Seriously, I mean look at the Hobby section. There is only 6!!! And “perfectionist” isn’t even a hobby!Yet we have SO MANY MORE hobbies in the game!Working out, Swimming, Programming (geek only covers video games and sci-fi books), Yoga, Science stuff (telescope, microscope, chemistry table, etc...), meditating, cooking (foodie covers EATING not cooking, I have friends who cook as an artistic outlet), Singing (not covered by “music lover), trying on clothes, bowling, basketball, Shopping, watching movies, etc...Sure, you can say “active” covers working out and swimming, but what if you want a specific sim you can often find swimming?When I was a teen (irl) I played basketball every moment of my free time. Like 80 hours a week. Why can’t I make a sim to represent my teen self? Always shooting hoops?Little things like this would add SO MUCH to the game!!!I have relatives who love video editing or building car models. How cool would it be to see the sims I make doing those things when I visit them?Now we have roller skating and ice skating, but no traits to make a sim who loves those things! I have a friend who wanted to be an Olympic speed skater. How cool would it be to see him ice skating every time I went over???C’mon Maxis!!!!How do you make packs like Bowling Night, Movie Hangout, spa day, etc and not make traits related to those things???DO IT! DO IT NOW!

This!The sims 3 traits are actually the only thing I miss about sims 3. There were a lot of both small, sillier traits and bigger ones, plus we had five slots, which was enough room to have both bogger traits that covered the main parts of the personality and a one or two smaller, like loves heat, light sleeper and such. 3 are barely enough to cover a whole personality, not to mention that all of them are much broader. I miss the variation.

I love this post. I completely agree.

Just the title alone has me dying of laughter lol

I totally agree with you!I really miss the 'interests' traits sims had in the Sims 2. You know, common interests they can talk about? It would add so much depth to their personalities.

Maxis has the “Lazy” trait when it comes to... Traits...

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jimmysnan
7 years ago
Yes I agree more traits would be great, as the ones they have are way too broad. Also all my sims act the same when something happens so I cant get the versatility I would like even when I randomize. Each sim was advertised as unique, with not having the smaller nuisances they seem to be all the same.
JamesDeanSQ
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
I would completely agree with this. In The Sims 3 I really felt like every Sim I created was unique and had their own distinctive personality. In The Sims 4, all my Sims feel like the same exact person.
JestTru
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
More trait option are definitely needed and wanted.
ShatteredPaper
7 years ago
They have cc/mods that add more traits to the game :smile:
Sigzy_29
Legend
7 years ago
"citysimmer;c-16719597" wrote:
"Anthonydyer;c-16719462" wrote:
. I believe traits are too focused on triggering emotions.

This is the problem with many of TS4's traits in a nutshell, and it's why the Genius trait is so underwhelming. I want to see traits that boost gains in certain skills, change the way sims respond to events (for example, a hot headed sim could get angry at a time when other sims would usually get sad), change the rate of relationship increase/decrease, etc.

The thing about skill boosts is that emotional traits rely on said emotion for that boost. The genius trait relies on the focused moodlet/emotion to give such boost, but because it can easily be overwhelmed it looses it's impact and effect.

Hot headed sims will rage when a sim is cheated on instead of crying. I wish they'd get angry though, when other sims perform every mischievous interaction on them, giving negative social points. I think some interactions do, but not all. Sadly though, I don't think mischievous interactions are set to autonomous. I have never seen other sims fart on mine (obnoxious cloud interaction) or zap them with the hand shake.
Kelza101
New Vanguard
7 years ago
Agreed. We definitely need more traits.
BetterGore
Rising Novice
7 years ago
I also think Sims4 traits are too less. I ever want to choose rebellious trait but it hasn't in 4.
And I think some traits will more interesting if not conflict, such as kleptomaniac and good(I remember they hasn't conflict emotions, and hasn't negative emotions gain), it will likes phantom thieves. Sims3 can have hypocrites, friendly and evil.
And I don't know why good trait can't woohoo in coffins. I ever want to create a chivalrous expert(good trait and criminal career)but good can't woohoo in coffins, so I choosen another trait.
astridentanja
7 years ago
I must confess, playing the game again, I fail to see the use of traits in this game. I play an evil sim who was insulting her sister (I made her, if I leave them to it they chit-chat). Next thing I know they are hugging each other for some reason and take a selfie. They can add a million refined traits, it won’t make any difference because of the way they designed the game and ‘personalities’.

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