I am also very unhappy about this phone obsession. Even before this patch, I would get frustrated with actions I set for my sims being dropped because of a computer, phone or other objects, including drinking water from sink. It makes it difficult to play a storyline you become immersed in when sims are focused on objects. I don't like the crazy phone use in real life and don't want it in my game. It isn't fun anymore if you have to constantly watch over your sims to make sure they do what they need to do, and they decide to not do it because of these obsessions. I was playing my werewolf couple, moved them in and the welcome wagon started. I have 2 computers in their home as they are writers and need them. So instead of getting to know each other, the guests go straight to the computers! I locked them to household only and started conversations. My sims both stopped doing what I wanted them to and went to their computers. Tried again to get them into conversing with the welcome wagon and the same thing happened again. I was so frustrated I exited the game. Now we have an even worse phone obsession. Teens are obsessed with phones, so thought this was going to be about them. But everyone is now obsessed. Life is supposed to be about people, not objects. If you come to dinner at my house, that phone is put away. I was hoping for the ability for parents to take away your teen's phone. Great opportunity for punishing them if not doing homework or getting detention, or sneaking out of the home. Never would have guessed this obsession would be for all sims! I want to continue to enjoy my sims. I want to get back to my farmers and my paranormal couple and have fun! I don't want my sims to stop milking the cow or making friends with the animals to use the phone. Please fix this!
