Friday 6 September 2013

Feature Friday: SimsTabloid

Hey Simmers! Welcome to the tenth Feature Friday, where each week I showcase one of my favourite simmers.



This week it's another blogger! SimsTabloid, who is also a part of and the brains behind the Simmers Connect Blogging Network is this week's featured simmer. His site brings a range of news, opinions and interviews with various members of the community. Recently he has also recruited additional bloggers to write for his site.

In the lead up to The Sims 4 release, this is a site you need to check out, as he is committed to creating a fact file to keep the community up to date on all the news.

Here's how the interview with SimsTabloid went!

Blog Questions 
1. How long have you had your blog?  
I started my blog on the 20th June so I've had it for a few months now!
2. Out of all your blog posts, which is your favourite? 
I couldn't choose a favourite individual post! I do like my Sims 4 opinion posts that I did in August before Gamescom! But I loved doing my Simmers Summer Week where I talked to some of the biggest simmers and simmers on the rise as well as doing a few giveaways during the week too!
3. What (or who) inspired you to a start your blog?  
Hmmm, I would just have to say all of the community! They're so fun to interact with that I thought maybe starting a blog will be another way to interact with the simming world, it's also really fun to run too!
The Sims Questions 
1. What's your favourite EP?  
By far Open For Business! I loved every aspect of it and it was such a thought through expansion that offered lots of new gameplay! And plus I just love making money in different ways for my sims and the business's aspect really appealed to me. 
2. What's your favourite SP?  
I don't own many stuff packs from either The Sims 2 or 3 mainly because I am quite content with items from expansions and I don't need CAS items as much, plus I have recently found the beauty of the store (even though its quite pricey)! I did love H&M Stuff for The Sims 2, I hope we get another fashion collaboration for The Sims 4, maybe a Topman/Topshop one would be cool.
3. What's your favourite world? 
Sunset Valley! While Pleasant View and Strangetown were good they didn't match up to Sunset Valley! Sunset Valley has it all and is in general a nice place to build and tell stories, it's full with everything you need but at the same time it is an empty canvas which can be adapted to add features from expansions easily! Bridgeport would come second just because I love a good city!
4. Are you thinking about buying the Sims 4? 

YEAH! I have been waiting for an updated base game for ages now! I felt like Sims 3 lost some of the intelligence and charm that Sims 2 had! Hopefully sims are more intelligent and gameplay lasts longer in The Sims 4!
5. How long have you played The Sims? 
Hmmm, I would say a good 6 years, it's not long compared to other simmers though! I got introduced into the Sims when I was ten by my cousin who played the Sims 2! 
You can connect with SimsTabloid through the following links:


Thanks for reading this week's Feature Friday! This week's is the last one schedule for the moment, and it's up to you whether it returns! If you want to see Feature Friday continue, then send me a tweet, leave a comment or drop me an email letting me know! I'm leaving it's continuation up to the community. So if you'd like to see more Feature Fridays, vote to save it. I truly am grateful for anyone's feedback on this.

Thursday 5 September 2013

Simming Away Update

It's no secret (and it is probably obvious from my lack of tweets & posts) that I have been away from this community a lot lately. The only times I find myself checking Twitter at the moment is when someone directly contacts me on there. I'd just like to apologise for my absence and let you all know that I am still here - but just in the background! Unfortunately life outside of this community has been hectic and I just don't have the available time at this stage to work on my site or be active on Twitter.

I am missing it a lot, but I have to prioritise. I promise if you contact me, I will respond as soon as I can. For now, I'm still bringing you Feature Friday, RSOSS and TS3 Crib articles. I'm trying my best to keep to my main schedule.

I am however contemplating certain things about this site, including whether or not to continue doing Feature Friday. I am posing the questions to my readers (if I still have any left after my absence!): would you like to see Feature Friday continue?

I'm interested to hear any feedback and will really base my decision to continue or not on how the community responds.

For now, I hope to be back and joining you all again soon!

Feature Friday: Tazreen Tasnim

Hey Simmers! Welcome to the ninth Feature Friday! This week marks the end of the three Feature Fridays selected with the assistance of Weealbet and TheSimsBoi. It was great to get their input and to be able to work with them!



This week's featured simmer is Tazreen Tasnim! Her blog specialises in The Sims 3 Store Reviews. As I'm someone who doesn't really purchase from the store, it's great to have such a detailed reviewer on hand who I can learn about the store sets from, or find people information when they ask me. If you're looking for store set reviews, with detailed information including lots of screenshots, then you need to check out Tazreen's blog!

Her blog is fairly new, but has come such a long way in a short time, with lots of helpful reviews posted already! I truly appreciate simmers who are willing to take the time to give their honest opinion to benefit other simmers. This blog is turning into a great resource for any simmers looking to make an store purchases.

Tazreen participated in the weekly interview for Feature Friday. Here's how she answered!


Blog Questions 
1. How long have you had your blog?  
I have had my blog since July 31st, 2013.
2. Out of all your blog posts, which is your favourite? 
Hmm, that's a pretty hard question! I think out of all my blogs,Contemporary Comfort Living + Bedroom Review is my favorite! It took me a lot of time to finish that blog but I had fun doing it,and many people enjoyed reading it too.
3. What (or who) inspired you to a start your blog?  
I have seen a lot of people doing Store reviews but I think Weealbet inspired me to start my blog! I like watching his reviews on YouTube,they are done perfectly.
The Sims Questions 
1. What's your favourite EP?  
Of course a lot of people know my favorite EP! It is The Sims 3 Late Night.I love every single feature that comes with it.I love nightlife-type EPs!
2. What's your favourite SP?  
My favorite SP is Outdoor Living and Katy Perry Sweet Treats! Haha,don't hate me for it. I love the dresses that come with KPST and the buy mode objects are nice too! It doesn't look that bad to me.
3. What's your favourite world? 
Awesome question! My favorite world is Bridgeport, without any doubt! I love skyscrapers,it's city that always shines! Everything is so amazing in Bridgeport,the clubs,bars,lounges and everything! It will always be my favorite world.
4. Are you thinking about buying the Sims 4? 
Yes,I am! It looks so good.I really can't wait for 2014 to come!
5. How long have you played The Sims? 
I have been a Simmer since 2000. Thank you, Simming Away for interviewing me and I want to thank you all for your support! <3 
You can connect with Tazreen through the following links:


Thank you for reading this week's Feature Friday! I must also extend a massive thank you to Weealbet and TheSimsBoi for their assistance over the past two weeks!