Fun - Is The Fun Need Fundamentally Broken?

I've played a household completely off the grid. (Admiral 8Q and Hanna Harpoun) So no TV, no computer, no phone(other than communication), etc. There are many ways in-game to keep the fun up. :)
The TV and computer/phone, radio/stereo or any other electronics are just the most obvious ones.
From my game-play experience, I say it's not broken. Although I think "whoohooing" should put up fun, heheh! :p

"Admiral8Q;c-17433633" wrote:

From my game-play experience, I say it's not broken. Although I think "whoohooing" should put up fun, heheh! :p

It definitely does in my game.

I guess I keep thinking if the Sim sounds like they are having fun then the Fun need should go up. A bubble bath should be fun but it wasn't actually the fun went down while she was in it.

Experimenting on the cauldron should be fun but it's not. Etc.

Maybe my idea of fun is broken. I guess I'm just having issues finding fun things to do that aren't apparent lol

Very interesting thread to read !
I never considered a few of these points before and now I indeed see that fun *is* a little broken.
The electronics obsession of the sims would be better balanced if more things were fun, even a tiny bit.
Even when they introduced actual fun activities, like the swingset or ice skating, or even the new football in DU, they code it so badly that no one uses it. Apparently there are 2 settings in item attraction for sims devs: very high use at all times, or ignore completely.

"FanPhoria;c-17430996" wrote:
The only thing that really bugs me about the fun need is that it makes the sim tense, but then the tense moodlet induced whims (yes, I play with whims, don't judge :D ) are rarely for things that raise fun. A shower isn't gonna help when tension is due to low fun need, lol. I've sometimes thought maybe low fun should make sims bored rather than tense? I think there's a mod for that.

I use that mod (and a few others) and I love it. It gives much needed variety in terms of negative emotions, low fun -> bored, low energy -> dazed, low hygiene -> embarrassed.

The fact that painting doesn't usually generate fun (I think Art Lover sims get fun from it, but no one else does) is solid proof that fun is at least a little broken. Like, shouldn't writing fiction generate fun too, at least temporarily? I certainly have fun when I paint or write fiction in real life, so why is it a drain on fun for our sims? And shouldn't sims with certain personality traits actually gain fun from doing the school projects from "Parenthood?" There are things that should be fun that aren't...and also videogames rapidly increase fun on all sims regardless of traits.

...Yeah, probably a little broken. Just...just a little...

As an attempt to further my research I am using stuff I found in the Function Sort > Recreation and Outdoor Activities to see if they are more fun.

When I play today, I'll keep an eye on things that increase fun. Got me notepad ready... ;)

Playing with pets increases fun also.

"NationalPokedex;c-17434381" wrote:
Playing with pets increases fun also.

The laser pointer and cat wand increase fun for the human and keep the cat happy. Double win!

I would like my Sims with high comedy skills to have more fun telling each other jokes.