Traits are broken and we all need to admit it
The whole traits system needs to be reworked and updated in a patch. Most of them are not actually traits (vegetarian, cat-lover, etc...) and we shouldn't sacrifice a slot out of the already limite...
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The Sims 3 has 5 trait slots but it's full of traits like "Cat Lover" and even worse those traits which are just boosters for specific skills.
Meanwhile The Sims 4 has 3 personality traits + 1 booster trait and at first my opinion was that yes, it is an improvement to have 3 strong traits instead of 5 weak traits, but now The Sims 4 is getting full of "Cat Lover" traits as well. I never use Cat Lover, Dog Lover or Vegetarian because I always feel like those are taking the place of a REAL trait.
Well, right now The Sims 4 traits has many traits which are really, REALLY weak, Bookworm by instance, all it does is add yet another way to gain a Inspired moodlet and that's all, really, JUST IT, because the two social interactions it adds are flavor only, it's just chatting with another name.
Not all Traits are badly done, I like the new one, Paranoid, really, if every trait in the game right now would be as good as Paranoid then that would be an huge improvement already. You can tell if a Sim is paranoid just by observing his in-game behavior, that's the baseline the developers should follow with the traits.
Meanwhile The Sims 4 has 3 personality traits + 1 booster trait and at first my opinion was that yes, it is an improvement to have 3 strong traits instead of 5 weak traits, but now The Sims 4 is getting full of "Cat Lover" traits as well. I never use Cat Lover, Dog Lover or Vegetarian because I always feel like those are taking the place of a REAL trait.
Well, right now The Sims 4 traits has many traits which are really, REALLY weak, Bookworm by instance, all it does is add yet another way to gain a Inspired moodlet and that's all, really, JUST IT, because the two social interactions it adds are flavor only, it's just chatting with another name.
Not all Traits are badly done, I like the new one, Paranoid, really, if every trait in the game right now would be as good as Paranoid then that would be an huge improvement already. You can tell if a Sim is paranoid just by observing his in-game behavior, that's the baseline the developers should follow with the traits.
