More Illness/Disabilities/Birth Defects?
Okay so this might be a little TOO real, so apologies if it seems like it is. I have a lot of health problems myself so sometimes I guess I can be a bit desensitized to the whole subject, so please do...
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No thanks. I don't want this stuff in my game for the same reason I don't watch "ripped from the headlines" television. I need a place to escape reality sometimes. Let's be honest, reality in most of the world right now sucks. Who doesn't need a few hours of escapism? I don't mind having death in the game since it is a life simulation and death is part of life, but it's handled lightheartedly and at times comedically, but some of the things people are talking about really can't be addressed that way, not without causing offense to those affected by it anyway. This game ceases to be entertaining if it goes too far into reality because you end up dwelling on things that make you feel sad, or depressed instead of having a way to refocus yourself on something that is lighthearted and uplifting. It starting to seem that there is a segment of the community that is no longer interested in a spoofy, jocular simulation, but would rather have a darker and more gritty life duplication. No thanks!
Don't get me wrong, I would love more random happenstance in this game, and an amp of the stuff in it that is random like making a bad investment wiping out your cash by at least half, having job performance losses actually have real impact like making harder to regain the ground lost, a decrease in salary, demotions and even job loss. I would love burglars who steal big ticket items forcing you to spend unexpectedly to replace them, unfortunately when they do add this stuff some people complain, & loudly and it gets nerfed i.e. Alien abduction, or weather related deaths, which is why now so many are calling to much darker situations to be added. Because drama is a big part of life, and as much as I adore this game, that is where I find it really lacking most of the time.
Don't get me wrong, I would love more random happenstance in this game, and an amp of the stuff in it that is random like making a bad investment wiping out your cash by at least half, having job performance losses actually have real impact like making harder to regain the ground lost, a decrease in salary, demotions and even job loss. I would love burglars who steal big ticket items forcing you to spend unexpectedly to replace them, unfortunately when they do add this stuff some people complain, & loudly and it gets nerfed i.e. Alien abduction, or weather related deaths, which is why now so many are calling to much darker situations to be added. Because drama is a big part of life, and as much as I adore this game, that is where I find it really lacking most of the time.
