What happened to.....????

Sigzy05

What happened to sims burning their food? Or doorbells?

Why did they remove these from the game? Am I the only one that misses this?

Are there other small details they have taken away from the game?

luthienrising

You mean things that were designed and developed for a previous Sims game that weren't designed and developed in this one?

I'd like those particular details added to this one -- maybe more burnt food as a particular kind of cooked-it-badly, and fewer new-cook fires -- but they weren't "removed". They just weren't included. They're still in the games they were included in. If we get doorbells, I'd like to be able to set ringtones for them.

Sigzy05

luthienrising wrote: »

You mean things that were designed and developed for a previous Sims game that weren't designed and developed in this one?

I'd like those particular details added to this one -- maybe more burnt food as a particular kind of cooked-it-badly, and fewer new-cook fires -- but they weren't "removed". They just weren't included. They're still in the games they were included in. If we get doorbells, I'd like to be able to set ringtones for them.

You know what I'm saying. They disappeared from the franchise with TS4. I just now realised sims don't burn their food on the most recent game. That's kind of weird, for some reason I thought this was in the game.

luthienrising

Sigzy05 wrote: »

luthienrising wrote: »

You mean things that were designed and developed for a previous Sims game that weren't designed and developed in this one?

I'd like those particular details added to this one -- maybe more burnt food as a particular kind of cooked-it-badly, and fewer new-cook fires -- but they weren't "removed". They just weren't included. They're still in the games they were included in. If we get doorbells, I'd like to be able to set ringtones for them.

You know what I'm saying. They disappeared from the franchise with TS4. I just now realised sims don't burn their food on the most recent game. That's kind of weird, for some reason I thought this was in the game.

I think it's in some of the frypan animation at the first level? But maybe not in the results visually?

06Bon06

I'm pretty sure mine has burned their food. They usually struggle to get it out and its awful quality. Not sure it is black though...

soko37

Of all the things missing in sims 4 you pick burnt food and doorbells...there's too many things from previous sims I miss to even name but those two things would be low on the list. On top the list would be reading in bed, dancing together, cuddling in bed, sewing machine skill, turn offs/ons chemistry meter, swimming in oceans, picnics and being able to carry a baby around.

Chazzzy

soko37 wrote: »

Of all the things missing in sims 4 you pick burnt food and doorbells...there's too many things from previous sims I miss to even name but those two things would be low on the list. On top the list would be reading in bed, dancing together, cuddling in bed, sewing machine skill, turn offs/ons chemistry meter, swimming in oceans, picnics and being able to carry a baby around.

Hey OP has the right to make their own list of things they miss too

And did you say a sewing machine skill? We had that??

Sigzy05

soko37 wrote: »

Of all the things missing in sims 4 you pick burnt food and doorbells...there's too many things from previous sims I miss to even name but those two things would be low on the list. On top the list would be reading in bed, dancing together, cuddling in bed, sewing machine skill, turn offs/ons chemistry meter, swimming in oceans, picnics and being able to carry a baby around.

Yeah well this is about small details that are no longer in the game and that you would like having back. There are already a thousand threads about swimming in oceans and sewing machines. So yes I picked burned food and doorbells.

But lounging in bed would totally be one of them that I miss too! I'm saddened by the fact that sims don't even cuddle in bed!

Chazzzy wrote: »

soko37 wrote: »

Of all the things missing in sims 4 you pick burnt food and doorbells...there's too many things from previous sims I miss to even name but those two things would be low on the list. On top the list would be reading in bed, dancing together, cuddling in bed, sewing machine skill, turn offs/ons chemistry meter, swimming in oceans, picnics and being able to carry a baby around.

Hey OP has the right to make their own list of things they miss too

And did you say a sewing machine skill? We had that??

TS2 has badges that worked sort of like skills. There was a sewing badge that your sims could get in Freetime.

Simburian

I do miss the old phones. Both wall and static. Old landline phone sets are now fashionable and you can get them in loads of colours but with number buttons. They could come back as a Retro object.

Still useful for ringing up ISPs about mobile phone and PC faults and vice versa.

paradiseplanet

For a game that tries to keep in the modern age, I'm still waiting on those laptops to return...

simgirl1010

I really really want to see a return of newspapers and land line phones. I want my dog to fetch the paper. 😊

luthienrising

paradiseplanet wrote: »

For a game that tries to keep in the modern age, I'm still waiting on those laptops to return...

This is high on my list of "smaller" things I want back from previous games... but better. I really want to be able to actually use them on laps! And on coffee tables, etc. Lounging in bed, which I totally agree with @Sigzy05 I miss having.

I had Freetime, but I don't remember sewing in it. I suspect there's a lot I didn't use much in that pack.

Trashmagic

simgirl1010 wrote: »

I really really want to see a return of newspapers and land line phones. I want my dog to fetch the paper. 😊

Even though I use neither in my personal life I'd also love to see these return. ^^

littlemissgogo

simgirl1010 wrote: »

I really really want to see a return of newspapers and land line phones. I want my dog to fetch the paper. 😊

I do kinda miss panning out to find my pets just munching on the paper nonstop.

Simpkin

I don't miss anything from old games cause I play Sims 4 but I'd like a doorbell just cause I often cannot hear the knocking. Or maybe the visitors don't knock lol. I just see a sim randomly standing outside of my door all of a sudden.

catmando830

Sigzy05 wrote: »

What happened to sims burning their food? Or doorbells?

Why did they remove these from the game? Am I the only one that misses this?

Are there other small details they have taken away from the game?

Sims used to burn their doorbells???

NorthDakotaGamer

Sigzy05 wrote: »

What happened to sims burning their food? Or doorbells?

Why did they remove these from the game? Am I the only one that misses this?

Are there other small details they have taken away from the game?

Sims can make poor quality food, so that is similar to "burning" it. There are no doorbells in Sims 4, they knock instead.

LadyLakewood

The couple dancing... all of it, even the silly animations and it taking forever to end a classic dance. Geez, I've even become nostalgic for the endless "Classic Dance With..." wants. But seriously, in what world do couples not like to dance *together*??

Felicity

Cuddling in bed. Spooning. Lap sitting. Romantic watching the stars. Get rid of that invisible line between sims, please.

ChelleJo

Reading while relaxing (on a bed, in a lounger, or on a towel on the ground, all), laptops (why we still don't have these in 2018, in a 'current' game is beyond me), tag for kids, and slow dancing are high on my list of wants back in Sims 4.

I will say, though, as for the OP's misses. It really bugs me that sims don't burn food or catch the kitchen on fire from leaving food unattended. My sim has literally dropped cooking to go to work, spent a 8 hour shift at work and came home, no fire. And, if memory recalls correctly, the food was still normal quality. It has been a while, so I'll test it, now that I'm thinking of it.

Pipersfun2

soko37 wrote: »

Of all the things missing in sims 4 you pick burnt food and doorbells...there's too many things from previous sims I miss to even name but those two things would be low on the list. On top the list would be reading in bed, dancing together, cuddling in bed, sewing machine skill, turn offs/ons chemistry meter, swimming in oceans, picnics and being able to carry a baby around.

and burglers and firemen

shnaileh

In some previous games clocks actually functioned as clocks for in game time, not just decoration. I miss that.

Karababy52

There are many things I miss from previous iterations (TS2 in particular) that aren't in TS4. I could make a very long list, but most of them are not small details. I'll try to keep my list to just a few of the smaller details as requested though. In addition to the above things already listed, I miss:

1. Moving Sims with MOO
2. Call to and/or Serve Meal - Yes, we have these options in TS4, but it's not the same. Sims do not sit at a table and wait to actually be served a plate of food at home.
3. Rabbits possibly eating your outside garden produce if you don't have a fence around it.
4. Weeds growing in landscape plants. Made hiring a gardener necessary if you had a lot of flora/fauna around your house. The plants would also die and have to be replanted if you didn't water them.
5. Small telescopes
6. Porch/backyard loveseat swings
7. Kids interactive games such as Mary Mack, zapping another Sim with static electricity from rubbing their feet on a rug, teeter totters, sandboxes and RC/motorized toys
8. The 'Move Out' animation. Sims moving out would actually leave the house with a suitcase as their family stood by waving goodbye, sometimes cried. They got in a car and left too, but that's a bigger thing.
9. Trash compactor, Insinkerator, Juicer and Blender
10. Mrs. Crumplebottom

Happy Simming!

Simburian

Karababy52 wrote: »

There are many things I miss from previous iterations (TS2 in particular) that aren't in TS4. I could make a very long list, but most of them are not small details. I'll try to keep my list to just a few of the smaller details as requested though. In addition to the above things already listed, I miss:

1. Moving Sims with MOO
2. Call to and/or Serve Meal - Yes, we have these options in TS4, but it's not the same. Sims do not sit at a table and wait to actually be served a plate of food at home.
3. Rabbits possibly eating your outside garden produce if you don't have a fence around it.
4. Weeds growing in landscape plants. Made hiring a gardener necessary if you had a lot of flora/fauna around your house. The plants would also die and have to be replanted if you didn't water them.
5. Small telescopes
6. Porch/backyard loveseat swings
7. Kids interactive games such as Mary Mack, zapping another Sim with static electricity from rubbing their feet on a rug, teeter totters, sandboxes and RC/motorized toys
8. The 'Move Out' animation. Sims moving out would actually leave the house with a suitcase as their family stood by waving goodbye, sometimes cried. They got in a car and left too, but that's a bigger thing.
9. Trash compactor, Insinkerator, Juicer and Blender
10. Mrs. Crumplebottom

Happy Simming!

I forgot the rabbits and the goodbye waves. Bring them back I say!

Chazzzy

Sigzy05 wrote: »

soko37 wrote: »

Of all the things missing in sims 4 you pick burnt food and doorbells...there's too many things from previous sims I miss to even name but those two things would be low on the list. On top the list would be reading in bed, dancing together, cuddling in bed, sewing machine skill, turn offs/ons chemistry meter, swimming in oceans, picnics and being able to carry a baby around.

Yeah well this is about small details that are no longer in the game and that you would like having back. There are already a thousand threads about swimming in oceans and sewing machines. So yes I picked burned food and doorbells.

But lounging in bed would totally be one of them that I miss too! I'm saddened by the fact that sims don't even cuddle in bed!

Chazzzy wrote: »

soko37 wrote: »

Of all the things missing in sims 4 you pick burnt food and doorbells...there's too many things from previous sims I miss to even name but those two things would be low on the list. On top the list would be reading in bed, dancing together, cuddling in bed, sewing machine skill, turn offs/ons chemistry meter, swimming in oceans, picnics and being able to carry a baby around.

Hey OP has the right to make their own list of things they miss too

And did you say a sewing machine skill? We had that??

TS2 has badges that worked sort of like skills. There was a sewing badge that your sims could get in Freetime.

Ah that explains it. I played on a Mac then so I never had FreeTime, Apartments, or Teen Style.

Scrib

Ugh, I miss these features as well.