Is this the start of Story Progression?

this is the kind of stuff (if well done) that is desperately needed in the game.

I do wish it would avoid played Sims. I can make then try for a baby whenever I want. It is the unplayed sims I would want to influence through this.

I enjoy getting the parent calls about when are you going to visit though. It makes my families seem like they are staying connected a little more autonomously.

"SeaDragonSong;c-17556073" wrote:

"fruitsbasket101;c-17556031" wrote:
Though this is a good start toward story progression, it would have been nice to have this as a base game update instead of in a pack.

It is a base game update as far as I know, as I think I've seen people say they have those without eco living?

@SeaDragonSong I don’t have Eco Lifestyle and I’ve never seen this in my game. When I first saw it, I thought it was from Slice of Life, but when I got the mod I still wasn’t getting these messages. It must be from Eco Lifestyle.

"SilentKitty;c-17670631" wrote:

I have never seen this in my game and I have had the Eco-pack for a long time. I wonder what the requirements are. Could it perhaps be because there are a lot of kids in my games?

The requirement for the baby phone call is that your sim must have a friend who has the family-oriented trait and is married. That’s why I’ve seen a lot of people get this call when their sims are friends with Geoffrey Landgraab for example.

I got the phone call for engagement ring from one of my sims friends who has the non-committal trait and has a girlfriend. That’s why he called to ask you to make the decision for him - he’s non-committal and needed a push. I said yes and the got auto-engaged. I was going to do it at some point anyway, so I just took advantage of the phone call which matched my plans.

I assume the other calls have similar triggers, but I haven’t checked.

I also think it's a start on story progression. I think they're going to add more of this in the future. And im glad they do :)

@SimmerGeorge it only happened once for me and im playing with EL already for a long time...

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I have been waiting and I still haven't gotten that call my sims must not have enough friends...yes I know it's random but I'll say it's that, it would be cool if it was like this. I feel like when we have to wait for certain features the budget starts getting moved around and they can be better than if they had been basegame so if this is the start I think's it's a good point cause it gives the control a lot of people want while still being there better than a toggle I think.

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-17558015" wrote:

"@SimAlexandria;c-17557985" wrote:

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-17556565" wrote:

"@SimmerGeorge;c-17556528" wrote:
@fruitsbasket101 oh nooooo. I might have to buy the pack just for the phonecalls. Why?! :(

Non-pack related story progression should be core to the base game. Always. It’s absurd that a player would have to buy an entire theme pack for that. I hope these phone calls will be patched into BG in the future.

I have the pack and agree, it should be base game.

However, the asked a lot about story progression stuff in that recent poll and it'd have been too soon for them to create that yet, maybe this was just a little addition almost like a test before implementing it for everyone? Maybe they'll roll out a bigger update next year or the one after or something with proper story progression for everyone (and a toggle off for people who don't want it) (Hopefully not just wishful thinking haha)

It may be a test. But then it should be tested with the wider audience in order to get more substantial feedback.
If the audience doesn't like it, it's just as easy to take it out.

I didn't mean a test as to whether we like it, the survey would have told them that, more a test to see if it works without bugs/glitches, which is better rolled out small first. But I do agree, Story Progression shouldn't be tied to a pack. That being said, I want it. If enough people don't want it and it can't be turned on and off maybe a pack would be better for them? Right now with the phone calls it seems optional, just answer no, but maybe future versions won't be? So a bit torn that way... If a real version ever comes in to play and IS tied to a pack though, I think it should be a generations style pack where it would make more sense.

Oh, this is interesting! Is it completely random? How well do you have to know the person ringing asking you whether they should have a baby? I'd hope it's not just a random townie that gatecrashed your date at the spice festival or something :D