A while back, I created a thread suggesting that maybe the ignore button could come back to TS4 chance cards, or at least give us the choice to enable/disable them in the options menu. It was met with mostly approval, but I got to thinking lately. How does the community in general feel about TS4 chance cards? Do you like them, or do you not like them? Is there room for improvement on them?Personally, I am not a fan. The decision to remove the ignore button has always been completely baffling to me. Not only that, but they're super repetitive and are often very mean-spirited. There's this one particularly infamous chance card that children can get during school. It's one of THOSE cards, too. You know, the type of card where BOTH choices have a chance of being wrong. If you pick the option to turn the test in without correcting the mistake, the teacher can notice and single the child out in front of the whole class. And if you pick the option to confess the mistake, the teacher can chew them out and make them do it over during recess. There's also another card where I think your kid forgets an assignment. Giving the kid an F is understandable, but doing so "with glee?" That's just wrong! It's times like this where I wish that teachers were townies that you could invite over, enclose in a 1x1 room, and starve until they die in a puddle of their own pee.Supposedly, there are even chance cards that can insult the player for trying to pick the "safe" option. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I haven't come across any of these myself yet, but nonetheless, not cool!What does everyone else think, though?

As a fan of old cRPGs I am big on random events and/or encounters -- ie 'chance cards'. I feel that they add a wonderful, unpredictable element to any gaming experience, especially the occasional no-win scenario. In the case of The Sims 4 it helps to bring a dose of downside to the sims' otherwise perfect existence. It, for an instant, takes the control out of the player's hands and reminds the player that he or she is not the only force in this world. That is an awesome thing, and makes everything feel a little bit more alive to me.

List of things to improve Sims 4 1. Burglars 2. Real off site Police Stations 3. An Open world feature 4. 8 stages of life instead of child to teen why not child to preteen then teen 5. Cars6. A supernatural expansion pack 7. Seasons8. A another World adventures pack but more worlds 9. Reputation is missed 10.Celebrities 11. Holidays12. A world of the dead ghost town 13. Movie theaters and maybe even broadway expansion pack14. Singers

"OEII1001;c-16254289" wrote:As a fan of old cRPGs I am big on random events and/or encounters -- ie 'chance cards'. I feel that they add a wonderful, unpredictable element to any gaming experience, especially the occasional no-win scenario. In the case of The Sims 4 it helps to bring a dose of downside to the sims' otherwise perfect existence. It, for an instant, takes the control out of the player's hands and reminds the player that he or she is not the only force in this world. That is an awesome thing, and makes everything feel a little bit more alive to me.Agreed.

I loved TS2 chance cards and am disappointed that TS4 chance cards have so little effect. It's so exciting to get a chance card in TS2 - will I get promoted, fired, fined? In TS4 it's just moodlets and a nudge up or down on the performance bar. Very underwhelming. I'd love to see more intense chance cards along with the return of the Ignore button for Simmers who didn't want to take the risk.

"Terra;c-16254693" wrote:I loved TS2 chance cards and am disappointed that TS4 chance cards have so little effect. It's so exciting to get a chance card in TS2 - will I get promoted, fired, fined? In TS4 it's just moodlets and a nudge up or down on the performance bar. Very underwhelming. I'd love to see more intense chance cards along with the return of the Ignore button for Simmers who didn't want to take the risk.Also agree xD

How does the community feel about TS4 chance cards?

OEII1001
7 years ago
As a fan of old cRPGs I am big on random events and/or encounters -- ie 'chance cards'. I feel that they add a wonderful, unpredictable element to any gaming experience, especially the occasional no-win scenario. In the case of The Sims 4 it helps to bring a dose of downside to the sims' otherwise perfect existence. It, for an instant, takes the control out of the player's hands and reminds the player that he or she is not the only force in this world. That is an awesome thing, and makes everything feel a little bit more alive to me.
erika779911
7 years ago
List of things to improve Sims 4
1. Burglars
2. Real off site Police Stations
3. An Open world feature
4. 8 stages of life instead of child to teen why not child to preteen then teen
5. Cars
6. A supernatural expansion pack
7. Seasons
8. A another World adventures pack but more worlds
9. Reputation is missed
10.Celebrities
11. Holidays
12. A world of the dead ghost town
13. Movie theaters and maybe even broadway expansion pack
14. Singers
Sigzy05
7 years ago
"OEII1001;c-16254289" wrote:
As a fan of old cRPGs I am big on random events and/or encounters -- ie 'chance cards'. I feel that they add a wonderful, unpredictable element to any gaming experience, especially the occasional no-win scenario. In the case of The Sims 4 it helps to bring a dose of downside to the sims' otherwise perfect existence. It, for an instant, takes the control out of the player's hands and reminds the player that he or she is not the only force in this world. That is an awesome thing, and makes everything feel a little bit more alive to me.

Agreed.
Terra575
7 years ago
I loved TS2 chance cards and am disappointed that TS4 chance cards have so little effect. It's so exciting to get a chance card in TS2 - will I get promoted, fired, fined? In TS4 it's just moodlets and a nudge up or down on the performance bar. Very underwhelming. I'd love to see more intense chance cards along with the return of the Ignore button for Simmers who didn't want to take the risk.
Sigzy05
7 years ago
"Terra;c-16254693" wrote:
I loved TS2 chance cards and am disappointed that TS4 chance cards have so little effect. It's so exciting to get a chance card in TS2 - will I get promoted, fired, fined? In TS4 it's just moodlets and a nudge up or down on the performance bar. Very underwhelming. I'd love to see more intense chance cards along with the return of the Ignore button for Simmers who didn't want to take the risk.

Also agree xD
bertilsson88
7 years ago
The chance cards in The Sims 4 are annoying and repetitive and I have stopped reading them and just click on something random and hope for the best.
MidnightAura86
New Spectator
7 years ago
I love the chance cards. They are a piece of cake compared to the sims 2 chance cards. (One cost me 20,000 simoleans) the sims 4 chance cards are very underwhelming by comparison. But they are a nice break from utopia world.
Cynna1065
7 years ago
"Terra;c-16254693" wrote:
I loved TS2 chance cards and am disappointed that TS4 chance cards have so little effect. It's so exciting to get a chance card in TS2 - will I get promoted, fired, fined? In TS4 it's just moodlets and a nudge up or down on the performance bar. Very underwhelming. I'd love to see more intense chance cards along with the return of the Ignore button for Simmers who didn't want to take the risk.

Agreed.

There doesn't seem to be enough reward or consequence with TS4 chance cards. Add to that, there aren't enough of them. If I get the same chance card two or three times in a row, it's tedious. The element of surprise just isn't there.

"Benincasa;c-16254709" wrote:
The chance cards in The Sims 4 are annoying and repetitive and I have stopped reading them and just click on something random and hope for the best.

Exactly.
Movotti
7 years ago
They need both, the option to ignore, and more risk involved with the choices.
LiaRose1435
7 years ago
I find the chance cards annoying. When I have 7 children in school, I sometimes get 3 or more chance cards in a day and they all pop up right around the same time.