Would you like to have more trait slots for your Sim?

Yes there needs to be 5 slot traits like there were in the sims 3, I find it silly how in the sims 4, a child has one trait, a teen has two and an adult has three but back in the sims 3 a child could have up to three, a teen could have 4 traits and an adult had 5. No idea why they limited us with traits.

I really like your idea to use achievements as a way to unlock more traits. Gives more of a sense of accomplishment and a reason for doing certain things or trying in certain areas.

I'd still like the base to be 5 traits, then add more after that depending what they complete in life (like scouts or university). Starting off with 3 and another as they age. Guess I basically want sims 3 style back with a 4 twist.

I'll be honest, I really thought this would bother me when I started playing Sims 4 but it really didn't. I'm actually in the camp of preferring the idea of gaining traits through gameplay, like we do with the aspirations. I feel like my sims are growing then because of their actions, instead of having all those traits straight away.

I'd rather have traits that matter. Traits that actually infuence sims and make their personality.

What would we have more trait slots for when the traits do literally nothing.

I'd like an additional trait for toddlers and kids, and more traits in general. With adults, I'm more likely to run out of traits that fit my Sim than I am to run out of trait slots.

It would also be nice to have the ability to change at least one trait as Sims become adults (from YA) and elders. An ambitious Sim might become more family-oriented, for example.

More trait slots would be nice, but then we would need more traits and trait with more impact.

I think 4 is enough for adults, I like the way it is. I would want more traits added over an extra trait slot if anything. Or an overhaul as they currently aren’t all that impactful tbh. Completing aspirations and buying aspiration rewards, I always end up with at least 10 traits anyways. You can always earn extra traits through gameplay/ “life experience”. It feels appropriate to me.

> @Gecko420 said:
> Yes there needs to be 5 slot traits like there were in the sims 3, I find it silly how in the sims 4, a child has one trait, a teen has two and an adult has three but back in the sims 3 a child could have up to three, a teen could have 4 traits and an adult had 5. No idea why they limited us with traits.

The Sims 4 promised "unique" Sims, but they really aren't that unique. Adding more trait slots will help provide more originality to each Sim. This is a life simulator. Every one I meet in life is completely different. It should be that way in The Sims.

I've thought a lot about Traits and I'm not so sure another trait slot would actually make a positive difference. Most traits just give buffs to emotions, and the problem with that is that all Sims are constantly shifting between the same moods from generic game buffs like needs, food, decorations, activities, etc so they are not distinctive and don't actually influence behavioral changes much at all. So I think changing the traits that we have to dictate behaviors, along with environmental tuning to neutralize mood buffs is more important.

Also, I've started an experiment with choosing fewer traits per Sim to see if personalities are more distinctive. I have a theory that since Sims 4 is more simplified than previous versions, that personalities might work better when simplified as well. Too many Traits might have the opposite effect from what we expect and actually muddle behaviors even more. We'll see how it turns out.

If traits were more meaningful and it more than just add moodlets, I'd say yes. But for right now I say, why does it matter how many traits a sim has if they barely do anything. They could give each life stage 40 traits slots, but it matters little if the traits themselves are so dull. I'd like a trait overhaul to be a priority over simply increasing the amount sims should have.

To answer the second question, I think all life stages should have at least 3 traits. If they want to add more for older sims that's fine, but 3 should be the minimum for everyone. It's ridiculous to limit children and toddlers to one single trait.