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@xochiquetzl_xkvn I would credit it more towards the developers not thinking that far when it came to same sex couples, doesn't mean they were intentionally trying to leave anything out or were doing it to discriminate or anything. I mean this is EA we're talking about, and they don't seem to think things through all the time.
@valohim666 they weren't saying they were doing it intentionally, just that it comes from assuming that heterosexuality is the "default" so to speak. And it does come from that sort of thinking, there's no denying that. If that weren't the line of thinking the game would simply pick one or more parents to assign to each sim, based on birth or adoption or what ever was set in cas and it wouldn't be gender locked. Hell we might even be able to have poly relationships, open relationships, and more if the code wasn't so locked to what is considered "default".
- 5 years ago
@yuk75 The overall point of what I said is that you can't expect EA to get everything right, and in no way was I trying to accuse them of saying it was intentional that was simply me adding that to the conversation. I mean just look at all the things they try to incorporate into the game that don't work properly, or is just flat out broken. There's no telling if EA attempted to have these sort of relationship links in there or not, I mean if they did it sure as hell wouldn't be the first time they messed up relationship links.
So again, this is EA, they mess up this game all the time. I'm not trying to say they have or haven't tried adding these into the game because I don't know, but considering the massive number of problems this game has had over the years (which again includes all sorts of relationship problems) you have to look at things from both sides and not just one and I'm trying to see both sides of the fence.
- xochiquetzl_xkvn5 years agoSeasoned Ace
I do use MCCC, too, so... It did work in my most recent "married lesbian couple adopts" thing. I mostly use MCCC "Allow Same Sex Try for Baby" these days, though.
Yeah, I wasn't trying to diss the devs and designers! I was just saying that our society sometimes comes with assumptions, you know, and that times have changed even since the game was released. So they do try, and I applaud how good a job they usually do, but sometimes you find some "Oh yeah this was set up with the assumption that there would be a father and a mother, oops" stuff if you dig deep enough. Like, that happens if you retrofit sometimes.
(Seriously, guys, like the DHD trailer with the kid's room with a trans pride flag? YOU GO.)
- 5 years ago
@xochiquetzl_xkvn yes I'm using MCCC try for baby too, it's allowed my couples to have kids but it doesn't recognise their relationship in CAS or Relationships Panel. It does in the family tree though. Hope they fix this one soon.