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"Simburian;c-17149272" wrote:

"ScottDemon;c-17149245" wrote:

"TS1299;c-17149208" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17148547" wrote:


Then why not have a system that has consequences for sims that do it? Like getting arrested.

Sims also can graffiti with no consequence whatsoever. I’m pretty sure that’s illegal. It was in the sims 3. But yet sims can deface their world without fear of the law.

I wish people wouldn’t make excuses for poor gameplay!

How come this is an poor gameplay that sims didn't have consequence in doing grafiti when Grafity in City Living was considered as an art, rathwr than an annoying activity? The theme of that pack os about culture and expressing/showing them and one way to do that is by allowing sims to create graffiti/mural in the sims world. That ahouldn't be illegal if that was the theme of the pack they introduced(City Living). That is not poor gameplay.

University has themes of creating Mishief and Mayhem so it is understandable that creating grafitiin that pack is a considered as crime rather than art.

Different Packs means different focus means different gameplay.

Just because they have different focus it dosen't mean its poor gameplay.

The Sims 4 is supposed to be a Life Simulation. And it doesn't matter what the theme of the pack is graffiti is illegal. The only expection to this are artists that are commissioned and paid (depending on who owns the property) by the City, County, State or Private Business Owner. But doing graffiti just to do it should have consequences as it falls under vandalism if the property owner doesn't want that on their property and not to adequately reflect that is "hug boxing".

Taking a bit off topic but still Graffiti...

In my city Graffiti artists never seem to get caught and prosecuted and it does add a lot of colour to fences around the many building sites in the city at the moment. Some of them are extremely accomplished. I believe we even have competitions on selected sites sometimes. Those who graffiti hate on trains and bridges should get the full force of the law if ever they get caught.

It's not vandalism when Banksy does it. It becomes a walking tour with maps in Bristol UK! The last time I heard of one of his works was when the owner of a garage in Port Talbot sold the corner of his garage wall with one of Banksy's graffitis on it for a "six figure sum" as he couldn't sleep because 20,000 viewers turned up to look!

Artists have to start somewhere. Before graffiti is considered art, it's considered vandalism. Only when the artist gets fame, and has actual good work, and morals, is that his work starts to be seen as art. In my city there are a lot of people you vandalise trains and the city's buildings, and public places and it's not good. But there is also street art, small murals on abandoned houses and buildings that look fantastic, portraits of people, even without paint some just carve into the building faces but that look actually good. But never on public properties where actual damage is done, or private properties where people live in.

With TS3 Univerity Life they did just that, add depth. You start as a vandal but as you grow your skill you become an artist. You also have options, you can do street art on paper and such. This skill also goes in hand with the secret critic career, when you max out the Rebel group.

In TS4 everyone seems to be an idiot savant. Toddlers can make better sand sculptures than I ever did and do now. That doesn't even make any sense, it's not relatable which is something a lifesimmulator should achieve, relatability.