The Comparison Thread

"SimsLovinLycan;c-17279556" wrote:
Like, why is an Evil sim just as inclined to want to hug and compliment people when they're happy as a Good sim? An Evil sim should want to torment other sims when they're happy, not get all snuggly and nice with everyone!!

Quoting the Evil trait from TS3:
"Evil Sims never get the Upset moodlet when fighting with a friend or family member, instead they will wish to see their ghost."

Evil Sims got unique wants in TS3 because of their trait and they could be pretty hardcore. In this case, there's only one way to see a living Sim's ghost; your Evil Sim was effectively wishing to see them die.

Quoting the Good trait from TS3:
"If the Good Sim has been made an enemy of by another Sim, the Good Sim will gain a wish to propose a truce with the newly made enemy."

Good Sims got unique wants in TS3 because of their trait. Rather than wanting to fight or be rude to an enemy like other Sims, they'd immediately get the want to rectify a bad relationship and make things work.

In TS4 all emotional whims are the same, as you rightly say, regardless of literally anything. It's pretty clear at this point that whims have been dropped anyway, so there's not much use in complaining about them.

"sazzieJ;c-17279638" wrote:
the era of instant gratification

This is a big issue in my opinion. You can see it manifesting right now on the forums - Realm Of Magic hadn't been out for that long and there were already many threads asking for the next pack. There's so little content gameplay wise that the developers are constantly coming out with more just to keep people satisfied or to present the image that they're dedicated, when a lot of the free stuff is just clothing or items that serve no actual impact on gameplay itself.

I've seen threads complaining the ROM is far too easy. I can guarantee that if any Simmer who joined the series with 4 went back and played Makin' Magic they'd be in for quite a shock. It was difficult, it took time, you had to work for things and actually search for the rarest ingredients or items. Making things far easier just ticks that instant gratification box and avoids complaints like "it's too hard!" which satisfies many people but makes the game dull for many others.

"Camkat;c-17279712" wrote:
These are the stupidest sims of the series thus far and were supposed to be the smartest? It's a joke yeah? I'm sorry but how come my vegetarian sim is sitting there with a sad moodlet for "going against principles" because she's vegetarian and eating meat leftovers even though she choose that herself and there was 3 other veg-safe dishes in the fridge? *hmmm* I shouldn't have to micro-manage the "smartest sims yet"

I can't count the number times one of my lazy Sims in TS4 has autonomously used her roommate's treadmill in her house. Personalities just don't matter.