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Kizarugr
7 years ago

Sim can't have more than one best friend.

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats&Dogs, Seasons
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just try having a Sim make 2 best friends.
What happens when the bug occurs? Once the Sim makes a second best friend, the sim "loses touch" with the other best friend.
What do you expect to see? In real life, we have more than just one best friend. I want to see that in the game as well. It is a life simulation after all.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

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Milla and Emilia are Mother and Daughter.

Malcolm and Emilia are Husband and wife.

Why can't Emilia have them both as best friends is just illogical.

Note that due to limitations on attachments I cannot load the screen that shows Emilia and Malcolm becoming Best Friends.

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  • simvasion's avatar
    simvasion
    Hero
    7 years ago
    It has always been this way by design, so this is feedback rather than a bug.

    I can see where this is coming from because you can declare multiple boyfriends and girlfriends at the same time.

    But as a counter I'd class it kinda like the marriage option - you can't have multiple spouses. You can only have one "best" friend by definition because "best" = THE best = only one. So in my opinion this is not illogical.

    The game already at least has "Good friend" which is better than just regular friend and what I'd equate with the real life having multiple really close friends...

    There are a few alternative options available as well, like how high mischief sims can delcare someone as their "Partner in Crime".
  • StarryMight's avatar
    StarryMight
    7 years ago

    Yeah, it's By Design...and it makes me think of something Patrick says early on in the "Battle of Bikini Bottom" episode of "SpongeBob Squarepants" ("NOOO! You're not my best friend!"). 😃

    LittleMsSam has one that changes this behavior (Google it), but that's if you're cool with using mods, of course. 🙂

  • SaveZeIda's avatar
    SaveZeIda
    7 years ago

    LittleMsSam has a mod that allows you to have multiple best friends. she's really talented and frequently updates her mods. 

  • Kizarugr's avatar
    Kizarugr
    7 years ago

    I am just astonished how modders work harder than the people that are actually getting paid. No, I am not saying I don't enjoy the game but they surely could do a better job other than updating small things and giving less content than they did with Sims 3.

  • Hawksdaughter's avatar
    Hawksdaughter
    Seasoned Hotshot
    3 years ago

    What I don't understand is why every sim that reaches a certain friendship level with your sim, asks to be your best friend. If you already have one and say 'no', then they get sad and friendship level drops. And why the seemingly harsh response choice: "no way"?! That's just mean. I'd rather say something along the lines of "hey, you're a really good friend that I don't want to lose, but I have a best friend already". 

    I know this is an old post, but I do hope it still gets an answer of some sort.

  • EA_Lanna's avatar
    EA_Lanna
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 years ago
    Hi @Hawksdaughter,

    This is an old thread for sure. We'll close it out here to limit necroposting but please feel free to pop open a new, fresh thread if this is a discussion you'd like to have now.

    Thanks,

    EA_Lanna

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