"SuperCoolRachael;c-17938055" wrote:
I agree; the whole pregnancy thing never sat well with me. At least in this game, you can send the baby back to the homeworld, but that doesn't protect your Sim against the pregnancy itself. It would help if the Sim was at least happy about the pregnancy, but the game seems to imply that they're not even aware of why they're so uncomfortable and gaining weight. That's always been really unsettling to me. (Although I still wouldn't be crazy about it even if the Sim was happy...I can't really explain why.)
Also, one does not have to have experienced assault in order to have an opinion. Some victims feel one way, some feel another way. Humans are empathetic creatures, and can still feel uncomfortable about something that hasn't happened to them in particular. Demanding that people prove their victimhood, or debating whether or not someone has been a victim (and I've seen this on both sides of the argument, not just in this thread) is not a productive way of doing things, nor is it kind.
Yes, this exactly.
"Pamtastic72;c-17938056" wrote:
I have read all of those threads, the third one is new and the two older ones express annoyance with the feature but don’t mention assault at all. Again as I said this has been a game feature for six years but only in the last year or so has it suddenly become equated with assault and I just don’t understand why now all of a sudden.
Like I said, society in general is more aware now they back then, the me too movement brought a lot to light. Also, it really doesn't matter when it's brought up, their are clearly people who have an issue or these threads would not exist. Why I most certainly get why people love the feature don't want it removed. I don't really see why a simple toggle is an issue, since it lets both parties of players enjoy the game as they wish. Which to me is kind of what sims is all about, creating your own perfect, or unperfect world, depending on your tastes the way they wish. I feel this is especially important to survivors, who should have the ability to enjoy the many great features GTW has, without having to worry about something that could bring back panful memories. At the same time with a toggle those who love the feature of abductions can still continue to play with them as much as they want. In fact if a toggle was there, maybe the abductions could be increased even, since there would be no reason to have them lowered.
