"Scobre;c-17276396" wrote:
"JoAnne65;c-17276261" wrote:
If only the middle would be a safe spot ;) Nobody actually believes it’s exists, understanding and appreciating both sides or at least wanting to try. “If you’re not with me you’re against me” is a very popular idea in Polarization Land. Which makes the person in the middle the ‘enemy’ for both ends of the spectrum.
*not just referring to Sims here
Yeah I am realizing that. No wonder coming into the internet can be like a war zone and why parents are scared to let kids be online. Thank goodness for friends both in the Sims community and out of it. It would be a very lonely life being in a bandwagon instead of forming valuable friendships. Yeah I remember how a Simmer pointed out the Sims community reflects the schism in society today. I had an interesting conversation with my family too how the default mood online is aggression. Even had interesting conversations with co-workers too before how they use social media to prove they are right on politics. One of my best friends who works in gaming said to another friend who asked why people hate her so much and why she kept losing friends and he put it simply, "Do you want to be right or do you want to loved because you can't have both?". I think people are just scared of change.
I know I was thinking Sims CM posting thinking of just the Sims 4 ended up being for the mobile division. I don't think there is any iteration where Simmers were ready to move onto the next iteration. To me I have been with the Sims games long enough that five years was always the norm with how long Sims games lasted. It is a concept that newer Simmers haven't experienced yet. So it is like ok Sims 4 has covered pretty much all the themes past iterations have covered and with many Simmers claiming they don't play or that game changers don't play occult, development seems done. So maybe it isn't hope I have lost but the realization that Sims 4 has run its course and done its 5 years. It is no longer a baby Sims game anymore. What is in there now is what we got and with performance issues maxing out on several computers, not like current players can handle more DLC on their computers anyways. With more DLC will come more bugs as Gurus have pointed out in interviews and of course will take up more memory on computers. I can run all 3 Sims games fine on my gaming rig, but learning majority cannot afford to. How much more DLC can they afford if their computer house is already maxed out? Why I hope the Sims 5 moves into cloud based gaming. It will save the Sims having performance issues and take out the limits that Sims can only run on one device at a time.
Scobre - I think people need to keep separate the dislikes they have in the game with the people disliking those things. I know a lot of people here I do respect very much - you are one of those and like a lot - but I do not always agree with everything these people say any more than I am sure many do not agree with me. It does not keep me from liking that person or respecting how they personally feel about something.
I think more people need to look beyond opinions, or likes and dislikes and remember we are talking to real people - none of which had anything to do with making the game or creating the angst involved. Something that may bug me might not bother someone else and I need to find that okay and not a reason to add to the problem but don't let it color how one feels about the person saying it.
That is like some people have been fit to be tied over the lounge chair where as the lounge chair does not phase me at all. I never have sims sitting in them even - as my sims do not really lounge around on the beach anyway. I play a more action game where my sims are always doing things and exploring something - but that does not mean it does not drive that other simmer nuts. I know nothing I could say would make it better anyway - seeing i obviously do not really care about the lounge chair.
I really can't offer any solutions on either side of your your talking points - other than whether people agree or disagree about what ever it is in the game - keep in mind it is a game and we are all real people and try not to hate on each other because of something in the game. Most simmers are nice people no matter what just some get more passionate in their feelings about the game at times. It is good not to let that color how you the person feels about that person. I honestly like your posts - you say things that make me think - keep posting and sharing.