"PenguinFoop;c-18065918" wrote:
"logion;c-18065914" wrote:
"PenguinFoop;c-18065909" wrote:
"logion;c-18065885" wrote:
Interesting topic, as a straight, masculine man myself I do have to admit that I feel that I am considered as the minority in how Maxis are adding content and market this game...
1: How do you define masculine?
I define masculine as someone who has stronger masculine traits and follow masculine norms and are less interested in feminine traits and norms. These traits and norms are formed from influences throughout my life and my own personal feelings regarding the matter. Someone who is very masculine for me has certain interests that you often associate with boys. (girls, guns, cars, movies). They strive to look attractive by masculine ideals, and often have body hair and beards. They still care about their looks, but not in a fashionable way.
2: What does your masculine sim like to do?
They like to work out, they like to pursue goals, they are strong and dependent, they like action and woohoo. They like to look cool.
3: What career would your masculine sim like?
Careers where the majority of workers are men, careers like truck driver, work in construction, fireman, policeman, technicians, electricians, IT, or jobs related to cars.
4: What would your masculine sim like to wear?
They like to wear normal clothing with neutral colors. Older masculine sims like to wear formal clothing. If the sim is very muscular then they often wear some clothes to show off their muscles. This applies to both men and women.
5: Does your masculine sim have/want body hair?
Yes, they have body hair and I would like for Maxis to add it because body hair can add a lot to how you want your sim to look. But I mostly want beards and more masculine clothing. Guys can look really good in beards and masculine clothing like jeans and jackets and it's a shame that Maxis are not adding much of that.
This part is what I'm talking about. In this game, if we are shooting for all-inclusive, no one should feel like a minority.
As for your take, I love the ideas. Especially the trucker role! Imagine if the game actually had roles that took your sim away from home for extended periods of time. I wonder how that would work. Interesting thought.
Truckers get to see different places as they deliver goods. I once hit the road with a gay, drag-queen, trucker friend of mine and have to admit, it was fun going to New York and also we went to Indiana. So yeah, great experiences! So yeah, a career that took you from one world to another for your job would be fun.
He wasn't exactly the masculine type but still, truck driving is considered more masculine.
I don't mind feeling as a minority as in other games boys are often dominating the player base (although it feels like more girls are getting interested in video games that people often think only boys play). That said, I do feel that men who play the sims are often assumed to be gay... and it's kinda...weird how ones sexuality preference is being defined by a game that they like to play. I'm thankful that there are content creators out there that are not openly gay that can remove that assumption.
As for truck driving, yeah, I recently wanted to create a lumberjack and have him do truck driving, cutting down trees etc. and there are barely any assets from Maxis that I can use for that.
Yeah, I think that assumption comes from the perception that we're playing with virtual Barbie dolls. We live in Barbie houses, have tea parties and play dress up. Lol
The reason I like to play sims is customization, it offers me ways to create characters and build worlds that no other games can. And I see that other people love to do that in other games too.
Even people who you would not consider your average sims player still loves to play the sims for different reasons, Call Me Kevin for example, who loves the chaotic part of it.
