Four "Features" that Need to be Removed ASAP.
These four aspects of the game I think should be removed, as they're a hindrance to gameplay, and serve no useful purpose.
1. Occult Animations in CAS - CAS editing is done on a grab and drag system. We know our creation is an occult. We made it, and there's a symbol for it above the traits. We don't need a reminder and we don't need to be grabbing at a moving target. The Sims need to hold reasonably still in CAS.
2. Autonomous Phone Use - Sims are constantly pulling out their phones for no good reason, slowing down their walking and often interfering with tasks. The other day, my Sim was desperately hungry. Just before sitting down to eat, she decided to stop for selfies. The player has control of phone use. We decide when they text, use apps, and take selfies. There's already game mechanics for this.
3. Room Sniffing - Sims stopping to stiff a room is both absurd and problematic. As another example similar to the phone issue, my Sim was in desperate need of the toilet, doing the pee walk to get there. Rather than just sitting on the toilet like a sane person, she stopped first to sniff the bathroom (eww.)
4. Judging Decor - Decor preferences would be fine if they simply gave Moodlets. Instead, they walk all the way to the item and waste time staring at it, sometimes iterrupting active or queued tasks. I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't use this. I give every Sim all 50 Likes and Dislikes with none in Decor so nothing can be assigned randomly. I completely shut it out because it nothing but obnoxious.
