How can we fix the emotion system?
We see it all the time, complaints about the emotion system, and rightfully so. Emotions as they stand are a mess. A great idea with not so great implementation. But how can we fix them? Saying "emoti...
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I don't know what goes on with other players but my Sims get negative buffs that override positive buffs all the time. Sad about missing family for family orientated Sims although they just had breakfast with them only 2 hours before. Sore from working out or injured and tense from not working out or not being challenged for some depending on their trait. A sim with the foodie trait and getting disappointed about low quality food or drink. Tense from not playing games or for playing too much. There's writers block and toddlers who play or dance too much get angry. Caught partner cheating or whatever it says lasts something like 4 days. It may not always be on top but it's still there and it flares back up when near the cheating spouse. I have UI extensions and I tend to cancel negative buffs because the Sim can do very little when uncomfortable and it makes me tense as a player when they stop around angerly.
A youtuber name Pleasant Sims has made videos about playing without mods and had some surprising revelations about emotions. I think viewers who play a vanilla game complained and challenged her at some point to remove her mods. I don't know the whole story. I recently found her. Anyway she was both impressed and disappointed by some aspects but did see an improvement. She usually compares TS2, TS3 to TS4. She is very opinionated and points out what she needs to be improved. She also gives credit when needed. I mostly find myself in disagreement with her and that's ok. I am open to other points of view.
I do not know how to fix emotions and I admit that I often click them away for convivence. I only strive to get an emotion for skill boost or to enable a certain interaction associated with an emotion. IMO I would not be hurt if emotions completely went away. I said it many times. I just want to play the game. I don't want the game to play me. Emotions add to the game and they also restrict what my Sims can do depending on the emotion. Anything that limits me playing the game my way may has well go. For the most part MCCC allows me the freedom to play the game the way I want to play. Even if they improve emotions I am still cheating them away when they limit what my Sims can do when I want them to do it.
A youtuber name Pleasant Sims has made videos about playing without mods and had some surprising revelations about emotions. I think viewers who play a vanilla game complained and challenged her at some point to remove her mods. I don't know the whole story. I recently found her. Anyway she was both impressed and disappointed by some aspects but did see an improvement. She usually compares TS2, TS3 to TS4. She is very opinionated and points out what she needs to be improved. She also gives credit when needed. I mostly find myself in disagreement with her and that's ok. I am open to other points of view.
I do not know how to fix emotions and I admit that I often click them away for convivence. I only strive to get an emotion for skill boost or to enable a certain interaction associated with an emotion. IMO I would not be hurt if emotions completely went away. I said it many times. I just want to play the game. I don't want the game to play me. Emotions add to the game and they also restrict what my Sims can do depending on the emotion. Anything that limits me playing the game my way may has well go. For the most part MCCC allows me the freedom to play the game the way I want to play. Even if they improve emotions I am still cheating them away when they limit what my Sims can do when I want them to do it.
