"mannanna;c-17885405" wrote:
"SnowBnuuy;c-17885354" wrote:
So who do you want represented? You talk about how you feel excluded and left out but you don't actually say what representation you want in the game.
It's not about "who". At least that is what I think. It's about represented as a whole when it comes to creating Sims. It bothers me that the game is becoming political - as in American politics. I'm not ashamed to say that my skin color and hair color is not all that well represented, and what someone else said, male sims. I like that they add clothing and furniture styles from different part of the world but creating a perfect copy of yourself - is it necessary for the game to be good? I much rather they spend time and effort on the game play itself rather than trying to be politically correct.
@manannan Thanks for the reply! Interesting to read your opinion on the matter. Sorry for waffling, I wanted to make my reply sound as polite as possible.
OP says, 'What other groups are you promoting?' so I am guessing it's likely to be about the 'who'. The thing is, a lot of people have said to me personally that they feel excluded because of people like me, but they don't explain what changes they would like to see, specifically, or what groups they'd like to see more rep for.
I personally disagree; I do not see how a couple of optional Pride T-shirts, optional LGBT+ Sims and optional and Pride Flags is 'becoming political', IMO. If people don't want LGBT+ Sims, then they can choose not to play them, they can choose not to use the flags or the T-shirts as well if they want. The LGBT+ Sims and content are entirely optional; the power is in the hands of the player, to choose what kind of Sims they do and don't play as in their save file. Unfortunately, the trouble with people wanting games to be less 'politically correct', is that what is considered 'too much' representation is going to be very different from player to player. Even the smallest, most optional addition might be 'too much' for somebody.
I don't ever make Sims who are like me- I already have to put up with myself all the time and that's bad enough, I don't want me in the game I play to relax! : P Joking aside I know some people do, and it's good that progress has been made in allowing people from different backgrounds to make Sims like themselves. Aside from Sim-selves, not everyone wants to make a 'perfect copy of themselves', some just want to make Sims who share their experience somehow. It can feel validating and refreshing to some people. As a side point, I personally don't think there's any such thing as too much representation, especially for a sandbox game. The whole idea of sandbox games is the choice, the (comparative to other game types) creativity and the breadth of things to do and make, so it makes sense that creators of such a game would do their part to include as many different experiences as possible.
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with me. I will say no more on the matter since I've summed up my outlook on the overall matter entirely, but I really appreciate your response and sharing your ideas.
