Hi,
What about the return of the Personality points in TS1 and TS2 according to their Zodiac Signs? i would love to edit them in CAS and i'm sure this System could even be improved with more degree of options to choose.
Also, i've made a topic one time ago about the return of Interests, and i believe most Simmers want the return of those, definitely should make a comeback.
It's not good that the only things that can differ our Sims from another in TS3 are their Traits, and they're mostly underwhelming
So, i'd like more ways for us Simmers to personalize our Sims better.
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I also would love to see interests return. Environmental factors that could actively change your sim, it also makes it so that there are incompatibilities for friends and relationships. It would definitely make the sims more unique. I really hope they went back to these systems, even if they are hidden and we don't get to control them completely.
Edit* I also want to see Aspirations come back. I know they are now, but I want a more TS2 feel. The Romance, Knowledge, Family, Popularity, Wealth, Grilled Cheese really gave sims depth.
When i say Personality points should be back i'm not saying ''get rid of traits''
Yeah, we can have both working together, and as Mstybl95 said they could merge all these to create a new, improved system.
TS3 Traits effects only 'trigger' when you're doing certain actions and are tied to just some of them, while if you get rid of them you'll basically have bland Sims with no personality.
Exactly. Being a Hopeless Romantic, Workoholic, Evil, Athletic and Friendly sim doesn't tell you whether or not they will be nice, or if they clean up after themselves, how fun they are, none of that.
In TS3, the sims don't have any personality. They all do exactly the same thing and have exactly the same outcome.
Than you aren't thinking hard enough. One system says what your sim is like, the other shows you. Those two systems can be merged.
I don't mind if TS4 has only 3 Traits - I just pray that the Traits actually affect game-play more than they do now. For example I would give up the Insane Trait if Sims with the Evil Trait could actually do evil things like steal candy from a child Sim. Is there anything lamer than taking an Evil Shower or an Evil Nap? I mean even the animations were the same!
In the end, if my personality points distribution makes my sim be of the sign of Aquarius, my sim will necessarily be more interested in Entertainment (if I remember it correctly), and I really hate that.
If the old system was brought back BUT it had nothing to do with astrological signs, that would be great.
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Sim 1 is a slob but out of 10 only has 3 points so is not likely to completely destroy a household with slobby ways they might even clean once in a while however...
Sim 2 is also a slob but has 10 points and is a complete slob... The house will be forever messy and they will refuse to clean.
It would further the individuality of Sims if points were added to each trait~
I like this idea. For example, Carl Frederickson in "Up" would have traits such as "Good", "Family Oriented", and "Adventurous". Then on the personality points he would lean towards "neat, "shy", "serious" and "grouchy".
I believe if anything, combining these systems would help create more well rounded sims, just because you are an "evil" person doesn't mean that you aren't "nice/polite" or "outgoing"
Overall I wish they would of focused on reworking personalities, rather than emotions. I would like to be able to watch my sims go about the world and be able to pick out different personality traits. For example, an outgoing sim would walk around town acknowledging people as he goes by, and a shy sim would look down at her shoes when walking by people she didn't know.
If the traits are properly implemented this time especially with the emotions system in place they would make the sims actions and reactions a lot more real.
I cannot wait to see the actual emotional game play unscripted. That is what interests me most about TS4.
A personality system linked to zodiac signs I wouldn't like at all.
That's a great example of the difference between TS2 and TS3:
TS2:
"We came up with this thoughtfully designed system that is both intuitive and well-integrated into the gameplay."
TS3:
"LOL OMG we brought back zodiac signs cuz you asked for it!"
"We've been attributing the state of The Sims 4 to greed but I think it's time to give sheer incompetence another look."
-Honeywell
It's there for romantic compatibility between Sims~ but other than that I agree it's just a star sign :?
Edit: spelling :oops:
It's just..., I don't really like generalizations concerning under which sign you are born. Comparable to religion: you believe it or you don't.
It's there for fun I guess and it's not obligatory~ personally I like things like that so I do use it but nobody is forced to use it. Zodiac signs have been present in The Sims franchise since the beginning
Very true! That would be AWESOME!!! would definitely up the gameplay~
I hope they add this, if not now then in the future :-o
Edit: typing too fast :shock:
Personality points? I hated assigning those, there were never enough. Very limiting.
I would like Personality Sliders. For example a Neatness slider. Far to the left would be absolute slob and far to the right would be clean freak. Active/Lazy, Serious/Playful and so on. I think it would be more flexible than distributing an allotment of preset points.
I would like better traits, so many in the Sims 3 were absolutely useless or not well implemented. Some were downright annoying, most if not all could have used improvement.
And I would love the return of interests but better than both 2 and 3. 3 was extremely limited, favorite color, favorite music and favorite food... very limited. I'd like a lot more thought put into those.
I would also appreciate the return of turn ons and turn offs. Also better thought out that in 2, more in depth. Of course, Sims 3 didn't have this at all, so anything is better than that.
Short-term memory. I don't want all memories to stick around and clog things up. If something minor happens, maybe a memory of it for a short while with that memory affecting their emotions, wants, needs and or actions. More important things can stick in long-term memory and be remembered for sim years to come, also affecting the sim when they do actively recall a memory. Maybe through reminiscing. I really don't want to see it all played out in pop-ups how they are feeling or what they are remembering and talking about, I want more than that.
If I could see all that, but better explained and implemented, I'd be really happy with the personalities.
They can steal candy from babies and toddlers