"GrumpyGlowfish;c-18183782" wrote:
"CarpeNocheSims;c-18183714" wrote:
When I was going through my spiritual experimentation after leaving home, I tried Paganism. The obsession with witches "being real witches" with pointy hats...etc...etc...is a very off putting.
Not to be disrespectful, the Pagans you're describing sound like interesting people I'd like to meet myself, but they are simply not what most players think of when it comes to witches in a video game like The Sims. They may be the "real" witches in the sense that they're real people practicing a real lifestyle in the real world, but at the same time they're not "real" witches in the sense of using real magic, because... well, magic itself isn't real. And works of fiction featuring magic don't usually do it for the representation of any real people calling themselves witches.
Speaking with respect, as a self-identified neo-pagan witch I will just say that some of us believe in magic. Some people believe in the power of prayer. Some people believe in the power of Positive Thinking. Is any of it real? Well, that's a deeper philosophical discussion and this isn't the forum for it. :)
Also, some works of fiction do try - with varying degrees of success - to represent real world witches. Thinking about it, I suspect that may be why The Sims 4, with it's dedication to inclusivity, decided to go with Spellcaster instead of Witch for it's magic-users. Less baggage. The Sims Spellcasters don't try to be a representation of Wicca (though we can play them that way if we want to). Neither do they try to be a representation of the Witched Witch of the West (but we could play that too). I still say they are closest to a Harry Potter knock-off, but that can be forgiven.
I've seen some people dislike The Sims 4 as being too bland at times, but I find that plain canvas let's us as players tell our own stories our own ways.
