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    GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    I thought this might be a fun little way to make commentary on the game. I will start us off.

    How is it that the cake in the very expensive refrigerator spoils, but the plates of the Grand Meal ham left out on the dining table for at least three Sim days, isn't spoiled?

    Please join in and share the inconsistencies you have come across as you play this great game. ;)
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      SimAlexandriaSimAlexandria Posts: 4,845 Member
      My grand meal ham is always spoiling!!! I wish it wouldnt' lol

      The main thing I notice that drives me nuts is that a parent will mourn the death of a child for the exact same amount as the person who they bought food from that one time they visited a festival.
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      SimAlexandria wrote: »
      My grand meal ham is always spoiling!!! I wish it wouldnt' lol

      The main thing I notice that drives me nuts is that a parent will mourn the death of a child for the exact same amount as the person who they bought food from that one time they visited a festival.

      I would like to see that amended in the game, too. For instance, you never get over the death of a loved one. Never. You just learn to move forward. Instead of just mourning for a set number of days, no matter who it was, perhaps the parent or child, or spouse could have the 'thinking about a family member' pop up more often as they move forward in their lives? I don't know about anyone else, but I think about both of my parents and my older brother whom we lost nearly 45 years ago.
      You can download (free) all three volumes of my Night Whispers Star Trek Fanfiction here: http://galacticgal.deviantart.com/gallery/ You'll need to have a pdf reader. New websites: http://www.trekkiefanfiction.com/st-tos.php
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      StutumStutum Posts: 1,146 Member
      How is it that sims who can teleport can't be bothered to walk from the kitchen to the bathroom, but walks all the way upstairs? xD
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      Stutum wrote: »
      How is it that sims who can teleport can't be bothered to walk from the kitchen to the bathroom, but walks all the way upstairs? xD

      I tell you there are days I wish I could teleport, then I wouldn't always have to take the stairs. ;) Silly Sims.
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      Silver_Ghost925Silver_Ghost925 Posts: 40 Member
      edited September 2019
      How is it possible that one seasons year can be longer than an entire life stage?
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      Silver_Ghost925 wrote: »
      How is it possible that one seasons year can be longer than an entire life stage?

      I don't know, I play on Long. But, that's pretty insane.
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      nerdfashionnerdfashion Posts: 5,947 Member
      How is it that killing sims is so much harder? They say there's a 50/50 chance of Pufferfish Nigeri killing you, but why did it take ten plates of the stuff?
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      nerdfashion wrote: »
      How is it that killing sims is so much harder? They say there's a 50/50 chance of Pufferfish Nigeri killing you, but why did it take ten plates of the stuff?

      You know, I never allow my Sims to even try the stuff. I suppose whoever was preparing the dish was quite a skilled chef. Or somebody over at EA doesn't understand odds. :open_mouth:
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      StutumStutum Posts: 1,146 Member
      GalacticGal wrote: »
      Stutum wrote: »
      How is it that sims who can teleport can't be bothered to walk from the kitchen to the bathroom, but walks all the way upstairs? xD

      I tell you there are days I wish I could teleport, then I wouldn't always have to take the stairs. ;) Silly Sims.

      I agree, that would come in handy some times. ;)
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      SimAlexandriaSimAlexandria Posts: 4,845 Member
      GalacticGal wrote: »
      SimAlexandria wrote: »
      My grand meal ham is always spoiling!!! I wish it wouldnt' lol

      The main thing I notice that drives me nuts is that a parent will mourn the death of a child for the exact same amount as the person who they bought food from that one time they visited a festival.

      I would like to see that amended in the game, too. For instance, you never get over the death of a loved one. Never. You just learn to move forward. Instead of just mourning for a set number of days, no matter who it was, perhaps the parent or child, or spouse could have the 'thinking about a family member' pop up more often as they move forward in their lives? I don't know about anyone else, but I think about both of my parents and my older brother whom we lost nearly 45 years ago.

      Agreed. I think that they shouldn't mourn acquaintances at all, friends for maybe 6 Sim hours, good friends, for a day, best friends and extended family (aunts/uncles/cousins) 2 days, and close family (spouse, parents, grandparents, children, siblings) 3 Sim days.

      After that, I think they should get the "think about Sim" for anyone family or good friends and up more often, accompanied by an emotion (maybe sad but could be sometimes sad and sometimes happy if they are remembering a good time with them or something) for an hour.
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      Frn0731Frn0731 Posts: 7,180 Member
      How is it that when my sim got pregnant her fiance never seemed bothered, even though the 2 of them had never woohooed.
      Laugh out loud. Often
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      CaprianaBCaprianaB Posts: 511 Member
      Frn0731 wrote: »
      How is it that when my sim got pregnant her fiance never seemed bothered, even though the 2 of them had never woohooed.

      My male scientist was impregnated by an alien. His girlfriend, now wife, was super excited when the baby came along. She practically squeals when she sees him.
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      CaprianaBCaprianaB Posts: 511 Member
      Frn0731 wrote: »
      How is it that when my sim got pregnant her fiance never seemed bothered, even though the 2 of them had never woohooed.

      My male scientist was impregnated by an alien. His girlfriend, now wife, was super excited when the baby came along. She practically squeals when she sees him.
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      VamprisVampris Posts: 1,127 Member
      How is it that I can drown numerous sims and not have the cops after me and why am I allowed to own a cowplant
      Frn0731 wrote: »
      How is it that when my sim got pregnant her fiance never seemed bothered, even though the 2 of them had never woohooed.
      They should really update that, if I remember you could do that in all the games and sims never bat an eye about it. Like it could lead to some interesting moments

      "I love my child, but why does he look like my best friend? Are those fangs?"

      "Yeah he's staying late at work again. Oh that's your son? Huh he weirdly looks like my husban-"
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      JC1979JC1979 Posts: 491 Member
      Same @Silver_Ghost925. I played normal with seasons one time; my toddler sim got all the way to YA in one sim year, and because of the inconsistency I play with aging off now.
      How is it that it takes sims forever to do anything...for example it takes half an hour to use the restroom and ten minutes to walk up stairs or an hour to eat, but they can get all their sleep in all in 4 sim hours?
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      JC1979 wrote: »
      Same @Silver_Ghost925. I played normal with seasons one time; my toddler sim got all the way to YA in one sim year, and because of the inconsistency I play with aging off now.
      How is it that it takes sims forever to do anything...for example it takes half an hour to use the restroom and ten minutes to walk up stairs or an hour to eat, but they can get all their sleep in all in 4 sim hours?

      It seems to take forever, because the game-clock tends to run fast in my opinion.
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      Vampris wrote: »
      How is it that I can drown numerous sims and not have the cops after me and why am I allowed to own a cowplant
      Frn0731 wrote: »
      How is it that when my sim got pregnant her fiance never seemed bothered, even though the 2 of them had never woohooed.
      They should really update that, if I remember you could do that in all the games and sims never bat an eye about it. Like it could lead to some interesting moments

      "I love my child, but why does he look like my best friend? Are those fangs?"

      "Yeah he's staying late at work again. Oh that's your son? Huh he weirdly looks like my husban-"

      Yes, Sims are supposed to be "smarter". Doesn't matter that they are deaf, dumb and basically blind when it comes to their partner's misdeeds. :open_mouth: I agree, we wouldn't need so many mods to add drama, if our Sims would merely react to stuff most, if not all, of the time.
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      SweetieWright_84SweetieWright_84 Posts: 4,129 Member
      GalacticGal wrote: »
      Vampris wrote: »
      How is it that I can drown numerous sims and not have the cops after me and why am I allowed to own a cowplant
      Frn0731 wrote: »
      How is it that when my sim got pregnant her fiance never seemed bothered, even though the 2 of them had never woohooed.
      They should really update that, if I remember you could do that in all the games and sims never bat an eye about it. Like it could lead to some interesting moments

      "I love my child, but why does he look like my best friend? Are those fangs?"

      "Yeah he's staying late at work again. Oh that's your son? Huh he weirdly looks like my husban-"

      Yes, Sims are supposed to be "smarter". Doesn't matter that they are deaf, dumb and basically blind when it comes to their partner's misdeeds. :open_mouth: I agree, we wouldn't need so many mods to add drama, if our Sims would merely react to stuff most, if not all, of the time.

      Yeah, those are some seriously rose-colored glasses. Of course, that's more true to real life than anyone would think.
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      Hallie22Hallie22 Posts: 64 Member
      Why is Cassandra Goth younger than Angela and Lilith Pleasant in the sims 4,when she was older in the sims 2?

      Also who is Katrina Caliente? In the sims 2 Nina and Dina had a different mother in the family tree. Cassandra was the same age as Nina and Dina.

      Why don't these things matchup?
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      NationalPokedexNationalPokedex Posts: 829 Member
      Hallie22 wrote: »
      Why is Cassandra Goth younger than Angela and Lilith Pleasant in the sims 4,when she was older in the sims 2?

      Also who is Katrina Caliente? In the sims 2 Nina and Dina had a different mother in the family tree. Cassandra was the same age as Nina and Dina.

      Why don't these things matchup?


      TS4 is an alternate timeline from the previous generations.
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      KruegerKrueger Posts: 130 Member
      GalacticGal wrote: »
      SimAlexandria wrote: »
      My grand meal ham is always spoiling!!! I wish it wouldnt' lol

      The main thing I notice that drives me nuts is that a parent will mourn the death of a child for the exact same amount as the person who they bought food from that one time they visited a festival.

      I would like to see that amended in the game, too. For instance, you never get over the death of a loved one. Never. You just learn to move forward. Instead of just mourning for a set number of days, no matter who it was, perhaps the parent or child, or spouse could have the 'thinking about a family member' pop up more often as they move forward in their lives? I don't know about anyone else, but I think about both of my parents and my older brother whom we lost nearly 45 years ago.

      They could make those deaths give them a special trait; like "Lost a Soulmate" or "Lost a Child". Maybe have it give them a strong sad moodlet every once in while?
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      Krueger wrote: »
      GalacticGal wrote: »
      SimAlexandria wrote: »
      My grand meal ham is always spoiling!!! I wish it wouldnt' lol

      The main thing I notice that drives me nuts is that a parent will mourn the death of a child for the exact same amount as the person who they bought food from that one time they visited a festival.

      I would like to see that amended in the game, too. For instance, you never get over the death of a loved one. Never. You just learn to move forward. Instead of just mourning for a set number of days, no matter who it was, perhaps the parent or child, or spouse could have the 'thinking about a family member' pop up more often as they move forward in their lives? I don't know about anyone else, but I think about both of my parents and my older brother whom we lost nearly 45 years ago.

      They could make those deaths give them a special trait; like "Lost a Soulmate" or "Lost a Child". Maybe have it give them a strong sad moodlet every once in while?

      It took me a good twenty years where I could go without breaking into tears on my late brother's birthday. I would be fine one minute, then in making out a check (writing the date) to realize it was his birthday, and suddenly not so fine. I like your suggestion. Already, our Sims have moments where they're thinking about a family member. A little tweaking of that would be nice. Not, that I want my Sims to walk around sad a lot, it's just like I said you never really get 'over' a death of someone you're particularly close to. The old adage of time heals all wounds, is a lie. You just have to suck it up and keep moving forward.
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      http://www.getfreeebooks.com/star-trek-original-series-fan-fiction-trilogy/
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      asimbsimasimbsim Posts: 476 Member
      How is it that my sims husband lives in the house, yet she chooses to do spontaneous flirty interactions with her OWN son!? :#
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      elanorbretonelanorbreton Posts: 14,549 Member
      How is it that we don't have a delete all button for the family inventory?
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,570 Member
      Yes, that can be so tedious. I also wish the darned thing wouldn't always pop back up to the top after you've deleted something, making you have to scroll all the way back down again to delete the next thing. Oi!
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      http://www.getfreeebooks.com/star-trek-original-series-fan-fiction-trilogy/
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