Why are so many dorm roomates sad and crying so often

Could be a variety of things only ever had one or two roommates not all of them. I THINK there is a emo archetype roommate, but dunno if their quirk is always gloomy or what.

You ould temporarily add roommate to your active household to see what buff they have and just remove them by shift clicking.

Someone else can give more detail but that's the "emo loner" roommate trait. The roommates have various traits to do things like fixing an item, bringing food or throwing parties. I've only had one who has had it so far, crying and leaving notes before he moved out at the end of the semester. It sounds like you have had several.

There are people like this. I remember going to a summer camp where someone would cry every morning, irritating everyone else. That person was homesick.

Because they saw their ex with someone else and couldn't deal. Because their crush didn't notice them. Because they were in another breakup. Because they were still together but he forgot their 2-months-together anniversary. Because they had a contraception malfunction or caught herpes. Because he hadn't texted in 2 whole days! The reasons are limitless. How much of that pertains to the game, though, who knows.

Hope your gloomy tearful roommate isn't making you hate the game. If that were my game, I'd get my Sim turned into a vampire, and Drink Uncontrollably til my roommate problem was all gone. >:)

That is because they have a hidden trait. All roommates get hidden traits to make it more "fun". It is most likely the hidden trait called trait_RoommateNPC_Archetype_EmoLoner which gives them a sad buff that does not go away.

I personally find this trait to be a bit too much to be honest. It reminds me of people with depression.

i love the realism in this game

The reminds me of my dorm experience, except substitute the crying with guys running down the hall screaming in their underwear.

Actually that’s totally different. I’ll just show myself out.

"logion;c-17330708" wrote:
That is because they have a hidden trait. All roommates get hidden traits to make it more "fun". It is most likely the hidden trait called trait_RoommateNPC_Archetype_EmoLoner which gives them a sad buff that does not go away.

I personally find this trait to be a bit too much to be honest. It reminds me of people with depression.

Hey, do these new hidden traits affect Sims in other worlds, or is it limited to Uni?

I'm fascinated because Caleb Vatore went off the deep end in rage due to Cassandra cheating on him (I did a little dollhouse smashing in my game for the grim joy of being a homewrecker, but repented and quit without saving so they are happy again now) but I saw the strangest urn, and I am suspecting it's a spellcaster urn, but I don't have that pack (yet...planning on getting it this sale). Is this a spellcaster urn, and if so, that must mean I have spellcasters in my game despite not having the Realms of Magic Pack? Does that mean I can also encounter Sims with hidden traits like you were talking about?
https://i.imgur.com/3E3wC2j.png

"Nushnushganay;c-17330842" wrote:

"logion;c-17330708" wrote:
That is because they have a hidden trait. All roommates get hidden traits to make it more "fun". It is most likely the hidden trait called trait_RoommateNPC_Archetype_EmoLoner which gives them a sad buff that does not go away.

I personally find this trait to be a bit too much to be honest. It reminds me of people with depression.

Hey, do these new hidden traits affect Sims in other worlds, or is it limited to Uni?

I'm fascinated because Caleb Vatore went off the deep end in rage due to Cassandra cheating on him (I did a little dollhouse smashing in my game for the grim joy of being a homewrecker, but repented and quit without saving so they are happy again now) but I saw the strangest urn, and I am suspecting it's a spellcaster urn, but I don't have that pack (yet...planning on getting it this sale). Is this a spellcaster urn, and if so, that must mean I have spellcasters in my game despite not having the Realms of Magic Pack? Does that mean I can also encounter Sims with hidden traits like you were talking about?
https://i.imgur.com/3E3wC2j.png

Looks like an alien urn. I recently had an alien die, and it looked like that.

College?

Would if it was just because they got stuck living with your sim? That would be pretty funny.