"DaWaterRat;c-17413428" wrote:
"TamakiSakura84;c-17413301" wrote:
What about making preteen a phase child Sims go through in the last couple days before becoming teens? Rather than diverting attention from existing life stages, it would actually enhance one.
Now this idea I like. The last ... let's go with 15-20% (so that it's roughly equal across life spans, but 2-4 days in normal) of time as a child is a "Pre-teen" phase, where they can get some of the interactions that people want for Pre-teens. And maybe it lasts 1-2 days on normal into being a teen. And the exact time would be variable. While "pre-teen" is only 2 years long in real life, the amount of "pre-teen drama" varies by kid. My daughter had almost none in her life, while some of her friends had rather considerable amounts.
The problem with this is that people want preteens because the jump from 8 to 18 is so bad in this game. Your suggestion wouldn't fill this big gap, the children would just behave differently being children and that's it. It's also the physical appearance in between that we miss. It's not like you become adult height overnight, you know.
I hate that the teens are as tall as the adults in TS4. Well not hate, I do think it's okay, and I would be cool with it if we had a life stage in between children and teens. Then I'd be happy about the additional teen-almost-adult-lifestage. But like that? I really don't like it. So I need preteens to fill that gap. Nothing else can fill that gap, even if teenagers get more gameplay, they still stay 16-18 for me and we're missing out on age 11-15.
And yes, I would like preschoolers too, but I'd prefer preteens and updated babies that work like the babies in TS Freeplay at this stage.
