I did buy some rewards with those reward points back when the game was new, but it's been so long and I'm a bit overwhelmed seeing how many traits can be bought. Some are cheap, some expensive, so my elderly sims with few points will not have lots of different traits to choose from, and there's little time to wait. But younger sims can save up, so it gets harder to decide when to shop.So, I'm wondering which favorite traits you guys would buy? I know it might depend on a sim's personality/career/life, but it could still be useful learning some pros & cons. Maybe you found some extra smart use of that trait?

Savant is my must have for all my Sims.Artsy ones also get Creative Visionary for sure.Since I'm playing with extreme weather effects, everyone needs basic acclimation to heat and cold too.Those Sims who need to be out of home for a long time (like DJ or archeologist) also get slower needs decay.However I never buy those last four traits that fully stop the needs decay even when I have a lot of spare points - it's just too unrealistic :)Everything else depends on the character/personality/careers etc.My Sims have around 20-30 traits (including aspirations rewards).

I use frugal and the career ones the most.

I get the first two on all my sims. Then the rest of the traits depend on the sim but I have a lot of other favorites. Always Welcome I get this one ASAP. Great for so many reasons including the houseguest that wouldn't go away.Incredibly Friendly Makes things so much easier. If you have to make friends for jobs or any other reason. I even give it to my bad, evil sims to counteract their reputation some. Fresh Chef I don't get this often because it's a career reward trait but I love it when I do. Sometimes I fill up counters just to see all the food sitting out never rotting away. Great for setting up parties or banquets. I wish it was a purchasable trait.

money tree. in my first gen i try to save up enough happiness points for a money tree firs,t then my sims never have to work again. (but usually do anyway) its nice to take a generation off from the grind and just have a house bum lol. i also have a mod that makes personality traits and rewards genetic, so i like to get as many of those traits as possible before breeding. gym rat, storm chaser, always welcome, savant, and observant are some of my favorites to get right away

I would say I use 'Incredibly Friendly', 'Steel Bladder', 'Speed Cleaner', 'Stoves and Grills Master' and 'Gym Rat' most frequently. Edit:I realized I forgot to explain why. :smile: So, 'Incredibly Friendly' helps with the popularity aspiration and it just makes socializing in the game easier. 'Steel Bladder' because going to the bathroom is no fun and my Sims spend a lot of time at bars, drinking. 'Speed Cleaner' does exactly what it says and I find cleaning even less fun than going to the bathroom. With 'Stoves and Grills Master' my Sims can occasionaly cook Impeccable meals and I use cooking, gourmet cooking and baking a lot in my game. And with the 'Gym Rat' trait building the fitness and wellness skill are much easier to build because Sims don't get filthy from working out. I don't like to use the skills that make Sims sleep, eat or shower less (or not at all) because it makes the game a bit boring to me if I don't have to keep up with their needs.

Reward Traits - which one is your favorite, and why?

43 Replies

simgirl1010
Hero
6 years ago
Fresh Chef.

The Master Chef is my favorite aspiration. High quality food that never spoils.
Simmingal
Hero
6 years ago
Storm Chaser and Ice Proof lately because it annoys me when my sims are weaklings and i love storms and cold myself

other than that it depends what type of sim I am making
Fanphoria
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I agree that it depends on the individual sim, but...I gotta say, free services is a heck of a thing lol. I'll admit, I'll often snap that one up early, than hire a regular maid and gardener, and sometimes even a butler if it's a big enough house--all for free! You can hire a nanny and repair services for free whenever...it really frees things up if your sims wanna focus on other things lol.

Other than that, it's some pretty basic stuff--creative visionary is a must have for creative aspirations, observant is great for detectives, incredibly friendly makes the friend of the world aspiration a breeze and is also great for friendly vampires. The weather resistant ones are super helpful for sims with aspirations that mean that they spend a lot of time out in selvadorada or granite falls. I tend to try and reserve savant for "special" sims that I really feel have "earned" it by being real go getters, but that's just me and it is a super nifty one. And then if you really save up a bunch, never weary is kinda amazing. You're sim can do so much once they never have to sleep again.

Forum Discussion

Reward Traits - which one is your favorite, and why?

43 Replies

About The Sims 4 General Discussion

Community Highlights

[INFO] Make sure you meet the minimum requirements (PC/Mac)

Recent Discussions

What happened in your game today, by ONE picture?

THE LAST SCREENSHOT YOU TOOK IN THE SIMS 4 (2.0)

Nature's Calling Event: Share Your Gameplay Thread (Ends Sept 2nd)

What happened in your game today?

Funny pics