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So I fully admit I've never got as far as the elder state in this game
BatmanFanGirl
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Do elders actually have any unique action or things to do?
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BatmanFanGirl
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But, yeah, currently we have no activities exclusively for elders.
I don't mind elderly Sims at all - some of them, I'm very fond of. But I don't want my played Sims to become elders themselves. Why would I, I play with aging off for a reason. Also, I don't play generational families or challenges. My Sims achieve a lot and it would make no sense for me to just let them grow old and die. Then I'd feel I had completely wasted my time.
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I guess I'm playing a rotational legacy so the game changes as it moves along. Some sims are descendants of sims who started earlier in the save. I enjoy the sims that I play with but their time comes and then the focus moves to their children. It gives me a reason to have children and families in the game. I don't feel the urge to stay frozen in time with family play.
No, there isn't much that is unique for elders and more hobbies are needed for everyone in the game including them. Elders can spend more time with pets, with family, relaxing and doing the things that they always wanted to do.
I play a modern save and I try to keep my elders relevant. They sometimes dye their hair back to the color of their youths. I think of the upcoming knitting pack as hopefully multi-generational including for elders. I want hobbies for all ages but elders have more time to do these things.
Sometimes elders kind of become babysitters of their grandchildren in the game. In other versions, I always played that way. I always kept the elders but they helped to babysit their grandchildren in a large enough house for three generations. Probably due to a different perspective and also due to being able to play multiple households easily, my elders sometimes live in different houses than their children. Many have children who are still at home though that were born in late adulthood.
Why can't they knit? Crochet or other things Elders would do? How about Bingo night? What about the Elder Day Center? Me thinks the dev team are all too young to appreciate that once you retire, you'd best have something to do if you don't wish to drop dead about a month or two later.
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Oh, and they're usually the ones to take the family pets to the vet, since they don't have to worry about being late for work or school.
I treat them as the same characters they were when they were younger. Because they are.
Why do simmers want elders to have unique activities? I don't think elders in real life have any unique actifities. They just no longer need to work if they did when they were younger.
I keep seeing requests for knitting and bingo for elders, but in real life, younger people knit and play bingo as well.
I mean, I'm not a youngin. LOL Let me put it this way... .I worked at a computer store when Sims 2 was the new hot thing. And I wasn't needing to work with my parents permission. LOL
> The only gripe I truly have with Elders in this game is they jump from an Adult, who is vibrant to immediately bent over with a full head of gray hair! I'm within just a few months of turning 65. I do have aches and pains, which comes with the territory of aging, but my hair is still mostly red. Yes, I have a few streaks of white, mostly on the underside, but you can see I AM a redhead. And I refuse to color my hair. Can't get this shade from a bottle. Besides, it's taken me my whole life to finally appreciate the color of it. Right before I lose it, of course. I'm sure there's a lesson there …
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> Why can't they knit? Crochet or other things Elders would do? How about Bingo night? What about the Elder Day Center? Me thinks the dev team are all too young to appreciate that once you retire, you'd best have something to do if you don't wish to drop dead about a month or two later. :open_mouth:
wow, I'd love knitting/bingo night! I'm young but I can still appreciate nice elder's activities ~ we have a toddler's stuff pack, so an elder's stuff pack would make lots of sense!
With some Sims in the adult stage, I like to give them the greyed brown or black hair (last two options on the basegame color list). That sort of indicates that they are getting closer to the transition into proper elderhood. But I totally get you - it was even worse in Sims 3 if you ask me. A buff male Sim turns into a withered beanstalk just like that...thank goodness it's gradual in real life
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They're only grouchy if you make them so. And all things considered, elder sims aren't notably slower than adult ones.
Nope, I never found elderly sims boring. Some knitting won't change that.
The elder woman is retired. She takes an online class, polishes her piano skills, and gardens. The elder man still works at the laboratory. She loves to decorate the house for holidays. They recently got a ping-pong table for their house. They both enjoy bicycling around and woohooing with each other.
Sometimes people complain about The Sims being too easy. Why not play elders, then? There is a little more challenge because they need more sleep and more potty breaks.