Re: Semi-permanent toddler grudges

@TygerNight Oh wow!  I'm terribly sorry your cheats aren't working.  I don't think I could play this game anymore without cheats. :-(  I also know exactly what you mean about apologizing.  Although, if that was my only option, I would rather do that than live with the consequences of a completely irrational sentiment.  If you have Parenthood, after an apology, you should still have an option to discipline the defiant behavior.  Hopefully that doesn't trigger another sentiment.  Grrr!  I hate sentiments in this game so much!

@valohim666 100% agree with you!  We should have the option to disable sentiments as well as likes/dislikes.  Both are extremely disruptive for me and take away from my enjoyment of the game.  I don't understand why EA is forcing all players to endure these "features" that were only developed to support specific packs.  What if players don't want Snow Escape or Dream Home Decorator?  There is an option to disable Lifestyles from SE.  There is an option to disable voting and enviro impact for Eco Lifestyle.  There is an option to disable effects from Seasons.  Obviously someone at EA knows what it means to give players options.

@JonaO703 EA seems to have a habit of sneaking things into the base game that are meant for packs, and it seems that a lot of times those things either don't work at all, don't work as intended or are just annoying. It's not just Sims 4 either. I remember buying Sims 3 in a bundle with the Supernatural expansion, and something I kept seeing was the game mentioning registering as a self employed alchemist. Problem with that is you needed another expansion to register as self employed, and I didn't have that so the game was informing me of something I just can't do.

What makes it really lazy to me is when you play this game on a PC, and use something like MCCC. MCCC even with all of its modules is a relatively tiny mod in terms of size, yet it gives players control over so many different aspects of the game. I can't help but feel that so many of its options are simply taking advantage of some sort of internal on/off switch for various aspects of the game, something that if EA wanted to turn into actual options they could. If modders can do that sort of thing, why can't EA incorporate similar things into their game and give players not only more options but a bigger variety of ways to play because of the options.

EA can force players into these features because they know some of their fanbase is ignorant and gullible and will go along with anything, though to be fair a lot of people are like that not just Sims 4 players. Not enough players tell EA that they don't like things, and so a lot of things never see any changes because too many people accept it as is. I look at all the glitches in the game, some of which have been there for weeks, months, heck even years, yet they won't be fixed because a majority of the fanbase seems to ignore them and just wants more content instead of fixing what's already there.

@valohim666 I don't think I'd say anyone is ignorant or gullible but I do think many of us enjoy the game so much that we just keep coming back; warts and all.  I, for one, have bought almost every pack now. lol  I refuse to get bust the dust because I just won't torture my sims like that. :-)  I haven't decided yet if I'll get the decorator pack or cottage living.  I can only hope the right people are reading these posts and trying to address the issues. Based on the number of things they've addressed over the last several months, I do think they are paying attention.

@xochiquetzl_xkvn Yes!  These sentiments should never have been introduced for toddlers.  Surely any sane person would understand that toddlers don't have the capacity to maintain a "festering grudge" for days (or even into childhood and beyond) over something as silly as a bath or learning potty.  I sort of thought the "flirty" moodlets from sentiments were cute at first but it got old fast. lol  I'd rather go back to having my sims be flirty/playful/happy/angry depending on their interactions.  Not just because they're around a sim who makes them feel some sort of something.

@JonaO703 Believe me there are a lot of people that are ignorant and gullible, and it would be silly to think none of those people play this game. It's one thing to keep playing because you really like it, heck I complain about it and get annoyed but I still play because I really like playing it, but to just accept and go along with the problems is another thing and too many people seem to do that. Also I see where you're coming from with the wart analogy, but to just be so accepting of a product you have to pay for to me is pretty unacceptable. I'm sure there are lots of products where if you bought it and something was wrong you would return it, so why is it okay with games? And sure they've fixed some things, but what about the problems that have been around for so long? From the day I first played this game back in 2016 to present day, I still see a bug where my sims could be sitting and having a conversation then suddenly jump up and reset. I'm sure some people see it as a minor problem, a slight inconvenience, but it's still unacceptable to have so many issues like this.

Sure there are things in life where it's okay to like it even with it's flaws, the perfect example of that are people because everyone is flawed in some way, but when it comes to anything you have to spend money on I have to draw the line. I know so many products will never be perfect, but I don't want to spend money on a product that doesn't work as intended and I'm not going to keep supporting that same company if multiple things I buy from them are problematic.

@JonaO703  YES.  Toddlers DO have extreme emotions, but they just don't have the attention spans to hold "festering grudges." 

(I also don't have Bust the Dust or Laundry Day, mainly because I don't want dust or laundry in my own life, let alone my Sims' lives. 😉 )