All my sims are obsessed with grilling. When I switch to the next house during the night (3 AM normally, because I want to get the 5 AM growth in their garden), if they own a BBQ there is a 99% chance that I find one household member grilling. Quite often that sim will not even eat whatever was grilled, but either leave it on the coffee table (because they no longer place food on counters or dining tables, but that's another story).At 3 AM you should expect them to be more tired than hungry, but no - all needs are 70-100% in the green, except hunger that is normally red or yellow. I wish they would consider the clock, and be in bed rather than at the grill. NO - and I repeat NO - household member will be in bed at 3 AM - not even toddlers. There has to be some missing programming code involved...Also - why on earth must the BBQ be so attractive? If they are hungry and there are leftovers in the fridge, why start grilling a serving for the entire family at 3 AM? And why do they NEVER use the kitchen stove to satisfy their hunger when I enter a new house?I just played a house, where the mother woke up at 7 AM. She was hungry, so she marched right out to the garden grill, during a thunder storm!!! Instead of using the kitchen. There was plenty of leftovers in the fridge too. But no, she preferred grilling in the garden while it rained???Please EA, fix the grill, or we will need to just delete the grills from all lots. You need to make it less popular - in fact I would not mind if it would ONLY be operated if I direct them to.

I feel the same about a big tv on my sim's house. If i get back to the household they are always watching that tv, like completelly obsessed...

Add to that, Mirrors, that cutting board that hangs on the kitchen wall, radios and dancing yet again, the chess set,any chess set in fact, a coffee table , the list grows. Sims will stand beside the kitchen sink to snack then walk to the other end of the house, or even upstairs, to place the empty plate on a coffee table, rather than wash it.Plainly the Sims have got OCD. BADLY.Then we have the problem with an over aggressive autonomy that will NOT let the user play our own game, STILL.Do the coders actually think we do not have the intellect to play the game ourselves? Please stop insulting us.

Oh, yes, I agree, the BBQ is way too attractive. Whenever I enter a new household, there is someone grilling some grilled vegetables. It's especially annoying when it's winter and freezing. I've deleted most the grills because of this issue. Here are some other objects sims are way too attracted, or addicted to:1. Dancing badly in front of Stereos2. Trolling the forums or playing games on the computer3. Pouring themselves drinks from the Globe Bar from Vintage Glamor4. Pouring drinks of water from the sink5. Making and drinking coffee 6. Making and drinking tea7. Watching movies on TV that never end (is a known bug)8. Napping constantly instead of just sleeping like a normal person

One of my current Sims has 2 very annoying obsessions - making anti stress deconcoction (I didn't even know this was a thing!) on the barbeque, then leaving it on the ground beside the barbeque. She also is constantly checking the garden, she will even stop eating to do so! Meanwhile, her husband has become a couch potato - he will grab a plate of food, go to the living room and watch TV. I'm sure he would do it for hours if I didn't direct him to do something else.

"LoriTSp;c-17576619" wrote:One of my current Sims has 2 very annoying obsessions - making anti stress deconcoction (I didn't even know this was a thing!) on the barbeque, then leaving it on the ground beside the barbeque. She also is constantly checking the garden, she will even stop eating to do so! Meanwhile, her husband has become a couch potato - he will grab a plate of food, go to the living room and watch TV. I'm sure he would do it for hours if I didn't direct him to do something else.These sound like bugged actions re your Neighborhood Action Plan? I think "Green Gardening" make sim do a lot more gardening, "Self-sufficiency" makes them brew the herbal thing, and watching tv for hours might be caused by the bug with never ending movies on tv. Sims being way too busy with the plan actions is a major problem with the Eco Lifestyle pack, we are all affected. The urge to use the BBQ day and night without even eating the food they grill, has been around for a long time.

Please reduce the BBQ attraction

texxx78
5 years ago
I feel the same about a big tv on my sim's house. If i get back to the household they are always watching that tv, like completelly obsessed...
shorty943p
Seasoned Rookie
5 years ago
Add to that, Mirrors, that cutting board that hangs on the kitchen wall, radios and dancing yet again, the chess set,any chess set in fact, a coffee table , the list grows.
Sims will stand beside the kitchen sink to snack then walk to the other end of the house, or even upstairs, to place the empty plate on a coffee table, rather than wash it.
Plainly the Sims have got OCD. BADLY.
Then we have the problem with an over aggressive autonomy that will NOT let the user play our own game, STILL.

Do the coders actually think we do not have the intellect to play the game ourselves? Please stop insulting us.
fjb792
5 years ago
Oh, yes, I agree, the BBQ is way too attractive. Whenever I enter a new household, there is someone grilling some grilled vegetables. It's especially annoying when it's winter and freezing. I've deleted most the grills because of this issue.
Here are some other objects sims are way too attracted, or addicted to:
1. Dancing badly in front of Stereos
2. Trolling the forums or playing games on the computer
3. Pouring themselves drinks from the Globe Bar from Vintage Glamor
4. Pouring drinks of water from the sink
5. Making and drinking coffee
6. Making and drinking tea
7. Watching movies on TV that never end (is a known bug)
8. Napping constantly instead of just sleeping like a normal person
LoriTSp
New Spectator
5 years ago
One of my current Sims has 2 very annoying obsessions - making anti stress deconcoction (I didn't even know this was a thing!) on the barbeque, then leaving it on the ground beside the barbeque. She also is constantly checking the garden, she will even stop eating to do so! Meanwhile, her husband has become a couch potato - he will grab a plate of food, go to the living room and watch TV. I'm sure he would do it for hours if I didn't direct him to do something else.
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"LoriTSp;c-17576619" wrote:
One of my current Sims has 2 very annoying obsessions - making anti stress deconcoction (I didn't even know this was a thing!) on the barbeque, then leaving it on the ground beside the barbeque. She also is constantly checking the garden, she will even stop eating to do so! Meanwhile, her husband has become a couch potato - he will grab a plate of food, go to the living room and watch TV. I'm sure he would do it for hours if I didn't direct him to do something else.

These sound like bugged actions re your Neighborhood Action Plan? I think "Green Gardening" make sim do a lot more gardening, "Self-sufficiency" makes them brew the herbal thing, and watching tv for hours might be caused by the bug with never ending movies on tv.

Sims being way too busy with the plan actions is a major problem with the Eco Lifestyle pack, we are all affected. The urge to use the BBQ day and night without even eating the food they grill, has been around for a long time.
Bluebell23456
5 years ago
A recent experience has made me question how aggressive the autonomy is. I moved a family of six into the new house and all their needs were about the same. Nothing critical but they were lowest in hunger so I send one to make a family meal and wouldn't you know it, I had to play goalie for five minutes while she finished it. Without fail I had to stop the five others 3 times each from trying to get something to eat (quick meal, cooking, grilling, etc.) and then had to tell the to grab a plate. I know that there is a call to dinner interaction, but you would think if they were so desperate I would not have to use it.
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"Calico45;c-17576658" wrote:
A recent experience has made me question how aggressive the autonomy is. I moved a family of six into the new house and all their needs were about the same. Nothing critical but they were lowest in hunger so I send one to make a family meal and wouldn't you know it, I had to play goalie for five minutes while she finished it. Without fail I had to stop the five others 3 times each from trying to get something to eat (quick meal, cooking, grilling, etc.) and then had to tell the to grab a plate. I know that there is a call to dinner interaction, but you would think if they were so desperate I would not have to use it.

I wish other household members would be aware that another sim is preparing a group meal. You get the impression they don't see or communicate at all... Should be pretty easy programming in a status like "meal serving currently in progress" which could prevent all other sims start cooking their own meal.

I plan to do an experiment checking bars/needs and whether one sim is at the BBQ at 3 AM for say 10 different households. I'm 99% sure their bars will be all green except hunger, and that one sim will be busy grilling or at least on their way to the bbq... It's sad that the game can't just put all of the to bed and with the energy bar as the lowest. Most ppl are not hungry but tired at 3 AM...
jmeadowbrook
New Spectator
4 years ago
"Simmerville;d-978578" wrote:
All my sims are obsessed with grilling. When I switch to the next house during the night (3 AM normally, because I want to get the 5 AM growth in their garden), if they own a BBQ there is a 99% chance that I find one household member grilling. Quite often that sim will not even eat whatever was grilled, but either leave it on the coffee table (because they no longer place food on counters or dining tables, but that's another story).

At 3 AM you should expect them to be more tired than hungry, but no - all needs are 70-100% in the green, except hunger that is normally red or yellow. I wish they would consider the clock, and be in bed rather than at the grill. NO - and I repeat NO - household member will be in bed at 3 AM - not even toddlers. There has to be some missing programming code involved...

Also - why on earth must the BBQ be so attractive? If they are hungry and there are leftovers in the fridge, why start grilling a serving for the entire family at 3 AM? And why do they NEVER use the kitchen stove to satisfy their hunger when I enter a new house?

I just played a house, where the mother woke up at 7 AM. She was hungry, so she marched right out to the garden grill, during a thunder storm!!! Instead of using the kitchen. There was plenty of leftovers in the fridge too. But no, she preferred grilling in the garden while it rained???

Please EA, fix the grill, or we will need to just delete the grills from all lots. You need to make it less popular - in fact I would not mind if it would ONLY be operated if I direct them to.

It's a half of a year later and this is still happening to me! Plus, I turned 'autonomy off' in the game play options last summer! Yet, they're still grilling in the middle of the night (or any time of day) as I enter the household (although there is plenty of food in the fridge). They also do things like take an empty plate to a bathroom sink upstairs while having a dishwasher and kitchen sink in close proximity on the ground floor. It's rather annoying. Regarding the grilling, many of my sims have the 'Stove and Grills Master' perk. Do yours? I wonder if that might play a role. (Btw, grills can be put in the personal inventory of a sim and one can have the sim place it in the world when you wish him/her to.) I agree, it would be nice if the sims would be in bed if one enters the household during sleeping hours. Another annoying thing in my game is that the 'Needs' bar is almost always mostly red upon entering a household, although I always leave my sims green and happy. It's like a punishment to the player for taking care of his/her sims.
Onverser
4 years ago
I find the same with pools, in my sims old house I had a "pond" made from a pool and every single time I loaded in game one of my sims jumped into the pool and ended up in their swimming costume for ages. ?‍♀️
roggek
4 years ago
Its funny, that in "Get famous" the grilling obsession is in the little community park at Inner Circle.
I have never seen so much "spoiled and grilled food" on the picnic tables in my life...

Luckily some NPC does took care of it.

But I agree NPCs shouldn't be able to grill food at all, and the household should be able to "prefer leftovers" instead of grilling...