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To the people complaining about uniforms in-game and the term salaryman--this is what we get when we take the focus off America or the western world and get more worldly cultures. As people already said, Japanese students wear uniforms, as well as in other countries. Salaryman is just a term for office worker in Japan.
It's not that big of a deal.

I, for one, am excited for the game after seeing the Livestream. I was originally on the fence about this pack, but I'll be getting it for sure. Adds so much to my game, especially rentals and the homes we can make. All the decor and the hotpot have me so excited.

"sheronparris;c-17709872" wrote:
To the people complaining about uniforms in-game and the term salaryman--this is what we get when we take the focus off America or the western world and get more worldly cultures. As people already said, Japanese students wear uniforms, as well as in other countries. Salaryman is just a term for office worker in Japan.
It's not that big of a deal.

I, for one, am excited for the game after seeing the Livestream. I was originally on the fence about this pack, but I'll be getting it for sure. Adds so much to my game, especially rentals and the homes we can make. All the decor and the hotpot have me so excited.

The big deal about "Salaryperson" is not the name, it's the concept that comes with it: the Company Loyalty, the Mandatory Overtime, the destruction of personal life.
I have a viseral reaction to that not because of the name, but the concept as such is horrible. As I said I come from a culture with strong unions, where companies have to make sure to treat their employees not as a workforce but as a collection of individuals with different needs and wants, where overtime is very much discouraged, and the whole concept of the company slave is really horrible to me. It is literally what we have fought tooth and nail to get away from in this country since the early 1900s.

The "School uniform" thing is not as bad, I don't approve of it, but other cultures manages to have it without turning their kids into company drones at graduation at least.

"j1z1;c-17709828" wrote:


Maybe I missed it, but did anyone ask about taking dogs on hikes?

Oh man, at first I thought this said "talking dogs on hikes," and I got so excited! I'll just go chew my pipe in frustration.

"Rouensims;c-17709903" wrote:

"j1z1;c-17709828" wrote:


Maybe I missed it, but did anyone ask about taking dogs on hikes?

Oh man, at first I thought this said "talking dogs on hikes," and I got so excited! I'll just go chew my pipe in frustration.

It's actually possible!! One of the game changers said it in her video (OshinSims I believe). She didn't show it cause they were only playing with base game, but she asked the gurus and they said dogs can go on hikes too!

The "Salary Man" sounds like what we in the midwest US call a "Wage Slave." If it's done with a dash of humor and an abundance of stereotype it won't bother me and I'll play it on occasion with amusement. Does it have two branches though?

My niece wears a school uniform in Dallas, Texas. I think it's more common as a public school thing in the US in cities where there may be a lot of economic difference between students and they want to at least reduce class-related bullying by taking away the ability to wear designer clothes. I have never lived in a city big enough to go in that direction.

"Daephene;c-17709917" wrote:
The "Salary Man" sounds like what we in the midwest US call a "Wage Slave." If it's done with a dash of humor and an abundance of stereotype it won't bother me and I'll play it on occasion with amusement. Does it have two branches though?

My niece wears a school uniform in Dallas, Texas. I think it's more common as a public school thing in the US in cities where there may be a lot of economic difference between students and they want to at least reduce class-related bullying by taking away the ability to wear designer clothes. I have never lived in a city big enough to go in that direction.

Yes, there are two branches, Expert and Supervisor, I think. It seems to be very stereotypical, which I'm also here for.

I would like if we had the option to wear uniforms in other worlds too. They'll probably patch it.

I'm so sad that we didn't get futon though

whats with constant lack of snooze options seriously

are they gonna do "my first sleeping stuff" or something?

I recall with IL the mystery of missing hammock as well

also i saw there was nap option for kotatsu table but i really hope its not just sitting upright while zzz like let them lean on the table or blob to lay on the nice tatami or something

Dang, a lot happened when I walked away.

I thought I would clarify a thought that might have been unclear.

I do want to see content from other packs interacting with the new expansion pack primarily because Eco Living introduced NAPs and that had a weir effect on content in other packs.

Some examples from my gameplay:

Roughhousing Encouraged will finish the Sulani Quest to clean up the islands without cleaning up trash. There is this sulfur stuff that glitches when it doesn't get cleaned up and doesn't go away when the island improves like other trash. It's also weird that brawling over disagreements is a positive toward the island with any positive actions toward conservation. The quest to clean up Sulani is progressed in every single Sulani Neighborhood. NAPs also caused unusual spawning of items that forced sims to swim from the middle of open water found almost exclusively in Sulani to the shore to perform an interaction that spawned in their inventory.

Will NAPs break the immersion in this world too? Will there be anything from this pack that will impact gameplay in other worlds. Places like Sulani and Strangerville have world specific moodlets. Sulani has an uncomfortable oil slick moodlet that I imagine the hot springs could help among other things.

Merfolk don't have consistent changes in their form in all tubs, but when ever they swim in open water or get in a tub their form changes. This is true for Sulani and the University World, but the stuff pack with hot tubs doesn't have that detail.

For content from other packs, the specific details would be rather minor and connected to pack specific content like the Mountain, Hot Springs, Temples, Shrines, and etc.

For anything more major, I would rather it be a patch or come with content that wouldn't exist in the game without the pack like Weather in the Seasons Expansion pack.

I think that should clarify my thoughts. I look forward to watching more content from the gurus and other official videos from the sims team.

"calaprfy;c-17709949" wrote:
What was Nancy Landgraab doing there?

I haven't figured out why sims from other worlds are such a problem. For most of the packs, with the exception of the Starwars one, Sims visit other worlds all the time. I had sim premades from Sulani visit Strangerville while I played as a scientist... I just think of them as tourists, but I live in a place that gets lots of tourists... Maybe I'm just used to seeing people that are out of place...

Had to edit this in: I don't know why a mermaid and self-proclaimed ambassador that only visits with extra food to take my food with higher quality than his pork would visit a place like Strangerville during their strangeness...

"Daephene;c-17709917" wrote:
The "Salary Man" sounds like what we in the midwest US call a "Wage Slave." If it's done with a dash of humor and an abundance of stereotype it won't bother me and I'll play it on occasion with amusement. Does it have two branches though?

My niece wears a school uniform in Dallas, Texas. I think it's more common as a public school thing in the US in cities where there may be a lot of economic difference between students and they want to at least reduce class-related bullying by taking away the ability to wear designer clothes. I have never lived in a city big enough to go in that direction.

Uniforms are definitely a new development in my area. I graduated from high school before they made a lot of changes. Unfortunately, the changes they were ready to make weren't that well thought out. However, I noticed that uniforms are primarily a private school thing.

I'm wondering if it'll be like work related outfits for kids and teens going to school. At least functionally, I can see that as well as the option to use the outfits in other attire.

I need to watch the gameplay more closely. I'm sure I missed stuff considering how it was harder to find mixed in with other videos I didn't want to watch.