Sims Players: 64% cis female, 21% cis male, 17% fluid/trans; 45% non-heterosexual

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-18287155" wrote:

I believe those students were confused because I look like the masculine equivalent of Conchita Wurst.

Wait, wait, wait. I'm noticing a discrepancy. That picture of your simself that you posted on the recent simself thread looked nothing whatsoever like Conchita Wurst. Was the handsome, mustard-clad figure a dastardly lie? Were you misrepresenting yourself online? Is that something people do?

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-18286970" wrote:
I wonder what the gender ratio was with respect to previous titles. The reason I got into The Sims 4 = The Sims 3, which I started playing about a year prior TS4’s official release.

Spoiler

TS3 is a life sim that offers open world, cars and a world creation tool, which is something that I assume a majority of men would have a natural interest for. I did anyway. I expected Sims 4 to include similar features, which hasn’t happened so far, but I learned to appreciate the game for what it is now. I sort of fell into and rolled with it. It’s by no means a perfect game, but it suits my gameplay style and there are many features that I now prefer compared to similar ones that exist in previous titles, including graphics, build / buy, CAS and animation quality.

If however, I hadn’t been playing TS3 because it and other titles were simply non existent, I may not be playing The Sims 4 now.
Its marketing is predominantly “female” focused, which is something I would naturally avoid, unless someone forced me to play the game and I would find out that it is in fact, a lot of fun. Which again, I believe it is, bar a couple of annoying things.

In conclusion, you’re all very lucky to have me here. ?

Pretty much the exact same story. I started playing 3 in 2012 and I was obsessed with the amount of customization, it also wasn't advertised as a feminine game at the time so my parents got me a copy. I ended up getting 4 on release but that was a waste of $59.99 on launch.

"ryouma17;c-18286701" wrote:
whats wrong with simply being called a straight, bi, or gay person

Nothing wrong at all, if one of those labels works for you :)

I am female and I'm what my dad calls a mutt I am a list of many races and countries

"Simmingal;c-18287217" wrote:


also looking like Conchita Wurst is only a bonus really

Oh..is it? ... I'm not much of a gown type but look, I suppose there's a first for everything. Let’s hope the game will add it to my milestones. ?

"Eleri;c-18288055" wrote:

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-18287155" wrote:

I believe those students were confused because I look like the masculine equivalent of Conchita Wurst.

Wait, wait, wait. I'm noticing a discrepancy. That picture of your simself that you posted on the recent simself thread looked nothing whatsoever like Conchita Wurst. Was the handsome, mustard-clad figure a dastardly lie? Were you misrepresenting yourself online? Is that something people do?

Clever observation, two things however:

I used Conchita’s image as a point of reference - note the adjective that I used to describe my own resemblance to they/ them/ lady beard/ gown. It makes all the difference. In my case anyway. I think. I hope.

As a cursed being I may in fact- appear as either, depending on the size and the mood of the moon. I’ll admit it, on a day to day basis I do indeed look like the extremely beautiful, tall, dark, hairsome & fearsome, mustard clad beastly figure that you’re speaking of (thank you for noticing, I do appreciate the thought ?) that is- until around the night of the fat moon, when I transform into something more menacing, something that looks almost- but not quite - human. Some say super human, some say who-man? Some say Dude. Again, let’s take the Wurst example and take it from there.


Yes, unfortunately many people do misrepresent themselves online, and NO, I am certainly not one of those people.
I would never do such a thing, especially when it comes to posting my simself on the forums. Trust me, I look exactly like every single one of them.

"comicsforlife;c-18288460" wrote:
I am female and I'm what my dad calls a mutt I am a list of many races and countries

Is that what we get to call ourselves now? Mutts? Or does this only apply to females? ?
I do believe there should be an additional % for Simmers that are mutts and mongrels. We get the best of many worlds, or in my case, probably the worst. Go Team! ??

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-18288584" wrote:

"Simmingal;c-18287217" wrote:


also looking like Conchita Wurst is only a bonus really

Oh..is it? ... I'm not much of a gown type but look, I suppose there's a first for everything. Let’s hope the game will add it to my milestones. ?

"Eleri;c-18288055" wrote:

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-18287155" wrote:

I believe those students were confused because I look like the masculine equivalent of Conchita Wurst.

Wait, wait, wait. I'm noticing a discrepancy. That picture of your simself that you posted on the recent simself thread looked nothing whatsoever like Conchita Wurst. Was the handsome, mustard-clad figure a dastardly lie? Were you misrepresenting yourself online? Is that something people do?

Clever observation, two things however:

I used Conchita’s image as a point of reference - note the adjective that I used to describe my own resemblance to they/ them/ lady beard/ gown. It makes all the difference. In my case anyway. I think. I hope.

As a cursed being I may in fact- appear as either, depending on the size and the mood of the moon. I’ll admit it, on a day to day basis I do indeed look like the extremely beautiful, tall, dark, hairsome & fearsome, mustard clad beastly figure that you’re speaking of (thank you for noticing, I do appreciate the thought ?) that is- until around the night of the fat moon, when I transform into something more menacing, something that looks almost- but not quite - human. Some say super human, some say who-man? Some say Dude. Again, let’s take the Wurst example and take it from there.


Yes, unfortunately many people do misrepresent themselves online, and NO, I am certainly not one of those people.
I would never do such a thing, especially when it comes to posting my simself on the forums. Trust me, I look exactly like every single one of them.

"comicsforlife;c-18288460" wrote:
I am female and I'm what my dad calls a mutt I am a list of many races and countries

Is that what we get to call ourselves now? Mutts? Or does this only apply to females? ?
I do believe there should be an additional % for Simmers that are mutts and mongrels. We get the best of many worlds, or in my case, probably the worst. Go Team! ??

well its what my dad call himself so yes it works for males as well @CAPTAIN_NXR7

"Loanet;c-18287380" wrote:
What happens if you've just made a recent self-discovery?

(Ace Noob)

To be honest it kind of explains why I liked large households but they never got married. In fact it explains a lot of things.

Hello fellow Ace! :) <3

"ryouma17;c-18286701" wrote:
when did sexuality become so complicated, what's wrong with simply being called a straight, bi, or gay person

Because not everyone identifies or falls into the category of just those three labels, and people who fall under other labels/ identities have always existed and deserve a word to make sense of who they are and feel seen :smile:

"mightysprite;c-18286689" wrote:
Hi @ryouma17 glad you love the Sims :) and there are plenty of other straight males here too.

Cis is short for cisgender. That means that the gender you were assigned at birth, your anatomy, your pronouns, your personal sense of what gender you are, and the gender others tend to perceive you as, all match.
I am a cis female. Sounds like you are a cis male.
Gender fluid means that one or more of those aspects of gender is not exactly either the typical male or female.
(If it's just the anatomy that's not exactly the typical male or female, usually people use the term "intersex" instead.)

Pansexual is like bisexual, except the word emphasizes the ability to be attracted to people who are trans or gender fluid or nonbinary. Pansexual is a newer word, so there are plenty of people in earlier generations (like me) who describe themselves as bisexual because that's the word that existed at the time, but they do also fit the definition of pansexual. Using the word bisexual isn't intended to rule out people who aren't just male or female, it is just an older word.

Asexual means little to no interest in sexual intimacy. People who describe themselves as asexual might also be aromantic, or not.

deleted. i missed a part of the comment :)

The demographics for the Sims 4 comes as no surprise.

Sims 1/2/3 had more supernatural/fantasy gameplay, silly hi-jinks, and comical consequences, so the demographic was a bit more varied (including a more mature age group). Whereas the Sims 4 has been watered down to accommodate a more family/kid friendly play style. That's the choice EA made with this particular iteration and we either accept it or move on. And generally speaking, females/feminine types tend to be drawn towards that type of gameplay (family, nurture, dressup, romance, etc), so of course that's who the largest demographic ends up to be.

Companies will market their games/products to the largest audience and cater to the loudest squeaky wheels. All others (outliers) will get a few crumbs tossed their way once in a while to keep them playing/buying the product too (albeit they're not the main revenue). But it's like this in every industry, not just the Sims and not just gaming.... figure out who your largest demographic is (or choose who you want as your target audience) and aim the majority of your products and marketing strategies in that direction to draw even more of that demographic in.

I guess I'm a bit of an outlier as a Sims 4 player because even though I'm a female, I'm not much of a family player. For a few hours here and there? Sure, but not constantly all the time. I'm more drawn towards fantastical adventures and comical pandemonium. So the supernatural, and silly hijinx aspects of the Sims 1/2/3/4 is what has kept me around for so many years... even though there's less of it in the Sims 4, I'm still enjoying the bits that we do have.


As a side note:
Because of the more family/kid friendly direction of the Sims 4, I'm betting the next iteration of the game (Sims 5) will be even more geared towards that same demographic and will have hardly any (if at all) supernatural/occult/hi-jinks type of gameplay. We're already seeing that partially play out in the Sims 4 with such a lack of occult/supernatural DLC's, the reduction of humourous consequences.... and more importantly, the nerfing out of these things when they have been added because of the larger, louder audience demands on social media to get rid of them.

I think the 'us vs them' problem that has plagued the Sims 4 since the beginning is going to get resolved in the Sims 5 by simply omitting one side altogether. :|

Just my $.02 worth.