And I just put my finger on why the censor here makes me so angry. They don't just use asterisks, they have to be "cute" or "funny" about it and shove a plum in your mouth every time you swear. Every plum they force-feed forum users feels like a slap to the face and spit in the eye.
I preferred the use of asterisks on TS3 forums, and they censored fewer words over there as well. Although both sites censor(ed) some words that really don’t need to be, and that I do find irritating. But I figure I’m just old and crotchety, lol.
Case in point: I was going to describe the "plum" censor as feeling like a "kick in the crotchety" (minus the "ety"), on top of being slapped and spit on. Let's type that out:
"Kick in the crotch". Just as I expected, censored.
Really funny thing is that kicking somone in the plums sounds just like what you were trying to say in the first place, or is that just me?
Hey guys, MissMani here. It's still VERY sad to see that even a year later, there is NO news regarding family play or beloved toddlers. I have given up hope on TS4 as a whole. I haven't touched it and don't plan on it at this time. I have been playing TS2 still and I am enjoying every minute of it. So, I'm here to give you guys a brief (well not so brief) update on my Sims 2 Family Play with the Trimble family.
Last time I posted pictures about the Trimble family, Farrah and Roger had divorced and Farrah was pregnant with her new husband's child.
Farrah and Roger obviously still had feelings for one another. Roger stayed in his children's lives (Ra'Cara and Roger Jr.)
Roger started dating again. But unfortunately, things didn't work out for Roger and the other woman.
Apparently, she was married & her husband caught her.
Roger & Trent never quite got along.
Farrah and Trent eventually seperated & got a divorce.
Farrah found out that Trent had been disrespecting her daughter Ra'Cara.
On top of that, Trent actually slapped Farrah. That was the last straw.
Farrah was raising her 3 children (Roger Jr. , Ra'Cara, and baby Brittney) alone for a while and
trying to cope with her divorce and being alone.
Ra'Cara was so depressed that all she did was clean up. So she decided to cal Roger.
Roger immediately came over. Farrah cried in Roger's shoulder.
In that moment it felt like the whole world was lifted off her shoulders.
Eventually, Roger and Farrah got re-married.
Brittney grew into a child
Roger & Farrah eventually had another daughter named Amira.
She has grown into a healthy child.
Roger Jr. grew into a teenager and he looks JUST like his dad, Roger.
Ra'Cara grew into a teenager, too.
She eventually met a teenager named Gordon.
RaCara got in trouble trying to sneak out at midnight to see Gordon.
Farrah prohibits RaCara from seeing Gordon for a while.
That is until Gordon see's RaCara at the Trimble's New Year's Eve Party.
Could this be love?
Time passes, Ra'Cara grows into a an adult & guess what?
She and Gordon are still together. High school sweethearts is what they are.
Gordon takes Ra'Cara out one night and decides to pop the question.
A year later, the Gordon and Ra'Cara are married.
Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Nott.
After a LONG , hot and steamy honey moon, it isn't long before Ra'Cara has a bun in the oven!
Farrah and Roger share their birthday and eventually grow into loving elders.
Ya'll I have literally fallen in LOVE with this Sim Family and I hope to continue to grow this family.
And I just put my finger on why the censor here makes me so angry. They don't just use asterisks, they have to be "cute" or "funny" about it and shove a plum in your mouth every time you swear. Every plum they force-feed forum users feels like a slap to the face and spit in the eye.
I preferred the use of asterisks on TS3 forums, and they censored fewer words over there as well. Although both sites censor(ed) some words that really don’t need to be, and that I do find irritating. But I figure I’m just old and crotchety, lol.
Case in point: I was going to describe the "plum" censor as feeling like a "kick in the crotchety" (minus the "ety"), on top of being slapped and spit on. Let's type that out:
"Kick in the crotch". Just as I expected, censored.
They have taken things farther on these forums than the previous ones. On TS3 forums you could say stoopid or sux and actually spell them correctly. You could also use he.ll. The fact that these words are censored here now bothers me more than the fact profanities are censored. And some of the same old words from TS3 are still censored here, like c.racker, r.apper and f.odder—I used to keep a list so when I wrote a story I’d know ahead of time what words I’d have to break apart or put an exclamation point behind. Most annoying to me was that any imaginary friend named B.o.b.o. got censored, as did any pictures with similar arrangement of letters or numbers in the links. I remember not being able to figure out why one of my earliest forum images on TS3 wouldn’t show up, until I realized there was a combination of eights and zeros together in the link. L33T 80085 FTW.*eyeroll*
While it is annoying, I guess I don’t let it get to me anymore. I suppose I CBA about something I know will never be changed and there are ways around it on these forums, just as there were on TS3.
And I just put my finger on why the censor here makes me so angry. They don't just use asterisks, they have to be "cute" or "funny" about it and shove a plum in your mouth every time you swear. Every plum they force-feed forum users feels like a slap to the face and spit in the eye.
I preferred the use of asterisks on TS3 forums, and they censored fewer words over there as well. Although both sites censor(ed) some words that really don’t need to be, and that I do find irritating. But I figure I’m just old and crotchety, lol.
Case in point: I was going to describe the "plum" censor as feeling like a "kick in the crotchety" (minus the "ety"), on top of being slapped and spit on. Let's type that out:
"Kick in the crotch". Just as I expected, censored.
Really funny thing is that kicking somone in the plums sounds just like what you were trying to say in the first place, or is that just me?
I lol'd, and it's not just you. xD But I have to wonder what will happen when they figure that out and censor the word plum itself...
Awesome story, @missmani09; your love of this sim family really shines through in your pix. I don’t often plan out actual weddings for my Sims, but yours are lovely! I’m glad you’ve found enjoyment in TS2 even if you can't find it in 4.
Lets face it.
Even before disagrees, there was always problems with the buttons, their never gonna go away.
If simgurudrake only works on forums, shouldn't that make her simstaff?
So true. There were even complaints over the like button as well. Why I suggested that all buttons to be removed because I've almost seen complaints about all of them except awesome so far. I honestly think some are not mature enough to handle buttons or the internet. But oh well, their loss. Reality will hit them sooner or later that not everyone is going to like them in life. But I think the button thing is turning into Fahrenheit 451. I think buttons are just a small symptom of why the Sims 4 has been watered down as much as it is. Anything hard or that someone doesn't like seems to be removed now whether it is in the game or on forums.
@KevWalker That seems like a more logical solution to limit the clicks per button. I don't know, the whole button drama is starting to tire me out I admit. Forums used to be fun, but now it feels like once something nice is added, it is taken away again.
@missmani09 I love your family pictures. That wedding dress and veil are very pretty.
I'm pretty tired today. Let's just say, taking care of families in the Sims is much easier than real life. I've had to try to run the house while my mom has been away on a family funeral. It hasn't been easy, but I've been able to do it somehow. I just had a freak out with one of my baby nephew. I've been vacuuming the floor a lot and somehow he still managed to find something to swallow. I don't know how he found a piece of tape, but it took awhile to try to get it out of his mouth safely and without making him get sick. You can't believe how worried I was and so scared I'd have to take him to the hospital. I just felt so bad about it today. I try so hard to take good care of those boys and something like that happens. I don't think any Sims game has actually included the dangers of raising kids in it well. Then again, babies can catch on fire in the Sims 4, so that can probably be frightening for Simmers having that risk, but still good to have a consequence if not keeping an eye of Sims children. I do kind of give the Sims little nicknames for the offspring. I call them Simlings for the little ones.
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“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” –Helen Keller
So seems like according to NPD figures, the Sims 4 has sold 2.04 million copies on PC so far. That is around how many I think SimCity 2013 sold a year later too. I just thought that was interesting. A lot of expenses for the game have gone into marketing it seems too, which I haven't really seen a lot of, but must be for the trailers and buying rights to songs. Sorry my accounting brain was going a lot last night, I looked up a lot of links for another thread. As sad as I am about the Sims 4, I do hope the future of the series is secure enough. I'd hate to see if the Sims 4 were to be the last game. Why I really don't mind if people like the Sims 4, because people loved the Sims 3 too and it kept the franchise going. I figure, I've invested enough in games I enjoy with the Sims. Now I guess it is the Sims 4 players' turn to invest into the series and the future of the Sims. I mean as much as we have differences, at least the community supports each other one way or another to ensure a future for the series. So whatever happens to the Sims 4 will probably still be a singles type of game, but hopefully by the time the Sims 5 comes out, the Sims can finally achieve what modders were able to do in the Sims 3 and bring in gradual aging to the series. It would be nice to not worry about life stages and just watch a Sim progress over time from cradle to grave. Seeing genetics fleshed out more would be really nice to see too. I don't know, maybe we should talk more about what we would like for family play for the Sims 5 instead? The Sims 4 seems already written and developed and won't change a vision, so we might as well talk about a new vision for a different Sims game.
Just a few pics of one of the kids and her new puppy. I do not play much with pets so I had forgotten how well-made and fluffy they look. I know people want them for TS4 but I wonder how they would look in TS4 not to break the artstyle, the hair
And I just put my finger on why the censor here makes me so angry. They don't just use asterisks, they have to be "cute" or "funny" about it and shove a plum in your mouth every time you swear. Every plum they force-feed forum users feels like a slap to the face and spit in the eye.
I preferred the use of asterisks on TS3 forums, and they censored fewer words over there as well. Although both sites censor(ed) some words that really don’t need to be, and that I do find irritating. But I figure I’m just old and crotchety, lol.
Case in point: I was going to describe the "plum" censor as feeling like a "kick in the crotchety" (minus the "ety"), on top of being slapped and spit on. Let's type that out:
"Kick in the crotch". Just as I expected, censored.
Really funny thing is that kicking somone in the plums sounds just like what you were trying to say in the first place, or is that just me?
love a good giggle with my first cup of coffee, thanks so much @frogprincess. ::::hugs::::
@missmani09 wow....you supplied the drama with my coffee and tears of joy. :::hugs:::
@scobre yep, real life kids are definitely more of a challenge and so many that already say they don't want toddlers back, would not want that type of challenge either. I wouldn't mind it happening occasionally, especially some of the funnier things like eating the dog/cat food or toilet play.
I'm emotional this am, can ya tell? Anyways, hubby is out of ICU and back on telemetry. They still want him monitored. He wants those *plum* wires off!!!! His MD started talking 'bout rehab again so fingers crossed, prayers sent and the Good Lord willing he will go this week. I hope to work on story pics while with him today and put up some pics here and the other place (PP).
@simIrrevirre I've been playing with pets properly for first time in ages too and the detail is wonderful. I love the feeding them scraps from the table interaction! I'd never seen it before
The censor is just funny because it's made me use plum as an actual word in real life like the standard ones, so it just sounds rude to me now! I guess we would all get the joke. Maybe a way to tell who is a simmer! Lol
@bekkasan, thanks and fingers crossed the situation will turn out to the best very soon. @sparkairy1. Ok, cool, I havn't seen that either, I have to look out for that.
Btw, I notice a lot of things the sims 3 sims do autonomously which I've never seen before that amazes me. A teen baking a paj at the baker station, another teen reading her little brother to sleep and then kissed him good night. Sims making portrait of each others. One sim in the park cuddling with a dog on his lap, and lots more. I don't know why I didn't notice these things before, maybe I played different or maybe I just appreciate the game so much more now because of Sims 4 and see the game with new eyes.
Nraas has a no-cd mod that will let you open the game without having to use the launcher. Handy if you bought the game as a dvd. You should be able to open your game through Origin, though. Just look under My Games.
EA Marketing Department Motto:
"We Don't Care If You LIKE The Game, Just As Long As You BUY The Game!"
I Disapprove (Naturally) I Took The Pledge!
Not sure if you guys saw this, but the August's survey had Generations as a possible expansion after Get Together, and by its description, they would add toddlers and pree-teens!
It's time to raise a family! Raise your children from babies into toddlers. Watch as your children grow into moody pree-teens and help them overcome the tribulations of youth. Create a Sims family dynasty that will last forever
For me it's the most exciting option they had there and I would probably buy it in a heartbeat if they made things right.
Do you guys think they would honestly give us this after GT or is just a way for them to use the "we had this option but the players didn't want it!!" excuse, since there are some people saying that they are only allowing younger audience (usually not as interested in family play) to vote? (no idea how thrutful that is but considering how much they hang on to their "their vision", I wouldn't be overly surprised if they limited their surveys to just a favorable age group)
Not sure if you guys saw this, but the August's survey had Generations as a possible expansion after Get Together, and by its description, they would add toddlers and pree-teens!
It's time to raise a family! Raise your children from babies into toddlers. Watch as your children grow into moody pree-teens and help them overcome the tribulations of youth. Create a Sims family dynasty that will last forever
For me it's the most exciting option they had there and I would probably buy it in a heartbeat if they made things right.
Do you guys think they would honestly give us this after GT or is just a way for them to use the "we had this option but the players didn't want it!!" excuse, since there are some people saying that they are only allowing younger audience (usually not as interested in family play) to vote? (no idea how thrutful that is but considering how much they hang on to their "their vision", I wouldn't be overly surprised if they limited their surveys to just a favorable age group)
I don't know. But what I do know is I won't be happy being forced to pay for basics they made excuses for initially.
Some of the theories i saw around were-after the gamescom and no toddler announcement some people were really unhappy as they were sure it was coming and it was a way to keep the hanging on to some hope.
It was a way to test the water to see if they could get away with making us pay for basics.
The theory you just mentioned that it would be an 'escape' for them through claims noone wants generations.
That's all I can think of right now but that's what I remember.
Personally I think it's so sad they will not even discuss the issue. Notice how noone came here after that message with @SimGuruDrake the other day. I'm sure the team were told how we were feeling. That shows me they just don't care as an organisation that their decisions have upset loyal customers and think they don't even have to try to address the situation. Unforgivable.
Not sure if you guys saw this, but the August's survey had Generations as a possible expansion after Get Together, and by its description, they would add toddlers and pree-teens!
It's time to raise a family! Raise your children from babies into toddlers. Watch as your children grow into moody pree-teens and help them overcome the tribulations of youth. Create a Sims family dynasty that will last forever
For me it's the most exciting option they had there and I would probably buy it in a heartbeat if they made things right.
Do you guys think they would honestly give us this after GT or is just a way for them to use the "we had this option but the players didn't want it!!" excuse, since there are some people saying that they are only allowing younger audience (usually not as interested in family play) to vote? (no idea how thrutful that is but considering how much they hang on to their "their vision", I wouldn't be overly surprised if they limited their surveys to just a favorable age group)
I don't know. But what I do know is I won't be happy being forced to pay for basics they made excuses for initially.
Some of the theories i saw around were-after the gamescom and no toddler announcement some people were really unhappy as they were sure it was coming and it was a way to keep the hanging on to some hope.
It was a way to test the water to see if they could get away with making us pay for basics.
The theory you just mentioned that it would be an 'escape' for them through claims noone wants generations.
That's all I can think of right now but that's what I remember.
Personally I think it's so sad they will not even discuss the issue. Notice how noone came here after that message with @SimGuruDrake the other day. I'm sure the team were told how we were feeling. That shows me they just don't care as an organisation that their decisions have upset loyal customers and think they don't even have to try to address the situation. Unforgivable.
Agreed!
I think if they do make Generations they will patch toddlers before they release the EP, exactly for the reasons you mentioned, and add pre-teens as the new life stage.
I'm at a point where I prefer they only give us toddlers next year, than having them rush thing as usual and end up screwing this up. Still, since we have to wait so long for them, they better give us the best toddlers yet (though I doubt they can surpass the ones in TS2)
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Really funny thing is that kicking somone in the plums sounds just like what you were trying to say in the first place, or is that just me?
- Froggie
WIP: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/851667/australian-world-version-1-0-uploaded/p1
Last time I posted pictures about the Trimble family, Farrah and Roger had divorced and Farrah was pregnant with her new husband's child.
Farrah and Roger obviously still had feelings for one another. Roger stayed in his children's lives (Ra'Cara and Roger Jr.)
Roger started dating again. But unfortunately, things didn't work out for Roger and the other woman.
Apparently, she was married & her husband caught her.
Roger & Trent never quite got along.
Farrah and Trent eventually seperated & got a divorce.
Farrah found out that Trent had been disrespecting her daughter Ra'Cara.
On top of that, Trent actually slapped Farrah. That was the last straw.
Farrah was raising her 3 children (Roger Jr. , Ra'Cara, and baby Brittney) alone for a while and
trying to cope with her divorce and being alone.
Ra'Cara was so depressed that all she did was clean up. So she decided to cal Roger.
Roger immediately came over. Farrah cried in Roger's shoulder.
In that moment it felt like the whole world was lifted off her shoulders.
Eventually, Roger and Farrah got re-married.
Brittney grew into a child
Roger & Farrah eventually had another daughter named Amira.
She has grown into a healthy child.
Roger Jr. grew into a teenager and he looks JUST like his dad, Roger.
Ra'Cara grew into a teenager, too.
She eventually met a teenager named Gordon.
RaCara got in trouble trying to sneak out at midnight to see Gordon.
Farrah prohibits RaCara from seeing Gordon for a while.
That is until Gordon see's RaCara at the Trimble's New Year's Eve Party.
Could this be love?
Time passes, Ra'Cara grows into a an adult & guess what?
She and Gordon are still together. High school sweethearts is what they are.
Gordon takes Ra'Cara out one night and decides to pop the question.
A year later, the Gordon and Ra'Cara are married.
Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Nott.
After a LONG , hot and steamy honey moon, it isn't long before Ra'Cara has a bun in the oven!
Farrah and Roger share their birthday and eventually grow into loving elders.
Ya'll I have literally fallen in LOVE with this Sim Family and I hope to continue to grow this family.
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While it is annoying, I guess I don’t let it get to me anymore. I suppose I CBA about something I know will never be changed and there are ways around it on these forums, just as there were on TS3.
I lol'd, and it's not just you. xD But I have to wonder what will happen when they figure that out and censor the word plum itself...
@KevWalker That seems like a more logical solution to limit the clicks per button. I don't know, the whole button drama is starting to tire me out I admit. Forums used to be fun, but now it feels like once something nice is added, it is taken away again.
@missmani09 I love your family pictures. That wedding dress and veil are very pretty.
I'm pretty tired today. Let's just say, taking care of families in the Sims is much easier than real life. I've had to try to run the house while my mom has been away on a family funeral. It hasn't been easy, but I've been able to do it somehow. I just had a freak out with one of my baby nephew. I've been vacuuming the floor a lot and somehow he still managed to find something to swallow. I don't know how he found a piece of tape, but it took awhile to try to get it out of his mouth safely and without making him get sick. You can't believe how worried I was and so scared I'd have to take him to the hospital. I just felt so bad about it today. I try so hard to take good care of those boys and something like that happens.
I did start to write down a list on this thread: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/854136/sims-devs-please-give-fans-what-we-want-not-only-ur-vision#latest
love a good giggle with my first cup of coffee, thanks so much @frogprincess. ::::hugs::::
@missmani09 wow....you supplied the drama with my coffee and tears of joy. :::hugs:::
@scobre yep, real life kids are definitely more of a challenge and so many that already say they don't want toddlers back, would not want that type of challenge either. I wouldn't mind it happening occasionally, especially some of the funnier things like eating the dog/cat food or toilet play.
@simirrevirre that is so sweet a boy and his pup.
I'm emotional this am, can ya tell? Anyways, hubby is out of ICU and back on telemetry. They still want him monitored. He wants those *plum* wires off!!!! His MD started talking 'bout rehab again so fingers crossed, prayers sent and the Good Lord willing he will go this week. I hope to work on story pics while with him today and put up some pics here and the other place (PP).
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Can't wait to see your pictures
I am here but I'm working very hard on my entries for a craft competition which are due in this week. Wish me luck!
@missmani09 love your photos
@simIrrevirre I've been playing with pets properly for first time in ages too and the detail is wonderful. I love the feeding them scraps from the table interaction! I'd never seen it before
The censor is just funny because it's made me use plum as an actual word in real life like the standard ones, so it just sounds rude to me now! I guess we would all get the joke. Maybe a way to tell who is a simmer! Lol
https://twitter.com/sparkfairy1
@bekkasan, thanks
Btw, I notice a lot of things the sims 3 sims do autonomously which I've never seen before that amazes me. A teen baking a paj at the baker station, another teen reading her little brother to sleep and then kissed him good night. Sims making portrait of each others. One sim in the park cuddling with a dog on his lap, and lots more. I don't know why I didn't notice these things before, maybe I played different or maybe I just appreciate the game so much more now because of Sims 4 and see the game with new eyes.
For some reason I can't play TS3, the launcher wont work!!!
ITS TEARING ME APART!!
-takes deep breath-
Can anyone help?
Me watching GT at Gamescom.
I'm back!!^-^
Paradox forum name: aMazingSimmer
Me watching GT at Gamescom.
I'm back!!^-^
Paradox forum name: aMazingSimmer
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 "last EP"\Game\Bin"
Did you upgrade it through Origin?
I dunno, maybe it was the update...
UGH I HATE ORIGIN!!!!
Thanks 4 the tip!
Me watching GT at Gamescom.
I'm back!!^-^
Paradox forum name: aMazingSimmer
"We Don't Care If You LIKE The Game, Just As Long As You BUY The Game!"
I Disapprove (Naturally)
I Took The Pledge!
For me it's the most exciting option they had there and I would probably buy it in a heartbeat if they made things right.
Do you guys think they would honestly give us this after GT or is just a way for them to use the "we had this option but the players didn't want it!!" excuse, since there are some people saying that they are only allowing younger audience (usually not as interested in family play) to vote? (no idea how thrutful that is but considering how much they hang on to their "their vision", I wouldn't be overly surprised if they limited their surveys to just a favorable age group)
I don't know. But what I do know is I won't be happy being forced to pay for basics they made excuses for initially.
Some of the theories i saw around were-after the gamescom and no toddler announcement some people were really unhappy as they were sure it was coming and it was a way to keep the hanging on to some hope.
It was a way to test the water to see if they could get away with making us pay for basics.
The theory you just mentioned that it would be an 'escape' for them through claims noone wants generations.
That's all I can think of right now but that's what I remember.
Personally I think it's so sad they will not even discuss the issue. Notice how noone came here after that message with @SimGuruDrake the other day. I'm sure the team were told how we were feeling. That shows me they just don't care as an organisation that their decisions have upset loyal customers and think they don't even have to try to address the situation. Unforgivable.
https://twitter.com/sparkfairy1
Agreed!
I think if they do make Generations they will patch toddlers before they release the EP, exactly for the reasons you mentioned, and add pre-teens as the new life stage.
I'm at a point where I prefer they only give us toddlers next year, than having them rush thing as usual and end up screwing this up. Still, since we have to wait so long for them, they better give us the best toddlers yet (though I doubt they can surpass the ones in TS2)
http://koposov-sims.blogspot.com/favicon.ico for Sim3, not sure about 2.
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