Guys, they said that they're not working in it now, but that they'd like to revisit it later. That's...a positive thing, ain't it?
It is. Better then all this years, when they never even mentioned them. Anyway devs still seem more focused on bb and cas upgrades. I'm not against those, but bb and cas are 4's greatest strenghts. At this point they should be more enthusiastic about gameplay updates imho.
I don't think they have a team that has the experience or expertise to update the gameplay. Every time they try, they add more bugs. I think that's why they focus on aesthetics rather than anything meaningful. I'm hoping that their hiring spree results in at least one person that can fix the broken engine and resulting bugs.
Use mods. The whim system actually makes sense with mods. The original whims are just...buy furniture from packs you own. Modded whims are so great. And if you're feeling spicy, add the mod Better Sims from MTS by Midiar. It adds some features that I think really give the sim personality. It adds in these features:
Complementary Traits
Talents
Color Preferences
Style preferences
Randomized Fashion choices
Location Preferences
Hobbies and skills preferences
You can either add them yourself to customize them, randomize them, or let them be found while playing. As in...if you cook for the first time, if the sim likes it, they will say something like I really like this activity and enjoy doing it from now on. If they don't like it, they will say they don't like it and then get a buff saying something like why do I have to do things I hate. It's pretty awesome and I really find that having my sims like and dislike things adds a lot of flavor and I can put them in clubs with other sims like them or I find out that they just don't get along with certain people.
I have really been loving this mod. I hesitated to install it because of its beta status, but I'm so glad I did. I really like the feature of discovering activities they enjoy and wanting to change aspirations. It has shaken up my gameplay a lot at times.
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why fix something thats not even broken i relly do not get it as a player of the sims 4
Actually they are broken. Aside from the fact than no new whims have been added in the game for many many packs now they also do not stay locked. I have been locking important whims that I want my sims to achieve and they are still disappearing before they have been achieved. It is very frustrating and something that I would like to be fixed.
Like @Sharonia said, they are broken and haven’t been updated in years.
Also, they literally sit right near the Sim’s face on the UI, indicating how important they are or should be. To just abandon them and “potentially” revisit them in the future with no concrete plans for it is still not a good look for the team. It’s frustrating that they’re outdated, and it’s frustrating that the team doesn’t see them as a priority.
Use mods. The whim system actually makes sense with mods. The original whims are just...buy furniture from packs you own. Modded whims are so great. And if you're feeling spicy, add the mod Better Sims from MTS by Midiar. It adds some features that I think really give the sim personality. It adds in these features:
Complementary Traits
Talents
Color Preferences
Style preferences
Randomized Fashion choices
Location Preferences
Hobbies and skills preferences
You can either add them yourself to customize them, randomize them, or let them be found while playing. As in...if you cook for the first time, if the sim likes it, they will say something like I really like this activity and enjoy doing it from now on. If they don't like it, they will say they don't like it and then get a buff saying something like why do I have to do things I hate. It's pretty awesome and I really find that having my sims like and dislike things adds a lot of flavor and I can put them in clubs with other sims like them or I find out that they just don't get along with certain people.
Thank you for this!! I have been looking for a mod to spice up my game. Anything that makes my Sims unique is great. I just want to add my voice to updating the whims. I really hope they look at it again soon.
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I don't think they have a team that has the experience or expertise to update the gameplay. Every time they try, they add more bugs. I think that's why they focus on aesthetics rather than anything meaningful. I'm hoping that their hiring spree results in at least one person that can fix the broken engine and resulting bugs.
I have really been loving this mod. I hesitated to install it because of its beta status, but I'm so glad I did. I really like the feature of discovering activities they enjoy and wanting to change aspirations. It has shaken up my gameplay a lot at times.
Actually they are broken. Aside from the fact than no new whims have been added in the game for many many packs now they also do not stay locked. I have been locking important whims that I want my sims to achieve and they are still disappearing before they have been achieved. It is very frustrating and something that I would like to be fixed.
Also, they literally sit right near the Sim’s face on the UI, indicating how important they are or should be. To just abandon them and “potentially” revisit them in the future with no concrete plans for it is still not a good look for the team. It’s frustrating that they’re outdated, and it’s frustrating that the team doesn’t see them as a priority.
Thank you for this!! I have been looking for a mod to spice up my game. Anything that makes my Sims unique is great. I just want to add my voice to updating the whims. I really hope they look at it again soon.
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