Plotwise or gameplaywise, who tends to suffer more in your game: The sim you don't like? Or the sims you like?I remember a quote in a "Guide to being a superhero" or something along those lines, it went: "If you get abducted, de-powered, mind-controlled or killed, don't worry. It's a sign the audience likes you. Popular heroes suffer. Unpopular heroes get their comic canceled."This is spot on for me, I tend to make my favorites suffer for drama. And woe to the poor supporting character, who has weathered out all drama and had a good time so far, if she might fall in love with the main character. From now on she wears a big target on her back, too.(This poll is anonymous.)

Wow, that's a great question, one I never really thought about until now. I think it's either Florida Man or Buzz Hivekeeper. Buzz' sole job is to rile up the bee boxes in any establishment I build, and he gets stung a lot

All my sims suffer somehow but to rank their suffering seems kind of hard like are we talking physical or emotional damage and does the duration of suffering make differenceoverall I think its good luck to die fast in my save (I mean how much suffering can one fit in such short time) but also imagine being eaten by cowplant for a second... yeah. uh. I don't know.I also kind of enjoy empowering dislikeable characters like Vlad so they probably get less suffering on regular but then again I do like epic death so if Vlad was to die...eh idk let's just say there is some cosmic balance to it

I'm just a sentimental softy and I can't bear to see anything bad happen to any of my favorites. Some mild misfortune and disappointments but actual suffering, no way. Now should a baddie ever appear that wishes to cause them harm, well that benevolence won't extend to the baddie.

"Simmingal;c-18357689" wrote:All my sims suffer somehow but to rank their suffering seems kind of hard like are we talking physical or emotional damage and does the duration of suffering make differenceGood point! I think a good counter would be how often I, as the player notice the suffering, either as "Aw, poor Jacques" or "Hehe, Jacques will so not like this". That would make two instances of consciously noted suffering, regardless of quality. (That sounded soooo bad :s )There's also the difference between actual ingame suffering and story-only suffering. Much of what I put my sims through is not real ingame.Like when using poses to stage a brawl or putting them into prison with real uncomfortable looking beds that actually have a good energy value (after all, they need to be available quickly again for that sweet, sweet prison work income. Good beds = Less sleep = More woodworking).

My favorites definitely suffer most. I'm a monster

Which of your sims suffer the most?

kukkahilla
Seasoned Hotshot
9 months ago
Most of my sims probably don't suffer much, but there are some that aren't so lucky. For example, Tidy Pancakes (one of my favourites) lived in an abandoned haunted house for quite some time and even though she is a slob it wasn't easy for her to live in the middle of all that flith and spooky things. I had fun, but Tidy? Not so much.
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All those tears won't help you, dear Tidy >:) <3
manicobsessive1
Seasoned Newcomer
9 months ago
My sims pretty much never suffer. I'm a very boring player. :D
JesLet40
Seasoned Ace
9 months ago
For me it's the story that takes me somewhere. When Alice suddenly had a crush on a girl in the early 1900s I let that guide my gameplay based on society at the time. When Frank got a fame quirk of "Juice Enthusiast" I played the consequences of him being an alcoholic (and later on bootlegger as prohibition started). I pretty much try to follow my game where it takes me but interpret it so that there is drama. I will have so much fun playing the depression (my sims, less so most likely). :D
SimplyJen
Rising Spectator
9 months ago
Hardly ever do sims under my care suffer. Well... they might struggle momentarily as I don't use money cheats. It's usually poor unsuspecting townies or townies/premades that refuse to mind their own business who really suffer.

A few years ago, I was playing Bob Pancakes in TS3 and later added his wife into the mix. Eliza Pancakes was using the telescope when suddenly a meteor hit. I didn't feel like moving her because she's not my favorite premade. The meteor crashed my game.? I didn't like that she escaped death so I had her use it again and again until finally, she became an actual pancake.
SheriSim
Seasoned Hotshot
9 months ago
I only have a few that have hardship…… but that’s the role in their story….
AgnesXX92
New Spectator
9 months ago
I just delete or quickly kill who I hate, I have no taste for prolonged torture.
99% of the problems my sims encounter are the result of their own bad autonomous life choices, so instead of causing it, I am way more likely to be the one to sort out their mess.
Lazzial
New Spectator
9 months ago
Vampire sims that show up at my Virtuoso's door late at night suffer. For some reason they seem to spontaneously combust... or get turned into a lamp. :D
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
9 months ago
"AngeliqueAdelaide;c-18359442" wrote:
I just delete or quickly kill who I hate, I have no taste for prolonged torture.

I think the moment I'd feel that I, as the player, were torturing someone, I'd lose my taste for drama, too. Thing is, I can be quite detached. In my perception it's sims causing drama, strife and suffering for other sims, not myself. One moment it's "No, I could never feed a sim to a cowplant", but then the next moment it's "The First Order is going to execute Caroline by feeding her to the motherplant". It's probably because playing the sims is closer to writing a story than playing a regular game.
ManicPot8to
Seasoned Rookie
9 months ago
My Sims choose to suffer all on their own. Like I try my best to give them the best of everything and I feel like they actively do it to upset me. "Don't tell me to have a good time!" <-my sims probably. :s

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