"PreCiious;c-17421025" wrote:
"GalacticGal;c-17420306" wrote:
Look at it this way, at least you can give your Elders something to do, that's actually productive. Some of us have been asking for this skill for a long time. Yeah, if all you do in your game is sit and watch a Sim skill, (because I'm getting the definite impression knitting will be a skill to develop) then woe is you. (To me that's grinding.) Me, I play full households and I create a story as things go along. Having Granny sitting back in her comfy chair and knitting stuff is great. Think of the presents she can hand out at Winterfest! Or, perhaps, she can add money to the family funds by selling her crafts. This will give her a sense of purpose. I also have Sims occasionally gather the dirty clothes and do the laundry. This makes for some gameplay when your active Sim is the only one on the lot during the course of a Sim day. Plus, it adds some realism. We can't have all Sims 'clean house', as that's reserved for Sims with the Neat trait. Which is too bad. Our Stay-at-Homes (Homemakers) can't even busy themselves making beds. Yeah, I realize these little details bore the beejeebies out of many of you, but I find them adding that piece of life to my game.
~No snark intended.
But elders can do a lot of things. They can read and write books, draw and there is a flower arrangement table (with Seasons) which is also crafty... . They can play card games on the table. So i dont get it really.
Knitting is not just for elders, we already voted for DIY instead of granny specific stuff.
I mean seriously how many times does anyone use the flower arrangement table and the skill that comes with it. I bet, when this pack comes out everyone will be playing at speed 3 while the sim will knit.
Well at least there will be a rocking chair...
Oh and gift giving comes with seasons too ... not everyone has that... that will be 40$
I'm hoping the sims will actually be able to knit in the chair. (I wouldn't put it past them to add the chair but can't use it to knit... *jaded*)
However, despite how I feel about knitting, I think I would even buy this pack if the chair could be used to have children and toddlers sit in an YA/Adult/Elder lap and read stories, cuddle and chat. That alone would make it worth the $10 to me.
I'm also really not understanding this need from everyone that our elders need stuff to do. They can do anything they want just like a YA. I've built a "senior centre" and "retirement home" in my game and use them both for my seniors. They can gather there and swim, work out, play games, write, read, "drink", horseshoes, fooseball, garden, flower arranging. They are what you make them.
