I Am Being Haunted By Darth Maul

@SalixCat no he does not, but even if he did I would argue that that would still really be the AI and at some point a character naturally leaves your game, playing or not. I’d rather he just leave. I’m not going to marry him, I don’t do events with him, he just basically stalks me all around town and at my properties.
Insert picture is back to working on my iPad, I don’t know about my phone. It may be that the software is starting to get old. It’s a 7S. 

Well I guess that settles it, then. There is a character in my game I don’t like that won’t leave, I have taken his mask off again, finally, and he is in fact an elder, which seals the deal in my experience, and I am being asked to put up with that in order to play the game. I think enough players have complained about this now that it’s clear it’s a persistent problem in our gaming experience. It diminishes my enjoyment of the game, often gets in the way of completing goals set out by the game to complete, like getting married, and in this case elicits a fairly strong negative association with my experience, no matter what the NPC looks like. That, I believe, is why NPCs are usually so specifically homogenized. I don’t know what more I can add. Please look into this bug, issue, whatever it might be. I feel it would significantly enhance player experience. 

Everything from this post forward is out of order. If you don’t understand it, I can’t blame you. I have requested resolution for restoration of this bug/issue report to its original state. 

NEW ISSUE/BUG TODAY, I believe it was Feb.23/21: This is the Darth Maul character without his mask, “X”. I’m still very uncomfortable around him, and feel sick when I see his picture. 

But the reason for this attachment is that his name has changed. His name was Zander something or other yesterday, I’m sure of this because I was very familiar with him at this point, having changed his outfit because he will not be removed. Today his name has changed to “X”, as you can see. I find the name “X” to be intimidating and scary, because of his history, and mostly because “X” reminds me that he is not a standard NPC. Ive never heard of anyone called “X” before. I don’t want any “X”s in my contacts.'

Is this something the developers did? If so, thank you for trying, but if you would like the feedback it’s a scarier name, all the more so because I don’t know how it happened. 

I am having trouble with the site. Please see my post under @mistmeadowglen on Twitter for a picture.

https://twitter.com/mistmeadowglen/status/1364136488724758529?s=21

Edit: Following is the way I have left it on Twitter. Twitter got involved because I was having trouble posting pictures on the site. The link above is to something that as far as I’m concerned has been deleted from my account, that information is here.

I am done with this thread. The formatting problems have been fixed, I didn’t put them there in the first place. I went to Twitter in early February to try and get something done about this, something that I find very hard to play with, and I really hope there will be an update for it someday, so everyone can have a better long term experience. For any new players reading this, consider it an anomaly. I am. I really wouldn’t worry. The issue is useless characters in the game when you need useful ones. It’s not their fault, it’s not about being old. 
One more thing and then I am so done with this. (This is an edit) With one huge caveat, a huge parting of the ways, I would like to thank whoever did  this. You could be a traitor, and I would testify against you, but you made something change for the better for me, and I appreciate it. I just didn’t feel like I was being believed on a lot of this until now.
Sorry for my candor, but I feel absolute clarity is critical. We know one thing. Somebody, though maybe with a good heart, is not playing fair. But just telling the truth beats that every time IMO. As long as everyone does it. Then they’re the only one left. Idealistic but I don’t have any better ideas.I’m sure there’s lots of other ones out there. 

(CM: Edited to correct formatting with html c/p for improved readability.)

HI @CharlieDaisy12, could you send the last message without formatting? 
I can't see the formatting that you used applied to the message just like code and makes the message very difficult to understand.

Studio has been made aware of the fact that there are elder npsims in town and that players would like them to rotate more often. This has been passed as feedback to the team. 

I have not answered this post since I think it was brilliantly addressed by @SalixCat.

Product: The Sims Mobile
Platform:Apple iPad
List the specific devices you play with (e.g. iPhone 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy S7) iPad, 6th gen, iPhone 7S
OS Version 14.4
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Go to Picnic Menu, “X”, the NPC, should be there.
What do you expect to see? The picture of an NPC who was called Zander something yesterday and has now changed his name to “X”.
Connection Type Mobile
Please select your region North America
Country Canada

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Please see my post, “I am being haunted by Darth Maul” in Bug Reports for background on this issue. Edit: Feb 26/21 These two Bug Reports, first on the presence of an NPC dressed like Darth Maul in my game, and the second, on the change of that same NPCs name, have been amalgamated.  Here starts the second: End Edit
There is an NPC in my game I don’t like. I don’t feel it matters why, I just don’t like him at all. Yesterday, he was in one of my Sim’s contacts as “Zander”. That was his name. Today I went to have a picnic and there he was in the middle of my contacts, but his name had been changed to “X”.
I would rather not have a computer controlled character in my game making changes I’m not expecting. I thought maybe the developers did it instead of removing him, maybe that was the best they could do, I don’t know. But the name X is a lot scarier than some generic name. It stands out. 

@EA_DragonsEye  Thank you for fixing the formatting that was showing up in my post. I agree, it is very distracting and makes it difficult to read. I was upset myself. It looks like you fixed it, though. Do you still want me to copy it out and send it?

I am sorry to hear the team may not be prioritizing this issue. After I posted it I really looked at that menu picture. It’s really depressing, @EA_DragonsEye, and we have to look at that whenever we’re in the game. Plus it really does get in the way of getting married. Plus for quests, for anything, its hard. Can you imagine putting that picture on a billboard to sell this game? I wonder what the success rate would be. 

I agree @SalixCat was great. Always is. She’s very good at getting to the heart of the matter, which I imagine you and your team find immensely helpful.

I was not worried about your not answering this post. The solution was to accept this problem even though it’s really hard to play around. Or not play the game at all.
This guy actually bothers me more now, though, if that makes any sense. Especially with this mysterious name, “X”. Is there any way he could just be removed from my game, or barring that have his name restored to Zander? I’m just avoiding that game now, I don’t want to be there. 

If I could just say, honestly I have some bugs in my game that are making it long term unplayable. This Sims talking at once. It’s hard to take. You just avoid it. Which means I don’t get to sit on my little benches in the garden or at my kitchen table. Plus if you can imagine it’s sort of like having the TV and radio playing at once. Very annoying. 

Thank you for your response though.

Oh, and you may have seen my posts on Twitter warning long term players about this issue. Just so people don’t get invested in all kinds of ways only to have this happen without warning. That’s how it happened to me. I feel it’s only fair. That is my motive. Fairness, and in this case getting to the truth, so we have a chance at a game that honestly, in my case, just works at this point. And hopefully, ultimately, it becomes one of the best mobile RPGs on the market. I think it has that potential.