"simmese;13053248" wrote:
No thanks ... theres 'gameplay realism' and then theres way too realistic
I play my Sims games to get away from money trouble , if they added all that it'd kill the game for me
I respect that some players feel this way. However, if players don't want to take a loan, then they don't have to take one out. Just ignore that feature of the game. Likewise, if players don't want to worry about money, just enter a money cheat. I feel like it is unfair to NOT have a feature just because some players won't like it. What about those who WOULD like it?
For so long in TS3 we would see players complaining in the forums that the game is too easy, that it is too easy to make money. So much so that I personally feel like ALL my sims become rich in a matter of days. I don't want all rich sims. I want a few rich sims. The rest I want to struggle, or just be getting along.
I do understand that some players may have real-life money trouble, and they don't want that care in the game. As I said before, the money cheat is there if you need it. I'd like to add that I am in a very tight real-life financial situation too, and I WOULD like my sims to reflect what I feel is real life. Lots of aspects of real life. For some of my sims, not having money is part of their character, that is their challenge in their life. Other sims may have a lot of money, but may not be happy for other reasons.
Finally, I would like to point out the benefit of loans. Say... you just moved a sim into a small home, but didn't have enough money for the kitchen. You plan to make money by painting, but you can't afford a canvas. You could have your sim apply for a small loan to finish the furnishing and buy a few canvasses (by the way... I love that we have to pay for the canvas now). That loan allows your sim to get on their feet, gives them a fighting chance. You then have time to increase your painting skill, and over time your sim can pay back the loan. It's not necessarily a bad thing.
