Driven to Cheating (Anecdotes)
This is intended to be a humorous anecdotes thread, not a list of cheats etc. It's aimed at those who normally don't cheat, but at times are driven to it. What happened in your game and why did you ...
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Occasionally, when trying to build a specific kind of relationship for a particular storyline I'm working on, I encounter a sim who just won't show up at my main family's house, or won't stay long enough for me to accomplish anything. (For example, a long time ago, the game made Laurel Grisby of Riverview into a firefighter, which meant her work hours were almost the whole day; she practically lived at the station and was never free to hang out. Never mind that she was dating one of the kids of my initial couple. Needless to say, this relationship was over quickly). My first approach is to use MC>focus to stalk follow the problem sim around town, but if that doesn't help, I'll MC>Basic(?)>Invite Over. And if that sim tries to leave, well, suddenly all of the doors are mysteriously locked, and there's no way for them to leave. Although I would love to see a daredevil sim (or an insane one) get a running start and launch headfirst through a plate-glass window.
Also, my finger never gets so itchy as when I have a gardener who's waiting for the "Uncommonly Good" or "Outstandingly Rare" opportunity to trigger. The worst is when he or she keeps rolling the option to resupply the restaurant which is right across the street from the grocery store. Yes, I have lots of garlic, you can have some, now STOP CALLING ME and tying up the phone line so I can get a REAL opportunity instead of this mindless drivel! Every time the phone rings, I hold my breath a little. At which point I realize I'm getting really frustrated and wonder if it would be healthier for me to just MC the opportunity into existence.
As far as justifying it, I figure if the game is going to be this annoying I have every right to *correct* it. Also, the point is to enjoy playing, not to *win*, and if I were competing with anyone else we'd have negotiated the rules beforehand.
Also, my finger never gets so itchy as when I have a gardener who's waiting for the "Uncommonly Good" or "Outstandingly Rare" opportunity to trigger. The worst is when he or she keeps rolling the option to resupply the restaurant which is right across the street from the grocery store. Yes, I have lots of garlic, you can have some, now STOP CALLING ME and tying up the phone line so I can get a REAL opportunity instead of this mindless drivel! Every time the phone rings, I hold my breath a little. At which point I realize I'm getting really frustrated and wonder if it would be healthier for me to just MC the opportunity into existence.
As far as justifying it, I figure if the game is going to be this annoying I have every right to *correct* it. Also, the point is to enjoy playing, not to *win*, and if I were competing with anyone else we'd have negotiated the rules beforehand.
