New Sims Delivery Express (1/10/22 or 10/1/22)

I have to somewhat agree. I know a lot of people are happy to see their culture in game and that's also the route the sims 4 is taking, so that's fine by me. I don't mind it. But I don't have a lot of personal use for them since I choose to keep everything as fictional as possible. And then it always becomes about how "accurate, right or wrong" a piece of clothing or culture is instead of sharing all the creative uses for a new item! Everyone instead is scared to offend anyone else by using an item a certain way or not liking it.

It can be confusing and maybe a bit difficult if something is unfamiliar to you, but hanbok are just clothes. They're not any more fictional or less fictional than most of the other clothes in the game. Is a gown or a tuxedo particularly fictional or non-fictional? Hanbok are similar in that they tend to be worn on special occasions, but they're not scary or meant to offend. I think it's just cultural unfamiliarity that creates some tension, but EA is bringing in completely normal things that may just be unfamiliar to players from a Western culture. Also, the reason people may react about something being "accurate" or not is because if something is very familiar, it's easy to tell if it's right or not, and if it's not, it's just strange and maybe disappointing. For example, if the dev team gave the below as a "regular" wedding dress, people would probably say something.


If your Sims have holidays like Lunar New Year or Chuseok or are reenacting history, then hanbok may suit them well for those circumstances. If not, well... Simmers will have to be creative or maybe this update isn't for them. But I don't think people need to be so stressed about offending others because of how their Sims wear the clothes in the game. If there's an issue, it's EA that's going to be flamed, not players.

Time for my old standby. A new upscale restaurant with staff in traditional dress.

I like how these just pop up randomly. It’s always such a nice surprise to get new free stuff.

I like the new hair, but I probably won’t use the new outfits. It’s always a nice surprise getting free content, though!

The outfits and hair look lovely! ??

I won’t be using these myself, but I’m glad some folks would be able to use them. ??

It's beautiful but not very versatile. (the outfit isn't meant to be versatile in the first place, but for instance they could have made a version of the hair without the ribbon).

"Dianesims;c-18035041" wrote:
It's beautiful but not very versatile. (the outfit isn't meant to be versatile in the first place, but for instance they could have made a version of the hair without the ribbon).

Yeah, that’s the problem with some niche items like this, especially with real life culture stuff. I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable putting these clothing on non-Korean sims, for example. I don’t have any Korean Sims in my current playthrough, so I wouldn’t be wanting to use these clothing. (I feel that I would be appropriating a culture that isn’t mine, and especially a culture that I know almost nothing about, etc.)

It also feels incomplete, too. Like, have more of a collection. That’s why there should be more sets, if they’re going to do this kind of thing. That way, folks who DO want items from this particular culture can get some more variety and more item usage.

I don't really understand anyone who is feeling uncomfortable using cultural items with different cultures. It's a game, and when you're playing it, it's your game. Anyone offended by the simple usage of a clothing item in your game has serious issues.

I'm a cowboy, I was riding horses before I could walk (true story...my dad used me on their backs when he was training them). I promise I won't be offended if you use the cowboy hat that is in the game for a sim that doesn't live on a ranch.

My point is that almost all of the clothing in the game comes from some culture or another. As does all the art work, furniture styles, etc. It's a GOOD thing they are representing more different cultures.

"Stormkeep;c-18035050" wrote:
I don't really understand anyone who is feeling uncomfortable using cultural items with different cultures. It's a game, and when you're playing it, it's your game. Anyone offended by the simple usage of a clothing item in your game has serious issues.

I'm a cowboy, I was riding horses before I could walk (true story...my dad used me on their backs when he was training them). I promise I won't be offended if you use the cowboy hat that is in the game for a sim that doesn't live on a ranch.

It’s just a personal thing for me.

"LatinaBunny;c-18035054" wrote:

"Stormkeep;c-18035050" wrote:
I don't really understand anyone who is feeling uncomfortable using cultural items with different cultures. It's a game, and when you're playing it, it's your game. Anyone offended by the simple usage of a clothing item in your game has serious issues.

I'm a cowboy, I was riding horses before I could walk (true story...my dad used me on their backs when he was training them). I promise I won't be offended if you use the cowboy hat that is in the game for a sim that doesn't live on a ranch.

It’s just a personal thing for me.

Think of it in a positive way, like discovering a new culture instead of giving it a negative connotation.