Whenever I (accidentally) stumble upon a post where the person writes 10 paragraphs about some type of glitch, I scroll to the top and realize that it's yet another sims 4 player crying. I once found a ridiculous thread where a person was actually having some emotional breakdown because their pet cat was "dying" from an illness, they began to panic and just exit out of the game. There is some child abuse thread on here as well where the person shamed EA for promoting child abuse and saying that all of their children were being abused because of that glitch where the adult asks the child out for a date or some other type of activity. And apparently Sims 4 removed burglars because it triggered some people? And, and, and!Really these are only pixels, it's all fantasy. Sims are not real. It's honestly just a game and if it's causing people to have a really strong emotional reaction then they should really just take a break for a long time and go outside a bit. Real life is much more harder and most definitely real than a video game, I cannot imagine how these type of people must deal with real-life situations if all it takes is a sim with a glitched arm to trigger a panic attack. We have gotten to the point where simply clicking "cancel" is not enough, players are removing saves, games, and so on just because of those type of experiences. It really shouldn't be this serious.Call my opinion biased because I'm a Sims 3 player and actually hang in the Sims 3 forum, I know I'm prone to be attacked for this. But seeing how the neighbors across the street here on the Sims 4 forums are doing is not that good...either revert to playing the Sims (1) or get yourselves together!Happy simming :blush:

There are many reasons why.There are some players who want the game to be perfect for them.Then there are players who have childhood traumas that want all the glitches and features that remind their hard childhood gone from the game to be gone. Even I admit that I had a father that sometimes attacked me, so I'm glad that adults being able to attack children isn't a feature.Some players are also going through a mourning. Either by the loss of the loved one or pet. Nobody likes to see a glitch that kills the pet in game after losing a pet in real life. The game is something that is supposed to help to escape the reality, not remind them.Some players just invest so much time in their sims that what happens to the pixel-people affects the player. Almost every player had at least some sims who they didn't want to lose, and some do finally let the sim go. It's how the life works.People are different. For some, worrying and complaining about the game is caring, while to others, loving and praising the game is caring. The only thing you can do here is to let them be.

I can't see this thread ending well.

"So_Money;c-16243755" wrote:I can't see this thread ending well.I think so, too.Usually, these types threads get closed because of attacking it recieves.It is hard to express a negative opinion in this forums, isn't it?

There will always be sensitive players. I remember back in The Sims 2 days, people though the Die By Flies interaction was “too graphic” and was “soft horror” and I was just left scratching my head. To me, it was hilarious. Side note: wish EA kept an archive of TS2 forums. It’s weird to think things we wrote could be on the internet after all the time. Freaky.

@EgonVM The Sims is supposed to be a very close simulation to real life, so nearly a "reality". It is considered a simulation game for a reason, so if people are trying to escape the issues in their lives then the Sims is really not the place. If they want to play in an all fairy-land where nothing bad happens and it's all rainbows then they could look into the character of Princess Peach in the Mario and Luigi game series. Or perhaps Animal Crossing. But Sims is supposed to be "life" and of course in life bad and sad things happen.

Why are many sims 4 players so sensitive?

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EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
There are many reasons why.
There are some players who want the game to be perfect for them.
Then there are players who have childhood traumas that want all the glitches and features that remind their hard childhood gone from the game to be gone. Even I admit that I had a father that sometimes attacked me, so I'm glad that adults being able to attack children isn't a feature.
Some players are also going through a mourning. Either by the loss of the loved one or pet. Nobody likes to see a glitch that kills the pet in game after losing a pet in real life. The game is something that is supposed to help to escape the reality, not remind them.
Some players just invest so much time in their sims that what happens to the pixel-people affects the player. Almost every player had at least some sims who they didn't want to lose, and some do finally let the sim go. It's how the life works.
People are different. For some, worrying and complaining about the game is caring, while to others, loving and praising the game is caring. The only thing you can do here is to let them be.
bsozz
8 years ago
I can't see this thread ending well.
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"So_Money;c-16243755" wrote:
I can't see this thread ending well.

I think so, too.
Usually, these types threads get closed because of attacking it recieves.
It is hard to express a negative opinion in this forums, isn't it?
JackJack_Morris
8 years ago
There will always be sensitive players.

I remember back in The Sims 2 days, people though the Die By Flies interaction was “too graphic” and was “soft horror” and I was just left scratching my head.

To me, it was hilarious.

Side note: wish EA kept an archive of TS2 forums. It’s weird to think things we wrote could be on the internet after all the time. Freaky.
sugarplumpeach
8 years ago
@EgonVM The Sims is supposed to be a very close simulation to real life, so nearly a "reality". It is considered a simulation game for a reason, so if people are trying to escape the issues in their lives then the Sims is really not the place. If they want to play in an all fairy-land where nothing bad happens and it's all rainbows then they could look into the character of Princess Peach in the Mario and Luigi game series. Or perhaps Animal Crossing. But Sims is supposed to be "life" and of course in life bad and sad things happen.
JackJack_Morris
8 years ago
"hepburnfan;c-16243775" wrote:
@EgonVM The Sims is supposed to be a very close simulation to real life, so nearly a "reality".

Maybe more so with The Sims 2 & 3 but the Sims 1 was so far from reality it was almost a parody of real life, it purposely stayed away from being realistic. The Sims Bustin Out further amplified this.

The Sims 2 introduced the more mundane family simulator side.
halolady1999
8 years ago
"EgonVM;c-16243770" wrote:
"So_Money;c-16243755" wrote:
I can't see this thread ending well.

I think so, too.
Usually, these types threads get closed because of attacking it recieves.
It is hard to express a negative opinion in this forums, isn't it?

This isn't even about expressing negative opinions anymore; the OP is making this about the players.

That's why this isn't going to end well.
ladybreid
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"hepburnfan;d-932751" wrote:
Whenever I (accidentally) stumble upon a post where the person writes 10 paragraphs about some type of glitch, I scroll to the top and realize that it's yet another sims 4 player crying. I once found a ridiculous thread where a person was actually having some emotional breakdown because their pet cat was "dying" from an illness, they began to panic and just exit out of the game. There is some child abuse thread on here as well where the person shamed EA for promoting child abuse and saying that all of their children were being abused because of that glitch where the adult asks the child out for a date or some other type of activity. And apparently Sims 4 removed burglars because it triggered some people? And, and, and!

Really these are only pixels, it's all fantasy. Sims are not real. It's honestly just a game and if it's causing people to have a really strong emotional reaction then they should really just take a break for a long time and go outside a bit. Real life is much more harder and most definitely real than a video game, I cannot imagine how these type of people must deal with real-life situations if all it takes is a sim with a glitched arm to trigger a panic attack. We have gotten to the point where simply clicking "cancel" is not enough, players are removing saves, games, and so on just because of those type of experiences. It really shouldn't be this serious.

Call my opinion biased because I'm a Sims 3 player and actually hang in the Sims 3 forum, I know I'm prone to be attacked for this. But seeing how the neighbors across the street here on the Sims 4 forums are doing is not that good...either revert to playing the Sims (1) or get yourselves together!

Happy simming :blush:

I don't see the point of this thread just like I don't see the point of labeling people as sim 3 or sim 4 players.
It is juvenile.
We are sim players period.
We are supposed to discuss the sims, not the players.

ETA: fixed a thing
Luckylunayre
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
Did you honestly stop and ask yourself if it was a good idea to post this thread?

I really suggest editing it away for deletion before a mod steps in.
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"hepburnfan;c-16243775" wrote:
@EgonVM The Sims is supposed to be a very close simulation to real life, so nearly a "reality". It is considered a simulation game for a reason, so if people are trying to escape the issues in their lives then the Sims is really not the place. If they want to play in an all fairy-land where nothing bad happens and it's all rainbows then they could look into the character of Princess Peach in the Mario and Luigi game series. Or perhaps Animal Crossing. But Sims is supposed to be "life" and of course in life bad and sad things happen.

Yes, that's true (but not all the players have Nintendo consoles in order to play these games).
While yes, they can go and look for something else that is more cheerful than The Sims are, they may be playing The Sims because of the way they can customize the sims and houses and how their sim develops and by other gameplay.
Yes, some players may be sensitive, but you have been near to a sensitive person before, even through it might have been a stranger. Yes, nobody likes to see a person throwing tantrums, crying and complaining, but (almost) everybody has to admit they have done something just because they felt too down or was too angry, especially when they were a child.