A Fix to Annoying Calls/Texts from Strangers: Exchange Numbers
I have seen quite a lot of players voiced their grievances about acquaintances making excessive calls/texts to their active sims. Some would reach out non-stop even though they had only met our sims once in some unimportant circumstances.
I would like to propose a simple solution—a meaningful Exchange Numbers interaction.
Right now, we have that interaction under Romance, which only serves for story purposes because sims automatically acquire one another’s numbers upon meeting. Changing that into both friendly/romance interactions that has gameplay mechanics can greatly alleviates the excessive calls/texts that we have been experiencing.
Two sims who have not exchanged numbers will not be able to call/text each other (yes, it would only be fair if our sims won’t be able to call either). This will ensure that our sims will not receive random invites from someone whom they have only met once or met because of gameplay reasons (NPCs).
Of course, a few of the gameplay texts (i.e., vampire welcome, inheritance, scam, et cetera) would still happen since they are not necessarily triggered by known sims and will not cause our sims to be acquainted with them.
What do you think? Do you like this idea? I hope it is not too complex to revamp this functionality.
E.t.a.: text revision.
I would like to propose a simple solution—a meaningful Exchange Numbers interaction.
Right now, we have that interaction under Romance, which only serves for story purposes because sims automatically acquire one another’s numbers upon meeting. Changing that into both friendly/romance interactions that has gameplay mechanics can greatly alleviates the excessive calls/texts that we have been experiencing.
Two sims who have not exchanged numbers will not be able to call/text each other (yes, it would only be fair if our sims won’t be able to call either). This will ensure that our sims will not receive random invites from someone whom they have only met once or met because of gameplay reasons (NPCs).
Of course, a few of the gameplay texts (i.e., vampire welcome, inheritance, scam, et cetera) would still happen since they are not necessarily triggered by known sims and will not cause our sims to be acquainted with them.
What do you think? Do you like this idea? I hope it is not too complex to revamp this functionality.
E.t.a.: text revision.
