First of all, Burglars don't currently exist.I know a lot of people want them though. And to be honest, I think they'd be interesting too. We have a Kleptomaniac trait and various criminal and bad guy careers. But you know what I know, in all my psychic psychicness? That if we get Burglars, people will start complaining that they are robbed too often just like they complain that they get too much of everything they wanted.So basically, be careful what you wish for. Will we have Insurance?

Can we have the option of the burglar sometimes being an actual Sim with that profession, or should it just be a NPC? And would Sims and Occult Sims (vampires and spellcasters) be allowed to deal with the thief? The police shows up, and the burglar lies drained on the porch (no idea what happend, officer...) or is an object. The freeze gun? Or should the thief be this unstoppable force (even for your high-ranked police Sim) that only NPC police can arrest?I'm torn about the idea. We'd need ways to protect ourselves. Locked doors, alarms, sign up for neighbourhood watch (pay $ and lessen the chance of having them appear), or dogs would serve as a deterrent (assuming you have one, which almost noone of my Sims does).I didn't mind them in Sims 1, but darn, that burglar who ignored my alarm, stole my newly bought televison for 3k, and then hightailed it while the police apparently were on a donut break. That stung.

If the sims have a dog I think it would be great it it could bark to alert the owner about an intruder and maybe it could even chase off the burglar.

The Sharing is Caring NAP hullabaloo makes me think people maybe don’t want burglars as much as they said they did. I almost wonder if it was a bit of a trial balloon for them to see if the random swiping would generate a ton of complaints...and it did.

"Pamtastic72;c-17801427" wrote:The Sharing is Caring NAP hullabaloo makes me think people maybe don’t want burglars as much as they said they did. I almost wonder if it was a bit of a trial balloon for them to see if the random swiping would generate a ton of complaints...and it did.The burglar in previous games swiped one or two things and then went away not to return until much later. And they only appeared on home lots. With Sharing is Caring NAP it's more like anarchy, everybody steals everything all the time. We also have the normal kleptomaniacs who also steal. I guess people just liked the burglar in the striped outfit and the police men and car that arrived to arrest him.

Nerf Burglars Before They Are Nerfed?

goblinslayer82
4 years ago
I miss them
NightwalkerArk
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
Can we have the option of the burglar sometimes being an actual Sim with that profession, or should it just be a NPC? And would Sims and Occult Sims (vampires and spellcasters) be allowed to deal with the thief? The police shows up, and the burglar lies drained on the porch (no idea what happend, officer...) or is an object. The freeze gun? Or should the thief be this unstoppable force (even for your high-ranked police Sim) that only NPC police can arrest?

I'm torn about the idea. We'd need ways to protect ourselves. Locked doors, alarms, sign up for neighbourhood watch (pay $ and lessen the chance of having them appear), or dogs would serve as a deterrent (assuming you have one, which almost noone of my Sims does).

I didn't mind them in Sims 1, but darn, that burglar who ignored my alarm, stole my newly bought televison for 3k, and then hightailed it while the police apparently were on a donut break. That stung.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
If the sims have a dog I think it would be great it it could bark to alert the owner about an intruder and maybe it could even chase off the burglar.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
4 years ago
The Sharing is Caring NAP hullabaloo makes me think people maybe don’t want burglars as much as they said they did. I almost wonder if it was a bit of a trial balloon for them to see if the random swiping would generate a ton of complaints...and it did.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"Pamtastic72;c-17801427" wrote:
The Sharing is Caring NAP hullabaloo makes me think people maybe don’t want burglars as much as they said they did. I almost wonder if it was a bit of a trial balloon for them to see if the random swiping would generate a ton of complaints...and it did.

The burglar in previous games swiped one or two things and then went away not to return until much later. And they only appeared on home lots. With Sharing is Caring NAP it's more like anarchy, everybody steals everything all the time. We also have the normal kleptomaniacs who also steal. I guess people just liked the burglar in the striped outfit and the police men and car that arrived to arrest him.
timurjr96
4 years ago
"Pamtastic72;c-17801427" wrote:
The Sharing is Caring NAP hullabaloo makes me think people maybe don’t want burglars as much as they said they did. I almost wonder if it was a bit of a trial balloon for them to see if the random swiping would generate a ton of complaints...and it did.

Sharing is caring is a tad extreme because it breaks the community lot by swiping the essential objects.
Fluteline24
New Spectator
4 years ago
I mean, they've nerfed my vampires, spellcasters and aliens, so maybe it's time to nerf some of the realism stuff I don't want in the game. I think that sounds fair after my stuff is constantly nerfed. :)
Netzspannung
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
"izecson;c-17801466" wrote:
"Pamtastic72;c-17801427" wrote:
The Sharing is Caring NAP hullabaloo makes me think people maybe don’t want burglars as much as they said they did. I almost wonder if it was a bit of a trial balloon for them to see if the random swiping would generate a ton of complaints...and it did.

Sharing is caring is a tad extreme because it breaks the community lot by swiping the essential objects.

Exactly this. Before I turned off NAPs, my Sim went to a bar and an in-game hour later the lot was broken because all of the bar stools and chairs had been swiped. I think if they had just disabled the swiping from community lots, that would have gone a long way to make this NAP more appealing.
x4m1r4
4 years ago
TBH, I don't mind to have burglars or any other NPC or even "disasters" as long as we can toggle it either on/off or control the level of each occurrence. They could introduce the level from easy to hardcore. With this option, we can at least accommodate most of the Simmers preference.
Simmingal
Hero
4 years ago
thats what the burglar alarms are for

I don't really like kleptos because you cant tell what they take and where and no way to catch them and indeed id like community lots to not be included in the mess

but burglars like older games where you get them more like very rare happening and you can catch them and mostly if you place your alarms wisely they get to take absolutely nothing

I would find it fun once in a while