Disgusting Concepts

Where I live, stores often throw away perfectly good food that they just aren't allowed to have on the shelves because of rules regarding the expiration date. I know that some groups of well-doers go and grab it quickly, refridgerate it, and then either use it themselves or distribute it to folks with few means.

I still can't wrap my head around the "degrading" part in the OP post though. To me, it seems like a projection of values of something living onto something dead. Playing games in a healthy manner means that one can distinguish real from unreal and seperate themselves from whatever character they are playing. I mean, it's obviously okay to become inspired for storytelling and soforth - empathic ability is quite necessary to make characters "come alive" in that regard. But there is a line there somewhere.

I imagine that if something in a game comes too close to something unpleasant in one's real life for comfort, then it'll make one cringe away. But if that's the case, then I definitely feel it's that person's job to take a step back and look after themselves, as opposed to demanding some game be changed to suit their personal current circumstances. In case it's a kid, the parents should become involved with its gaming habits and try to shield it as much as possible from harmful effects.

Lastly, I think it's important to take into account that The Sims are cartoonish and always were. Crazy things happen in their universe. It's one of the hallmarks. That is something which needs to be there for it to be The Sims.

"Chazzzy;c-17550019" wrote:

"IceyJ;c-17549802" wrote:

"Chazzzy;c-17544483" wrote:

"orangehippogriff;c-17544259" wrote:
Gross and quirky is fun though imo. Give me trash woohoo, farting, belching, bagheads, kleptos. Gosh I don't want to my sims world to be full of smiling Pinterest moms... sorry. I like the meat wall too, I think it's funny. but hey that's me

Speaking of this, I have noticed a few of my Sims farting and belching randomly now. They never did it before EL or the EL patch and they don’t have the “Bad Manners” or whatever it’s called from Parenthood. I wonder if they tuned it up intentionally.

Any of them slobs? That'll cause it too, I believe.

Nope

Are they evil?
I've seen an evil sim fart.

i fully agree with the original poster as a player it do not fit with my playstyle so it will never happen in my game i prefer my sims to be neat and tidy but thats me as a player and well mannered

"UniqueKhaos;c-17542141" wrote:
I just want to say that in some countries, insects are a delicacy. Simmers that live in those countries deserve to have things familiar to them in their games just like you deserve your sunshine and rainbows. And sadly for some people, rummaging through the trash IS how they get their next meal. Just because you are fortunate enough for that to not be your reality doesn’t mean that it’s not a reality for others.

Sorry (not really) to burst anyone’s perfect little utopian bubble but soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc are not the norm everywhere and are more often than not nonexistent. You never know someone’s backstory, or their parents or grandparents so saying this is or that is disgusting and no decent person would ever do this could be offensive and hurtful to some of your fellow simmers. Your “perfect” little corner is not the only corner of the world. Yes, this expansion pack costs $40 but it costs $0 to be kind and considerate.

My coworker (and fellow simmer) is from a country where they don’t have soup kitchens or homeless shelters. Before her family was able to seek asylum in the US, they slept on the streets and unfortunately some of their meals came from trash cans behind restaurants. Thankfully she doesn’t use the forums because I’m sure some of these comments would break her heart.

Yes, the game on your computer is your game to play however you want but this franchise was not designed solely for you or solely to represent one culture or country or lifestyle. Representation matters for every single person that pays for this game. I think we need a mind your manners and stop thinking you’re the only person in the universe or the only person allowed to be represented in a game stuff pack next. The tantrums that this community throws over diversity in content and gameplay is utterly exhausting.

This honestly brought tears to my eyes! I wish I could give you the best and biggest hug ever imaginable ?

I expect we will all be eating bugs in the next century so we might as well get used to eating some now. As my mum said when a caterpillar crawled out of my freshly picked raspberry, "It's all protein!" Put me off raspberries for life though. ? <3

One thing I don't like about the pack is the recycled mattress. The thought of a Sim of mine sleeping on one that has been in the trashbin is something I would never use in the game, unless I wanted to create a homeless one some time. In real life, living in a crowded inner city, we get quite a few thrown out in the street by new rental tenants in spite of getting fines for doing it.

After reviewing all the comments, I realise that negativity towards Sims 4 packs is met with a solid wall of support for said pack. How will the game get better if you all just love everything? Thank you EA, you're just SO wonderful, please take my money already...you're more than worth it!
When I made this post I expected this...official Sims 4 forum is a happy-clappy, everything is wonderful, WE'RE having fun community. Negativity is not welcome. Good for all of you, I am a Sims 4 gamer too but have I not been lambasted, criticised and made fun of for having an opinion, and for expressing that opinion? Yes!

"Sharonia;c-17542555" wrote:

"Rouenpucelle;c-17542483" wrote:

"Sharonia;c-17541092" wrote:
I'm utterly disgusted with all the dumpster interactions. I've used MCCC to make it so none of it happens autonomously in my game. I don't want to see my sims rummaging through trash. It's gross and not at all realistic to real life.

You must live in a very gentrified area. I see people rummaging through trash cans pretty much every time I leave the house.

Yeah I live in a small village where people have better hygiene standards. :D

Thank you Sharonia...I thought I was living in some manky alternate universe.

@Faraway_Son theres plenty of sims 4 haters (? moi included)on this forum i think your complaint just wasnt really justified lol

"Faraway_Son;c-17557698" wrote:
After reviewing all the comments, I realise that negativity towards Sims 4 packs is met with a solid wall of support for said pack. How will the game get better if you all just love everything? Thank you EA, you're just SO wonderful, please take my money already...you're more than worth it!
When I made this post I expected this...official Sims 4 forum is a happy-clappy, everything is wonderful, WE'RE having fun community. Negativity is not welcome. Good for all of you, I am a Sims 4 gamer too but have I not been lambasted, criticised and made fun of for having an opinion, and for expressing that opinion? Yes!

Everyone has different opinions and likes and dislikes. I 100% disagree with everything you find "disgusting". However, that doesn't meant I'm 100% happy with the game either. I might very well dislike some of the things that you like, but this thread is about some very specific things and those are the topics at hand. You simply can't paint everything and everyone with the same brush as you are trying to do. It's a lot more complicated than that. TS4 is a very large game with a bunch of different parts and a bunch of different ways to play. The fact that I like dumpster diving and eating bugs doesn't mean that I'm not upset about the glitches with the game or that I have fun with every other packs that I'd purchased thinking that they would be fun. I've been disappointed by this game many times.

People have different opinions. End of. My opinion being opposite yours doesn't mean I'm lambasting, criticizing you, or making fun of you for those opinions. I also see a lot of people in this thread agreeing with you. I've also seen what I feel like is a lot more negative threads on the forum than positive ones so... *shrugs* I guess it just depends on where you look.

"StrawberryYogurt;c-17557703" wrote:
@Faraway_Son theres plenty of sims 4 haters (? moi included)on this forum i think your complaint just wasnt really justified lol

This site conditions people into responding in a certain way...otherwise you're not accepted by the community. I think the pack was poorly implemented and undercooked. You official forum types will mindlessly type away all day, waxing lyrical about the awesomeness of the game and won't ever see the poor design and structural gameplay issues. I waste my time already responding to this. Silly me.