There are way too many phone calls and texts, but they're also boring and predictable. What would be fun is if you got different types of feedback. Like say you get a new partner, and an ex or friend of an ex calls you to tell you to be careful because they were awful to them or that they're abusive (if they have the hotheaded or evil trait). Or with a friendship call, someone would tell you to be careful because they tend to steal (if the person has the klepto trait) or be false friends (with the evil trait).Phone calls to say, "Oh, you have a new friend! They're cool!" are pointless. Who does that in life? But if someone is bad news, that could be interesting.Either that, or stop with all the phone calls and texts. No one does that.

Why oh why oh why did they code this into the game? For what unearthly purpose do these repeated calls that zap me out of super-fast mode serve???? I haven't yet found a current mod to end the madness. Developers, what were you thinking??? * end of rant * :D

I agree. The whole I see you became good friends with so and so is a bit ridiculous.

I think it's kind of weird that your sims' friends know that you made a new friend shortly after it happens. Feels like they're constantly keeping tabs on my sims' lives. I like the congratulations on relationship/new baby texts, though. That's more realistically the type of news that would spread quickly through friends and family groups.

The absolutely worst part about this feature is when someone texts to your sim to say "I heard you became good friends with your child / parent, he/she is really cool!". Stalker much? Stop watching my family pls :joy: This and the fact that when you ask sim parents about their kids or familiy members through the "ask about other sim" option and get "he / she is really cool" (as if they were some people they met at a bar) are honestly two features I'd scrap / completely change in an instant if it were up to me :D I mean, how hard is it to code in an answer specific for family members? "X is my child / mother / grandfather ... they are "?? But yes, back to the feature in the OP: these messages are indeed entirely ridiculous. And I wouldn't miss them one bit if they were gone :D

It almost sounds as if the game was programmed at a time when Sims weren't expected to have children, spouses, and extended family members. As if, perhaps, this function was a holdover from the TS4 online days.However, why on earth would an online game require such a function when there should have been a world of real people, sending real in-game texts to the player? It's just really odd.The only other assumption that I can make (and, unfortunately, the most likely) is that the game was too rushed to bother with the fine details and nuance of different types of relationships.

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invisiblgirl
Not applicable
7 years ago
"TomasGrizzly;c-17231299" wrote:
Are those calls/texts part of some DLC? Because I've never seen them...
Logically, Get together seems like the likely 'culprit'.

Yes, the 'I heard you became friends with...' texts are from GT. One of the reasons I've never bought that pack.
hestiah23
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
The random phone calls from The Sims 1 were legit awesome...
TomasGrizly
Not applicable
7 years ago
Well, when I think about it...
Townie when I call him at 6:55 (AM): "I am sleeping."
Also, random townie at 1:40 (AM): "Wanna go for a date?"
Damn double standards...
littelpan
Not applicable
6 years ago
"One of my friends heard about how great you are and has been asking to meet you. Can I give them your number?"

I've been saying ok to it each time but nothing's happening.
DevilNDisguise7
Not applicable
6 years ago
When that happens in my game, anywhere from a few hours to a day or more my Sim will get a text from who's supposed to be the Sim that wanted to meet them, and then that Sim gets added to the friends list as an acquaintance.

You can choose to befriend them or ignore them from there on out, but other than that, it really doesn't provide any gameplay or have any consequences.
cb2342z
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Never had this happen. Is this a part of some pack?
littelpan
Not applicable
6 years ago
"DevilNDisguise;c-17404127" wrote:
When that happens in my game, anywhere from a few hours to a day or more my Sim will get a text from who's supposed to be the Sim that wanted to meet them, and then that Sim gets added to the friends list as an acquaintance.

You can choose to befriend them or ignore them from there on out, but other than that, it really doesn't provide any gameplay or have any consequences.

Hmmm... odd. I never get the end result.

"cody6268;c-17404132" wrote:
Never had this happen. Is this a part of some pack?

It could be from Get Famous.
GroovyLady1968
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Shortly after I get a message like this some random Sim shows up at the front door. You can invite them in and do an introduction. So watch you front door after you get the message. Sometimes they just barge in and ask to grow friendship based on interests or some other message: nice to meet you let's hang out. Like when neighbors or friends show up at your apartment in City Living. Oh, I was in the city today and I'm crashing here or something like that. I don't remember the exact wording.

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