I don't know why I'm getting the feeling that Thursday's #playwithlife video might be related to some sort of disability update. Wheelchairs, perhaps? Real elevators/lifts? I've seen many tweets using the PlayWithLife hashtag where simmers say the game helps them with depression or other disabling conditions. A guru who watched the video said it brought tears to his eyes. Hmmmm...

True, many people play including those who might be disabled. I just think it's odd to need a 'special' video if that's all it is.

It would be really nice if they added in some disability options like that imo, but I don't really expect that they will.

I would love having blind/deaf pets/humans/occults in the game <3

no the "Video" is why alot of people play the Sims they said so in Friday's Monthly Maxis. @SpinningMouse back when Graham was something(?) he had started planning something about disabilities

"Samlish;c-17161941" wrote:I would love having blind/deaf pets/humans/occults in the game <3If something like that was implemented the devs would either have to address it very tactfully or in broad/safe enough options so as to keep any potential bad press off the game.While the idea sounds great, the problem is disabilities are pretty varied across even the more well known ones like, for example, blind people. Did you know there are people who can only see out of one eye or have poor vision in one or both eyes? I just feel like if disabilities were added it would be generalized for the public and not have any sort of variation.I'm blind in my left eye and my vision is blurry in my right. I have prescription lenses and growing up, I needed to wear a prosthetic eye (it works like a contact lens, a shell of sorts going over my real, non functional eye) so my skull/eye socket grew correctly as I got older.I doubt that kind of thing would make it into the game, if something like blind sims were implemented it would be all-or-nothing because that's what people think when they hear the term blind. Though there are the limitations of the game, the public response and the respect towards disabled people that would need to be taken into consideration. My example above is just one many different things that people can go through and while my disability is "my normal" not everyone will share that viewpoint.Sorry if I went off on a tangent.

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MidnightAura86
New Spectator
6 years ago
"MadameLee;c-17165647" wrote:
"MidnightAura;c-17165582" wrote:
@MadameLee

If this goes ahead I will be horrified- I play the sims to escape my troubles in real life, not to see them be used as entertainment and a quick buff. But do I see it happening? Perhaps. Anything to pat themselves on the back and play the inclusive card.

Ok but its not just entertainment.. there are some people who want to create themselves and they feel "left out" because they can't create themselves (ie it means them feel like they 'fake' when making their simself). (look at the rag The plum) its been a problem since Sims 1 (I only came on when Sims 3 appeared). What about them don't those disabled people have the right to have themselves repetitiveness (Or if they aren't disabled themselves be able to create people they know who are)? I was thrilled when one of the teeth option is very similar to my one tooth when it got patched in. I just wish they could not treat glasses as accessories. I would love some non CC hearing aids (for either ears) and workable wheelchairs. One person's utopia might included disabled sims while yours don't.. since presumably except for content like beds, showers, etc the option for disabled sim would be similar to the options in CAS for transgender sims/occult sims ie only restricted to making disabled sims in CAS

I know that as well. I know that for every person who thinks like me, there’s someone who wants it for their own reasons and that’s fine too.
Madamelee
New Rookie
6 years ago
@ClarionOfJoy that's why I had the idea those for those sims families which don't have disabilities they could be "Puppy families" for the puppies.
MLPFiMfangirl23
6 years ago
All I'm gonna say is this- I'm blind in one eye, I'd like my sim to reflect that and for glasses to have functional gameplay behind them as opposed to just an optional aesthetic choice. My glasses wearing sims could automatically change into their everday outfit when they wake up because they don't wear glasses to bed and need them to see clearly, just an idea.
Fluteline24
New Spectator
6 years ago
"Ivyeyed;c-17165722" wrote:
"Chazzzy;c-17162087" wrote:
I still can’t believe they changed “Insane” to “Erratic”. It felt so unnecessary.

Meanwhile here I am, finding that trait and its execution so off-putting that even with the rename I never use it on any of my sims (even in games that I otherwise randomize) and will cheat to get it out of townies I encounter that have generated with it. I’m glad they renamed it, and sometimes wish they’d either completely reprogrammed it (and given it a different icon) or eliminated it altogether. It’s a horrible caricature of mental illness and makes light of real people and their symptoms, including people I consider my closest friends.

Yes, all of this.
Madamelee
New Rookie
6 years ago
@FairyGodMother they said it would be in a patch because otherwise would'nt they be charging for it? And they said they wouldn't charge for such a sensitive topic
Madamelee
New Rookie
6 years ago
"FairyGodMother;c-17166175" wrote:
"MadameLee;c-17166169" wrote:
@FairyGodMother they said it would be in a patch because otherwise would'nt they be charging for it? And they said they wouldn't charge for such a sensitive topic

Oh, thanks for letting me know! Sounds like just deco items then if its a patch, but who knows!

know not when they asking differently-able people for input (like the chair problem mentioned earlier) its going to be more then just decor items. Can you believe the uproar that would have?
MidnightAura86
New Spectator
6 years ago
Isn’t it just a video of game changers talking about what the game means to them?
Felicity1169
6 years ago
I think this would be a great idea but I'm also worried that they any disabilities they add would be too buggy to use. Wheelchairs especially seem like they would cause problems with routing even though I would love them to be in the game.
MidnightAura86
New Spectator
6 years ago
"IceyJ;c-17166717" wrote:
"MidnightAura;c-17166622" wrote:
Isn’t it just a video of game changers talking about what the game means to them?

Perhaps.

Right now, yes it is. But to be fair, the Gurus never said we were getting content today other than the video.
janyses
New Observer
6 years ago
"MidnightAura;c-17167028" wrote:
"IceyJ;c-17166717" wrote:
"MidnightAura;c-17166622" wrote:
Isn’t it just a video of game changers talking about what the game means to them?

Perhaps.

Right now, yes it is. But to be fair, the Gurus never said we were getting content today other than the video.

If they had, it wouldn't be called speculation. B)