likes the new neighborhood? I find it rather addicting to play.

I love it. The families are crappy but I love the terrain and the neighborhood decorations. I guess it's also because there are so few families, and the ones that are there are very underdeveloped, so it's easy to make your own Sims blend in. Whereas in Pleasantview or Veronaville, I always feel like my own families don't fit in.

I love Desiderata valley. I agree with maeve.2.0, the families are not connected to others and have little or no relationships with other families. I basically deleted all the maxis families and put in my own. My only problem with it is how small it is, very frustrating!!

it is my playing hood at the moment. when i want anpother one i just reset it. but i do like the families. mùostly john mole and natasha una.

I do like John Mole- he always wants to adopt a dog- so I get him a black lab named Molly. He's a rather fun guy- I usually set his house in black and white with silver accents and make it look artistic and studio like. I love the beach lots too- always gives me something fun to do beside junk up homes with the same stuff. Veronaville and Desterata are my top 2 I like to play.

I pretty much have given up on Eaxis hoods. I've spend too much time and effort on my own custom hood and sub-hoods to bother with them.

The first thing I do when getting a new expansion pack that gives a new hood; Go to the new hood, evict everyone, look at what houses/community lots I like and place them in the houses bin, delete hood.

I'd prefer playing my own sims over someone else's creation

What Axe said. I do pretty much the same thing.

i only play pleasantview and strangetown and steal the houses from riverblossom and veronaville. i can't come up with a reason for not playing them, i just don't!

I haven't played the actual neighborhood (since I make my own), by I did do a few make-overs to the towns people living there.

I love playing the maxis sims in it. Especially Una because I made her go downtown and she got a bf. Then they got married and hes now a vampire. The Jocque family is fun too.

Same here. I simply delete those junk sims and steal their housing...