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5 years ago

Will We Ever Get Attraction in The Sims 4??

It's been 6 years, and an Attraction system/Chemistry romance system is still not in the game.
I don't know if they're scared to attempt it, or if it's too much work for them, or they're afraid it will be "politically incorrect," but I really want this in my game. Romance is so boring and shallow without it. There's just no complexity or challenge without it.
For comparison, The Sims 2 got attraction with Nightlife, and in my opinion did it the best. This was a year after the base game was released.
The Sims 3 got attraction in Late Night, also a year after the base game came out.
But 6 years?? This is a basic feature?
I'm seriously being tempted to download the "unmentionable ;) ;) " mod if they don't add this soon.

28 Replies

  • Latelly i've noticed that as much as i try to match sims romantically some sims won't do it while others get atracted almost immediatly. I used to choose someone for my sims and in a couple of hours they would kiss and even propose. Now it's taking way longer.... May it be that some kind of atraction system is already going on?
  • "catloverplayer;c-17573473" wrote:
    "SimmerGeorge;c-17573397" wrote:
    Well I do think they will not include it in the Sims 4 cause the game is already so old and they may have problems with the engine. Hopefully it will come with the Sims 5.


    We still have more years of TS4 Packs. I dont think the engine is the issue cause modders have pulled it off and quite good too.


    @catloverplayer Yeah but we don't have enough years. Especially considering the time that has gone by. Do I want free babies in the Sims 4? Sure. Do I think it's worth it 6 years later? No. That's 6 years too late. I could be playing with free babies for 6 years now and expected them to be in the game. They had been since 2004.
    Getting them 6 years later is just not going to make up for all the lost time.
    I wish EA realized how disappointing it is to buy a game for 60€ on launch and then having to hear "oh we are going to add those base game features for you but you might have to wait for 1-6 years for them sorry".
  • "telmarina;c-17573479" wrote:
    Latelly i've noticed that as much as i try to match sims romantically some sims won't do it while others get atracted almost immediatly. I used to choose someone for my sims and in a couple of hours they would kiss and even propose. Now it's taking way longer.... May it be that some kind of atraction system is already going on?


    I have noticed this a bit more lately...maybe it's a clue? It's definitely a bit more tricky for sims to get along now, at least in the beginning stages. They could possibly be making it so sims with certain traits are incompatible with others?
    I'm hoping the next pack is either a High School or a Romance Pack, and that they can give us attraction and chemistry in the pack.
  • "SimmerGeorge;c-17573920" wrote:
    "catloverplayer;c-17573473" wrote:
    "SimmerGeorge;c-17573397" wrote:
    Well I do think they will not include it in the Sims 4 cause the game is already so old and they may have problems with the engine. Hopefully it will come with the Sims 5.


    We still have more years of TS4 Packs. I dont think the engine is the issue cause modders have pulled it off and quite good too.


    @catloverplayer Yeah but we don't have enough years. Especially considering the time that has gone by. Do I want free babies in the Sims 4? Sure. Do I think it's worth it 6 years later? No. That's 6 years too late. I could be playing with free babies for 6 years now and expected them to be in the game. They had been since 2004.
    Getting them 6 years later is just not going to make up for all the lost time.
    I wish EA realized how disappointing it is to buy a game for 60€ on launch and then having to hear "oh we are going to add those base game features for you but you might have to wait for 1-6 years for them sorry".


    Right now I'd just be happy to get some pool slides and pool waterfalls.
  • We better do! We need this update! I still remember that last year, SimGuru Lyndsay did tweeted me back when I said that it would be nice if we can have this feature among other things too.
  • I doubt it now. It's seems too late for this game. I mean that is something that should come out pretty early in deciding why your Sim wants to spend the rest of their life with another, and or just for fun go out with everyone they may be attracted to for some reason.

    We can guess the extra traits the player buys like perceptive won't be included as reason to like someone. Or better word, admire a Sim. So, that might leave the same old traits another Sim possesses as reasons to like the other. And since these Sims don't even know sometimes, their mate, mother or father died, I doubt they will have any physical attraction knowledge, either. I can't imagine these Sims would be smart enough to know another Sim has blond hair, or brown eyes, and or a mustache or not, etc., etc. They are pretty much oblivious already. Heck, they don't even know their kid is crying in a bed from shame or embarrassement.

    Then there is the old, worn out reasons these Sims exists which are to jog/workout, write, and or paint. I can bet all that would be part of some crazy attraction system..I would bet money on it. lol
  • "Cinebar;c-17576780" wrote:
    I doubt it now. It's seems too late for this game. I mean that is something that should come out pretty early in deciding why your Sim wants to spend the rest of their life with another, and or just for fun go out with everyone they may be attracted to for some reason.

    We can guess the extra traits the player buys like perceptive won't be included as reason to like someone. Or better word, admire a Sim. So, that might leave the same old traits another Sim possesses as reasons to like the other. And since these Sims don't even know sometimes, their mate, mother or father died, I doubt they will have any physical attraction knowledge, either. I can't imagine these Sims would be smart enough to know another Sim has blond hair, or brown eyes, and or a mustache or not, etc., etc. They are pretty much oblivious already. Heck, they don't even know their kid is crying in a bed from shame or embarrassement.

    Then there is the old, worn out reasons these Sims exists which are to jog/workout, write, and or paint. I can bet all that would be part of some crazy attraction system..I would bet money on it. lol


    Remember a Romance Pack was mentioned in the recent survey and with atleast 2 or more years of content for The Sims 4 it could still happen. If we get a romance pack there will be some sort of attraction feature especially if the online dating feature comes back. If modders can give attraction features I know Maxis can.
  • "catloverplayer;c-17585374" wrote:
    "Cinebar;c-17576780" wrote:
    I doubt it now. It's seems too late for this game. I mean that is something that should come out pretty early in deciding why your Sim wants to spend the rest of their life with another, and or just for fun go out with everyone they may be attracted to for some reason.

    We can guess the extra traits the player buys like perceptive won't be included as reason to like someone. Or better word, admire a Sim. So, that might leave the same old traits another Sim possesses as reasons to like the other. And since these Sims don't even know sometimes, their mate, mother or father died, I doubt they will have any physical attraction knowledge, either. I can't imagine these Sims would be smart enough to know another Sim has blond hair, or brown eyes, and or a mustache or not, etc., etc. They are pretty much oblivious already. Heck, they don't even know their kid is crying in a bed from shame or embarrassement.

    Then there is the old, worn out reasons these Sims exists which are to jog/workout, write, and or paint. I can bet all that would be part of some crazy attraction system..I would bet money on it. lol


    Remember a Romance Pack was mentioned in the recent survey and with atleast 2 or more years of content for The Sims 4 it could still happen. If we get a romance pack there will be some sort of attraction feature especially if the online dating feature comes back. If modders can give attraction features I know Maxis can.


    I agree I hope it's soon as I feel it's something that a lot of players you want both supernatural and realism players and family players to and there's hardly anything but all of them can agree on I romance system is one of the few