Are there Bachelor/Bachelorette's party?

"Stormkeep;c-18064135" wrote:

"graventhe;c-18064134" wrote:

But the talk isn't about cultures here.

It is when you consider what other cultures consider more mature themes. The game is already rated M in some countries and outright banned in others. They are most definitely sensitive to how aspects of the game could raise the rating in even more countries due to cultural differences.

The Sims is no longer a US Franchise, or even just a 'western' franchise. It is a global franchise, and they make design decisions based on cultures around the world, not just in terms of what content to include, which is what you are considering, but also in terms of what that content will do to how the game is rated.

I don't think that's the case. Okay, strippers, I'm sorry, dancers, are too mature, that's understandable. But how having fun is too mature? We had keg parties and juice pong in University, but we can't have one single new activity for a bach party? Or, at least, where is cross-pack compatibility? Karaoke, watching movies, going to a spa, playing bar games, even streaking (which is apparently not too mature) can be fun bachelor/bachelorette party activities, but we can't include them in the planning list. Yes, we can form groups and make sims do this stuff anyway, but I would like my sims to do it autonomously at a party, just like they do activities autonomously on holidays.
So I'm not buying “it's a culture thing” excuse. They just didn't bother.