The Sims in the mainstream media

I like to do my own thing. I've found Sims 4 allows the player to have more control over what happens in their game than the other Iterations. I like the level of control Sims 4 has given me. I can do what I want. I agree with you that it seems they want it all to unfold for them. I've even seen people complain that there's no drama and if they want drama they have to make it happen. Well, I think if someone wants drama in their game they should have to make it happen. I don't want drama in my game and I certainly don't want it forced on me just because someone who wants it in their game is too lazy to make it happen themselves. The whole point of the Sims is that the player chooses what happens in their game and how their stories play out. Having the game do it for us would be taking away that creative freedom that we currently have in the Sims 4.