If you're anything like me, you keep tabs on the townies that are friends with your Sims and their stories can be pretty interesting even if they're not your active family, especially if they end up in a particularly sad place.In my Starlight Shores save, the Best family became good friends with my Sim's family, because they were the first to visit my founder when she moved in. Now the Catherine and Evan Best are elders and all of their kids have moved out. I noticed that after Paul Best (the grandfather) died the kids started moving out as teens because they couldn't stand living in the house with someone. Now that my sim witnessed Evan Best kissing Alora Platt at Catherine's party and the two divorced on the spot, I realized that Evan was the problem (that little ordeal gave my sim a -50 moodlet for days....). Now Catherine has moved out too and Evan is alone, divorced in the 7 bedroom house they used to share with their huge family and is now 5 days away from "Aging up" :| .That was the most depressing townie story I've seen, especially since the Best family is pretty affluent and has good traits, I didn't expect things to go off the rails like that so quickly!I'd like to hear your stories of times where Townies' lives have taken an unexpected turn for the worse!

I wouldn't exactly call mine "depressing" per say, but everytime sims in my town gossip I get the little blurp pop up about what they said (regardless of if it was any of my sims gossiping). So minimum 3 times per sim day, I get a pop up saying:"I heard that Pip Goodfellow is hiding a dark secret"What kind of dark secret does he have that he wants me to know so badly? :D

Oh I get those too. One of the child sims gossiped that one of their classmates was flat broke. lol

The saddest Townie stories I have seen aren't so much the ones that happen through my game-play, but rather the ones EA/Maxis created on purpose. Take the Langerak family for example (Sunset Valley), all any of them seem to want is to be reasonably happy but EA built misery into them by design. Dustin, the father, is a family oriented Sim who is married to a woman (Iliana) whose top priority is her job, not her family. So, he is neglected by his wife. His sister-in-law (Zelda) is a young flirty Sim with the 'childish' trait. So, he is incredibly drawn to her and there lies the problem. By design, Dustin will always lust after his sister-in-law and she will always crave his attention. They can't help it. Sometimes they give into it, while other times they try to hide and control it. Matters are made worst because EA/Maxis made it so Dustin is more in tune to his sister-in-law than his wife. If he betrays Iliana, he feels bad, while she is hurt and betrayed. If he disappoints Zelda, he feels bad (it's likened to having disappointed a child). In order for Dustin to find a bit of happiness (love/acceptance) he often cheats with other Sims. His children see this which makes Kaylynn (his daughter) angry and Parker (his son) seeking closer relationships with Sims who aren't in his household. I understand why EA/Maxis did this, to keep some element of drama in the game. I wouldn't have a problem with this if Sims were 'static or purely robotic' by design, but they're not, they learn and they remember.

@Jazzypoo - Yes, Agnes does have a tragic story. There's something strange about Agnes and Eric (her beloved). If you resurrect him, he doesn't know her and she doesn't know him. Yet, in his relationship panel he is listed as Gunther Goth's brother-in-law. I want to say maybe EA goofed when they finalized his character and their story -- but, I'm not so sure. Agnes' story is a part of the Sunset Valley mystery 'Who Killed Eric Darling', her house is made up of clues as is the Goth manor to his killer's identity. While their relationship panel could be an oversight, EA is known for creating some very twisted clues in their Sims Murder Mysteries. There is a Simmer named Crillsims3 who has a complete series about the hidden things/mysteries in this game titled 'Sim Facts'. The shows are highly entertaining and best of all Fact filled with no made up parts, just the clues EA put in their Sims games. If you want to see some truly creative (and sometimes frightening) Sim stories, I highly recommend giving this series a look-see. You won't be disappointed. ;)SimFacts: The Real reason why the Tragic Clown is so sad (The Sims)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPvhXeYDkSY

@mw1525 - I just discovered this channel the other day! I watched the one about Lolita Goth, it's so theatrical but also very interesting.

The Most Depressing Townie Stories

CravenLestat
7 years ago
@ElanoreAlexandria You are correct,he is supposed to be Norman Bates from Psycho who keeps his dead mother in his house

Bio of the sim

"Morgan loves his mother. More than anyone or anything. There's nothing creepy about this. They're just best friends and hang out alone together in their large quiet home. Visitors can hear her, and passersby can see her in the window, but no one has ever actually seen her face"

They even made his mom "DEAD" in appearance

Norman...be a good boy and make your dear mother some tea :o

https://i.imgur.com/XG5VCCx.png

So by all means toss a rocking chair by the window and have her stare out from it :#

@Jazzypoo Yesss get MH,there are more references than those and Norman Bates just mentioned.
jbayron890
7 years ago
@CravenLestat - It's been on my wish list for awhile! I love the steampunk sims and the cool lighting. It would be great for a Supernatural household!
jbayron890
7 years ago
Update on the Best Family: My sims forgot to feed the cowplant and it unfortunately claimed the life of Abigail Best and she is now haunting my sim's mansion. Woops! I think I'm going to attempt to bring her back with a genie lamp! lol
jbayron890
7 years ago
I haven't played Sunset Valley in awhile, but I remember Agnes Crumplebottom's story ends up being pretty sad most of the time.
mw1525
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
@Jazzypoo - How broken must a Sim/person be to cry himself to death, that is a depth of loneliness which goes way beyond sad. :(

@ZeeGee - If I understood Crill's video correctly, he connected the dots of how she was a Goth. He is suggesting that Lolita herself doesn't exist and is only a clue for Simmers to find which will lead them to the true story of Olivia Goth life which is why she has the exact favorites and cause of death as Olivia, so you'll know you are on the right trail. Lolita would be the memory of Olivia's youth, which is why no one remembers her and why she died young.

Erik & Agnes

Firstly, I really enjoyed your video and the kind send off you gave Erik.

I've always believed Erik was murdered. Some players speculated that Agnes killed him but upon looking at the unfinished baby's room in August Moon, later decided she didn't as this room represented a desire to have a future with him. I do believe that Agnes knows (or at least suspects) who did her husband in and that is the reason for her 'Grumpy' trait and growing bitterness. There are things about them (Erik & Agnes) which just don't add up but I won't go into that here.
IreneSwift
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"CravenLestat;c-16692065" wrote:
You want depressing townie stories if you have time the Wiki has the in game bio's of All the townies and soooooo many are just sad,mean,cruel even a creepy human doll a few serial killers,a murderer and a sim who is a cannibal.Not joking a girl that eats people it's the bio.Would tell you a bunch of them but the fun is exploring and finding out how connected the stories actually are.

Are all of those in the Sims 3? I've read the bios of most of the residents in all of the worlds I've played in, and never came across anything about any of them being a serial killer or a cannibal.
jbayron890
7 years ago
@CravenLestat - Who's the cannibal!? I've read some bios, but I've never seen that!

@ZeeGee - Oh good, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that! I guess the clown really never got over losing that Burger Restaurant job. :neutral:
mw1525
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
@IreneSwift - 'Fraid every thing he said is true. There are some seriously bad guys in our game, not to mention some true twisted Sims.
mw1525
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
@Jazzypoo - There is another listed but you won't find them by searching 'cannibal', it's in their bio.

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