Bring back Whims!!!

What's wrong with whims?

My sims still get those little thought bubbles on what they want to do, on the left hand side?

The ones you can lock, right?

Or are you talking about something else?

I remember they were missing after an update, but I found where to turn them back on in the options, I think.

Agreed, I've not noticed any difference since any patches etc?

I like the idea of having wants and fears back - I like having fears in general because it let you mess with sims...

I've honestly started getting worried about them fixing the whims. The fact that they haven't added any new ones since the option to disable them has me concerned. :/

Either they haven't added anymore because they're revamping the entire system and they didn't see a point to adding new ones because the programming is set to change soon (which I really hope is the case)

or

They've decided to just drop them and don't plan to do anything to fix them which is why they decided to just hide them for all new games (which I'd absolutely be disappointed by)

I really hope they're working on a way to overhaul the system so that they make sense and are enjoyable and that they won't just abandon them completely.

Its their solution to everything. Getting abducted too often? Nerf it. People not enjoying repetitive whims? Hide them. Problem solved.

I'm tired of seeing the same ones and miss wants and fears as that actually had consequences. An upgraded version of this that actually tied in to a Sims traits would be ideal and makes each character more individual and their stories more meaningful.
I'm hoping an overhaul is on the way, hence a rebrand etc... But I'm not holding out hope

I loved playing with them too. I had a save game where I can only follow my sims whims. Even in my regular saves, I like to mainly follow whims to decide what my sims are going to do. Now it's not fun since the latest packs haven't added any new whims. Honestly it's made me lose interest in the sims 4 since they seem to have dropped my play style.

I didn't play with whims unless my sim was just doing what was popped up usually. I didn't mind them but kept them turned off when it became the standard for the game to start with them off. I think they stopped doing them because of complaints mostly.. maybe the telemetry showed they weren't being pursued.. who knows?
I know I don't want want's and fears Sims 2 style back ever. I hated my sims aspiration score (happiness) being dependent on doing them and always had to get a mod to be able to lock more of them. Yeah I know some people want them back but please just no... well unless they give us a way to lock everything we want too or to chose what would make our sim happy.

I think the current method, whims showing up but if you don't fulfill them it's not a negative thing, works just fine. They just need to update whims to make sense with each pack available.

I like the idea of fears for sims I don't like, or ones I'd like to make miserable. It's too easy to keep a sim happy.

I remember Grant responding to someone asking for an overhaul of systems like whims, traits and aspirations. He said something that sounded like they were considering it but were worried that people that like it how it is now would be unhappy. It's possible that they stepped away from them to see how people reacted. I hope they are re-vamping them, rather than stepping away altogether. I enjoyed them in TS2 and TS3 but they left a lot to be desired in TS4. They need to feel like meaningful short-term goals, that are actually tied to each individual sim.