Rework the Goofball trait to prefer "funny" interactions
We don't seem to really have a proper "funny" trait since "Goofball" seems to heavily prioritize mischief instead. Kind of a massive empty niche, IMO. Now that we have some really good candidates for a proper "mischievous" trait (Grouch from the Cozy Celebrations event, and most recently Disruptive from EBN from what I've heard), could we please rework Goofballs to be more interested in telling jokes and generally silly behavior? We are sorely in need of a trait for the lovable goofy Sims who just want to make other people smile and laugh with them. Likeable silly people, not dreaded pranksters who destroy their own friendships all the time. Right now, "mischief" interactions seem less about laughing together and more about laughing at others' expense, sometimes in a way that's outright cruel
The version of Lazlo Curious in my main Sims 4 save would thank you. As would his family, who constantly has to put up with his antics. 😅 Unless I'm mistaken, the original Lazlo from TS2 was anything but mean-spirited. I'd love so much to be able to capture his original good-natured playfulness in this game too. For now, I think the best I can do is swap out his "Goofball" trait for "Childish". Honestly that could work for him specifically, but still, not the same thing. Silly people without a childish streak are still totally left out right now
Some points and ideas for this revamped Goofball trait-
- They could roll wants to do things like telling jokes, telling funny/outrageous stories, making silly faces, practicing comedy, etc.
- They could have constant access to certain interactions that are normally only available to Sims who are feeling playful, regardless of the Goofball's current mood: things like "flash crazy eyes", playing in the bath, jumping in puddles, and so on
- They could also have a rather small chance to do the "playful" animations whenever they're in any positive mood, like using a book as a puppet and making it "talk" while reading it. In this case, the chance of the animation playing would be lower than it would be for a Sim in the Playful mood
- Perhaps give them the option to "skip here", like Playful Sims in TS2?
- An exclusive extra dance interaction could be a lot of fun. It could perhaps be called something like "Dance Like a Fool", and would involve the Sim doing a lot of extremely animated, over-the-top comical dance moves
- They could also have some additional exclusive interactions with objects, giving them the option to play with them in a silly fashion (similar to the aforementioned animation where a Sim will play with a book)
