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Irerising's avatar
Irerising
Seasoned Observer
2 days ago
Status:
Under Investigation

Excessive Idle Phone Animations

So, while admittedly not anything game-breaking, the frequency of the idle phone-tapping animations in this game is quite disruptive to a sense of immersion, and also just extremely annoying. This is especially the case when trying to play a household that's very nature-oriented (off the grid, or just not particularly into tech), since there is no reason for such sims to be glued to their phone at all times. In fact and in my opinion, there's not really a reason for ANY sim to be glued to their phone at all times, unless it's, say, a celebrity with that fame quirk. 

In terms of when this happens, I see it mostly when sims are routing from one place to another, though jogging seems to be a particularly consistent trigger for this behavior. Attached are screenshots of my werewolf sim, who somehow managed to use both front paws while rampaging, since apparently checking that Simstagram feed (or texts, or whatever) was just that important. Even if this universal phone addiction that sims have is by design, I somehow have a feeling that it is not meant to be happening in situations like the screenshots lol. Similarly (though I don't have an image of this), my sims have also been known to use their phones while half-submerged in the ocean. Which, again, seems like that's probably not the intended behavior. 

I tried looking around to see if anyone else had reported this bug, but the last one I saw was from 4 years ago and was marked as solved, so... Here we are. I can live with it, as I have been for the past 3 or so years, but I would certainly rather not have to. Thanks!

 

15 Comments

  • EngelWeint's avatar
    EngelWeint
    Seasoned Novice
    16 hours ago

    Omg yes, I thought it was just me, but yes I've noticed the excessive usage of the phone and it really becomes so annoying. Especially during social interactions.

  • 100000x yes. It's so insanely annoying. I would like playing the game so much more if they would just stop this animation. It has also completely ruined 1st person view. But I already exhausted myself posting about it previously to no avail...

    Basically this is one of a handful of extreme annoyances in the game that prevent me from being totally immersed.

  • Adding to the list of absurd phone usage situations: sims going for a jog while glued to their phones, elder sims glued to their phones (while jogging 😭), sims having a steamy conversation with their soulmate and checking their phones for absolutely no reason, and the list goes on.

    Just WHY does this even need to be a thing at all? Why do the sims need to have phone addition like many people do in real life? Why?! Sure, it's a commentary on our phone-addicted society... but why do we need to have it in the game??? It drives me up the wall, obviously.

  • lucombre's avatar
    lucombre
    Seasoned Ace
    13 hours ago

    Sims doesn't have to be all the most annoying things about modern life in one game.

    Exactly. I wish they would focus on making the game actually enjoyable, not an insanely annoying commentary on modern life.

  • Right? I mean I know it's supposed to mirror real life for realism, but on the other hand, it does get annoying and nonsensical at some points... like here's a screenshot I took a few months ago 

    WHY IS HE USING HIS PHONE IN THE WATER OF ALL PLACES???