Poor design choice for laundry machine

"liliaeth;c-16261088" wrote:

"Movotti;c-16257568" wrote:
And to think, they could have use that same animation to load the pedal powered washing machine, and then added in exercise bikes and the animation for them would be how the pedal powered machine would work. :/

nah, because then it would have been a huge machine, and people would have complained about that.

It wouldn't have to be...
https://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2016/02/bike-washing-machine1.jpg.662x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg


But I guess you're right, just look at the doll houses and telescopes :/

"Chazzzy;c-16261107" wrote:
I don't want to blow your minds buuuuuut I had this unit in college. The dryer on top is front loading and the washer on the bottom is top loading with dials for both in the middle.

Spoiler

https://i.imgur.com/JjmYtMt.jpg

That's actually the unit I have in my apartment right now. :lol: I called a rental place and asked for the smallest stack unit they had and they rolled up with this one. It's super finicky when I accidentally overload it but it's cute.

"Chazzzy;c-16261107" wrote:
I don't want to blow your minds buuuuuut I had this unit in college. The dryer on top is front loading and the washer on the bottom is top loading with dials for both in the middle.

https://i.imgur.com/JjmYtMt.jpg

Really cool, but sadly that would require more dev work. Irl sure, but they still couldnt be stackable in game with top load.

"Beardedgeek;c-16258630" wrote:

"JesseJay;c-16258611" wrote:
So you all keep saying what's the problem with front loaders. So what's the problem with top loaders? This is a post about plum laundry, my god. I see why i always sign off for months because of sassy attitudes on here. I said I was getting the pack but I wasn't a fan of them being lazy but using the IDENTICAL design for both machines. But I'm over this now. You people are to ignorant for me to converse with anymore. Have fun stacking.

The problem with top loaders are two:
1. They would require twice as much work, since it would require twice as much new animation
2. You can't stack them.

As for lazy design... Have you been in an appliance store lately?
This is the first one that came up for me googling, and that's in the US (Home Depot):
https://www.homedepot.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/fetch/Category_Pages/Appliances/Washer_and_Dryers/get-stacked.jpg

I have a top load washer. Its an older model, but gets the job done. I would LOVE a new front load washer. I like that Maxis made the washers front loaders for the kids. I got the Parenthood pack and now I can chore the laundry out to the kids....muhahahaha!

"Netzspannung;c-16257746" wrote:
I don't care about laundry in the game but will say that I have both a front-loading washer and dryer IRL. And it is good that they made this choice for the game, how else would you be able to stack them?

There are laundry machines for apartments that I've seen and used where the bottom is a top loading washer and they managed to put a dryer on top, the only downfall is you cant get the washer lid open all the way

My gripe with the machines is that there’s no animation of the sim opening the machine door, it happens automatically. In previous games they opened it themselves. Also a bit cheap there’s only one washer and drier.

"MidnightAura;c-16267316" wrote:
My gripe with the machines is that there’s no animation of the sim opening the machine door, it happens automatically. In previous games they opened it themselves. Also a bit cheap there’s only one washer and drier.

I don't remember if they opened it themselves in sims 3, but I do know the amount of detail put into animations has gone down after sims 2. Remember when sims used to actually open counters?

The sim opening the laundry door doesn't bother me honestly.

You know what does though? Dressers lacking any animation what so ever. At least the closets work.

"Zeldaboy180;c-16267336" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-16267316" wrote:
My gripe with the machines is that there’s no animation of the sim opening the machine door, it happens automatically. In previous games they opened it themselves. Also a bit cheap there’s only one washer and drier.

I don't remember if they opened it themselves in sims 3, but I do know the amount of detail put into animations has gone down after sims 2. Remember when sims used to actually open counters?

The sim opening the laundry door doesn't bother me honestly.

You know what does though? Dressers lacking any animation what so ever. At least the closets work.

They do, I noticed it the other day when my sim did a load. For some bizarre reason she loves laundry and rolls issued for it regularly.

I agree we have lost so many good animations and when I was playing the sims 2 recently I noticed that. From little things like counters opening to the sim running the bath and tentatively stepping in and reacting a bit to the heat.

It really bothers me there's no animation for closets in the sims 4, the sim is told to go and change and halfway there; boom! Cuts to create a sim. Annoying when playing a large house.

Don't get me wrong I like the stackable washer and drier and the wash bucket, it's neat they can add stuff to the laundry like sandwiches but I'm slightly disappointed the sim has to have a certain level of handiness I think to do that? I saw it on a game changers live stream last night and I hate grinding the handiness skill lol. The clothes are nice I'll give them that and the decor is nice but I'm not sure how long laundry would make a difference to my game.

In the older games, kids used stools to do a lot of things. What happened?

I haven't bought the pack yet since I'm still waiting for origin to finish updating.
But from what I understand, I feel like the person that commented about the washing machine designs was saying that since it is a pack focused on laundry, they should've had multiple types of machines rather than just having front-load washer/dryer, but, I guess like everyone said, there were budget constraints considering its just a stuff pack and its usually limited on content.

"Movotti;c-16261326" wrote:

"liliaeth;c-16261088" wrote:

"Movotti;c-16257568" wrote:
And to think, they could have use that same animation to load the pedal powered washing machine, and then added in exercise bikes and the animation for them would be how the pedal powered machine would work. :/

nah, because then it would have been a huge machine, and people would have complained about that.

It wouldn't have to be...
https://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2016/02/bike-washing-machine1.jpg.662x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg


But I guess you're right, just look at the doll houses and telescopes :/

YES!! I had been suggesting this exact machine since the beginning! It would've been so awesome to have in the game Lol Exercise while wash clothes, its a win-win. situation lol. I suggested it when they said it would be a laundry pack. I began looking for eco-friendly laundry options. It would definitely have saved water and its pedal-powered so its energy efficient.. Sad to hear it is not there. lol They could've piggybacked on that animation to add exercise bikes (or bikes in general) for the sims in a different pack. I agree, It would probably end up being big since they like to exaggerate with objects. (Still waiting for a smaller telescope)

"MidnightAura;c-16267378" wrote:

"Zeldaboy180;c-16267336" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-16267316" wrote:
My gripe with the machines is that there’s no animation of the sim opening the machine door, it happens automatically. In previous games they opened it themselves. Also a bit cheap there’s only one washer and drier.

I don't remember if they opened it themselves in sims 3, but I do know the amount of detail put into animations has gone down after sims 2. Remember when sims used to actually open counters?

The sim opening the laundry door doesn't bother me honestly.

You know what does though? Dressers lacking any animation what so ever. At least the closets work.

They do, I noticed it the other day when my sim did a load. For some bizarre reason she loves laundry and rolls issued for it regularly.

I agree we have lost so many good animations and when I was playing the sims 2 recently I noticed that. From little things like counters opening to the sim running the bath and tentatively stepping in and reacting a bit to the heat.

It really bothers me there's no animation for closets in the sims 4, the sim is told to go and change and halfway there; boom! Cuts to create a sim. Annoying when playing a large house.

Don't get me wrong I like the stackable washer and drier and the wash bucket, it's neat they can add stuff to the laundry like sandwiches but I'm slightly disappointed the sim has to have a certain level of handiness I think to do that? I saw it on a game changers live stream last night and I hate grinding the handiness skill lol. The clothes are nice I'll give them that and the decor is nice but I'm not sure how long laundry would make a difference to my game.

Exactly! I hate that tiny details like that get scrapped. Especially like small things like opening cabinets or opening the laundry door. It takes away from the "realistic" aspect...but they are still lacking a lot of those small (yet important) details so is that really their focus at this point? My sims can't lay on the bed and watch tv or text, i can't cuddle my significant other on the bed when awake or asleep, they can't dance together, can't steal a bite/feed each other, can't propose at dinner table, they barely react to things, etc.