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l33tp33tNW
New Ace
3 years ago

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

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  • milutinmujovic's avatar
    milutinmujovic
    Rising Veteran
    3 years ago
    "auroraael14;c-18115315" wrote:
    I don't feel anyway towards it. I like my makeover of them better and will continue to use mine. I've remade most of the premades to match their sims 2 counterparts.


    I thought I was the only one who did that. xD
    I remade over 100 characters from TS1, 2 and 3.
  • ChaoticMoira's avatar
    ChaoticMoira
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    "JAL;c-18115823" wrote:
    The way I see it, people hated the way they looked and complained - EA changed them - now people hate the way they look and complain. I think that poll is probably rather accurate even if it is small as those who are indifferent or like the new change will be less likely to speak up on forums and in comments than people who feel strongly about the issue or hate it. That's why negative views on any forum for any topic will seem more common than positive views.


    This is true. Complaints are always louder than compliments. It is unfortunate too.

  • ChaoticMoira's avatar
    ChaoticMoira
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    "MilutinMujovic;c-18116016" wrote:
    "auroraael14;c-18115315" wrote:
    I don't feel anyway towards it. I like my makeover of them better and will continue to use mine. I've remade most of the premades to match their sims 2 counterparts.


    I thought I was the only one who did that. xD
    I remade over 100 characters from TS1, 2 and 3.


    Heck no. I don't make them all match Sims 2 specifically. But I make sure they match the general look and that their lore is in tact. But I only do it with the handful of sim families I care about. 100 sims, daaang... Impressive.


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    ChaoticMoira
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    "Oldeseadogge;c-18116320" wrote:
    If it ain't broke, don't fix it.


    Who gets to decide if it's broke?

  • LiELF's avatar
    LiELF
    Legend
    3 years ago
    I love Mortimer's new look but I'm really not a fan of the rest. I feel like a lot of the interesting facial characteristics are gone and they look more generic now. Especially Bella, she's got that standard CAS randomized face that comes with no chin. The lack of chin really bugs me and her eye shape used to be quite unique but now looks bland. I don't understand why they didn't just update the skin tones and just tweak Mortimer. Also, isn't he supposed to be much older with white hair? I also don't like the Adult facial lines around the mouth and nose area in general, they make the front of the cheeks look puffy and not like a natural aging progression, and I dislike them even more so on Bella. So I'm fine with Bella being a Young Adult forever. She's iconic and practically immortal anyway.

    I will probably swap out the new Goths for the old if I make a new save.
  • MarioBabyLuigi's avatar
    MarioBabyLuigi
    3 years ago
    Haven't really paid much attention to the Goths so here's my two cents.

    I actually prefer the new Bella Goth, the old one looks too much like a Barbie doll (the mushy looking hair doesn't help either), and looks underdeveloped. Plus I like the slightly darker skin tone.

    Mortimer has a better face, makes him look older and I think he just looks better older.

    Cassandra, the new one looks like a completely different character altogether. I think I prefer the older one's hair style over the newer one but I think both are still cute.

    Same is said about Alexander. He looks like a different character entirely, and I think I prefer the older one more.
  • CAPTAIN_NXR7's avatar
    CAPTAIN_NXR7
    Legend
    3 years ago
    "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.


  • Sthenastia's avatar
    Sthenastia
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    I have just only updated Bella's skintone and makeup by sliders and nothing more. Here is the effect. Ok. She could have been darker, but I just would like to show that sometimes less is more...

    https://i.ibb.co/425PZcd/Bella-minimal.png
  • Skyrryx's avatar
    Skyrryx
    Rising Veteran
    3 years ago
    They made Alexander with completly wrong facial features when he age up and wrong skin color (he is supposed to have the same skin color as his dad). It's a problem with all the toddlers/children Sims. Alexander look so wrong. Bella look too old for a young adult, too much wrinkles and the skin tone need to be more warm. Mortimer (better than the old version, but need a longer face and a more dense mustache) and Cassandra look ok.

    I think the lore update is a failure. :'(

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