The "worlds"/"towns"/"neighborhoods" in ''The Sims 3'' are not subdivided formally, but they are larger than those neighborhoods in ''The Sims'' and ''The Sims 2'', and are notably much more open than in ''TS'' or ''TS2''. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 15:56, August 7, 2014 (UTC) |
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I'm definitely in support of using the terminology preferred by the creators wherever possible on this wiki. I know "worlds" for TS3 refers to, for example, [[Appaloosa Plains]], while "town" would be used in the game launcher to describe what type of world it is, and "neighbourhood" is occasionally used in the[[Prima official game guide| supplementary material]] to describe smaller, undefined areas within the world that are usually divided along the lines of geographical proximity (but often used by the creators to imply the economic or social status of the inhabitants, for instance). My point being, all three words have definite uses in TS3, and "world" would seem to be the appropriate one to use in the equivalent situation to "neighbourhood" in TS1/2, when referring to the largest area you can see loaded on screen at any one time. If they're calling them "worlds" in TS4 as well, and having smaller, more clearly defined "neighbourhoods" within them, I'd support doing the same, even if TS4 worlds differ from those in TS3. [[User:Beatrice Monty|Beatrice Monty]] ([[User talk:Beatrice Monty|talk]]) 16:13, August 7, 2014 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 16:13, 7 August 2014
There's a little discussion going on at Talk:World between Nikel23 and myself regarding whether The Sims 3 towns should be classified as worlds, in the same vein as worlds from The Sims 4, classified as neighborhoods as in The Sims and The Sims 2 (which is where they currently are), or whether we should pursue some third option.
On the one hand, EA/Maxis has used the term "World" to describe these places in The Sims 3, and released the Create a World tool to create those worlds. On the other hand, the TS3 idea of game worlds is different from TS4s. It could be argued, as well, that the TS3 worlds are just as different from the TS1/TS2 neighborhoods as the TS3 worlds are from TS4 worlds. Ultimately, I think this matter needs a little more open discussion, as it affects wiki organization, navigation templates, categories, etc.
What do you all think? -- LostInRiverview talk ~ blog 08:14, July 21, 2014 (UTC)
Discussion
Hard to say. Maybe we could have World (The Sims 3) and World (The Sims 4), though that doesn't seem to be a very good option. Joey.eyeball (talk) 08:21, July 21, 2014 (UTC)
I don't know. Personally I'll just have to wait until The Sims 4 comes out. -- C.Syde (talk | contribs) 08:27, July 21, 2014 (UTC)
Going with that C.Syde said, I'd like to see how neighborhoods are treated in The Sims 4. Ѧüя◎ґ (talk) 01:25, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
We already have a pretty good idea of how worlds and neighborhoods work in The Sims 4, so I don't think this requires us waiting until the game release. Oasis Springs and Willow Creek are worlds, and both of them have smaller neighborhoods with up to five lots in each neighborhood. The "worlds"/"towns"/"neighborhoods" in The Sims 3 are not subdivided formally, but they are larger than those neighborhoods in The Sims and The Sims 2, and are notably much more open than in TS or TS2. -- LostInRiverview talk ~ blog 15:56, August 7, 2014 (UTC)
I'm definitely in support of using the terminology preferred by the creators wherever possible on this wiki. I know "worlds" for TS3 refers to, for example, Appaloosa Plains, while "town" would be used in the game launcher to describe what type of world it is, and "neighbourhood" is occasionally used in the supplementary material to describe smaller, undefined areas within the world that are usually divided along the lines of geographical proximity (but often used by the creators to imply the economic or social status of the inhabitants, for instance). My point being, all three words have definite uses in TS3, and "world" would seem to be the appropriate one to use in the equivalent situation to "neighbourhood" in TS1/2, when referring to the largest area you can see loaded on screen at any one time. If they're calling them "worlds" in TS4 as well, and having smaller, more clearly defined "neighbourhoods" within them, I'd support doing the same, even if TS4 worlds differ from those in TS3. Beatrice Monty (talk) 16:13, August 7, 2014 (UTC)