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janyses
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago

Disabilites, Maybe?

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...

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  • "mock68;c-17206496" wrote:
    I just think it's a bad idea.
    It's too much of a delicate mine field to go into. Are we going to have magic potions to make the disabled sims able bodied? If so, then it's really an insult to genuine disabled people as we all know that you can't just drink a magic potion or buy points to become normal again. Life does not work that way and it will be rather depressing if the Sims stick to the reality of disabilities such as mental illnesses, which I, myself suffer from...


    well too bad...they ARE looking into. It will happen at sometime. They want us "Differently-able" folks to talk with them about what we want. Like I just want glasses to stop disappearing when my Sim-self goes to work.
  • leo3487's avatar
    leo3487
    Seasoned Ace
    7 years ago
    "mock68;c-17206496" wrote:
    I just think it's a bad idea.
    It's too much of a delicate mine field to go into. Are we going to have magic potions to make the disabled sims able bodied? If so, then it's really an insult to genuine disabled people as we all know that you can't just drink a magic potion or buy points to become normal again. Life does not work that way and it will be rather depressing if the Sims stick to the reality of disabilities such as mental illnesses, which I, myself suffer from...


    but would be a good idea potions for cvure disabilities
    You said life no work in this way, then how a "magical kelp" can transform you into mermaid?

    hmmm..... I found it!
    I'M GENIUS

    You can cure disabilities. How?
    Transform a sim ino an occult with the current ways for it
  • "PlayerSinger2010;c-17162044" wrote:

    If they add in mental illness I'm going to be furious. As someone who has a mental illness (anxiety/depression), I don't need that plum in my game. I play to get AWAY from the fact that I'm sick.


    same, also I have no idea how they would even go about mental illness, I feel they would probly make it too goofy...
    that said I WOULD love a therapist career ;)
  • janyses's avatar
    janyses
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    "leo3487;c-17206714" wrote:
    "mock68;c-17206496" wrote:
    I just think it's a bad idea.
    It's too much of a delicate mine field to go into. Are we going to have magic potions to make the disabled sims able bodied? If so, then it's really an insult to genuine disabled people as we all know that you can't just drink a magic potion or buy points to become normal again. Life does not work that way and it will be rather depressing if the Sims stick to the reality of disabilities such as mental illnesses, which I, myself suffer from...


    but would be a good idea potions for cvure disabilities
    You said life no work in this way, then how a "magical kelp" can transform you into mermaid?

    hmmm..... I found it!
    I'M GENIUS

    You can cure disabilities. How?
    Transform a sim ino an occult with the current ways for it


    No.
  • "leo3487;c-17193956" wrote:
    "doogerie;c-17193906" wrote:
    I hope this doesn’t happen I don’t want my game reminding me of my limitations.


    Its The Sims
    Of course will be a cure, and depends disability, would be different way of cure.
    Could be surgerical (some few, as no walk) or a magical medicine (Ambrosia or a medicine purchased with Satisfaction points)


    I think it's in very poor taste if they add some magical cure for a disablity when people struggle every day without any actual cures to particular limitations. It sort of belittles the whole point of life simulator to make this all happy go lucky, like don't worry there is a reversal for the Sim. If they are goint to add anything then they need to consider how some of us feel about demeaning it into cool gameplay to play Sims in wheelchairs or and or look how cool, I cured my Sim! I hope they think long and hard how this makes this all look more like a money grab than proper implementation of life.

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