"Sk8rblaze;c-17383027" wrote:
"Simmer_chiyen;c-17381491" wrote:
I’ve been advocating for an overhaul to the Emotions System, like, two or more years ago. In my opinion, one of the simpler ways to “correct” the overpowering happy emotion is to go over every moodlet and change most of the Happy moodlets to Fine ones.
To lay it out further, cancel the mechanic of Happy strengthening other positive emotions and make it a stand-alone emotion. “Fine” should be the base emotion, so I suggest most of the Happy moodlets that we have now (e.g., Have a Good Meal, Decorated, Cozy Fire, etc.) should be changed into Fine. And the points of the positive and negative moodlets should be increased to make Fine not overpowering.
I believe by doing this, the constant happy issue can be solved, and the emotional flip-flopping could be alleviated.
Yeah, I agree with this. I also think Sims shouldn't be stuck to the happy emotion if all of their needs are met -- that could be changed to simply being in the fine emotion.
As far as emotion flip-flopping, I don't know if it's something they'd really change. I mean, it makes sense that our emotions change multiple times within the span of 3 hours. The thing that makes it seem as if they're unstable is the fact that a lot of us play in double or triple speed, so that translates to emotions changing numerous times within seconds. So from a realism standpoint, it makes sense, but from a gameplay standpoint, it doesn't whatsoever, and it's a nuisance.
I hope the next Sims game is built with more focus on the gameplay and ensuring things make sense from a gameplay point of view. There is a distinct lack of game design in The Sims 4, and I don't know if it stems from conceptualization or poor Q&A. If I had to guess, I'd say both.
I never play on double speed and I still feel emotions ‘flip-flop’. The problem for me is that the reason the emotion changes hardly ever seems to make sense. I play with a friendly vampire, I try to take it from there and all of a sudden she’s angry. For no apparent reason (than some aura, obviously). When I have a sim in 3 that feels fine and suddenly looks mad or disgusted, I get triggered. It’s always interesting. Moodlets then tell me someone’s cheating nearby, or the sink is dirty. In Sims 4 it seems to me the reason
why a sim feels an emotion is inferior to
that they feel an emotion. And I care about the why.
