Have vamps been nerfed?

"SuperCoolRachael;d-990136" wrote:
Actually, this is a question I've had for a while...

I remember hearing about how vampires were sneaking in to drink from your non-vampire Sims, and there was nothing that could be done to stop them.

However, I have never once had a vampire do that to any of my Sims. Very early on, when I first got the pack, I would get a notification that a vampire was sneaking in, but I don't know if I ever saw them. I certainly didn't have any vampires drinking my Sims' plasma. It was kind of annoying because I couldn't save the game or anything during that time, but I could live with it.

But now, while I do occasionally get vampires showing up in my Sim's house after dark, I can save the game whenever I want because they either just come in without an invitation (how very un-vampirelike of them, although they might have the Eternally Welcome bonus trait) and just hang out, or they stand outside my door, knock, and go away after a while like ordinary Sims.

I'm asking because there's a challenge coming up where my Sims have to live on a lot with three negative traits, but the trait that makes the house attract vampires isn't very negative if they never feed on my Sims.

No, they haven’t been nerfed in my game. I have to keep my doors locked for one of my sims because there is a vampire that likes to feed off of her if forget to lock the door. In fact, the one that gets bitten in my game also lives in an apartment. But I have seen vampires show up late at night in front of houses, but I keep my doors locked, otherwise I think it would happen more often in my game. And, I don’t actually play vampires.

I have also had vampires come into a nightclub and not let anyone leave, I’m not sure what the point of that is.

I like that vampires and other occult’s aren’t always intrusive, this way it still shocks me occasionally, and is still a novelty.

I sometimes wonder if talking about vampires makes them show up easier, or if talking to them without knowing does.