Why is fame so hard to earn?

In one of the past live streams, they said they listen to the players and worked with the likes and dislikes of celebrities from Sims 3. I don't know if you played Sims 3 Late Night, but that was where celebrities were added to The Sims 3 game. The problem with the celebrities as it was too easy for every single sim in town to become a celebrity, and it was a real pain in the backside. There was even a setting in the NRaas mod, it is very much like the MCCC mod for Sims 4, but for Sims 3. It had settings to bring this into a player's control. They listened and this is why they dialed back the ease of becoming a celebrity in Sims 4. The Sims 3 celebrities was a total nightmare, and they were paying attention.

If you are interested there are cheats for Get Famous, and also the MCCC mod will adjust the celebrity level as well. I used it to give a few of the premades celebrity status as well, like the Goths for one.

Here is a link that goes into more detail on the Get Famous cheats.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sims4Cheats/wiki/famouscheats

No, I doubt it will be changed. Biggest complaint from previous fame packs was it was too easy. They took those complaints and made get famous. It’s that hard on purpose! Also your sims gain more fame depending on the action they are doing. I’ve heard streaming and using the new media skill is the best way to gain fame. Acting gains a little, but you have to do more than just the career to really gain fame. Also if you are doing any action for tips or performing in public you need an audience to gain fame. If no one is watching you won’t gain anything. Also most like how hard it is so there is another reason for them not to change it. I’ve heard after the first two stars it is supposed to be easier though? I just got the pack so Ive only explored a tiny bit but have learned a lot of tips from the forums here. What are you doing to gain fame if you don’t mind me asking?

I actually don't mind that it's hard to earn. My only complaint in regards to that is that it's super easy to advance in the Actor career, so you can easily be on the "Superstar" level while only being a "Rising Star."

I prefer it this way to TS3 where everyone ended up famous after a while and I've had no problem earning fame once I figured out how things work. There was a bit of a learning curve when I first started playing though. Also it seems like getting from 1 star to 2 took longer than the higher levels. Once others start recognizing your Sim, it gets a little easier.

What kind of things are you trying to do to gain fame?

My complaint about TS4 has been that I did not like how game play basically tells you exactly what to do.
I prefer to be given a goal and choosing my own way about reaching it.

I hope Fame is like this.
There should be a smart way to do it and a not so smart way.
Perhaps seeking fame before you have talent give poor returns. If that is the case I would be more focused on getting my sims fame worthy before being concerned about their fame status. So, basically skills and career levels before watching their fame meter.

Maybe there are multiple things you have to have going on to ride fame waves.
I have experienced sudden surges in fame that gets me to the next star, but I am not sure what I did to achieve it.

I would test this out, but I am having too much fun with my current sims. :)

I enjoy it. There's sort of a logic to it... think exposure! The more the better. I was actually disappointed when an opportunity from a perk was fulfilled and almost bumped my sim level shortly after getting his first star. But then again luck can happen.

Any way, check out some of the other threads about it. There's a lot of good tips on the forum on how to gain fame.

"snarkles;c-16853005" wrote:
I actually don't mind that it's hard to earn. My only complaint in regards to that is that it's super easy to advance in the Actor career, so you can easily be on the "Superstar" level while only being a "Rising Star."

That part sort of makes sense to me but I kind of wish your fame capped you out in a way... it'd be kind of cool to have "B Lister" acting track. For the ones that get type cast and cult followings. Most of my favorite and the most talented actors that get work their whole life are character actors and never get leading roles. I think you should only be able to get certain roles based on your fame level.

I do like the fact that fame is a separate thing and based on exposure.

the expansion is a bit annoying, fame was extremely easy for my main sim, other sims that are not in the acting career are building fame by selling paintings being a painter, karioke singing etc, top of the fame in just a couple days (people days not sim days), map is disappointing, paparazzi everywhere and no way to keep all these random people coming in the house, if you lock the doors you can't invite others in without unlocking(parties), and sure as day randoms come in, digging in your garbage, easy to complete both of the aspirations as well. Did not find it a challenge at all, not at all worth the 40 euros.

"Akl500P;c-16852977" wrote:
No, I doubt it will be changed. Biggest complaint from previous fame packs was it was too easy. They took those complaints and made get famous. It’s that hard on purpose! Also your sims gain more fame depending on the action they are doing. I’ve heard streaming and using the new media skill is the best way to gain fame. Acting gains a little, but you have to do more than just the career to really gain fame. Also if you are doing any action for tips or performing in public you need an audience to gain fame. If no one is watching you won’t gain anything. Also most like how hard it is so there is another reason for them not to change it. I’ve heard after the first two stars it is supposed to be easier though? I just got the pack so Ive only explored a tiny bit but have learned a lot of tips from the forums here. What are you doing to gain fame if you don’t mind me asking?

This is not true. If you take risks and your sim has high skill levels you can earn fame from acting rather quickly. My sim went from zero fame to a whole star after one gig. How much fame is earned seems to depend on multiple factors, so everyone will have a different experience with it.

Also, my sim did a 24 hour charity livestream and went from 4 stars to 5 in one day. It really just varies and I'm glad that EA took this route.