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    Bookworm Sims NOW get fun from reading?

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    SimmerGeorgeSimmerGeorge Posts: 2,724 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    Sorry but how did they just come up with this 6 years later? Wasn't that a given? How did they not put that in the base game? Oh my god I laughed so hard when I heard this.
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      simgirl1010simgirl1010 Posts: 35,883 Member
      Bookworm is my favorite trait so I'm happy to finally see this. 😊
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      Zeldaboy180Zeldaboy180 Posts: 5,997 Member
      Yeah I never even noticed this wasn't in game to begin with LOL.
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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      edited March 2021
      Didn't you already know TS4 traits were extremely lackluster?...

      I'm very happy they finally updated them.
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      talongirl6talongirl6 Posts: 184 Member
      Wait, Sims didn't get fun from reading before? I thought that they did since I thought I saw the fun bar go up before while they were reading, even with Bookworm Sims. Was I just imagining this the whole time? :D Very interesting though. I'm glad that they're updating things!
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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      talongirl6 wrote: »
      Wait, Sims didn't get fun from reading before? I thought that they did since I thought I saw the fun bar go up before while they were reading, even with Bookworm Sims. Was I just imagining this the whole time? :D Very interesting though. I'm glad that they're updating things!

      Sims always got fun from reading books because it provides entertainment, but Bookworm sims gained fun at the same pace as non-bookworm sims. That's been changed in this patch.
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      talongirl6talongirl6 Posts: 184 Member
      Sigzy05 wrote: »
      talongirl6 wrote: »
      Wait, Sims didn't get fun from reading before? I thought that they did since I thought I saw the fun bar go up before while they were reading, even with Bookworm Sims. Was I just imagining this the whole time? :D Very interesting though. I'm glad that they're updating things!

      Sims always got fun from reading books because it provides entertainment, but Bookworm sims gained fun at the same pace as non-bookworm sims. That's been changed in this patch.

      Ah, okay, that makes more sense. Thanks for telling me! It's good that the trait allows them to gain more fun now.
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      Zeldaboy180Zeldaboy180 Posts: 5,997 Member
      edited March 2021
      Sigzy05 wrote: »
      Didn't you already know TS4 traits were extremely lackluster?...

      I'm very happy they finally updated them.

      I knew they were lack luster, but I didn't realize they were THAT lackluster.

      Sims have always gained fun from books, so it's not too bad to have never noticed they gain the same amount of fun.
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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      edited March 2021
      Zeldaboy180 wrote: »
      Sigzy05 wrote: »
      Didn't you already know TS4 traits were extremely lackluster?...

      I'm very happy they finally updated them.

      I knew they were lack luster, but I didn't realize they were THAT lackluster.

      Sims have always gained fun from books, so it's not too bad to have never noticed they gain the same amount of fun.

      They were :p It's why everyone complained...they literally did nothing a side from a few +1 moodlets.
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      Sk8rblazeSk8rblaze Posts: 7,570 Member
      Yeah, a lot of these changes make you stop and think, "wait... why wasn't this adjusted before during the 7 years this game has been out?" I got the same feeling when I read that showers and eating took less time for Sims. I'm all in favor of them though, just confused what took so long.
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      bella_gothbella_goth Posts: 1,770 Member
      edited March 2021
      this is the kind of expectations ea has accomodated their players to.
      next time they'll tell us evil sims are meant to be evil and everyone will clap in amazement
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      LazzialLazzial Posts: 159 Member
      Sims have always had fun reading. It's listed right on the book shelf when purchasing it. +5 fun. Weee.. Maybe bookworms get like +6 haha
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      logionlogion Posts: 4,720 Member
      edited March 2021
      I always picked bookworm if I wanted a trait that did nothing because it barely did anything, it's nice that they added something more to that trait.
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      MelsieYTMelsieYT Posts: 289 Member
      I'm just... urgh so frustrated. xD
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      fruitsbasket101fruitsbasket101 Posts: 1,530 Member
      Sooo... I keep hearing about this bookworm trait improvement but.... what do the other "improved" traits do now?
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      simgirl1010simgirl1010 Posts: 35,883 Member
      fruitsbasket101 wrote: »
      Sooo... I keep hearing about this bookworm trait improvement but.... what do the other "improved" traits do now?

      There's a thread for posting trait improvements as you encounter them.

      https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/988174/lets-find-those-trait-improvements/p1
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      StrawberryYogurtStrawberryYogurt Posts: 2,799 Member
      What did the bookworm trait do before this?
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      IceyJIceyJ Posts: 4,641 Member
      edited March 2021
      Zeldaboy180 wrote: »
      Yeah I never even noticed this wasn't in game to begin with LOL.

      And here I was assuming that they already had fun reading. How'd I miss that...

      Oh, I see. This relates to the bookworm sims specifically.
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      EllupelluelluEllupelluellu Posts: 6,930 Member
      IceyJ wrote: »
      Zeldaboy180 wrote: »
      Yeah I never even noticed this wasn't in game to begin with LOL.

      And here I was assuming that they already had fun reading. How'd I miss that...

      They did, but about the same amount than the sims without the trait :)
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      simgirl1010simgirl1010 Posts: 35,883 Member
      StrawberryYogurt wrote: »
      What did the bookworm trait do before this?

      Bookworm Trait Description
      The official description from the trait states:

      These Sims gain powerful Moodlets from analyzing Books and can Discuss Books in unique ways.

      When you first perform an action with a creative Sim you get a notification that more insight on the trait. It reads:

      [Sim’s Name] is a Bookworm. Bookworms are Inspired by Books and love to discuss them with other Sims.

      Analyzing Books
      Sims with the bookworm trait gain additional fun when reading books. When they analyze books, they have a chance of getting an inspired Moodlet. Sims can analyze any book in the game.

      Discussing Books
      Sims with the bookworm trait get two special social interactions designed to help build friendship levels quicker.

      Socials
      There two special socials available for bookworm Sims allow Sims to make Friends with other Bookworms Sims faster. They include:

      Friendly > Discuss Favorite Authors
      Small relationship gain with Sims who do not have the bookworm trait
      Large relationship gain with Sims who do have the bookworm trait
      Medium gain to social need
      Friendly > Discuss Latest Book
      Small relationship gain with Sims who do not have the bookworm trait
      Medium relationship gain with Sims who do have the bookworm trait
      Medium gain to social need
      Discover Sim has the bookworm trait
      Moodlets
      Bookworms only gain one Moodlet. This is:

      Moodlet Description
      Inspired +2
      4 hours Intriguing Book
      (from analyzing book)
      Bookworms get a lot of inspiration from a well written book.
      Trait Related Whims
      The trait comes with a good number of whims. These whims include:

      Whim Points
      Analyze a Book 25
      Buy a Bookshelf 50
      Finish Reading a Book 50
      Read Something 25
      Play Dolls with a Toddler 25
      Read a Toddler Book to [Sim’s Name]

      https://www.google.com/amp/s/thesimscircus.home.blog/2019/08/28/bookworms-dont-eat-books/amp/
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      Admiral8QAdmiral8Q Posts: 3,326 Member

      Finally!!!
      I have quite a few bookworm Sims. ;)
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      MareahMareah Posts: 792 Member
      Lol! It must have been an oversight, or maybe the person who coded it was not a bookworm back then :p
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      bixtersbixters Posts: 2,299 Member
      Mareah wrote: »
      Lol! It must have been an oversight, or maybe the person who coded it was not a bookworm back then :p

      An oversight that was ignored for 6 years....That just goes to show the "quality" of the Sims 4 LOL
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      StrawberryYogurtStrawberryYogurt Posts: 2,799 Member
      @simgirl1010 wow ok thanks!
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      SharoniaSharonia Posts: 4,853 Member
      There's other things in game that I feel some sims should get fun from but they don't. I still can't get over how sims don't find magic fun.
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      bixtersbixters Posts: 2,299 Member
      Sharonia wrote: »
      There's other things in game that I feel some sims should get fun from but they don't. I still can't get over how sims don't find magic fun.

      Wow....I didn't realize that.

      Is painting considered fun?
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