A lot of the Sim Camp videos show sims dying in the pond and not just by sharks and piranhas but fairies and koy fish as well. What's happening is their drowning. I can see maxis having to tune this with a patch later. From what I've heard the death rates from drowning is high.

I thought they died by being eaten by whatever was in the new pond object? Isn't it supposed to be a new death, not a new location for an old one?

I hope they don't tune it down. Ugh! Every time we get something that can cause some randomness and some negative consequences they tune it down. It's really pretty boring to know every time you create a sim they are basically 100% guaranteed to live to be a thousand years old because nothing bad will ever happen to them unless you absolutely force it to. Seasons made it possible for about 2 weeks after release then people started whining and now it's plum near impossible for a sim to die from weather unless you force them too. There's almost no challenging aspects to this game whatsoever. Now I suppose we'll get this pond people will install it Sims will die, they will cry on here and instead of just being told to delete the pond it will get tuned down to a glorified goldfish bowl.

"Pamtastic72;c-16810157" wrote:I hope they don't tune it down. Ugh! Every time we get something that can cause some randomness and some negative consequences they tune it down. It's really pretty boring to know every time you create a sim they are basically 100% guaranteed to live to be a thousand years old because nothing bad will ever happen to them unless you absolutely force it to. Seasons made it possible for about 2 weeks after release then people started whining and now it's plum near impossible for a sim to die from weather unless you force them too. There's almost no challenging aspects to this game whatsoever. Now I suppose we'll get this pond people will install it Sims will die, they will cry on here and instead of just being told to delete the pond it will get tuned down to a glorified goldfish bowl. Same. I want it to stay that way so there is a sense of danger when I use it. Just how they turned down the aliens way too much that I haven't seen one since that patch. Or they could exist without saving lol. I want my sims to die randomly from not being watched.

Nope the animation is just drowning, but they were “eaten” by the shark and pirahna.

"Pamtastic72;c-16810157" wrote:I hope they don't tune it down. Ugh! Every time we get something that can cause some randomness and some negative consequences they tune it down. It's really pretty boring to know every time you create a sim they are basically 100% guaranteed to live to be a thousand years old because nothing bad will ever happen to them unless you absolutely force it to. Seasons made it possible for about 2 weeks after release then people started whining and now it's plum near impossible for a sim to die from weather unless you force them too. There's almost no challenging aspects to this game whatsoever. Now I suppose we'll get this pond people will install it Sims will die, they will cry on here and instead of just being told to delete the pond it will get tuned down to a glorified goldfish bowl. Yep. The same thing that happened with alien abductions. Now it's impossible to get an abduction!

Deaths in the pond object might be frequent

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catloverplayer
Legend
7 years ago
"MVWdeZT;c-16822485" wrote:
They did have a Sim drown in the pond, but they really had to work at it, getting his energy level down to where he was almost asleep. Sims can be bitten by a shark while playing with one, but it's not fatal, they just get a moodlet.

Yes I saw that.
wrenstales2212
7 years ago
There was mention of pool, pond turning colour every season, can sims who skate on the ice fall in.
paradiseplanet27
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"wrenstales;c-16823271" wrote:
There was mention of pool, pond turning colour every season, can sims who skate on the ice fall in.

Wait, you can skate on it????
JanuaryGarnet08
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"paradiseplanet;c-16823533" wrote:
"wrenstales;c-16823271" wrote:
There was mention of pool, pond turning colour every season, can sims who skate on the ice fall in.

Wait, you can skate on it????

There was no mention in the stream about skating on it, so I don't think this is a thing.
catloverplayer
Legend
7 years ago
"wrenstales;c-16823271" wrote:
There was mention of pool, pond turning colour every season, can sims who skate on the ice fall in.

It probably means the shrubbery will change colors.
PMuffin88
7 years ago
Lol the other day my world famous sim jumped in her Sprite pond and drowned. I wasnt ready to say good bye so I exited without saving whew! But it took ONE time I was just seeing what would happen didnt think shed die from drowning in a Sprite pond. But she did.i saved her though whew! She has 2 kids and 1 toddler and their dad is a juice enthusiast he cant handle them!
iliekponiez
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Simmer_chiyen;c-16814297" wrote:
In my opinion, the fix is rather illogical. The team should prevent joggers and basketball players from spawning when it’s cold outdoor in the first place instead of making them immune to cold weather...

@Simmer_chiyen Are joggers now immune from the cold? I didn't know this! :o
samsam713
New Ace
7 years ago
SimGuruGrant;d-945657 wrote:
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Sims will no longer freeze to death while playing basketball in cold weather. One could say that as a result of their skillful play, they’re on fire.

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SimGuruGrant;d-946675 wrote:
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Sims conducting athletic activity like basketball and jogging will no longer freeze to death. Sporting is once again safe.

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@iliekponiez these are from the patch notes. Still bummed that that was the direction they went for for a fix.

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