Do you play with townies/premades?
Edit: people seem to be confused about what "use" meant so I've clarified it. Basically I was asking if you guys played with them.
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I don't use premade Sims because I generally don't like their stories, aspirations, or traits. Maxis seems to make them with big heads and exaggerated features which I don't find particularly interesting. I don't like seeing them at every social event, venue, or community lot so they are replaced within the first Sim week of a new save. However, I keep all of the premade occult Sims.
I got tired of seeing Mila and Joaquin appear as gym trainers when there were better choices like Don, J., Dina, Marcus, or Paolo. Instead of using a premade Sim with the Active trait, my game uses Mila, Moira, and Mele Kahananui as lifeguards. All of them are adult females with no apparent interest in being active or fit. Moira loves the outdoors which is probably why I see her sitting on benches everywhere until she suddenly becomes a Lifeguard with Level 10 Fitness which qualifies her for instant deletion.
I've played the Vatore siblings in the past. I got bored with the Vatores a long time ago, especially Lilith, because of their traits. Caleb also seems to be wired differently from other Vampires. Unless Caleb gets a major edit in CAS, that chin of his is just bad. I usually end up deleting them from current saves because they seem to serve no purpose anymore. Sometimes I replace them and sometimes I don't because I want to see how long it takes the game to generate their replacements.
I only recently started playing a game with Vlad as one of the main playables. Maxis did such a number on him in terms of looks, traits, Vampire Powers and Weaknesses, and poor clothing choices. Out of curiosity, more than anything else, I wanted to see if I could "fix" him and I did. His facial features aren't perfect but I didn't want them to be. He's been an interesting Sim to play because I haven't played a Sim with the Evil or Loner traits. In spite of everything, Vlad finally became friends with Simeon from the Magic Realm. I think there's something about Vlad's Evil trait and Simeon's Gloomy trait that works for them. That's just a guess though.
In July I played the Kealoha household in Sulani. To me, Makoa and Liliana were a waste of time (Airheads x 2 = Not Fun). Liliana was slightly more interesting than Makoa. Their daughter, Nani, was aged up to child because I don't do toddlers. Nani was a really neat Sim to play. I only wish that kids could do more in this game. She and Ukupanipo, one of the premade merfolk, became good friends somehow. I think the game may have cheated their friendship because I never saw her interact with him. She did spend a lot of time swimming so maybe she ran into him that way. I never really saw Ukupanipo stop to chat with anyone. Ukupanipo became a playable Sim in that particular save because I was interested in seeing how the Glutton trait works. It's awful. The trait was OK as long as I was playing him but when I wasn't I'd see him rummaging through trash bins and eating spoiled food. I changed it the day I saw him eating spoiled pork that he found on the beach. Duane was moved to a starter home on Tangled Flats. He was generally OK. He liked to paint. I found it hard for him to make friends because he'd start Mischief interactions that didn't go over well with other teens. He was often kind of rude so, after a while, I left him alone.
Those are the only premade Sims that I've actually played. I think I tried Akira Kibo after I got City Living. I think I lasted about 15 minutes with the Karaoke Legends household. They're deleted on sight now.
I got tired of seeing Mila and Joaquin appear as gym trainers when there were better choices like Don, J., Dina, Marcus, or Paolo. Instead of using a premade Sim with the Active trait, my game uses Mila, Moira, and Mele Kahananui as lifeguards. All of them are adult females with no apparent interest in being active or fit. Moira loves the outdoors which is probably why I see her sitting on benches everywhere until she suddenly becomes a Lifeguard with Level 10 Fitness which qualifies her for instant deletion.
I've played the Vatore siblings in the past. I got bored with the Vatores a long time ago, especially Lilith, because of their traits. Caleb also seems to be wired differently from other Vampires. Unless Caleb gets a major edit in CAS, that chin of his is just bad. I usually end up deleting them from current saves because they seem to serve no purpose anymore. Sometimes I replace them and sometimes I don't because I want to see how long it takes the game to generate their replacements.
I only recently started playing a game with Vlad as one of the main playables. Maxis did such a number on him in terms of looks, traits, Vampire Powers and Weaknesses, and poor clothing choices. Out of curiosity, more than anything else, I wanted to see if I could "fix" him and I did. His facial features aren't perfect but I didn't want them to be. He's been an interesting Sim to play because I haven't played a Sim with the Evil or Loner traits. In spite of everything, Vlad finally became friends with Simeon from the Magic Realm. I think there's something about Vlad's Evil trait and Simeon's Gloomy trait that works for them. That's just a guess though.
In July I played the Kealoha household in Sulani. To me, Makoa and Liliana were a waste of time (Airheads x 2 = Not Fun). Liliana was slightly more interesting than Makoa. Their daughter, Nani, was aged up to child because I don't do toddlers. Nani was a really neat Sim to play. I only wish that kids could do more in this game. She and Ukupanipo, one of the premade merfolk, became good friends somehow. I think the game may have cheated their friendship because I never saw her interact with him. She did spend a lot of time swimming so maybe she ran into him that way. I never really saw Ukupanipo stop to chat with anyone. Ukupanipo became a playable Sim in that particular save because I was interested in seeing how the Glutton trait works. It's awful. The trait was OK as long as I was playing him but when I wasn't I'd see him rummaging through trash bins and eating spoiled food. I changed it the day I saw him eating spoiled pork that he found on the beach. Duane was moved to a starter home on Tangled Flats. He was generally OK. He liked to paint. I found it hard for him to make friends because he'd start Mischief interactions that didn't go over well with other teens. He was often kind of rude so, after a while, I left him alone.
Those are the only premade Sims that I've actually played. I think I tried Akira Kibo after I got City Living. I think I lasted about 15 minutes with the Karaoke Legends household. They're deleted on sight now.
