After the ailments release I am starting to get sick of DLC introducing cool new things only to make it goofy and cartoonish, half-assed or just annoying:Burning Passion ailment setting things on fire. Why? I was wondering why there are suddenly randomly burnt furniture in my house only to find out my sim with the Burning Passion ailment is igniting it by simply existing near them. I get that it is supposed to be a fairy ailment but this could have been a cool expansion to the already existing disease system and fairies being exceptionally good at curing/causing them. The contagiousness could also have been a cool way to expand the already existing disease system. Having fairy apothecaries you can go to if you get an ailment, or if you happen to befriend one you can maybe get free treatment.The dust system would be such a cool addition, but the dust bunnies...why? Needing to periodically vacuum is great, but after Sims are done the vacuum goes into their inventory. What would be cool is a dedicated spot where the vacuum sits so the entire household can use it without having to move it off of the inventory from the last sim that used it. It could also be a nice chore for children/teens to do.I can not remember the name of this but the Eco System thing where "stuff is shared" and sims would walk into my house and take my stuff. I had to turn off NPC voting to prevent it from ever becoming active. Once again this could have been a cool way to introduce new mechanics to the neighborhoods but instead it is "burglary is now allowed". I am forced to either turn off the feature or forced to vote but what if I do not want to vote? If I have to turn off a feature in your DLC because it interferes with my gameplay or is straight up annoying, you messed up.The constant reminders in the middle of the night about "look for a job", even if my sim already has a job, this one actually needs a mod to fix as it can not be turned off. If I need third party tools/content to fix something in your game that interferes with my gameplay or is annoying, you messed up.In general, it would be nice if the "stuff" like clothing and furniture from an expansion pack could be "decoupled" from the expansion itself, like if I do not want vampires in my game but I want the stuff in it. Same applies to Enchanted by Nature if I do not want fairies or ailments in my game but I want the stuff from it.Those are what I can come up with at the top of my head.

So basically what you are saying is you want the game to have nothing quirky about it? The Sims franchise has always been built on quirky and weird things.

No intent to cast aspersions, as we all can have slight bias on how we think the game should be.But I personally do not understand the appeal to ultra realism, especially for the Sims franchise. I notice that once in a while someone will ask for mods like Wonderful Whims to be added to the game officially. That sort of thing would put me off the game.I understand the appeal to lower some of the absurd from the game for some, but ailments, IMHO, were overly nerfed. Especially, after you can turn them off. Limiting occults to their respective worlds I think is a reasonable request, and I do know some players buy Vampires just for the BB, as Victorian/Gothic theme is very nice even in a non-fantasy themed game.But on the other hand as an occult player, and love the whimsy and quirks of the Sims games. I want more fantasy and science fiction—I feel we don't have enough.

As somebody who has played the Sims from game 1, if they made the game ultra realistic I'd quit playing. I am an adult with adult concerns and a life that has had its fair share of the very unpleasant things that people are all the time asking for in game. Personally I don't find those things entertaining and actually pretty off putting. So I'll take my game with all the whimsy you can throw at me. Frankly if I want to experience all the unpleasantness that people keep asking for I'll just go to work.

The good thing about Werewolves is that you can limit them to stay in Moonwood Mill so they don't appear in other worlds. You could avoid having to play with them at all but still enjoy the B/B & CAS items. 😊

I probably recommend finding a different franchise to enjoy instead then 😅

Forum Discussion

Jmvars

Seasoned Novice

8 days ago

General DLC rant

After the ailments release I am starting to get sick of DLC introducing cool new things only to make it goofy and cartoonish, half-assed or just annoying:

Burning Passion ailment setting things on fire. Why? I was wondering why there are suddenly randomly burnt furniture in my house only to find out my sim with the Burning Passion ailment is igniting it by simply existing near them. I get that it is supposed to be a fairy ailment but this could have been a cool expansion to the already existing disease system and fairies being exceptionally good at curing/causing them. The contagiousness could also have been a cool way to expand the already existing disease system. Having fairy apothecaries you can go to if you get an ailment, or if you happen to befriend one you can maybe get free treatment.
The dust system would be such a cool addition, but the dust bunnies...why? Needing to periodically vacuum is great, but after Sims are done the vacuum goes into their inventory. What would be cool is a dedicated spot where the vacuum sits so the entire household can use it without having to move it off of the inventory from the last sim that used it. It could also be a nice chore for children/teens to do.
I can not remember the name of this but the Eco System thing where "stuff is shared" and sims would walk into my house and take my stuff. I had to turn off NPC voting to prevent it from ever becoming active. Once again this could have been a cool way to introduce new mechanics to the neighborhoods but instead it is "burglary is now allowed". I am forced to either turn off the feature or forced to vote but what if I do not want to vote? If I have to turn off a feature in your DLC because it interferes with my gameplay or is straight up annoying, you messed up.
The constant reminders in the middle of the night about "look for a job", even if my sim already has a job, this one actually needs a mod to fix as it can not be turned off. If I need third party tools/content to fix something in your game that interferes with my gameplay or is annoying, you messed up.
In general, it would be nice if the "stuff" like clothing and furniture from an expansion pack could be "decoupled" from the expansion itself, like if I do not want vampires in my game but I want the stuff in it. Same applies to Enchanted by Nature if I do not want fairies or ailments in my game but I want the stuff from it.

Those are what I can come up with at the top of my head.

12 Replies

Gatochweg
Rising Traveler
3 days ago
I sometimes like the quirkiness and sometimes I don't, but sometimes the way they work makes gameplay impossible, like dustbunnies in inaccessible places that cause fires that can not be extinguished. Or having no counters to cook on because they are 'shared' every time someone comes to visit. I don't mind ailments but I get annoyed by not knowing why my sim is unbalanced. That sort of thing. To me it seems that it hasn't been thought through enough.
Redrogue60
Seasoned Ace
3 days ago
The Werewolf pack is for the most part pretty cool its just (in my opinion) made the heads too small for what should be a more hulking body. The snouts are also too small. The game play isn't too bad though. Gameplay-wise they are probably the best they ever been to play. I just wish I could make them a bit more "The Howling" than furry
Jmvars
Seasoned Novice
3 days ago
One of my early annoyances was the Vampires DLC. I like the stuff in it, and the map, I just do not like the vampires themselves. This is why I would like a "I only want the stuff" toggle.
CrispySims619
Seasoned Hotshot
7 days ago
Of course! You are very welcome 😊
CirceKnight
New Vanguard
7 days ago
That is really good to know since I am interested in the cas and build items. Thank you!
CrispySims619
Seasoned Hotshot
7 days ago
The good thing about Werewolves is that you can limit them to stay in Moonwood Mill so they don't appear in other worlds. You could avoid having to play with them at all but still enjoy the B/B & CAS items. 😊
CirceKnight
New Vanguard
7 days ago
The sims has always been pretty quirky and cartoony and honestly I wouldn’t have much interest in the game if it was more realistic. I have the chaos of real life for realism. In a video game I rather have some quirks and whimsy but to each their own.
Personally the only quirkiness I couldn’t get behind was the werewolves. (I wanted to like them since I like werewolves in a lot of other media but they are just too goofy in the sims 4 for my liking so I didn’t buy the pack) but that’s a personal thing on my part.
Redrogue60
Seasoned Ace
7 days ago
As somebody who has played the Sims from game 1, if they made the game ultra realistic I'd quit playing. I am an adult with adult concerns and a life that has had its fair share of the very unpleasant things that people are all the time asking for in game. Personally I don't find those things entertaining and actually pretty off putting. So I'll take my game with all the whimsy you can throw at me. Frankly if I want to experience all the unpleasantness that people keep asking for I'll just go to work.
HollownessDevour
Seasoned Ace
7 days ago
No intent to cast aspersions, as we all can have slight bias on how we think the game should be.
But I personally do not understand the appeal to ultra realism, especially for the Sims franchise. I notice that once in a while someone will ask for mods like Wonderful Whims to be added to the game officially. That sort of thing would put me off the game.
I understand the appeal to lower some of the absurd from the game for some, but ailments, IMHO, were overly nerfed. Especially, after you can turn them off. Limiting occults to their respective worlds I think is a reasonable request, and I do know some players buy Vampires just for the BB, as Victorian/Gothic theme is very nice even in a non-fantasy themed game.
But on the other hand as an occult player, and love the whimsy and quirks of the Sims games. I want more fantasy and science fiction—I feel we don't have enough.
CrispySims619
Seasoned Hotshot
7 days ago
I probably recommend finding a different franchise to enjoy instead then 😅