Do you wish we had petty crime in the sims? Arrests and police reports.

TheHarbinger_51

So, with get to work we got a police station and we can work there, which is really cool. But what if our sims could fall victim to a crime, such as theft and report it? Or how about our sims being arrested for breaking the law?Then our sims might have to spend time in jail. That would be so cool, to me. I could create a bad boy sim who is always in trouble. And it would be awesome to add more stories to our sims lives.

So we could also be introduced to a new private detective career. And we can hire a private detective to solves crimes for us or work as one.

SimmerOfThePast

That sounds pretty cool, but I doubt anything like that will be added! :(

Private detective career sounds really good, but I can't think of any game packs they would release for that.

Huiiie_07

I like this idea, it always bugged me that there is a detective career, but no actual crime, no burglars, no anything that would actually need a police
Why exactly do you think nothing like this would be added, @SimmerOfThePast ? Just curious.

TheHarbinger_51

Huiiie_07 wrote: »

I like this idea, it always bugged me that there is a detective career, but no actual crime, no burglars, no anything that would actually need a police
Why exactly do you think nothing like this would be added, @SimmerOfThePast ? Just curious.

I think its possible. We had a private detective in sims 3 , if I remember correctly. But I would like for the one in Sims 4 to be better @Huiiie_07

TheHarbinger_51

The interrogations in sims 4 get to work are so neat. I would like to play, not only as the interrogator, but as the one being interrogated!

Namor98

I agree, it would be really cool to see a criminal side to the game. And maybe even playing as a prisoner? Befriend fellow inmates, bribe guards, etc. Maybe even escape? Just some thoughts.

Wavymel

it'll be cool if there was a certain "prison sentence system", which should be based on the crime the sim committed and how long they'll be in prison.

TheHarbinger_51

Cool ideas guys

Also our sims should have consequences , for breaking the law.Like going to jail could hinder their job search and give them a poor reputation. Or in a mischievous sims eyes , it could make them seem cooler

TheHarbinger_51

Huiiie_07 wrote: »

I like this idea, it always bugged me that there is a detective career, but no actual crime, no burglars, no anything that would actually need a police
Why exactly do you think nothing like this would be added, @SimmerOfThePast ? Just curious.

I have a new thought on this ! It would be so neat, if our sims could be active burglars and in the dark of night, burglarize other sims homes and possibly get arrested. Even petty crime, like "Taking Candy From A Baby" would be cute , since the sims has always involved playful themes.

And our sims could possibly do actual community service for smaller crimes. It would be nice to see a boost in character traits as a payoff, like the system from parenthood.

rosethesimmer

I wish that actual crimes were committed (in the sims, to make myself clear) that police could actively respond to, things that happen to your sims personally. I haven't seen a burglar in TS4 yet. I can see this being a problem because it's rated T, and stuff like murders and 🐸🐸🐸🐸 wouldn't be allowed. But crimes that I do think that could be allowed are break-ins (burglary), arson (setting fire to a building), assault, stealing from a business, and maybe solicitation.

TheHarbinger_51

rosethesimmer wrote: »

I wish that actual crimes were committed (in the sims, to make myself clear) that police could actively respond to, things that happen to your sims personally. I haven't seen a burglar in TS4 yet. I can see this being a problem because it's rated T, and stuff like murders and plum wouldn't be allowed. But crimes that I do think that could be allowed are break-ins (burglary), arson (setting fire to a building), assault, stealing from a business, and maybe solicitation.

I actually would not like murder. Just some little things to spice things up .

FanPhoria

kaywilliams wrote: »

So, with get to work we got a police station and we can work there, which is really cool. But what if our sims could fall victim to a crime, such as theft and report it? Or how about our sims being arrested for breaking the law?Then our sims might have to spend time in jail. That would be so cool, to me. I could create a bad boy sim who is always in trouble. And it would be awesome to add more stories to our sims lives.

So we could also be introduced to a new private detective career. And we can hire a private detective to solves crimes for us or work as one.

I agree. It's sort of like how we have a hospital and illness, but can't GO to the hospital when we have an illness, and also the illnesses are pretty low stakes and don't have many consequences--they always just go away on their own. It makes the existence of the hospital seem...superfluous. I for one would love to have things that make the expansions seem more integrated and have real consequences on the game.

zombiesue

Yes, I like all of this.

I don't know why I bother saying anything. Every time someone has an idea I pretty much always like it.

Louise_G0325

Yeah. I mean, sims can steal with the klepto trait, so why not incorporate it into the detective career? TS3 detective career was so amusing and engaging because it had pop-ups that described cases and there were feuds between sims, frauds with fake cases etc. I also really enjoyed having to stake-out, suck up to and bribe sims. It would be really fun if TS4's detective career could get an update to add some of these things.

And burglars are also neccessary. Don't know why we haven't gotten them yet after all these years.

Flanodaa

This sounds like such a fun idea! I've never liked giving my sims the 'Evil' trait because you can't really do anything evil in-game! If player characters could actually partake in criminal actions I think it'd be a lot more fulfilling to play a sim who's evil or mischievous

xKay_luvx

I totally love this idea! I was noticed that when Sims 4 released there weren't any burglar alarms to add anymore. I honestly really enjoyed it when I played TS3. Someone would break into our home and the alarm would go off and the dogs would go crazy! I was wondering if anything like this would be in the works. Nothing crazy obviously but a little petty thievery and such would be a great addition imo.

Briana2425

Omg yes I do.

catitude5

What is the point of criminals when they have no guns? I've used that ray thing as a subsitute so I had to catch the picture before they froze. Bad guys should be able to have shoot outs with the cops.

Ideasforsims

> @Flanodaa said:
> This sounds like such a fun idea! I've never liked giving my sims the 'Evil' trait because you can't really do anything evil in-game! If player characters could actually partake in criminal actions I think it'd be a lot more fulfilling to play a sim who's evil or mischievous

This is the exact same reason I don't use them either! It would just be really interesting to play as a sims who is a bit more reckless

FanPhoria

Completely agree--with the Detective career in GTW, this should be a thing. And our detective should be able to arrest criminals or whip out their badge when not on duty. Right now, there's not much for a detective to do at home, compared to, say, the scientist career :-/

MadameLee

only if police can be criminals in some cases themselves..so they might have 50/50 of ending up in prisons themselves

(storytelling purposes)

_natalie

This would make the criminal and evil career/trait so much more interesting!

Petty theft such as burglary (because I miss them!) and robbery.
Public intoxication... self explanatory.
Simple assault such as too much pushing, poking, throwing drinks, slapping and fighting.
Disorderly conduct is the same as simple assult just less physical - like too much insulting, mocking, petty jabbing, yelling and arguing.
Trespassing... self explanatory.
Vandalism such as graffiting and kicking over (a pet peeve of mine) bins.

Police and/or detectives could turn up and escort them to the station where they could be dealt with accordingly. A night in a cell to cool off or sober up? Or being held until a court hearing?

DBClayton

There’s already some ‘crimes’ committed/committable in the game. Theft (Klepto trait), vandalism (CL), fights (base game), hacking, breaking and entering (Vampires). Lord knows basically everything the vampires do counts as assault.
I know police/consequences are available in one of the darker mods, but if our sims are already committing crimes, they should get punished for it, no?

holeofwonder

Trying to make a druggie sim and what not, who steals stuff to make his dope habit meet ends, this would be great.

Dannydanbo

We have all this with the cop career. And your sim can be a criminal in the crime career and they can steal things by being a klepto.

They aren't going to add "druggie" sims into the game. Sims can't even get drunk, just buzzed.

EA_Lanna

Closing thread as it has been necro'd

holeofwonder wrote: »

Trying to make a druggie sim and what not, who steals stuff to make his dope habit meet ends, this would be great.

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