https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqB2IIWhys8I was watching this video by ironseagull, and I noticed this sentiment for the first time. But I don't feel cool about it. Like, in my experience, opposites don't attract when it comes to dating, and even in Sims 3 if two sims had opposing traits, it would be harder for them to get together, not easier. I'm really concerned about this sentiment.Edit: In real life there are some people who like more challenging romantic interests, and some people who seek for people that are completely different than they are, so to me it would be ok if it wasn't something every sim could achieve, like if this was a perk/quirk/advantage of a trait. maybe adventurous (for those sims who like a challenge), or seducer (for those flirty sims who don't want any barriers when dating)... etc.

I don't think it's something that will happen too often so I'm not worried at all.

honestly I don't feel like sentiments will do much in my game because they vanish so easily and they seem to be oh so very vaguethey really should have brought back the permanent memories like ts2 instead and then added cheat to remove particular ones you don't likebecause now i don't like how your sims get memory loss about important moments they remembered just fine before because they got another random sentiment and it kicked out other oneas for the particular sentiment honestly don't care way or another it seems to just be another happy buff creator

I think this can happen and there may be players who want to play that way, so I'm fine with it as an option.I would need to play through the sentiments myself to have a major opinion on them. I agree that I think most NAPs from EL are nice ideas in theory but actually need further editing. I'd be open to seeing more added if they can tweak the concept. For lifestyles and sentiments, I will need to see them in action. I get that they are trying to help players who want to play very different games. I've sometimes had a few more villainous sims. It may also be the case that I would want to play some sims with more drama. Currently, that's a little bit limited. I can see how this trait might be useful for that.

"Simmingal;c-17711531" wrote:honestly I don't feel like sentiments will do much in my game because they vanish so easily and they seem to be oh so very vaguethey really should have brought back the permanent memories like ts2 instead and then added cheat to remove particular ones you don't likebecause now i don't like how your sims get memory loss about important moments they remembered just fine before because they got another random sentiment and it kicked out other oneas for the particular sentiment honestly don't care way or another it seems to just be another happy buff creator@Simmingal I feel like they are avoinding those SIms 2 styled memories, cuz thats what could cause a save file or even the game to corrupt in Sims 2. BUT we are in 2020, they should have thought about better solutions than avoiding the problem, cuz honestly... memories was what made Sims 2 the best (except for those random and useless cockroach memories).

I'm counting on modders to tweak sentiments and make them longer or permanent. I also think they might fade to fast. To answer the question in real life I know of exactly 6 relationships where opposites attract including my parents who were together for 40 years with no arguments that I ever seen. And they have absolutely 0 interests or things in common. And the other relationships I know of, rather they argue or not I have no idea but they definitely don't have anything in common and total opposite personalities. In my sisters relationship she is outgoing, energetic, non religious, fun loving etcHe is shy, quiet, religious,indoorsy type And here they are still working it out ??I think opposites really do attract (not all the time)But in the game It shouldn't be an ALL the time thing. I would hope its 50/50 like real life.

How do you feel about the "Opposite Attracted" sentiment?

Sharooonia
4 years ago
I don't know how I feel about sentiments in general. I've been watching some videos on them and they look really good but then I read on here things that make them seem less good and now I'm a bit lost with how to feel about them. I guess I will make my mind up when playing them.
MyChematthedisc
4 years ago
"SERVERFRA;c-17713197" wrote:
I would love my Vampire/Spellcaster couples to be more opposites attract & still be committed to each other.

Yes!!!! 100%, but I would want them to actually have a system for hybrid babies. I wouldn’t want the option to make hybrids in CAS, but I think having them in game would be a unique and cool thing that could happen. Hybrid offsprings are literally broken right now. God forbid a male vampire gets abducted by aliens and pregnant. I heard it can even cause game corruption.
timurjr96
4 years ago
That's just weird, I always coupled my Sims who are Slob with a neat one, grumpy with excitable, brave with a coward.

Opposite attraction could work only for certain traits but not to all of them, for example good Sims and evil sims doesn't work in relationship or proper and inappropriate as well and that I agree.
nikkiheathcote9
4 years ago
I believe that opposite can attract and people that are very similar to each other in personality can not get on that well aswell in real life, it's all depends ?, I'm excited too learn more about sentiments, its definitely a good start
Grass_heather
4 years ago
"netney52;c-17714830" wrote:
I don’t see what the issue is. Opposites attract in real life whether that is friendships, romantic relationships, work relationships etc. If anything it adds more realism to the game a lot of simmers ask for.

I feel the same. It can be challenge to deal with opposite traits and a fun way to have different Sims in one household.
Leaselmary
4 years ago
It's ok. If you make opposite sims date each other it's nice that they recognise it.

And Sims 4 does have memories since the base game. It's very inconvinient to use and most players don't know it exist, but it does have memories. How it works - you make a screenshot, go to sreenshots and turn a screenshot into memory. You can select whose memory it is. The game can tell if i is a happy memory or flirty or angry.

What memories really need is the ability to filter memories by sim. Than it would work fine.
catmando830
4 years ago
Not concerned at all. Maybe there is a way to turn them off in 'game options'.
simtown15
4 years ago
I'm pretty sure that sentiment only occurs if you make opposite sims be romantic first.
nikkiheathcote9
4 years ago
Ooh I get what you mean now, no i dont think for an example evil and good sim would go well together and a family oriented sim and a hates children sim would go well together, however sims in the sims 4 dont flirt autonomously unless your sim does it first, I agree with @Simtown15
justme22
4 years ago
"Karon;d-983213" wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqB2IIWhys8
I was watching this video by ironseagull, and I noticed this sentiment for the first time. But I don't feel cool about it. Like, in my experience, opposites don't attract when it comes to dating, and even in Sims 3 if two sims had opposing traits, it would be harder for them to get together, not easier. I'm really concerned about this sentiment.

Edit: In real life there are some people who like more challenging romantic interests, and some people who seek for people that are completely different than they are, so to me it would be ok if it wasn't something every sim could achieve, like if this was a perk/quirk/advantage of a trait. maybe adventurous (for those sims who like a challenge), or seducer (for those flirty sims who don't want any barriers when dating)... etc.

We've already got that in game -- just look at Bob and Eliza Pancakes and their traits.

Several saves ago, I did an experiment. I played the two of them long enough to get them in a bad relationship, then divorced them. I moved them out of the family home into different worlds (Bob, IIRC, was in Oasis Springs and Eliza was in a nice little cottage in Windenburg) and then played my other family to see whom MCCC would pair them with; I turned on marriage notifications so I could keep track of them.

MCCC married them to each other.

Can't stop fate, I guess. B)

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