What is the point of a dresser?

SimFan298 · March 2017

Other than to change your Sim's clothing, I don't see why we need a dresser to change clothes. They don't even open any of the drawers before doing so. Might as well buy a big closet from GT if you want to plan outfits, because at least there's animation of going INTO the closet. Drawers are just a waste of space, in my opinion.

trulyoutrageous · March 2017

It's like the clutter option in the game, in my opinion. There for aesthetics; decoration really.

Inna Minnit · March 2017

You can put stuff on it. You can't do that with a closet.

gummybear0724 · March 2017

I never have paid attention to dresser animations, but they opened in Sims 3, I know that. I remember sims falling over from pulling them open!

simmerlilly87 · March 2017

I agree with @asesina they are mostly there for decoration... but you can put clutter on them to make it seem more "realistic". I don't use them in my game but I do put them in my house builds.

mebagl15 · March 2017

They are a hold over from previous games, where they were used to access CAS. Now they are mostly decorative, there to fill in the empty space in bedrooms.

SageRainWillow · March 2017

I hardly use them anymore since you can change clothes with mirrors. It opens CAS just the same. I only use walk-in closets in my builds but that's... for other purposes.

Dannydanbo · March 2017

I use dressers to fill in for other furniture that we don't have. Sometimes the dresser just looks good in a hallway or even a dinning room.

Linzz · March 2017

I only used them to put stuff on them to make the house worth more also too I guess, other than that there really is no point.

Cinderellimouse · March 2017

I still like and use them. They complete the look of a bedroom, and I still send Sims to them to 'plan outfit' or 'change outfit' because it's part of the immersion for me. I do sometimes change outfit on the Sim directly, but usually this is when they're out and about and I need a quick change. If I want to change make-up, I tend to do it on the vanity now. I use mirrors for freshening up, brushing teeth and practising speeches.

I don't see the drawer animation as a big deal, although it would be nice to have.

MasonGamer · March 2017

Right I still use them, same as the armories, make the husband change outfits out of the armorie, and the wife tends to use the bureau but they both share the closet.

EmmaVane · March 2017

I tend to leave them out of my builds in game unless the family has money to burn. I always have a mirror though because they are cheap, have all the same interactions and more on top.

Like @Dannydanbo said though, they often get used for other things, like filling alcoves below shelves, or as sideboards in dining rooms - great for party food.

TheDismalSimmer · March 2017

I think the closet + accent table combo is better. Place to change clothes and space to put clutter, and there are more options for accent tables

Terra · March 2017

I use them to complete the look in a bedroom, but when I'm playing a tiny house or apartment I don't bother. I really miss the dresser animations from TS2, especially when the dresser drawer got stuck. Very relateable.

DevilNDisguise · March 2017

I really only use them as decoration. They make my Sims' bedrooms seem more complete. Not to mention, they're good clutter-holders.

Uzone27 · March 2017

I typically don't bother with Dressers for starters.
Latrer on I get them...mostly to fill empty spcae, but moreso to open up my lighting options.

stilljustme2 · March 2017

I do use them for the Plan Outfit options, especially after a Sim ages up. To me, dressers add a bit of realism, as well as a good place to put things (either decor/clutter or a radio -- I'll usually give my teens one of the tabletop stereos since I had a radio in my room as a teen).

TheGoodOldGamer · March 2017

Makes more sense to get to CAS through a dresser than a mirror, imo.

GalacticGal · March 2017

I use them. I do miss the drawer-pull mishaps that could occur in the older versions of the game. But what bedroom would be complete without a dresser? And who doesn't put items on the dresser, such as books, perfume, what not?

HeyHeyy · March 2017

i see what you're saying. i usually use it as a decorative item tho & i like to put things on it/clutter.

PsychoSimXX · March 2017

I haven't used a dresser in ages to change my sims clothing. I just use CAS. They are just an object to help complete the look and feel of a room. Also to put things on to complete the appeal of the room.

Candyd · March 2017

I like putting decoration and lights on them, so they aren't useless to make the room look nice. I don't like putting ceiling lights in bedrooms, and putting a light on the night table and another on the dresser on the other side on the room lights the room just fine this way.

Ayradyss · March 2017

I commonly use dressers in my houses as a point to use the "Plan Outfits" command. Yes, there are other things you can use for that, but I don't see that as making dressers obsolete or anything. Depends on what you want in your house, I guess. Options are good. (And dressers were in-game from the start -- closets are DLC. Not sure if mirrors could always do as much as they do now.)

Inna Minnit · March 2017

I have used them for sideboards in the dining room if I'm looking for a more traditional type dining room.

Aine · March 2017

Oh the good old Sims 2 days when they opened a drawer, and then span around to change next to the drawer. *sigh* Id' love to have that back.

applefeather2 · March 2017

Aine wrote: »

Oh the good old Sims 2 days when they opened a drawer, and then span around to change next to the drawer. *sigh* Id' love to have that back.

Speaking of drawers, I loved the hip-bump closing of kitchen drawers. I miss that!

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