Have you/would you disable emotional deaths with MCCC?

I have them disabled, I think it’s a silly concept and I don’t enjoy having to worry about my sims moods all the time.

I wouldn't just because I have next to no trouble keeping Sims alive in 4. In fact, the last time I tried to kill one it took a rather long time... So I don't see any need and there have been so many ridiculous things in the Sims over the years that very little of it bothers me.

I agree that they tip the ridiculous scale too far, so I have them disabled. There are other ways sims can die, after all. They're often silly, too, but not as bad as the emotional death nonsense. All that said, I'm not above occasionally cheating to create an emotional death or two when I get... in a mood. :smirk:

i have them disabled too

I have them disabled, because I feel Sims reach the "danger zone" moodlets like hysterical, enranged and mortified waaay to easily.

I disabled them because after one particular Harvestfest grand meal, both parents were hysterical. I managed to calm dad down with a cheat, but was too late to save mom.

Without that cheat, the kids would've been orphaned, and game over. So I rolled back to the minutes before dinner and turned them off.

I have them disabled, as well. If they were toned down a bit... like it wasn't so incredibly easy for them to die this way... then I would reenable the option.

With mods making emotions more balanced and difficult to control, the emotional deaths are more often then not, a very welcome surprise in my game when they do occur. I once made a vampire enrage an entire community lot, and like flies many of the sims started dropping dead from anger. It also makes emotions a much more meaningful gameplay mechanic, since when my sims do enter extreme moods, I need to be careful in order to avoid a death, I may be forced to find a way to change or calm their emotions in order to keep them alive, this goes for both my played sims and unplayed sims out in my world. If my sims' best friend outside of the household is in a hysterical mood, I need to find a way to prevent them from dying without being in direct control of them.

Although they are silly, it adds challenge and depth to the emotion system (with mods), so I enjoy the spontaneous opportunities to be strategic in my gameplay.

Sims 4 gives players plenty of warnings to prevent sim deaths so I keep them on.

This is going to sound hypocritical, I'm certain. I'm one who sorely misses the random deaths in the game. I began my Simming Odyssey with Sims2, you see. There you had to be on your guard. Pregnant Sims could die during their pregnancy. Don't let them ever take out the trash. Keep a banquet table on hand so they don't starve to death. If your Sim attempts to fix something electrical, they could fry themselves. Ghosts were not your friend. No Casper the Ghost in that game. If your Sims' needs are too low and a ghost scares them, oopsie, another Sim bites the dust.

So, since I had never experienced an emotional death, I left it on, realizing that I never experienced all things in both Sims2 & 3. However, when I lost not one but two Sims one right after the other at a Charity Event my Global Superstar was throwing (his very first one), I shrugged and started the family again. But, then it appeared as if the game itself (I know it sounds insane) targeted my Global Superstar killing him not once but three separate times. First time I didn't comprehend how or why he became hysterical. So, I rolled the save back one and discovered his older brother told him a joke. I was able to avert the problem. But, just as in real life you can't escape your Fate, Death knocked on his door a bit later. He died at the foot of the front porch steps. I rolled back a few more saves to when his twin nephews were still infants. Suddenly, he was targeted again. I deleted that game save altogether and came to the boards to share my stories of WOE.

That's when I found out I could bypass Emotional deaths. Hey, I had experienced it more than a few times. When EA tweaks it a bit, if they do, then I'll remove my SAFEGUARD. It's one thing for a random happening to occur, but quite another when the game itself seems intent on killing your most favorite Sim. Call me a Hypocrite, I don't care. If you only knew what I have been through with this Sim, you would understand, I'm sure.

ETA: To the OP, it is entirely possible for a person in RL to laugh themselves to death. It can cause a heart-attack and that's no joke. Look it up yourself and you'll find what I found. On the surface it seems improbable and silly, but even some die of the proverbial Broken Heart. Just look at how the Hysterical Sim ends up clutching at their heart. I'm just sayin' …

ETA: After I finished reading your post, especially on the cons side of the issue, I felt compelled to tell more of my story. I did try to play out that first game save. My Global Superstar was the one tapped to care for the Toddler twin boys. His then girlfriend must have had an aversion to children because she was useless. I mean, we're talking she didn't lift a finger to help out! Out of fear and because I actually dreaded the knock on the door (I knew in my heart was coming) with the SS (sorry) I mean Social Worker would show up tp take the wee boys away. Erik did his very best, too, but he just couldn't keep up the pace and keep his career alive. Again, his soon-to-be EX girlfriend was totally useless. That's when I rolled the game save back to when the twins were still infants. After that things just went downhill.