Traits should have an impact on bad emotions taking over good emotions or not and vice versa

A agree that most of the time happy buffs are too overpowering.

One of the main issues is that negative emotions don't stack or feed into each other. Happy buffs can feed into positive emotions making them stronger while negative emotions needs buffs of the same type to power them.

Another thing is that traits don't play into emotions enough. Like you said a Hot-headed sim's angry emotion get's overshadowed by all their happy emotions or any other emotions they may be feeling. Imo a Hot-headed sims angry buffs should be more powerful. Cause irl someone with a short temper could be having the best time and then because of one little thing is angry and ready to lash at others.

This. And traits should also dictate how a sim reacts in certain situations. Like a hot-headed sim should be angry in situations where others are sad. Maybe cheerful sims should have a "Find the bright side" interaction that can lower their sad moodlets and/or give them a happy moodlet.

I am using Meaningful Stories Mod it helps alot with the emotions. So my sim isn't always happy.

This, 100%.

I think that this game has so much potential to be fantastic, but I think that the Sims team should listen to players and adapt accordingly.

While I love and appreciate modders for all of their hard work, as a console simmer I find it concerning how much work modders end up doing to make the game more fun, interesting, and engaging. Why is it up to modders to plug in the holes? I understand why That mod or Basemental Drugs stuff isn’t in game, but we need Slice of Life and Meaningful Stories to improve upon what’s already there? Really?

I do not envy where the Sims team is right now though. If they do begin to make the game better, and improve upon it’s foundation— they’ll be stepping on a lot of modders toes in the process.

"AmTk86;c-17722295" wrote:
This. And traits should also dictate how a sim reacts in certain situations. Like a hot-headed sim should be angry in situations where others are sad. Maybe cheerful sims should have a "Find the bright side" interaction that can lower their sad moodlets and/or give them a happy moodlet.

Agreed. I have Sims where their traits are hot-headed, evil, mean and dastardly, yet when interacting with other Sims, they are rarely angry

"Nate_Whiplash1;c-17722332" wrote:

"AmTk86;c-17722295" wrote:
This. And traits should also dictate how a sim reacts in certain situations. Like a hot-headed sim should be angry in situations where others are sad. Maybe cheerful sims should have a "Find the bright side" interaction that can lower their sad moodlets and/or give them a happy moodlet.

Agreed. I have Sims where their traits are hot-headed, evil, mean and dastardly, yet when interacting with other Sims, they are rarely angry

Hot headed Sims are always brought to a light simmer at the inclusion of beautiful decor, it seems.

There is just one instance of this I know of in the game... in my experience sims with the Romantic trait get sad about being cheated on rather than angry. I don't really know why they went with that combination, but it was pretty consistent in my serial romantic sim's experience.

Oh! And hot-headed sims are more likely to get angry at mischief interactions. At least mine really hated prank day in a way I have never seen before.

But generally yes, it would be better if the trait-related moods were not so easily overpowered, and if the gloomy sims got sad and hot-headed got mad and cheerful got happy for a variety of little things that don't have those effects on other sims.

"Daephene;c-17722470" wrote:
There is just one instance of this I know of in the game... in my experience sims with the Romantic trait get sad about being cheated on rather than angry. I don't really know why they went with that combination, but it was pretty consistent in my serial romantic sim's experience.

Oh! And hot-headed sims are more likely to get angry at mischief interactions. At least mine really hated prank day in a way I have never seen before.

But generally yes, it would be better if the trait-related moods were not so easily overpowered, and if the gloomy sims got sad and hot-headed got mad and cheerful got happy for a variety of little things that don't have those effects on other sims.

You bring up an interesting point. When I think of “gloomy” I think of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. It would be interesting for Sims who have the gloomy trait to “reframe” happy moments in a gloomy way, if that makes sense. Like, if they have a beach day they think, “how sad that monsoon season is coming, and I won’t be able to enjoy this for a while,” or if they encounter a cheerful or energetic sim they get a tense trait that says something like, “please turn it down a couple notches!” Or if they got a boost somehow from rainy weather. Or having hybrid feelings, like a gloomy sim being very sad that they got cheated on, “oh well, I knew this happiness wouldn’t last” yet also furious at the betrayal.

I mean... they could completely overhaul the traits system... there isn’t a lot of traits to begin with. They only way they’d really run into issues is combining them in meaningful ways that doesn’t create the weird mood shift that can sometimes happen.

"AteezinWonderland;c-17722518" wrote:

"Daephene;c-17722470" wrote:
There is just one instance of this I know of in the game... in my experience sims with the Romantic trait get sad about being cheated on rather than angry. I don't really know why they went with that combination, but it was pretty consistent in my serial romantic sim's experience.

Oh! And hot-headed sims are more likely to get angry at mischief interactions. At least mine really hated prank day in a way I have never seen before.

But generally yes, it would be better if the trait-related moods were not so easily overpowered, and if the gloomy sims got sad and hot-headed got mad and cheerful got happy for a variety of little things that don't have those effects on other sims.

You bring up an interesting point. When I think of “gloomy” I think of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. It would be interesting for Sims who have the gloomy trait to “reframe” happy moments in a gloomy way, if that makes sense. Like, if they have a beach day they think, “how sad that monsoon season is coming, and I won’t be able to enjoy this for a while,” or if they encounter a cheerful or energetic sim they get a tense trait that says something like, “please turn it down a couple notches!”

That's exactly me. Quite the gloomy, calm laid back sim who enjoys gloomy songs. I get so tense and annoyed around energetic talkative people lol
I totally agree what everyone is saying about the traits.

"Babykittyjade;c-17722524" wrote:


That's exactly me. Quite the gloomy, calm laid back sim who enjoys gloomy songs. I get so tense and annoyed around energetic talkative people lol
I totally agree what everyone is saying about the traits.

Nice! I definetly can be energetic and cheerful, but I tend to crash into gloominess pretty often. Talk about emotional whiplash! Lol

The more that I think about it, the more I absolutely think the game needs some form of overhaul when it comes to traits and things sims of those traits can do, and their emotional responses to things.

Like I could see a hotheaded Sim being aggrevated by lots of noise in their house, or an evil sim being annoyed by the presence of happiness on community lots (sims building sandcastles, kids playing on playground equipment).

I’d also love unique trait combinations that come with unique buffs and benefits. Like Joe Manganiello and Henry Cavill are some of the buffiest dudes in Hollywood, but they’re also undeniably geeky.

Joe Manganiello has an entire dungeon that he dedicates to Dungeons and Dragons and it’s fully decked out to look like something out of Game of Thrones. Henry Cavill built a gaming computer during quarantine, paints figurines, and almost missed playing Superman because he was too emmersed in a World of Warcraft campaign. I’d love to make active/geek sims that combine geeky culture with active activities, like larping in the park or jogging on a treadmill while listening to a fantasy novel. These Sims would thrive in careers that appease logic and fitness.

I think this would help make Sims unique, without overloading the game with new traits. The team could focus on improving and combining what we already have. Like I don’t know if it’s possible (my game is kinda broken due to the patch ?), but interesting combinations like Cheerful/Evil, Self Absorbed/Unflirty, etc. could give way to some amazing gameplay and lively spirited sims.