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Lorraine-Simmer's avatar
Lorraine-Simmer
7 years ago

How does the community feel about TS4 chance cards?

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?
  • SAEldarin's avatar
    SAEldarin
    Seasoned Novice
    7 years ago
    Hate them the way they are now. Changes that would make the chance cards more enjoyable would be: 1) A safe ignore option -- maybe I don't want my sim taking that chance at this time? I, as the Sim-God, should have that option (if it's there now, please do enlighten me), and 2) more options that aren't as simple -- so if I want my sim's "empathy" to go up, I choose the first chance option, but then his/her "responsibility" (or whatever) goes down. What the plum? No! No! No! Please be more creative here! So many missed opportunities. And honestly, if I have my teens' Empathy, Responsibility, etc. etc. where I like them, why does a chance card force me to choose between which takes a hit every single time?
  • Erja888's avatar
    Erja888
    Rising Novice
    7 years ago
    I love chance cards. They spice up the game. (I also love the wishing well.) But - as others already said - I'd like to see some variety!
  • Francl27's avatar
    Francl27
    7 years ago
    Teens who work in fast food only get a chance card that either decreases their work performance, or make them sad... and it pops up pretty much every day. Totally awful.

    I like the concept but really, it needs to be way more varied than it is, and not always have the same consequence either.
  • Writin_Reg's avatar
    Writin_Reg
    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.


    I totally agree. I like all the ones we have thus far anyway. LOL. I always liked them in the Sims games - sort of another little staple since the 1st game. The volunteer ones, the school ones, and the job ones - I get most of the time as a positive but the JA ones often get my sims in trouble. LOL.
  • invisiblgirl's avatar
    invisiblgirl
    7 years ago
    I love the chance cards - they do give the game a bit of unpredictability, and since I usually play with autonomy off, my Sims live rather regimented lives. I especially like the Parenthood school calls. What I hate, hate, hate are the constant phone calls from random Sims - sometimes several within a few minutes. If my Sims want to invite someone over or visit someone or go to a festival, they can do that. Every time I get these calls, I have to pause the game, figure out which Sim is being called (because it's never the active Sim), cancel the bloody call, switch Sims again and return the game to mid-speed or fast.
  • Karababy52's avatar
    Karababy52
    New Spectator
    7 years ago
    I love the chance cards in TS2, they are fun, unpredictable and best of all could be ignored if you weren't feeling risky. TS4 cards are okay, but a bit blasé in comparison. I personally think the cards need to be expanded upon and an ignore button added.

    A little OT...but in my opinion the same goes for treasure maps and boxes. I usually just sell them. It's been my experience they're usually worth a lot more than opening the boxes and getting... Surprise! Another MySims trophy. Pfft... I know some people have gotten voodoo dolls, and other stuff, but that seems to be a very rare occurance.

    The treasure boxes need to be overhauled, in my opinion, to include other collectibles and when using a treasure map a higher chance of actually acquiring one of the 'rare' MySims or something more valuable than 'normal' boxes. *shrugs*
  • comicsforever's avatar
    comicsforever
    7 years ago
    "OEII1001;c-16258208" wrote:
    "Sonata13Singer;c-16257598" wrote:
    I think there should be more variety in the chance cards and an ignore button. They seem repetitive right now.
    I agree with this. I would like more of them, but I would also like the consequences to be more severe. I don't feel like my sims are currently punished enough for bad decisions.

    EDIT: I should also add that I would love to see attribute-specific cards that would operate like skill checks. It might works like this.

    Scenario: A child has set off a firecracker in the boy's restroom at school. The principal calls several suspect boys to the office, little Johnny among them.

    With the following scores the options are available:

    With responsibility 50 or higher -- Johnny points out the individual responsible. +1 level grade performance -40 friendship with a random child.

    With responsibility score between 49 and -10 -- Johnny stays silent and is punished. Johnny arrives home at 4:00 for the next three school days.

    With responsibility or emotional control score -11 or lower -- The other boys point out that Johnny is responsible for the incident. He is expelled from school. -3 levels grade performance, -40 friendship with 3 random children.

    With a responsibility score of 50 or higher all three options are available. With a score between 40 and -10 the bottom two options are available and with -11 or lower Johnny is the culprit and will face the consequences. If his emotional control score is -11 or lower it automatically removes the ability to select options 1 and 2 regardless of the responsibility score.


    great idea
  • invisiblgirl's avatar
    invisiblgirl
    7 years ago
    One thing I do like is that the outcome of the chance cards varies. I had a teen Sim who volunteered at a homeless kitchen get the option to help the cook or hide. Obviously, I chose 'help the cook', and she got a boost in Responsibility. Another teen Sim with a slightly red Emotional Control got the same card and made a mess of it, losing Manners. (She also got a chance card at the Senior home - she could either listen to a resident's music or force the residents to listen to modern music. She made the right choice, but ended up destroying the stereo because she couldn't get it to play the resident's music.)
  • YorksRob's avatar
    YorksRob
    Seasoned Adventurer
    5 years ago
    The sims 4 chance cards are a waste of time , within a few days of playing you know how to answer each time , The outcome never changes once you know how to answer . And the non stop chance cards when you have a large family is a pain , Just like the constant ask for advice that overrides every kids actions

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