There's a bubble blower in one of the dorms where one of my Sims is attending university and after a few terms it occurred to me that no one ever uses it. I have a household in Uptown San Myshuno where there is a bubble blower in the neighborhood and I've never seen any sims use that one either, over 2 generations of sims living there.I also almost never use it manually, as it's not all that interesting. I feel like it's almost pointless that it even exists in the game.Does anyone else have some positive stories about entertaining things that came out of using one? Also...does anyone know why sims don't use it autonomously in my game, like ever. Is that how it is for everyone or do I maybe have a mod that has a stealth feature of disabling it for autonomy?

I have seen sims in my game use it autonomously on home lots and restaurant lots. And during festivals too. It looks nice and raises fun meter but sims don't seem to use it as a group or social event.

@Crocobaura, You are right...I've seen it used autonomously at the festival too, now that you mention it. That's pretty much the only place I've ever seen it used autonomously though. I don't have a restaurant that has one, but I do have some bars that do. Never seen it autonmously there.Hmm...but now that we're talking about it, I realized that using a bubble blower is an available club activity. So, time to make a Stoner's club with a hangout for the hookah bar that I have. That gaurantees it will get used. :)

"Stormkeep;c-18075413" wrote:@Crocobaura, You are right...I've seen it used autonomously at the festival too, now that you mention it. That's pretty much the only place I've ever seen it used autonomously though. I don't have a restaurant that has one, but I do have some bars that do. Never seen it autonmously there.Hmm...but now that we're talking about it, I realized that using a bubble blower is an available club activity. So, time to make a Stoner's club with a hangout for the hookah bar that I have. That gaurantees it will get used. :)Oh, I have a sort of gathering place for growing herbs, smoking bubbles and preparation of fun concoctions in a community space lot disguised as abandoned containers. That place is mayhem but they do sell pizza so I visit with my sim occasionally to buy pizza and sell stuff.

As far as I understand it can give you powerful moodlets, but ever since I discovered the thing when I first played City Living back in 2016 I have never allowed my played sims to use it. I do like that sims look at the thing and react in disgust, but that makes it even more weird seeing sims use it at autonomously at the festival.eh...whatever, just one of the more weird things that Maxis have added to this game. Like the helmet from Get Famous, I have never used that thing either.

It's a fun relaxing activity for the sims I have that are into it.... Unwinding after work, bonding with friends, etc.@logion I haven't used the helmet either, but I've only had Get Famous for a couple of months. I feel like it would have to be the right character to use that thing.

Why do we even have the bubble blower?

26 Replies

crocobaura
Legend
4 years ago
I have seen sims in my game use it autonomously on home lots and restaurant lots. And during festivals too. It looks nice and raises fun meter but sims don't seem to use it as a group or social event.
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
@Crocobaura, You are right...I've seen it used autonomously at the festival too, now that you mention it. That's pretty much the only place I've ever seen it used autonomously though. I don't have a restaurant that has one, but I do have some bars that do. Never seen it autonmously there.

Hmm...but now that we're talking about it, I realized that using a bubble blower is an available club activity. So, time to make a Stoner's club with a hangout for the hookah bar that I have. That gaurantees it will get used. :)
crocobaura
Legend
4 years ago
"Stormkeep;c-18075413" wrote:
@Crocobaura, You are right...I've seen it used autonomously at the festival too, now that you mention it. That's pretty much the only place I've ever seen it used autonomously though. I don't have a restaurant that has one, but I do have some bars that do. Never seen it autonmously there.

Hmm...but now that we're talking about it, I realized that using a bubble blower is an available club activity. So, time to make a Stoner's club with a hangout for the hookah bar that I have. That gaurantees it will get used. :)

Oh, I have a sort of gathering place for growing herbs, smoking bubbles and preparation of fun concoctions in a community space lot disguised as abandoned containers. That place is mayhem but they do sell pizza so I visit with my sim occasionally to buy pizza and sell stuff.
logionX
Legend
4 years ago
As far as I understand it can give you powerful moodlets, but ever since I discovered the thing when I first played City Living back in 2016 I have never allowed my played sims to use it.

I do like that sims look at the thing and react in disgust, but that makes it even more weird seeing sims use it at autonomously at the festival.

eh...whatever, just one of the more weird things that Maxis have added to this game. Like the helmet from Get Famous, I have never used that thing either.
mightyspritesims
Legend
4 years ago
It's a fun relaxing activity for the sims I have that are into it.... Unwinding after work, bonding with friends, etc.

@logion I haven't used the helmet either, but I've only had Get Famous for a couple of months. I feel like it would have to be the right character to use that thing.
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
I'm going through all of my community lots in the game to find which lots have bubble blowers and am going to make a club for each of them so that I see people there actually using them once in a while. :lol:

Doing it made me wonder what the limit is on how many clubs you can have in a game....seeing as I'm already at 53. Turns out it's 230, so I have plenty of room.
Gamer_Cat24
Rising Scout
4 years ago
I think it is meant to be a throwback to Sims 2 in a way.
Basically, it is a PG version for your Sims getting high. It was usually used in parties, but I think you could get one. It makes your Sims happy, and is considered a group activity.
I was amused when they brought it into Sims 4.
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
"Umbreon12;c-18075571" wrote:
I think it is meant to be a throwback to Sims 2 in a way.
Basically, it is a PG version for your Sims getting high. It was usually used in parties, but I think you could get one. It makes your Sims happy, and is considered a group activity.
I was amused when they brought it into Sims 4.

LOL, yah, it amused me too. I get where the inspiration for adding it came from, I just was saying it doesn't really have a point because sims never use it, at least in my game. Other than at the san myshuno festival, which @Crocobaura politely reminded me of.

No worries now though, I identified all of the community lot locations where I have one and have set up clubs with bubble blower use as a club activity, so that when my played sims visit the locations there is at least some likelihood I'll see them in use.

A shame the one in the Uptown neighborhood never gets used though.
catloverplayer
Legend
4 years ago
This object came with City Living and came again in My Wedding Stories. They should have went with Photo Booths for My Wedding Stories.
kaiwryplays
4 years ago
"catloverplayer;c-18075618" wrote:
This object came with City Living and came again in My Wedding Stories. They should have went with Photo Booths for My Wedding Stories.

Where is it in mws?