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How 'Smarter Sims' react to a fight
litabelaqua
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In Sims 2 audience participation was the norm, lots of jeering or cheering depending on the relationship to the fighting sims by the 'audience'. Here we have 2 guys rooting for the 2 girls fighting in a jealous rage over 1 of the guys.
In Sims 3 the watchers were reacting to the violence. Either watching to see the outcome or cringing as they watched the punches flow. The 3 girls in this pic show how they are reacting to 2 guys brawling in a bar, with one looking on and the other 2 cringing as the blows fall.
In this image in Sims 4 there is a serious domestic violence issue going on here by a divorced couple hellbent on tearing each other apart over custody of the 'Super Smarttech CoffeeMaker' given to them as a wedding present in lieu of the promised dishwasher (the actual cause of the divorce) . The 2 girls on the sofa, IN THE SAME ROOM, (and part of the same social group as seen by the grey plumbobs) seem not to notice as they are busy discussing the demise of the money off coupons in the now defunct Sims Daily Herald
In Sims 3 the watchers were reacting to the violence. Either watching to see the outcome or cringing as they watched the punches flow. The 3 girls in this pic show how they are reacting to 2 guys brawling in a bar, with one looking on and the other 2 cringing as the blows fall.
In this image in Sims 4 there is a serious domestic violence issue going on here by a divorced couple hellbent on tearing each other apart over custody of the 'Super Smarttech CoffeeMaker' given to them as a wedding present in lieu of the promised dishwasher (the actual cause of the divorce) . The 2 girls on the sofa, IN THE SAME ROOM, (and part of the same social group as seen by the grey plumbobs) seem not to notice as they are busy discussing the demise of the money off coupons in the now defunct Sims Daily Herald
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I thinks it's actually EA that don't care anymore sadly, this lack of detail sums up the lack of care put into this game and highlights how little they understand the importance of the small things.
Hopefully this gets fixed in a patch, much like the cheating.
I'm like...really? No one is going to react to this?
This was my experience:
Just like the players, they have long since given up
Your signature GIF is so appropriate for this thread.
Great ideas. I wish emotions were more about how sims react to their surroudings than being "get energised to unlock a special workout" or "get focused to get promoted".
Scandalous husband on a date with his mistress one night.
He invites the mistress over the next day while his 5 kids and wife are all gone.
They eventually decide to take things to the bedroom.
Wife returns home from work early.
Something's strange, ey?
Husband and side chick about to woohoo.
Wife enters bedroom.
The plot thickens.
Stands there...
And stares at the wall.
Starts casual conversation with the mistress.
I had to FORCE them to argue.
And eventually fight.
Husband walked out the room to drink a glass of milk.
Mistress went into kitchen to continue flirting with the sim guy while the wife was STILL in the home.
I will never forget that day.
I was so eager to create the best drama filled scene only to find out I had to FORCE them to be angry or to argue with one another.
The reactions were just so .... omg. I can't even.
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> Great ideas. I wish emotions were more about how sims react to their surroudings than being "get energised to unlock a special workout" or "get focused to get promoted".
I agree completely. It would really add some much needed depth in the game if this were the case.
I hate that I have to repeatedly mourn sims for my sims to feel sad a loved one passed away.
Talking about lack of detail.....I have a question. It's been a while since I opened my game so can someone tell me....did they even bother with bios this time around? You know the cute little blurbs that tell about the Sim and a little of their story.
So, I'm slightly confused,
I was confused as to why she was running away.
So I centered on her and found out she was running away CRYING!
I got upset and protective and started yelling at my screen "WHO UPSET MY LITTLE GIRL!!? >:("
Then I saw her thought bubble.
She was actually upset with her FATHER!
I was like wait, what happen? What's he doing?
I clicked on her father to find out he was flirting with another woman in the neighborhood.
I guess she must have witnessed it.
That's a good question, the bios where a cool feature from the original and there was no question about removing them from TS2 or TS3
It was that 'attention to detail' that brought people into The Sims. It is the lack of such which is pushing people away.
That is amazing. Thta kind of reaction should be the norm.