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Top 10 Most Fun Sims 4 Challenges (How Many Have You Done?)

ClareTurner — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 01:36:28 +0000

Top 10 Most Fun Sims 4 Challenges (How Many Have You Done?)

The Sims 4 is such a popular game on YouTube that there are various “Simmers” who have various series’ such as speed builds, let’s plays of new packs and expansions, and storytelling through the Sims’ lives. However, the one thing that Simmers do that are the most fun to play even for those who do not stream their plays is the challenges. It is so easy to play Sims with the numerous cheats and perks that are included in all the extra packs that you can buy. However, challenges bring a new light into gameplay. It forces the player to play in a special way with certain rules according to which challenge is being played.

The best part about these challenges is that if you finish them up, the fact that you had finished by following all the rules is rewarding. You will feel accomplished after trying these very complicated, yet fun challenges. Since there are so many rules that change or are altered by added content, only the base game will be mentioned here.

10. 100 Baby Challenge

Follow Hannah as she tries to have a family of 100 babies!

The goal of this challenge sounds easy; have a total of 100 babies from one sim. The hard part is the fact that each child has to have a different “doner.” It only ends once the 100th child is born or you are disqualified by breaking the rules. The first sim is called the “matriarch.” They must be a young adult (with the ability to have children) and they are able to have any traits, perks, and appearance the challenger wants. The easiest way to get through the challenge is to make sure that the sim is always pregnant. After having one child, they will have another “doner” lined up to impregnate them.

This is a fun challenge for anyone who wants to challenge their ability to manage many sims at once. Especially toddlers and children who are some of the hardest sims to manage. The Matriarch must take care of all of them themselves, and afford the bills and whatnot by skills rather than a job. If you enjoy taking care of sim children than this is the perfect challenge for you!

9. Big Brother House Challenge

Enjoy the entertaining sight of famous YouTubers playing in the Big Brother House!

Just like the hit TV reality show, The Big Brother house is where you have a full house of houseguests and one is evicted each week. Each week there is a “Head of Household” who will be the one to nominate two houseguests for elimination by the end of the week. Each one is chosen by winning a challenge that the simmer gives them. At the end of the week, those marked for elimination are chosen by the social stats and friendship percentages of the HoH, and then later on the two are chosen by the percentage of the rest of the household. One guest must be evicted at the end of that week. The simmer is not allowed to control any of the sims except for certain challenges or claiming beds.

This is a fun and challenging challenge. The best part of it is you do not have to worry about the needs of the sims at all and you get to watch hilarious or tragic things unravel right in front of your eyes. Entertain yourself with the drama, romance, and comedy that is Big Brother right in your own sims game.

8. The Apocalypse Challenge

Can these sims survive the apocalypse?

In this challenge, tragedy has befallen the sim community. Your job is to do your part to restore the town. You start with a house, either prebuilt or built on your own. They all have certain restrictions, such as not being able to shower, and they can only be lifted after reaching level 10 or 11 of the career they are in. Everything in the house has to be at the lowest quality and price from electronics to furniture. Electronics can only be used for work purposes only.

This challenge is a very complicated one with a lot of rules. However, what makes it fun is simply the lore of it. Who doesn’t like apocalyptic stories? Makeup stories to go with the drama and challenging things that come with this challenge. Just make sure that you keep reproducing in order to keep the community thriving!

7. The Four Immortal Sisters Challenge

Four sisters who vow to live forever together.

You start out in a household of four young adult sisters. Each sister is represented by a different element (fire, earth, air, water.) Each sister has a different role. Fire is the only one able to leave the lot and develop relationships enough to bear children. Water is the caretaker for the children, and the housewife pretty much for the entire house. Air is the one who is knowledgeable and teaches the children and tutors them when they are old enough for school. Finally, Earth is the gardener and fitness master who is able to be the hunter and gatherer who is allowed to leave the lot for fishing in places where she can find a cowplant berry. The cowplant is important because their job is to lure people to them so that they can produce the “essence of life” which allows them to maintain immortality. You win the challenge once most of the town has been eaten by the cowplant and replaced by the children of the fire sister.

This is always a fun challenge. Immortality is a concept all of us wish for. It is difficult to keep track of who does what, but color coding is always a good way to remember who does what. If you enjoy the idea of your sim living forever, this is the perfect one for you!

6. The Decades Challenge

A new spin on the “Legacy,” this Let’s Play shows how to live through decades.

The Decades challenge is interesting because you need to stay in one “decade” per generation. This means that once the children have all become adults (or teenagers if you prefer.) In the 1890s, sims can only marry the same ethnicity and only to the opposite sex. There is no electricity and sex can only be for childbearing. In the 1910s, there is war so male children have to go to “war” once they reach adulthood, which means you roll a dice. Even means they survive while odd means they die by being fed to the cowplant or some other way the simmer suggests. The 1920s bring jobs to women, but 1930s force the jobs to be lost due to the great depression. Each decade can be found online for a more in-depth look.

This is perfect for history buffs. It lets you force the sims to live in a simulated life that is similar to an actual decade of American history. It’s fun to see how each sim reacts to each situation and how the next generation deals with the new rules and regulations.

5. The Amazon Challenge

Watch as these women create their own Amazon tribe!

For the buffs of Greek Mythology, this challenge is for you. You can let your female young adult sim live as a brave Amazon woman. Force men to be slaves and breeding while the women rule the “tribe” Start out with one young adult woman who becomes the Creator. They need to be beautiful, athletic, and genius. Start with a large, empty lot and begin your journey. There are various rankings that can be given. The heiress is just below the creator and is the first girl born from the Creator. Next is the Warrior, Gatherer, Scholars, Providers, Newcomers and Tribe Family, and elders. Males are only given sons of the tribe and slaves.

This game is so fun for the lovers of Greek Mythology and ancient history lovers. You get to learn a lot about how the Amazons could have lived and if you want to get back at an ex-boyfriend or something you can always make them a sim that you enslave.

4. Rags to Riches

This woman starts from nothing and works to make a living for herself!

In this challenge, the object is to literally have a sim start from nothing and work your way up to becoming a millionaire. You bring your young adult sim to an empty lot in any of the neighborhoods. Use the money cheat to bring the household funds to 0. As you play, you can go around town to fish, dig through patches and stones to get collectibles, get frogs, and harvest from wild plants. Once you gather these materials, you can sell them in your inventory in order to gain Simoleans. You can also go to community lots such as the gym to take care of the sim’s needs such as showering and going to the toilet. Going to the library, the sim can use the computer for writing or programming and to museums for painting. Once you have enough, you can either build a small home or move them into an already done lot. The challenge is over once you have a full house (living space, kitchen, bathroom) and a happy family.

The idea of coming out from nothing is a great thing. Everyone hears so many stories of people coming from nothing and becoming successful. This is why this challenge is so fun to do. It brings out that ideal through the sims. It’s a lot of work without the use of any cheats. The fact you cannot have a job until you have a legit job makes it even harder to do. The end result is refreshing when the challenge is finished successfully.

3.13 Souls Challenge

Watch as Paige kills 13 souls in order to make a pact with the Reaper!

The goal of this challenge is simple. KILL 13 SOULS! You start with a young adult or adult for “easy as cheese” mode but Elder if you want “hard as a rock.” They can have any trait, with aspirations of the creative bestselling author. No other aspirations are allowed. The sim lifespan must be on short with auto-age on. The first thing you have to do is complete the bestselling author aspiration. The sim must purchase and consume potions of youth, or essence of life from cowplants. Once the sim has completed this, they must master the essence of the soul; heart, mind, and body. The three aspirations are joke star, nerd brain, and bodybuilder to do this. The next part is the main challenge. You have to hunt down 13 souls with certain traits in order to finish the challenge. In the end, you will need to take a screenshot of all 13 ghosts in one spot.

This is fun for any simmer who enjoys torturing and killing their sims. For so long it has been the most fun part of Simming. Killing off sims in various ways of entrapment is the best part of the game to most people and this game just gives you the excuse to do it (at least) 13 times!

2. The Asylum Challenge

Watch as Destiny finds a way to survive the Asylum.

You need a large “asylum” to do this challenge. 8 “insane” sims live under one roof and you only control one. You must complete five aspirations in order to have your sim leave the Asylum. If they travel, they can only travel with the entire group. If someone dies, they must be replaced by another sim. Each sim is given the previously called “insane” trait which is now “erratic.”

This is a fun challenge because you only control one while you watch the crazy things that happen in the Asylum. You are not allowed to put out fires or save sims. You are only responsible for one and only one. Relationships are allowed, but you cannot have any children or get married. You can only make money from the limited skills around the place so it’s going to be time-consuming to keep up with without cheats, but that’s the fun of it!

1. Runaway Teen Challenge

Let’s see how Poppy can survive after running away from home!

Finally, this challenge is similar to the rags to riches challenge with added twists and turns. You play as a teenager who has “run away” from home. They are not allowed to socialize with anyone but other teens and children. They are not allowed to go to school, and the goal is to raise enough funds to build your own home (living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom.) As with the Rags to Riches, they can earn Simoleans by foraging, fishing, and skills that sell. However, they cannot directly sell things because that would mean that adults might come by and “turn them in.” An additional consequence is that 10 Simoleans must be taken off each time the sim travels away from their home lot.

This is a fun one for someone who loves homeless challenges with an added twist. The idea of a teenager living on their own in the wilderness is fun, but with certain expansions like seasons, it can create added difficulty. As with the Rags to Riches, it is always rewarding when the sims successfully win this challenge with no cheats to help them out.

The Sims 4 has so many wonderful perks to each expansion making all of these challenges more and more fun or difficult as they go along. Which ones have you played or want to play now? There are so many wonderful ones its hard to choose just one.

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Runaway Teen is one of the most difficult and fun challenges!

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Amazon Admits Defeat, Agrees to Pay Back $70 Million Worth of App Purchases Made by Kids

companion_prose — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 07:48:22 +0000

Amazon ceases all appeals

Nearly a year has gone by since Amazon was found to have breached the law in billing consumers for in-app purchases made by children. As of this week Amazon have reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to cease all appeals on the verdict.

A landmark consumer victory

The case brought forward by the FTC has affected millions of consumers already, with other tech giants like Google and Apple being forced to offer millions in refunds.

In-app purchases are a big part of Amazons business model, and usually are part of a free app experience. When playing a game, you will often be given the option to pay extra in order to progress quicker or get better items. This has led to some children being able to make purchases for these seemingly free games without their parent’s knowledge, that is until their credit card statements arrive weeks later.

Thomas B. Pahl, acting director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a release. “This case demonstrates what should be a bedrock principle for all companies — you must get customers’ consent before you charge them,”

Pahl also went on to assure consumers that Amazon will now be forced to offer refunds to those affected by unauthorized charges in a climactic end to the FTC’S six-year battle with the internet retailer.

Amazon’s profit model began to include app purchases six years ago with each purchase resulting in 30 percent of the transaction going directly to the company.

In the early days of app purchasing the FTC argued that there were insufficient protections in place to prevent any unauthorised user, whether children or adults, to make in-app purchases without the account holders direct permission. In 2014 the FTC said that “Amazon’s in-app system allowed children to incur unlimited charges on their parents’ accounts without permission. Going further, the FTC also believes that Amazon’s own employees recognized the serious problem its process created and did not act to correct the issues. Amazon in response stated that it was making refunds already and in addition was making improvements to its appstore to protect against these kinds of purchases in the future. Unfortunately for many Amazon customers, it was too little too late.

It wasn’t until April 2016 the courts would examine the case and come to a decision, finding that Amazon did not provide adequate protection or information for consumers.

What does this mean for me?

What this means for the average consumer is that if you were charged without your consent for any appstore or in-app purchase (such as extra plays on candy-crush) you should be entitled to a refund. The exact details for how Amazon plans to reimburse their customers has yet to be announced.

What about the future?

While it is unlikely that this ruling will make much of a dent in Amazon’s $165 billion revenue stream, the internet retail giant has since followed Apple and Google’s pro-active stance and overhauled their respective stores to make it much harder for unauthorized in-app purchases to take place. With details of Amazon’s court ordered refund program soon to be announced, consumers can probably expect to find it much easier to find a refund on in-app purchases in the near future.

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The recent victory by the Federal Trade Commission could mean refunds are about to be announced for millions of affected customers.

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Still Searching For an NES Classic? You Might Be Able to Find One at Amazon’s Physical Stores

aleksandar2 — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 20:50:49 +0000

Since Its Release, It’s Been Absolutely Impossible to Get One of These Bad Boys.

Many Nintendo fans (especially those older than 25) were filled with excitement after hearing that good ol’ Nintendo is going to release a teeny tiny 60 $ console packed with wonderful nostalgic games. However, the second this little guy was released and was up for grabs, it disappeared and nobody seems to know where to find one.

The problem is that Nintendo shipped an extremely limited amount of NES Classics so owning one at this day and age is quite a feat.

We Know Where You Might Be Able to Get One, But You Better Act Fast

A few days ago Amazon announced on its twitter page that they would be receiving a limited amount of NES Classics. The catch is, they will ONLY be available at Amazon’s Physical stores: Amazon Books. If you were hoping to get one online, you are, unfortunately, out of luck. Why Amazon (and/or Nintendo) made this decision remains a mystery.

Only a Few Stores Will Have the NES Classic and They Won’t Stay On Store Shelves For Long

According to the twitter post, only three cities will receive a limited number of NES Classics:

Seattle, Portland and San Diego, so if you are in the neighborhood you might be lucky enough to grab one, however, please keep in mind that your chances are probably low. As we’ve seen with its launch, the NES Classic gets sold in a matter of seconds, whether it’s online or from brick-and-mortar stores.

When It First Launched It Was Hard to Get and As Time Goes By It Isn’t Any Easier

We can only hope that Nintendo will realize how popular the little NES Classics are and decide to give us a few more units in the near future.

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The NES Classic. Everyone Wants It; Nobody Knows Where to Get It

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Youtube Gaming vs. Twitch: Who Will Win?

JonathonWW — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 19:08:56 +0000

Youtube Gaming To Rival Twitch.

Take a moment to appreciate the fact that history is being made right here, right now. In the past year, competitive gaming has taken several leaps and bounds forward. Just a few months ago E-Sports was declared a sport by the US Government, and a number of games released or announced in recent months are being geared expressly towards being E-Sports; Evolve, Rainbow Six: Siege, and others.

As we move into this era of E-Sports, the company who controls HOW we view E-Sports will have a significant degree over the industry itself. But, before we can go into details about how this competition might play out, we need to discuss the competitors themselves.

Twitch, The Current Undisputed Champion of Live Video Games Streaming.

That’s a lot of free minutes. I bet AT&T are jealous.

Talk to any gamer worth their salt, and they’ll refer you to Twitch for your online gaming streaming needs. Released in June of 2011 as a spin off from Justin.tv, a relatively unknown general streaming site. Within two years, Twitch had surpassed its parent site, averaging 43 million viewers a month.

A year later (2014), a lot of good things began to happen for Twitch. In February, it was listed among the top five internet traffic locations in the United States. Later that year, as a result of their popularity, Twitch also began to embrace music based streams and content.

But the year wasn’t over for them. In September of 2014 Twitch was purchased for $970 million dollars by Amazon, the ecommerce giant.

Advantages held by this competitor? They’ve fully integrated with many gaming systems; Origin, Uplay, Nvidia, Minecraft, Eve Online, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, and Ouya. Those are all systems that have Twitch directly installed.

To sum up, Twitch is no pushover, especially with an average of 11 million videos broadcast per month and over 16 billion minutes watched by viewers every month. Check here for the source and other cool statistics.

Youtube Gaming, the Latest Arm of the Google Behemoth.

The advertisement on their site. The heart has unique actions depending on where you click it.

Announced just two days ago on June 12th, 2015, is Google’s response to Twitch gaming. Youtube has always been a location for streaming and posting videos, but it was never dedicated to the live streaming of games, as this Swiss Army Knife of a website had a number of things it was devoted to. So, yes, you could always watch streams on Youtube, but if you wanted variety and community, you went to Twitch.

Now, however, you’ll have another place to go.

Announced features so far include; a “collection” system that lets you collect your favorite games and streamers, high streaming frame rate (60 fps), DVR, and automatic conversion to Youtube video.

The full suite of features will not be fully announced until E3 this week (which can be viewed live here) but we do know that Youtube Gaming will be released this summer through a website and an app for your mobile needs.

Who Will Win?

The fight will be onscreen soon… and yes, it is vaguely reminiscent of Fallout 4…

The fighters have been introduced, they’ve shrugged off their robes, and they’re ready to fight. It will be a long fight, I imagine, that will take many years to properly conclude.

This analysis is here in order to examine the different advantages each streaming platform has in various areas of competition. Without any further ado, let us begin examining this heavyweight fight.

Viewer Base: A Victory for Twitch

The old school streamer takes the first point.

A streaming system can be the best possible system available, with flawless playback, comments system, and dozens of amazing features. But… if it lacks viewership, it’ll fail.

As it stands, Twitch easily has the advantage in viewership. It is the current go-to for streaming games, and people have become used to using it, and people are creatures of habit. If it’s easy and convenient to keep using the site they’ve used for years now, then they’ll keep using the site they’ve used for years now.

Now, while I do admit Twitch has the advantage, Youtube Gaming is not very far behind. They have a smaller viewer base at present, simply due to the fact that Twitch has more live streams, but a good amount of viewers are prone to only watching the pre-recorded videos posted on Youtube by popular streamers. When Youtube Gaming debuts, that audience will likely be introduced to the world of live streaming.

So, slight advantage goes to Twitch, with a higher fan base, but Youtube Gaming does have high potential for consumers.

Convenience: Twitch Strikes Again

Twitch soldifys their lead, going 2-0

This, admittedly, was a much more difficult advantage to decide upon, but Twitch ultimately won out, if only by a hair.

See, Youtube Gaming is connected to Youtube, which is connected to Google. And Google has a cleverly created system built around your entertainment preference, email, and browsing ease. If you go on the internet, chances are you have some account or connection to Google, even if it’s a simple as having downloaded Google Chrome. Youtube Gaming would fit seamlessly into this web and fit seamlessly into your online life (for a majority of people. I apologize to the minority).

That is a huge convenience. However, Twitch has the advantage of age. All current gen entertainment systems (save the Wii U, always the outsider) as well as popular gaming locales (Minecraft, Eve Online, Origin, and Uplay) have Twitch built into them as a feature of the system. Now, while it would be quite simple to install Youtube Gaming in its place tech-wise, the money it would cost is quite high.

Therefore, Twitch wins because we don’t know how many companies Google will be able to win over with Youtube Gaming, if any. I believe Youtube Gaming will find their way into all of the aforementioned gaming locales, but the real question here is when. And until we know, we have to give the slightest edge to Twitch.

Quality: One Point to Youtube Gaming

That’s 1-2, with Youtube Gaming in the rear.

This one was easy to decide upon. Twitch videos do not have the best quality. They can be good, don’t get me wrong. But I have encountered a large number of people who have run into stuttering livestreams, inability to connect, and other such bugs.

For the most part, Twitch runs well. That’s why it has so many viewers, after all.

But then… Youtube.

Youtube videos are the gold standard. They are simply the highest quality, with the smoothest frames per second, at the fastest loading rate. It has problems, certainly, but they are much smaller and farther between than those of Twitch.

Therefore, Youtube Gaming earns its first point.

The Aftermath: The MOBAs Take It.

A lovely rendition of a MOBA arena by Twitch. Nice work, chaps.

It’s going to be an ugly fight. Rivalries resembling those of PC Gamers versus Console Gamers are likely to erupt between loyal Twitch watchers and fresh Youtube Gaming lovers. It’s inevitable.

Just like I believe Youtube Gaming, with higher potential viewership and superior qualities are probably going to emerge victorious. But the victory will be many years in the making, and Twitch might still have a few cards up their sleeve.

TLDR: What I see happening is this:

Youtube Gaming releases. Twitch remains main source of live streams.

After four to five months, the quality and convenience of Youtube Gaming wins over some viewers, evening things out.

The deciding factor in this fight will be the MOBA championships early next year; League of Legends, DOTA 2, Heroes of the Storm, and SMITE. Those are the biggest E-Sports events that exist in gaming. Whichever streaming service is favored by these MOBAs is going to have the advantage going forwards, and it will stay like this for years.

So, in summary…

It’s Up to the Gamers.

Whichever platform you prefer, go with it. It’ll serve you well in the future, as both streaming services are going to be competing for your affection, young gamer.

Whether Twitch manages to adapt and control the market, or Youtube Gaming sweeps the rug out from underneath them, the point is that we are going to benefit regardless of what happens. That is the beauty of the competitive market. To be successful, the company has to appeal to us, the public. Their competitor will be forced to do the same, and this results in a never ending cycle of new features and special treatment towards us. So, sit back and enjoy the show when Youtube Gaming releases this summer.

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