Please: Remove the "Idle Chat"!

The "Idle chat" is when a NPC starts a chat with any sims (your played sims or another NPC). I know many simmers know what I'm talking about. Many of them use this definition: Idle Chat. I do not like this feature, it was added at some point. I was waiting for EA-Maxis team to fix it or remove it! But nothing. I'm tired of it and with DU I really had enough. Here are some of the issues with this Idle Chat:

1. The idle chat is useless, your sims do not make acquataince of the sims who start this empty chat, it will not fill your social needs.

2. Worst: the idle chat breaks your action queu. If you are at a huge map (Sulani, Windenburg, Uni maps) and your sim is target for a idle chat, well, go and make you a cup of coffee because even if you cancel the action it will take some sims minutes to be actually canceled. Usually the chating sim is at the most distant point from your sim.

3. At huge maps the idle chat is the culprit of some lag issues and weird glitches (Sulani, wink, wink!)

4. At University idle chat is a culprit for your sims going late to their classes. Worst: if your sims try to do their work a roommate is ready to start the idle chat! (OMG even the librarians are doing this).

5. At Foxbury (DU) idle chat is a culprit for the glitchy stairs!

6. Are your sims on a date! Forget about it, the idle chat will ruin the event.

7. Idle chat is an infamous net at bars and nightclubs: I saw up to 10 sims trapped in this idle chat in front of the DJ or the barman. This sims do not do anything but bla bla bla chat, they do not dance, listen to music, drink their beverages or use any other stuff that is at the lot. Worst: if the barman or any sim needs to go out, bam! all the trapped sims are reset (T shape), they throw their drinks or look like they are lost. As I'm playing Sims 4 since day one I know this lots were really fun before, and sims always, ALWAYS, used all the stuff before the idle chat feature.

All of these are some examples, they are many features that are interrupted because of the idle chat. I want to believe this feature was implemented to give "more life" to the game. It is not working! This feature is killing the gameplay.

Please, Ea-Maxis, anyone, fix it, lower it down, but if this is not possible just remove the Idle Chat from Sims 4.

Thanks.

feedback

Sharooonia
New Spectator
5 years ago
I use the "Have some personality please mod". I love the affect it has on my sims behavior.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Sharonia;c-17339002" wrote:
I use the "Have some personality please mod". I love the affect it has on my sims behavior.

Same here, and I combine it with roBurky’s meaningful stories which has a major effect on making moodlets more realistic and my sims feel more real to me now.
Sharooonia
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Pamtastic72;c-17339028" wrote:
"Sharonia;c-17339002" wrote:
I use the "Have some personality please mod". I love the affect it has on my sims behavior.

Same here, and I combine it with roBurky’s meaningful stories which has a major effect on making moodlets more realistic and my sims feel more real to me now.

Same and I have Slice of Life as well. All these mods make the game feel more realistic and the sims much more interesting to watch.
mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Hotshot
5 years ago
I just downloaded some of the Slice of Life package files so I'm curious about how it will change my game.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Sharonia;c-17339034" wrote:
"Pamtastic72;c-17339028" wrote:
"Sharonia;c-17339002" wrote:
I use the "Have some personality please mod". I love the affect it has on my sims behavior.

Same here, and I combine it with roBurky’s meaningful stories which has a major effect on making moodlets more realistic and my sims feel more real to me now.

Same and I have Slice of Life as well. All these mods make the game feel more realistic and the sims much more interesting to watch.

I also use SOL, and I love it!
Nindigo79
Seasoned Novice
5 years ago
For some reason, I get the impression that some of you want Sims to do absolutely nothing unless you tell them to. Personally, I wouldn't want the game to be like that.
Sharooonia
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Nindigo;c-17339223" wrote:
For some reason, I get the impression that some of you want Sims to do absolutely nothing unless you tell them to. Personally, I wouldn't want the game to be like that.

Not me. I love the randomness of autonomy in the game. I can't imagine playing without it.
Babykittyjade
Rising Observer
5 years ago
"Nindigo;c-17339223" wrote:
For some reason, I get the impression that some of you want Sims to do absolutely nothing unless you tell them to. Personally, I wouldn't want the game to be like that.

Not entirely. What I want is for npcs and sims I'm not playing to have a life. I want to see them doing activites,playing together,just doing things in the background according to where you are. What I get is sims barely doing much of anything except walking around and trying to chat in my ear constantly. To the point of annoyance. It can't be just me right? :D
bsozz
5 years ago
Yep, it’s useless and I mod it out of my game with Have Some Personality Please. Apparently it takes a modder to realize that the idle chat should be replaced by actual meaningful socials.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Nindigo;c-17339223" wrote:
For some reason, I get the impression that some of you want Sims to do absolutely nothing unless you tell them to. Personally, I wouldn't want the game to be like that.

Actually the More Personality mod stops the idle chatter which is replaced by more autonomous action, so sims actually do more stuff of their own accord and so you end up with more random quirkiness in your game. It’s great!