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Why I'm Against Cars
Leo_Gruen
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Sims can magically teleport in an instant. They don't even bother to walk out of world to go to work they just... vanish at the lot edge. Cars wouldn't really do anything since sims can travel for free instantly and the game is structured that your sim need no longer leave for work an hour before they start or schedule a taxi beforehand as in previous games. Sims 3's open world had cars have different speeds based on price, which gave them a use as walking was much slower.
I did think cars could give teens something to do or perhaps could be included in some kind of crafting pack for mechanics... but at the end of the day there's no real point in having sims drive. Could you have sims drive to the store? Sure but nearly everything can be purchased through a pie menu and arrive instantly anyway.
Cars would just be a very expensive decorative item unless there is a major travel overhaul to the game which I honestly do not see happening.
I did think cars could give teens something to do or perhaps could be included in some kind of crafting pack for mechanics... but at the end of the day there's no real point in having sims drive. Could you have sims drive to the store? Sure but nearly everything can be purchased through a pie menu and arrive instantly anyway.
Cars would just be a very expensive decorative item unless there is a major travel overhaul to the game which I honestly do not see happening.
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That doesn't mean I'm against cars, though. If I'm willing to spend thousands of simoleons on a virtually useless object in my garden to simulate a realistic family with a car, then let me. If it comes with a few extra options (woohoo spot, vehicle engineering, driving around for fun, car enthusiast trait), even though they don't contribute to the object's primary use in real life (travelling), all the better.
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Other things you could have could be fuel economy, conditions, customization, upgrades, car mechanic skills and fixing and selling cars for a profit.
Yes when sims use cars for travel, after the loading screen when they arrive to the destination, their fun need, social (if travelling with another sim) should be higher then when they left. Cars could also have their own inventory, since they have a trunk to put things in them. They could also give sims exclusive moodlets, like the "new car smell". Sims should also be able to put different car fresheners that induce different emotions when they arrive to a certain destination. In addition cars could also break down or need maintenance from time to time.
Also, the point of having cars in a closed world isn't to drive them, but people just don't understand that...don't know why it's so hard but ok. It's for immersion....it's a lifesim. I want my sim to have a garage in their house, I my sim to be able to go inside the car, fire up the ignition, see the garage door opening and move a bit before disappearing into the loading screen. I want to see sims put toddlers inside the car on the little chairs that go into the seat. I want to see sims listening to the car radio like in TS2, make out and woohoo.
True, I was thinking more that cars could save you time though so you don't have to spend as much time on other lots to fill your needs. You could focus more on doing more activities without worrying about hunger for example.
Which is exactly why I want cars. I hate the constant *poof* this game has. In TS2 we could only see the road in front of our sims' lot and it was still satisfying to see my sims get into the car, start it, drive away from the garage and into the road, instead of just poof into thin air. TS4 has the advantage that the world is not as closed as TS2, so we could actually see our sims driving for a bit until they eventually disappear.
I also want cars because I miss the school bus, and I miss seeing sims arriving in cars at your lot, it adds a lot to one's immersion. Also miss my teenagers learning how to drive.
Besides, there is SO MUCH they could do with cars. They could add them with a "roadtrip" kind of pack, maybe add caravans where you can basically do anything you want inside since it's a mini house. Same applies to cars, there's so many interactions we could have. Besides the usual sleep, woohoo, listen to music, etc. you could wash the car, watch the stars on the hood, etc.
Thank you! I wish people would stop asking for these unnecessary features, then complaining that the game is boring after it got implemented.
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Plus it's a way to spend those simoleons! Materialistic sims would crave expensive cars while family oriented would want big cars and so...
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> Which is exactly why I want cars. I hate the constant *poof* this game has. In TS2 we could only see the road in front of our sims' lot and it was still satisfying to see my sims get into the car, start it, drive away from the garage and into the road, instead of just poof into thin air. TS4 has the advantage that the world is not as closed as TS2, so we could actually see our sims driving for a bit until they eventually disappear.
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> I also want cars because I miss the school bus, and I miss seeing sims arriving in cars at your lot, it adds a lot to one's immersion. Also miss my teenagers learning how to drive.
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> Besides, there is SO MUCH they could do with cars. They could add them with a "roadtrip" kind of pack, maybe add caravans where you can basically do anything you want inside since it's a mini house. Same applies to cars, there's so many interactions we could have. Besides the usual sleep, woohoo, listen to music, etc. you could wash the car, watch the stars on the hood, etc.
I love this idea! It would be fantastic to get a game pack with those things. For the caravans it would be awesome if they acted like a shell that you could customize the inside of. That would be so fun.
I don't think they would need a travel overhaul. They could function like TS2. It would still be just largely visual and not much for function, but I would welcome something more to spend my sim's money on and I still think it could add something to the game.
As other's have mentioned, they could be used for woo-hoo, maybe a skill up to work on a car, logic perhaps or maybe a new skill.
I disagree but I do see your point. It's not high up there on my list of wants for TS4, and truthfully I wouldn't care if they were never added, but I do have to disagree that a major travel overhaul is needed and I don't really see anything wrong with another expensive decorative item that would likely have some game play associated with it. If they were added, they should be added with another GP or EP with more to it than just "cars".
I need cars, I need helicopters, I need fancy vacays, I need a limo driver, I need to unload this money. The only expensive item in the game are TVs and computers and contrary to what some might claim, you can only have so many. Why why why does Uni only cost like $800?!? I was betting on that pack to unload some bank.
But for those who love cars, I think they could make one pack and world with traffic so people who love cars could get them and people who don´t want cars simply can avoid that pack or only play in that specific world if they feel like having traffic and cars. That´s pretty much the only way to please everyone without taking something away from others. Adding cars via patch to all worlds would be the worst case for me. It would be like forcing that in my game.
Yeah you are right but those cars very rare pass by so they don´t make a mess in the game like Sims 3 had problem with cars being a mess and forced in every world. But that is also good solution to make it as a pack and working on every world somehow so people can choose to buy it or just skip it if they don´t want cars. Patching cars for everyone would be wrong. It would be so annoying to have them everywhere. I think they have done well and good decisions so far with what they patch in what they add with packs. For example cats and dogs only roam in one world so they don´t make a mess or annoy in any other world and people can have the freedom of choice. If you think about Sims 3, there was too much pets, cars and everything making it out of place like horses running around in city area. Now they have made much improvements on that by limiting all these things into packs and specific worlds. It makes it possible to simmers build their game the way they like it and skip things they dislike. I am really happy for those who love cars if they get that pack, I´ll just skip that and buy those I want.