When we get more abuse from a single IP address than we do legitimate traffic, we really have no choice but to block it. If you don't think you did anything wrong and don't understand why your IP was banned.Īre you using a proxy server or running a browser add-on for "privacy", "being anonymous", or "changing your region" or to view country-specific content, such as Tor or Zenmate? Unfortunately, so do spammers and hackers. IP bans will be reconsidered on a case-by-case basis if you were running a bot and did not understand the consequences, but typically not for spamming, hacking, or other abuse. If you are responsible for one of the above issues.
Walls are a constant problem for The Sims 3's camera and the circle pad scroll speed is ponderously slow.Ī Sim also has the ability to make their own actions, and they're almost never what you want. If that sounds clunky, it's because it is. You'll use the circle pad to scroll around a top-down view of the location, and an icon on the touchscreen for rotating the camera angle on the top screen, where you'll watch the Sim going about his or her business. The game loses a few points for woefully inadequate controls, and the Sim's obnoxious ability to “think” for itself. There's also a certain thrill to having disaster befall your little Sim, much like it's great fun to have aliens attack your Sim Cities. Though the game won't win any best visual awards, there's some definite personality offered by the 3D effect. It won't be long before this game becomes much like real life - a succession of chores and repetitive actions.Īnd yet, that's not as boring as it sounds. There's just a handful, and they're sparsely populated. Where the game is really watered down is in the number of locations to explore. StreetPass is ultilised in a neat fashion - allowing the Sims of people you walk pass to pop up in your game, but unfortunately the variety of people types is a bit limited, and it's a bit weird to see twins with very different names pop by to say hi.
You'll need to work to earn money, shop to buy furniture and food, and build relationships with other Sims because being a recluse isn't healthy. You'll start by creating a character (and can use the console's cameras to create a not-really version of yourself), and buying him or her a house to live in. The Sims 3 on 3DS is a greatly watered down experience, but contains the core elements of the Sims franchise. It's a workmanlike title, and playable despite its flaws, but the new Sims game we'll see come in a year or so is a game we know is going to be far better. It turns it from an amusing little lifestyle sim to a voyeuristic window the 3DS' 'inward looking' variety of 3D creates an intimate window into your virtual person's life. 3D does a strange thing to the Sims' core gameplay.