Is 'upgrading' worth it?

If you have a dryer, I will say YES it's worth it. Those dryers just catch on fire too easily. As far as upgrading the toilets to not break, I really don't see a difference. Plus if you forget and accidentally replace it, all your upgrades are gone. What I don't care for in this game, all upgrades don't save. So, for example, you have a home fully upgraded and want to save it for another game save, for whatever reason, the upgrades don't save. I rarely upgrade anything anymore.

"Chazzzy;c-16749019" wrote:
I don't understand why electronics don't have an option to upgrade them so that they stop breaking. It makes no sense to spend all of this money buying parts and wasting time upgrading items if they still continue to break.

We at least need a mod that will make it so no object breaks or at least fully upgraded objects don't break.

There is a mod to make objects break less frequently, or stop them from breaking. You can use this mod to change the percentage of how often things break. I think if you set it to 0 then nothing will break. http://modthesims.info/d/604016

I'm relieved to hear that I'm not imagining it. Yes, I naively spent thousands of Sim-bucks and exhausting amounts of time on the Sims' part & got two sims to 10 handiness to do all of these upgrades, and the plumbing still breaks constantly, as do the speakers and some other things as well. So frustrating. I'd just rather have the ability to spend big bucks for unbreakable items (like the computer). I usually buy the unbreakable toilet also, but there is no unbreakable sink, and I don't think there is that option for any showers either. And of course they all need to break in a big cluster when you are at that crazy-needy time in the toddler training process. (You know, the point where random Sims stop doing what they are supposed to on their own at all (like feeding the toddler when you tell them to or the toddler asks) and may or may not 'listen' to you... and then there is that stupid glitchy high chair and in-and-out contests from them all while you try to have them not starve the child... :/ Ya. That stuff.

"SheriGR;d-948724" wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that spending thousands for upgrade parts and having a '10 handy' Sim upgrade and even make some things 'unbreakable' does not necessarily seem to be reducing how often their stuff is breaking down?

The upgrade parts are more for like 'never dirty toilet and shower'. :D

It works for TVs tho. I've never had a TV or electronic device breaking down after the upgrade.

"DeKay;c-16749320" wrote:

"SheriGR;d-948724" wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that spending thousands for upgrade parts and having a '10 handy' Sim upgrade and even make some things 'unbreakable' does not necessarily seem to be reducing how often their stuff is breaking down?

The upgrade parts are more for like 'never dirty toilet and shower'. :D

It works for TVs tho. I've never had a TV or electronic device breaking down after the upgrade.

Ewwww... the dirty toilet is the maid's problem! Just kidding... ;) Well, I hope it will at least reduce the issues with the little speakers breaking constantly. I must say I think it helped with the roomba because when I first got it it broke down a LOT.

I usually get my sims really high in the mechanical skill.. and go a step further and get the instant upgrade trait. It might be because I don't play large households but things don't break that often for me when they are high skilled and things are upgraded. It might also be because I can spend basically no time fixing stuff though... and it's kind of a dominant moment to show those appliances/electronics who's boss.

Upgrading works fine for me.

Other than a weird glitch in which a stereo upgraded to 'unbreakable' did break and couldn't be fixed (I had to 'replace'), my non-breakable items have worked as advertised. Some objects can only be upgraded to not-so breakable.

I've noticed that when you have a Sim working on the handy trait, things seem to break more often, as if to give them more opportunities to work on their new skill. I had a Sim with full handiness upgrade everything in the house a generation ago. Her granddaughter is now working on her handiness, and the shower breaks all the time. It's just about the only thing that didn't have the 'unbreakable' upgrade option.

Mostly, though, I don't mind things breaking - it adds a little variety to my Sims' lives. (Although, in un-upgraded households, the toilet never fails to break just before bed. I don't know how many times I've had an exhausted parent fixing the toilet at 2 am.)

"invisiblgirl;c-16749554" wrote:
Other than a weird glitch in which a stereo upgraded to 'unbreakable' did break and couldn't be fixed (I had to 'replace'), my non-breakable items have worked as advertised. Some objects can only be upgraded to not-so breakable.

I've noticed that when you have a Sim working on the handy trait, things seem to break more often, as if to give them more opportunities to work on their new skill. I had a Sim with full handiness upgrade everything in the house a generation ago. Her granddaughter is now working on her handiness, and the shower breaks all the time. It's just about the only thing that didn't have the 'unbreakable' upgrade option.

Mostly, though, I don't mind things breaking - it adds a little variety to my Sims' lives. (Although, in un-upgraded households, the toilet never fails to break just before bed. I don't know how many times I've had an exhausted parent fixing the toilet at 2 am.)

Yup, yup, yup! I don't really mind it much, it just surprised and annoyed me some. False advertising and all. I do think it adds a little edge and all, I just don't appreciate the upgrade being costly and time consuming then not doing what it said it would. If it is actually 'breaks less often', that is what the upgrade should be called. (Or sturdy, etc.) I agree, though, it gives them a confidence boost and is super-fast to do once the handiness is high. B)

It's worth upgrading sinks and toilets since they seem to break every day.