Hello, Gurus!
I have some ideas for improvements that I’d like to see in The Sims 4:
1. Changes to Relationship Gains and Socializing: It’s easy to become friends or romantic partners in The Sims 4. Currently, taking a few selfies with a Sim boots relationships way too fast. I’ve gotten married on the first day because the current relationship gains are generous. Traits don’t even impact the gain of friendship or romance. I love for Loner, Self-Absorbed, or Mean Sims to have a harder time with romance or making friends. Sims that have the Confident or Outgoing trait should have an easier time being social. Sims who have similar traits or lifestyles should be easier to befriend.
Befriending Sims who are opposites should be a challenge. Cheating, arguments, sharing successful platonic or romantic moments need to have more impact. These should influence how Sims interact with other Sims they have a history with. A Mean Sim who’s on good terms with another Sim should never be mean to that particular Sim. Mean Sims should be mean to Sims they don’t know or dislike autonomously. Sims shouldn’t talk in places like the Bathroom. I want Sims to sit bar seating, tables, benches, or away from doors to have conversations. I also feel Sims who are on an outing with you should be more focused on your Sim rather than random objects on the Lot. They should stop wandering away from your Sim to read books or to talk to other Sims. If a Sim should need to take care of their Hunger or Bladder need, I'd like for conversations to pause. When a Sim has satisfied a need, that Sim should come back to your Sim and continue the conversation.
2. Random Sims: First off on this topic, I want them to be less likely to interrupt a date on a public lot by talking to my Sim. Random Sims interrupt these social outings are a hassle and it ruins the story I’m trying to tell. I’d love to take my Sims out and enjoy the game world without the constant interruptions. This would be a game-changer. Celebrity Sims should rarely travel outside of Del Sol Valley. Celebrity Sims are disruptive. They draw so much attention that it’s troublesome to keep a Sim you are talking to engaged with your Sim.
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