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The_Ratticator
5 years ago

There Shouldn't Be a Relationship Hit For Cancelling the Welcome Wagon

I'm not a huge fan of the welcome wagon, so I'd just rather not participate. At least the game gives you an option to cancel it when it pops up, right? Well, apparently there's gotta be a catch. If you do cancel the welcome wagon, a popup with a passive-aggressive message along the lines of "I guess we're not wanted here" appears, and the relationship with the neighbors drops into the red. This just seems really excessive to me. It feels like the game is punishing the player for opting out of a feature that they aren't fond of, and I think that's seriously unfair. This is actually what finally drove me to install a mod that disables the welcome wagon altogether, and unless it's changed in the future, I'll probably be keeping this mod. Either the relationship hit from cancelling the welcome wagon should be removed, there should be an option to disable the welcome wagon in the options menu, or both.

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  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    5 years ago

    @The_Ratticator 

    If you moved to a new neighborhood IRL and the neighbors turned up to welcome you. Don't you think they would be a little miffed if you just told them to * off?

  • The_Ratticator's avatar
    The_Ratticator
    5 years ago

    I understand where you're coming from. In real life, if I was moving in, I'd probably enjoy a little surprise party like that. I suppose I should've elaborated on how it was odd that the same thing doesn't happen when cancelling other events involving guests, such as parties, weddings, or keyholder events. So why the welcome wagon specifically? Like I said, if not removing the relationship hit, maybe include an option in the options menu to disable it altogether? In terms of gameplay, I prefer to do things at my own pace, so I don't care much for forced events. For that same reason, I don't usually have my Sims hand out keys.

  • RandomBuzziness's avatar
    RandomBuzziness
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @The_Ratticator If I remember correctly in my last New Game I had my Sim travel to a different location-- a library to jump-start some of her skills-- before the neighbors showed up. When she returned home a few hours later there was no welcome party. I'll have to test this again to make sure it was not a glitch. I know this is not exactly what you are looking for but it might work, i.e. no welcome party and no negative relationship hit with the neighbors.

  • Jumpingjere's avatar
    Jumpingjere
    New Novice
    4 months ago

    Welcome Wagon still occurs even if you leave the lot as it will happen the next day instead or when your within your home during the time it is suppose to start, which tends to be the case in more recent updates. The welcome wagon happening depends on the traits you have for said lot such as peace and quiet or if you have neighbours. Personally I hate this event as I see it as a waste of time due to it forcing you to remain home and speak to other random sims who you are not really going to interact with all that often, heck I had one happen a week later within the summer. Its better to cancel it and use mc command centre or the Ui cheat extension to remove the negative effects of cancelling said event.  

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