Better ghosts update for fall season? «12...Next Go

Bren91

I really want some ghosts to be more mischevious and more ghost like versus just sims that float through walls. I would even like a game pack dedicated to mischevious ghosts.
The game pack or update could be really cool and it would be perfect right before realm of magic.

jj_____

I like ghosts the way they are

Some ghost in my game are already mischievous enough. I don't think I need even more mischievous ones.

LaBlue0314

I like ghosts the way they are

I totally agree with jj.

Bren91

I want more mischevious ghosts

Just more mischevious interactions like possession or scaring, more abilities. If you have an evil sim and he dies is he a mischevious or evil ghost? Maybe im not aware of all the interactions. I just wish they were a little more scary or ghostly than they seem to be but i guess people like them to be basically a sim who can float through walls.

poltergeist

I want more mischevious ghosts

i want a fear emotion so that sims can actually be afraid of ghosts. and i'd like to see the ghost hunter career return.
i like this trait/skill idea too (can go with the career).



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RavenSpit

I want more mischevious ghosts

anything to make them less boring and more fun to play.

PlayerSinger2010

I want more mischevious ghosts

I miss Sims 2 ghosts so much.

Hestia

I want more mischevious ghosts

I’d like to see less broken objects and more spooky things. Different sounds when they spawn and having more of an impact of fright when a Sim sees a ghost.

On top of that, the “Coward” trait having a comeback would be a nice touch in a free patch.

Lustianicia

I want more mischevious ghosts

I want an update that prevents ghosts from being treated like regular Sims... I'm sick of Sims who have passed away still being included in my relationship panel... and I'm annoyed whenever I see a ghost casually dancing at a club and communicating with other Sims as if it's normal. Also, them calling me to have a casual conversation is ridiculous too.

Also, not exactly about ghosts, but I would really love to see them finally patch in cemeteries... and allow us to have access to non-played Sims' tombstones. Even if they would just give us the access to their urns and tombstones, I would be happy... because I can always just make a small park or something and use it as a cemetery. I just wish we could have access to the tombstones of non-played Sims. It's annoying that we can't.

Atreya33

I like ghosts the way they are

For me they are fine right now, except for the automatic culling. I think there are other things I would prefer in an update.

Kathykins

Can't really vote on this one, cause the only ghosts in my game are the island elementals that my sims can summon, OR if I ever decide to take my sims to ghost nights at bars. Which won't happen, really...unless I decide to take my sims to a bar, and it happens to be ghost night without me knowing.....

Vampris

I want more mischevious ghosts

A Spooky update with better ghosts and a fear emotion would be awesome. While I hated the fact you couldn't contact ghosts in Sims 3 in anyway unless you're on a lot with them, I feel as if that was better than just treating them like normal sims that change color.

Hestia wrote: »

On top of that, the “Coward” trait having a comeback would be a nice touch in a free patch.

Please Maxis we need this trait back. I miss having sims randomly run out of the house screaming only to find out it was because of bonehilda or the fact they got slapped instead of something dangerous like a fire.

Karon

I want more mischevious ghosts

poltergeist wrote: »

i want a fear emotion so that sims can actually be afraid of ghosts. and i'd like to see the ghost hunter career return.
i like this trait/skill idea too (can go with the career).



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this.

icmnfrsh

I like ghosts the way they are

Hmm...on one hand, it would be nice if ghosts had more specific behavior for flavor.

On the other hand, the ghosts in my game tend to wreck my stuff a lot. And the ones in Sims 2 woke up my sleeping sims just to scare them (and they can't go back to sleep if their energy bar is more than half full). The ones in Sims 3 also woke my sims up because of the autonomous disgust interaction, which I had to mod out because it was so irritating.

Given these experiences, I'm fine with their current level of obnoxiousness

katrinasforest

I like ghosts the way they are

jj_____ wrote: »

Some ghost in my game are already mischievous enough. I don't think I need even more mischievous ones.

This! Some of my ghosts let well enough alone but others can't go a minute without breaking a sink. ^_^;;

amber_ilumire

I want more mischevious ghosts

I feel like ghosts are just transparent versions of regular sims. My sims don't even have a negative reaction to them anymore. I'd love them to be more mischievous and for my sims to actually be a little bit scared of them again! So I'd absolutely love for them to be updated like this!

amber_ilumire

I want more mischevious ghosts

poltergeist wrote: »

i want a fear emotion so that sims can actually be afraid of ghosts. and i'd like to see the ghost hunter career return.
i like this trait/skill idea too (can go with the career).



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This is just what I was thinking of! The TS2 hauntings were way more interesting!

invisiblgirl

I just want to take away their cell phones. I've never been fond of the ghosts and don't want them in the game. I always send my dead Sims permanently to the hereafter, but there's nothing I can do about the Sims who die on other lots, or who aren't even in the world. When that Sim who sold my Sim a plate of food finally dies, it's such a relief...until his ghost starts to text my Sim non-stop about 'going into the city to catch a show'. Look, dude, you had a two-minute meaningless interaction with my Sim. You are not friends. You are not even acquaintances. Die, just die already. And stay dead.

Hermitgirl

I like ghosts the way they are

I do want some changes for ghosts but I don't want them made more mischievous (so I voted this way because I didn't want the other option) They already break stuff if not controlled and leave puddles. Sims get tense around them and uncomfortable. They have mischievous interactions.
Personally if they revamp them I want it to be after a fear emotion revamp. Then traits either the ghost has or sims have that would cause people to fear them or not fear them. I'd really love to see where Grim takes them when they die, what the process is.. maybe an aspiration or some way for the living to see this place also.. along with more interactions with Grimmy and living sims/ghosts.

I also don't want a blanket fear emotion toward ghosts.. not sure if they should make that some trait the ghost has or that living sims have. I like the idea of them giving off a comfortable, loving vibe or something darker that causes a fear reaction. There are people that want romance with ghosts and have child, parent relationships ect. To make them all cause bad reactions would wreck all sorts of ways people would want to play with them and wreck ways people play with them now.

Also... they have no time to make a pack like this before a pack or even a patch that could make significant changes. These things don't happen that quickly. They gave us an indication of how long the process is by showing us how they did the laundry stuff pack. It's not waving a magic wand and *poof* game pack, it's a kind of lengthy process.

(I agree with the cell phone restriction.. I wish we could just opt out of cell phone useage all together or it being an off feature unless you turn it on.. but that's another whole thing.)

RememberJoy

I want more mischevious ghosts

I desperately want a ghost update.

First, have them be more uniquely ghostly and not just a transparent sim. Take away needs unless it has something to do with how they died (starved sims are always hungry). Give them a unique need where they have to return to their grave or do a certain ritual every so often in order to stay tangible. Maybe have evil or mean ghosts draw their energy from the tense emotion (fear if added) of other sims or even drain the life force from them like vampires. I'd also like for ghosts to have more unique interactions with sims and other ghosts (like the ability to possess a sim and know everything about them or control their actions).

Second, if you're not playing a ghost, have ghosts be a rarer thing. No more calls from dead relatives. Introduce a physic trait and sims who have it will run into more ghosts and perhaps not be afraid of them.

Third, introduce a fear emotion. Levels could be nervous, scared, and terrified where terrified sims could die from fear. Bring back the brave and coward traits where brave sims wouldn't be afraid around ghosts and cowards would pass out or wet themselves in fear (same for vampires and other scary supernaturals).

AriaMad2

I like ghosts the way they are

I like ghosts the way they are. I have this one, Edward, who was one of my very first sims and he's the funniest. He's either breaking bathtubs or crying-

Becka28

I like ghosts the way they are

I dont want ghosts any more mischievious - my sim can spend all day repairing what was broken the night before - and if my sim sees the ghost then the tense /scared reaction makes them unable to even begin repairs. Like anything - if they put changes in they really need to put in on/off switches - most votes about more or less of something come out 50/ 50 - on/off would solve a lot of issues.

I like that sims can interact with dead family members - it is better than real life. But the novelty quickly wears off when they cause too much damage and they are released to the netherworld after a time. I never ask ghosts to join my sims family. (I would be tempted if you could marry a ghost or have ghost children not just woohoo).

I would most definitely like a way to find and collect urns or a cemetery lot that collects all sims that pass away - where you could retrieve urns from if you so choose.

honeypooh1267

I want more mischevious ghosts

i would like ghost to have babies if they died young..and to do more stuff..scare other sims badly they pee on the floor or die..i just want something more then this..i miss the sims 2 ghost..

annaliese39

I want more mischevious ghosts

I would love a ghost update! As already pointed out, ghosts just feel like transparent sims with a few extra interactions. At the very least they should have different needs to living sims (unless relevant to their death type e.g. hunger for starvation) and ghost child sims shouldn't have to suffer school for all eternity. I want ghosts to have or be able to earn more abilities (e.g. possess living sims, show self to sim) and weaknesses, and to have 'unfinished business' that they need to discover and complete to find peace. I especially wish ghosts were only visible to vampires/other occults and living sims with a psychic skill/trait. Some special interactions between ghosts and vampires would be nice. A fear emotion is also needed so ghosts can actually scare living sims.

Sharonia

The only thing I wish for ghosts is for them to stop calling and texting my sims.

"You're dead leave me alone already".

brackencat31

I want more mischevious ghosts

I wish ghosts were actually scary, at the moment they are just plain annoying and I never have ghosts in the house.