I use solar panels and usually have music playing too, so not getting rid of tech. I just wish you could turn off the sims pulling out the phone unless prompted to, like in the middle of cooking, or a conversation, etc.
Yes this, thank you.
I don´t know which update caused this, but all of my sims are constantly whipping out their phone, no matter what they are doing. It´s so annoying! They can´t have a normal conversation without doing that dang animation. And I don´t think it´s realistic for my sims to have a flirty conversation resulting in them being engaged, while having their eyes glued to the screen. At least let them fall flat on their face if they use their phone while jogging.
I really would appreciate a possibility to toggle autonomous phone use on and off.
Adding my coins to the pile because YES! This is one of my biggest pet peeves with the game, honestly (enough that I sought out a mod to suppress this idle). I understand the realism they're allegedly going for, but only in some cases. This behavior does not suit every personality build, and the fact that every sim is addicted to their phone even when it doesn't remotely fit certain sims is immersion breaking (and considering it's a life simulator, it's a little insulting to suggest every person in the world is like this). I still love this game in spite of all its flaws, I truly do, but the devs really need to start giving greater priority to fine-tuning autonomy (in soooo many ways) rather than merely producing new content.
Totally agree.
Also, they said they fixed the constant phone usage in a recent patch but it is NOT fixed! Maybe they adjusted the tuning a tiny bit but it WASN’T ENOUGH! 🤦🏻♀️ I enjoy using first person mode now and then but the phone usage ruins it 😭
Yeah, they only lowered the chance for the idle. My vanilla sims take the phone a little less out if they talk. Still, I dislike this idle and is a shame we need a mod to remove it. Why can the player not decision if they want this stupid idle or not? Not all people want to mod and console player can’t mod.
I Suppose it's always every excuse to make them feel occupied, in the middle of chatting, or even still going for a jog, or running, how can you focus on a cell phone in RL in those activities.
my sims can't even sleep at nght not being awakened by a random useless call.."Your reputation is so good...), "Can I come over?" etc. EVERY hour???? .....I hate their obsession in socializing in EVERY way....I DO WOOHHOO!!!!!!! I'm BUSY!!! I'm at work!!! I AM BUSY!!!! ....I hate phone calls...
