"cwaddell;c-16278459" wrote:
"ciane;c-16278392" wrote:
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I do also hate the loss of friend moodlet, so I love the long-distance friend LTR too. However, I usually have my sims greet everyone they see the first day, with the goal to meet 25 sims that first day. After that, they make it to friend status quickly with everyone they meet. Once they have 20 friends, relationships won't decay. ...
I have my sims travel to vacation worlds or university so they can get their 25 acquaintances over with before they meet the sims in town. Also I like my sims to get the attractive LTR. The 25 acquaintances gives 20 points toward a new relationship and attractive gives 20 points. Friends is at around 42 or 44 points so with 25 acquaintances and attractive all it takes is an introduction to be friends.
I have my sim children meet the elders that hang out at the bookstore and grocery store so that when the kids age up to teen (and can learn charisma and buy the Attractive LTR) they've already made 25 acquaintances. By the time the kids hit YA, it's highly unlikely that any of those elders would end up as a boss or coworker. Also, family relationships that aren't romantic count towards the celebrity and super friendly challenges. So a teen who's grown up in my game might only need 8 or 10 official friends (as counted for the Super Popular LTW or intermediate wishes) to hit the 20-friend mark. Sometimes, the game drops an acquaintance relationship entirely, so your sim can reintroduce him- or herself and get an instant friend.
Also, when I have a sim that has a ton of friends (maybe 60ish) and has achieved everybody's best friend along with the others, a friendly introduction will sometimes, but not always, lead to an instant best friend. The relationship bar will be at 90 or whatever the minimum for best friends is. I have yet to figure out why, but I think it has something to do with also being attractive (or Attractive) to the other sim. Regardless, I'll take it.
I think almost every sim I play with makes 20 friends eventually; even the ones whose popularity and charisma are irrelevant might need to keep up work relationships. How annoying it would be to have to call your boss every single day just to avoid getting dinged in the job performance metrics for a miniscule relationship drop.
