Opinions on Goth makeover?
Today the SDX was a makeover for the Goth family. Morty has Vlad's speedo and I don't know how I feel about it... https://i.imgur.com/S9V2dkb.png
Forum Discussion
"Chaotic_Moira;c-18116364" wrote:"Oldeseadogge;c-18116320" wrote:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Who gets to decide if it's broke?
I do. I say it's broke. Or isn't. Wasn't. But now is. Broke. Broken...
Spoiler
On a serious note, SOMEBODY decided that the original S4 family ain't good enough and Maxis listened and took action AND months for this make-over too be completed without adding one single sentiment and/or like/ dislike. Ah! A bunch of empty shellfish named Goth. How innovative.
Indeed, as others mentioned, a skintone update would have been sufficient. Little darker here, bit whiter there, whatever. Absolutely, make it match the skintones of the Goths and Calientes from previous games, if it's such a big deal.
But no, let's alter the ENTIRE genetic make-up of these 8 year old families and replace them with a bunch of ... impostors?
Sure, the studio consulted a handful of content creators and ethnic specialist or whatever they're called....to get it "right". Right for who?
Why not consult me instead? Am I not good enough? I'm mixed race. (I'm half human half beast).
Here's what I'd tell Maxis:
Dear Maxis. Leave as is. However, IF you still feel so compelled to change every iconic detail about these sims because of whoever is throwing yet another tantrum, I've got the solution: Put them on the gallery. Put the "other sims" on the gallery instead of replacing perfectly fine original families with this lot. Let the complainers do some work for a change. Seriously. Let them open the gallery, find the new "Goths" and replace the original ones that live in Willow World, instead of everyone else always having to go out of THEIR roundaboutway to make old stuff work again.
Yours sincerely,
That Annoying Dude.
I can imagine that over half the community is in panic now: HELP! Where can I get the original family?! Please share!! Somebody PLEASE!! WHAT DID THEY DO TO ALEXANDER???? HE'S NOT.....CUUUUUTE!! AAARRGGHHH!
Should've been the other way 'round shouldn't it?
Or wait, better still, one should just learn how to use CAS. It's not that hard. Again, don't be lazy, do the work. It's all there, one nudge away from being utterly spoonfed. It takes less than a second to change a skintone because-in case folks have forgotten- we were given this wonderful skintone update a while back. Less than a second.
But no. Maxis went for an entire new level of nerf: Let's "kill" the Goths because somebody wasn't very happy.
Hooray.
"Oh but these are new and ethnically correct Got..."
NO! I DON'T wan't to hear it. These are not THE Goths. These came from an Alien planet called "TaNN~TrOOm".
Anyway, nevermind my longwinded nonsense. I saved original Bells long time ago. She's the only woman I care about. Like in life...
Okay, scrap that last part.
Indeed, as others mentioned, a skintone update would have been sufficient. Little darker here, bit whiter there, whatever. Absolutely, make it match the skintones of the Goths and Calientes from previous games, if it's such a big deal.
But no, let's alter the ENTIRE genetic make-up of these 8 year old families and replace them with a bunch of ... impostors?
Sure, the studio consulted a handful of content creators and ethnic specialist or whatever they're called....to get it "right". Right for who?
Why not consult me instead? Am I not good enough? I'm mixed race. (I'm half human half beast).
Here's what I'd tell Maxis:
Dear Maxis. Leave as is. However, IF you still feel so compelled to change every iconic detail about these sims because of whoever is throwing yet another tantrum, I've got the solution: Put them on the gallery. Put the "other sims" on the gallery instead of replacing perfectly fine original families with this lot. Let the complainers do some work for a change. Seriously. Let them open the gallery, find the new "Goths" and replace the original ones that live in Willow World, instead of everyone else always having to go out of THEIR roundaboutway to make old stuff work again.
Yours sincerely,
That Annoying Dude.
I can imagine that over half the community is in panic now: HELP! Where can I get the original family?! Please share!! Somebody PLEASE!! WHAT DID THEY DO TO ALEXANDER???? HE'S NOT.....CUUUUUTE!! AAARRGGHHH!
Should've been the other way 'round shouldn't it?
Or wait, better still, one should just learn how to use CAS. It's not that hard. Again, don't be lazy, do the work. It's all there, one nudge away from being utterly spoonfed. It takes less than a second to change a skintone because-in case folks have forgotten- we were given this wonderful skintone update a while back. Less than a second.
But no. Maxis went for an entire new level of nerf: Let's "kill" the Goths because somebody wasn't very happy.
Hooray.
"Oh but these are new and ethnically correct Got..."
NO! I DON'T wan't to hear it. These are not THE Goths. These came from an Alien planet called "TaNN~TrOOm".
Anyway, nevermind my longwinded nonsense. I saved original Bells long time ago. She's the only woman I care about. Like in life...
Okay, scrap that last part.
