Rene Speculation: Lore and Narrative Design

I would like the next Sims iteration to continue from Sims 2, as Sims 3 was set in the past.

An updated Pleasantview map would be epic! Maybe some of the other towns from Sims 2 and the ability to make your own worlds and lore.
For the Goth house I would love to be able to see Bella be kidnapped by alien and go from there.

I do wonder whether the Sims themselves will be made more realistic or go comic book style. ???‍♂️

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

"g01denswan;c-18197764" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

I don't care much for CAS, but I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that because I know there are other players who care about it.

"simmerorigin;c-18197766" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197764" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

I don't care much for CAS, but I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that because I know there are other players who care about it.

Nobody is suggesting that you should suggest that money shouldn’t be allocated to CAS. I just stated my preference for the money to be used for interactions and animations instead since I don’t play with pre-made characters. It’s no different from you hoping for the money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations.

"g01denswan;c-18197841" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197766" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197764" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

I don't care much for CAS, but I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that because I know there are other players who care about it.

Nobody is suggesting that you should suggest that money shouldn’t be allocated to CAS. I just stated my preference for the money to be used for interactions and animations instead since I don’t play with pre-made characters. It’s no different from you hoping for the money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations.

Okay, thanks for clarifying. It sounded like you were suggesting that you were hoping that the Sims Team doesn't take money out of the budget for things you personally don't care about, like lore, at the expense of everyone else who cares about it. I would not want to subject other fans to that trade-off, which is why I did not say I want money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations and I did make the point to say "I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that"

I think we both agree that we all need to be somewhat selfless here as there are many fans with different priorities.

Bella and Mortimer are staples of the game by now, would be weird to not have them at all. Maybe they could add next generation of sims going from premades in TS4 and then have the older ones either playable or as ghosts in a cemetery. Maybe they could add some characters just as history pieces, landmarks and family heirlooms, like pictures, journals, furniture objects.

"simmerorigin;c-18197924" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197841" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197766" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197764" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

I don't care much for CAS, but I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that because I know there are other players who care about it.

Nobody is suggesting that you should suggest that money shouldn’t be allocated to CAS. I just stated my preference for the money to be used for interactions and animations instead since I don’t play with pre-made characters. It’s no different from you hoping for the money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations.

Okay, thanks for clarifying. It sounded like you were suggesting that you were hoping that the Sims Team doesn't take money out of the budget for things you personally don't care about, like lore, at the expense of everyone else who cares about it. I would not want to subject other fans to that trade-off, which is why I did not say I want money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations and I did make the point to say "I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that"

I think we both agree that we all need to be somewhat selfless here as there are many fans with different priorities.

Unfortunately, there’s always a trade-off as our wants for the game is unlimited while Maxis has a limited budget. So every time we ask for something, we’re being selfish even if we don’t state what we would prefer to be excluded. Let’s not lie to ourselves to feel better about not being selfless. ?

"g01denswan;c-18197976" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197924" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197841" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197766" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197764" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

I don't care much for CAS, but I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that because I know there are other players who care about it.

Nobody is suggesting that you should suggest that money shouldn’t be allocated to CAS. I just stated my preference for the money to be used for interactions and animations instead since I don’t play with pre-made characters. It’s no different from you hoping for the money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations.

Okay, thanks for clarifying. It sounded like you were suggesting that you were hoping that the Sims Team doesn't take money out of the budget for things you personally don't care about, like lore, at the expense of everyone else who cares about it. I would not want to subject other fans to that trade-off, which is why I did not say I want money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations and I did make the point to say "I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that"

I think we both agree that we all need to be somewhat selfless here as there are many fans with different priorities.

Unfortunately, there’s always a trade-off as our wants for the game is unlimited while Maxis has a limited budget. So every time we ask for something, we’re being selfish even if we don’t state what we would prefer to be excluded. Let’s not lie to ourselves to feel better about not being selfless. ?

you mean to tell us they can't afford to do what sims 2 accomplished 20 years ago?

"bella_goth;c-18197977" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197976" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197924" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197841" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197766" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197764" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

I don't care much for CAS, but I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that because I know there are other players who care about it.

Nobody is suggesting that you should suggest that money shouldn’t be allocated to CAS. I just stated my preference for the money to be used for interactions and animations instead since I don’t play with pre-made characters. It’s no different from you hoping for the money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations.

Okay, thanks for clarifying. It sounded like you were suggesting that you were hoping that the Sims Team doesn't take money out of the budget for things you personally don't care about, like lore, at the expense of everyone else who cares about it. I would not want to subject other fans to that trade-off, which is why I did not say I want money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations and I did make the point to say "I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that"

I think we both agree that we all need to be somewhat selfless here as there are many fans with different priorities.

Unfortunately, there’s always a trade-off as our wants for the game is unlimited while Maxis has a limited budget. So every time we ask for something, we’re being selfish even if we don’t state what we would prefer to be excluded. Let’s not lie to ourselves to feel better about not being selfless. ?

you mean to tell us they can't afford to do what sims 2 accomplished 20 years ago?

I’m telling you that Maxis has a limited budget so cannot add everything we all want to the game. The Sims 2 also didn’t have everything we want. None of the previous games have everything we want.

"g01denswan;c-18197981" wrote:

"bella_goth;c-18197977" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197976" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197924" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197841" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197766" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197764" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18197736" wrote:

"g01denswan;c-18197724" wrote:
I too have been playing since The Sims and have never played any pre-made character except for the Newbies. I would rather they spend the money on more interactions and animations instead of on things that are of no use to me.

I think the Narrative Designer will be working by themself in designing the lore independently of the animators and software engineers.

The money still comes out of The Sims budget, and I would like it to be spent on things we can’t do ourselves. We’ll be able to create our own sims, or download sims that other simmers create.

I don't care much for CAS, but I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that because I know there are other players who care about it.

Nobody is suggesting that you should suggest that money shouldn’t be allocated to CAS. I just stated my preference for the money to be used for interactions and animations instead since I don’t play with pre-made characters. It’s no different from you hoping for the money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations.

Okay, thanks for clarifying. It sounded like you were suggesting that you were hoping that the Sims Team doesn't take money out of the budget for things you personally don't care about, like lore, at the expense of everyone else who cares about it. I would not want to subject other fans to that trade-off, which is why I did not say I want money to be spent on characters with backstories instead of interactions and animations and I did make the point to say "I'm not going to suggest that money shouldn't be allocated to that"

I think we both agree that we all need to be somewhat selfless here as there are many fans with different priorities.

Unfortunately, there’s always a trade-off as our wants for the game is unlimited while Maxis has a limited budget. So every time we ask for something, we’re being selfish even if we don’t state what we would prefer to be excluded. Let’s not lie to ourselves to feel better about not being selfless. ?

you mean to tell us they can't afford to do what sims 2 accomplished 20 years ago?

I’m telling you that Maxis has a limited budget so cannot add everything we all want to the game. The Sims 2 also didn’t have everything we want. None of the previous games have everything we want.

it doesn't have everything every player wants but still did good enough for an early 2000s game. 20 years later i'm sure devs can do the same and improve from there. it's not unaffordable for Maxis to do it.