Womens Health/pregnancy
I would love to have more realism in the game. So many of the packs and kits, that keep popping up are all fantasy driven. We have so much fantasy. We have vampires, werewolves, mermaids, fairies, gh...
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I actually miss having less realism and more whimsy in game. To each their own.
And that’s the thing, to each their own. But you have a ton of options for a whimsy game. I don’t have much options for a more realistic game.
As a very long term player I don't see EA putting half of what you are requesting in the game, at best it would raise the game rating and at worst make the game unsuitable for many, including children who play and potentially trigger (and alienate) those who've sadly had losses or struggling to get pregnant in the first place. It's quite a grim topic and might be too much "realism" for them. As I said before to each their own, some people's pain are other's pleasure. Chances are though it would probably get the Parents groups up in arms, calling for boycotts, sigh…again.
Food cravings might be a more... shall we say realistic and non-controversial request to consider asking EA for. It has a humorous side which they can draw from. Hey you never know, we could get Cucumbers, Dill and Pickling added to the game which seems like a win-win as Pickles are a common craving during pregnancy.
As a suggestion there is a Pregnant Mother Simulator game that puts you through all that gross stuff. If you're interested all you need is to put in those key words. It's still a little cutesy though graphics-wise. I've never played the game so I don't know how interesting it might be so this isn't an endorsement for the game, to be transparent. I've already done all that personally and it was the worst time of my life so it holds no interest for me as a form of entertainment, hence my lack of knowledge about the game. I hope that helps.
I can see how some of that could be an issue so some people. I’m not wanting it to be super graphic or anything. That’s not what I’m asking for. And I definitely don’t want to trigger anyone. Even if we get rid of the “pregnancy issues” altogether, that’s fine. I can live without that. I just think if we had periods with period symptoms like cramping, dizziness, headaches or lightheadedness. Random little symptoms that you get during a period could be easily put into the game. Changing how the sims get pregnant by making it more realistic could be easily put into the game. Increasing and decreasing the chances of getting pregnant based off the woman’s cycle. Adding the options for birth control. I think that would be a huge improvement. Having Sims “try for baby” and immediately getting pregnant is just so predictable and boring. We can keep pregnancy light and fun like you said. Adding some mood swings and fun food cravings would be a fun way to make the game more interesting. Again right now it’s just so boring. They get pregnant, three days later they have a baby. Nothing happens. But again, this is just my opinion. I would love to get something like this without having to rely on Mods. But I understand if it’s too much for some.
If you played sims long enough then you know that sims can get dizzy or sick or feel unwell on occasion. You get them to drink some medicine, or orange juice, or healthy tea and what not. Would I want that to happen more often and particularly for female sims? Not particularly, especially as not all females experience the same period symptoms. As someone who has had period issues since my early twenties due to a bad thyroid, I have no interest in managing my Sims' periods or period issues. Tired of managing my own, thank you very much. Might be interested in weird pregnancy cravings as they can add a bit of challenge if you wish to fulfill. But in all seriousness, pregnancy in sims is just three days, not sure it really needs to be more interesting as you barely have time to be bored of it. Maybe if they extended it to three seasons then I could see the point of making it more eventful. Even so you could still arrange for some pregnancy photo shoot, baby room decoration, baby shower, etc. It's possible to make those three days interesting with current gameplay options. Woohoo is the birth control option, if you don't want a baby right away you can use that option. With the try for baby, I don't think they always get pregnant on first try, but I'm not sure why you'd want to add that kind of disappointment into the game where you try for baby and it doesn't happen.
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