"PlayerSinger2010;c-17378271" wrote:
"AHolyToilet;c-17377825" wrote:
"PlayerSinger2010;c-17377036" wrote:
"AnonymousSimmer2017;c-17376409" wrote:
- There must be an emphasis on prenatal health
- We need better birthing options (all sims are required to have a C-section or event that doesn't involve a birthing experience which is totally unrealistic)
- Morbid as it is, there should be prenatal diseases, maternal issues, and miscarriages (a sad fact of life!)
What do you mean by emphasis on prenatal health?
Personally, I don't want more "birthing" options. This is still a game at the end of the day. And no, not all sims are required to have a C-section. If you don't send them to the hospital, they stand by the crib instead.
ABSOLUTELY NOT on those health issues/miscarriages. Again, this is a game. We don't need that sort of tragedy in the game.
Why not? Miscarriages don't have to be graphic or anything that pushes the game towards an M rating and it being a game isn't a rational reason on why it can't be in the game. Adding in more birthing options and such would expand on the gameplay. Why would it being a game matter?
As for miscarriages, they can be handled very easily. When the miscarriage event occurs, the baby simply disappears from the womb (like how it suddenly appears in your Sim's hands when giving birth by a crib or bassinet) and your Sim is given a strong sad moodlet that lasts for a week. It adds in tragedy, consequences, and more difficulty in the game (although it would be more effective if it wasn't so easy to take care of Sims in this game) without being overly disturbing. Players that do find such things disturbing really shouldn't since there's PLENTY of things in the game already that would be inconcieveable in real life.
I'm not really a family player. I've done it a couple times, but it's completely shifted to one or two Sims with no children at all and I wholeheartedly welcome expanding on the gameplay, be it birthing options, miscarriages, or what have you.
Because I have had experience with miscarriages (not myself, but close friends/family) and I don't want it in my game. Just like I don't want cancer or any other serious, fatal illness like that in the game.
Me too, myself, twice. And actually that’s the reason I would welcome it in a Sims game. It’s also why I appreciate the phrase “
try for baby”. Even when all sims get pregnant pretty easily, that phrasing genuinely matters to me. Once a sim in Sims 3 gliched and couldn’t get pregnant (found out later a hard reset fixed it so it was a glitch) and I actually liked that. In a very personal way. Not everyone gets babies with a snap of their fingers and I actually think this could fit in a life simulation game. Not that I regret it’s not in there, it’s not that strong, but I’m definitely not opposed to it, again, for personal reasons. Sounds odd but I’d sort of feel ‘respected’ if they’d add something like this.
