Legacy & Royalty - Suggestion for more historically accurate royal gameplay
Hello, as a royalist I want EA to pay more attention to real historical practices in the Legacy and Royalty expansion, I would really appreciate a more historically accurate and nuanced system based on the actual traditions of European nobility and royal families.
The way royal titles are handled when a Queen Regnant/Regent is the reigning monarch. Her husband should not automatically receive the title of King, as this could imply that He holds an equal or higher rank than the reigning Queen. Historically he would be styled as a Prince Consort. Also when a reigning King or Queen dies, their surviving spouse should not suddenly lose their noble or royal status and become a commoner. Their title and status should continue to reflect their relationship to deceased monarch and royal family. For example, a widowed queen should be able to retain an appropiate title such as Queen Dowager or Queen Mother, even after their child inherits the throne. The titles for the children of nobles also still inaccurate. The children of certain higher-ranking nobles could be styled Lord or Lady only for children of a Duke, Marquess or Earl/Count. The children of a Baron or Viscount could be styled as "The Honourable" (Hon. Name), while the children of Baronets and Knights should not automatically receive any title. Another important improvenment would be the way the titles of royal children are handled. Grandchildren of any reigning King or Queen from the Princes also should retain their royal as Prince and Princess. For their younger sons who is a Prince who is not the heir, his children should still be able to receive Prince or Princess royal titles, they should not automatically become Lord of Lady. This would make cadet branches of royal families much more interesting and the game should have a more flexible system that recognize royal lineage and dynastic status.
Another suggestion would be to expand the royal system within maps. For example, Ondarion currently has three neighborhoods: Dambele, Verdemar and Bellacourt. However when there is a monarch in Ondarion, it seems that there can only be 1 Kingdom, and multiple monarch cannot have distinct territorial titles. If multiple royal families are possible within the same map, it would be much more interesting if each one could rule over a different teritory, For example, King of Dambele, King of Verdemar, King of Bellacourt. It would also create much more interesting gameplay opportunities such as diplomatic relationship, royal marriages, alliances, rivalries, conflicts, wars and interactions between different kingdoms.
These are my main suggestions for improving the Sims 4: Legacy & Royalty expansion. I hope the development team will consider these ideas and take them into account for future updates. Overall I enjoy the expansion and think it has lot of great features and potential. Thanks!
