Should Having Multiple Spouses Be an Option?

"CopperBolt;c-18143290" wrote:
I agree that including polygamy/polyandry (much rarer) sets a bad precedent. I don't want elements in my Sims games that are closely associated with the exploitation of women and children, nor do I want anything beyond cartoony violence. If people want that stuff in their games they can mod it in.

As far as polyamory goes, I kind of view it similarly to people who want set gender preferences in TS4 (i.e. Sims being labelled LGBQ). The game would have to come up with definitions for each attraction preference and that would create a lot of bugs. For example, if a nonbinary Sim is attracted to masculine-presenting Sims, how does the game determine who is a masculine-presenting Sim? What happens if you're playing a "straight" Sim couple and then decide hey, I want to make one or both of them LGBQ? It requires very complex categorization that just restricts gameplay imo. To have a polyamorous system it would require a monogamous system existed and it just complicates things a lot. Now, having something like a "not jealous" trait that could be used so that Sims couldn't get jealous of rival romantic partners could totally work for people who wanted polyamorous-style gameplay.

I have to say I don't see the problem, as sims today are already given genders, also in mods you can make them prefer one gender over the other so there really cannot be a coding issue. For me, who definitely wants preferences in game, the gender would only be one of many things I'd like to add. Maybe someone is more attracted to female frames than male ones, another is attracted to red hair (but doesn't care about the gender attached to said hair color), a third is attracted to evil sims, and a fourth really like scientists. I really don't see an issue here, but for me adding attractions (and turn offs for that matter) it would be weird if they left out gender as most of us actually do prefer one gender over the other to at least some extent.

As for polygami and polyamori, I cannot say I miss having it in game and certainly won't be sad if they never add it, but then again I cannot say it would bother me if it was there either. Would I use it? Perhaps, if it fitted the sim I was playing at the time. And whether that was a lying a*****e with three wives who knew nothing about each other and live in different houses or an alien queen who has five husbands catering to her ever need perfectly happy with the situation... well that should really be up to me, shouldn't it?