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Bring Back Burglars
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I used to think liking the burglars was an unpopular opinion until I looked for mods of them. I ended up seeing how many simmers wanted them back. Then I wondered, “why did they even disappear in the first place? They’ve always been a part of the sims franchise!”
Upon research, the burglars apparently triggered anxiety in some players. … Excuse me? DEATH triggers anxiety in ALL players, so why not remove that? It takes excitement away and makes the sims less of a life simulator. In that case, EA, please remove thunderstorms because I have a horrible phobia of thunder and lightning.
It’s a little ridiculous... Yes, I sincerely do have an intense fear of thunder and lightning. Is EA now going to go and take thunderstorms away too because I expressed my common fear? No, it really did freak me out a lot when lightning blasted near my house. So, why not make an off setting like they have for thunderstorms?
Who else misses burglars?
Upon research, the burglars apparently triggered anxiety in some players. … Excuse me? DEATH triggers anxiety in ALL players, so why not remove that? It takes excitement away and makes the sims less of a life simulator. In that case, EA, please remove thunderstorms because I have a horrible phobia of thunder and lightning.
It’s a little ridiculous... Yes, I sincerely do have an intense fear of thunder and lightning. Is EA now going to go and take thunderstorms away too because I expressed my common fear? No, it really did freak me out a lot when lightning blasted near my house. So, why not make an off setting like they have for thunderstorms?
Who else misses burglars?
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I don't miss burglars because I have them in my game, thanks to Carl's Gameplay Overhaul mod. That said, I didn't really miss them before he added them to that mod. I find them rather annoying, pretty much on the same level as the Sharing is Caring NAP. But I do like beating them up when they show up due to Carl's mod...so that's a plus.
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Right now with Vlad, vampires in general, NAP and that glitch where anyone can walk in even with the door locked, it might make it worse than better. Or if you like haunted houses, being awakened by ghosts nightly mixed with a robbery would be crazy lol but funny to see a robber running from a fire specter!
I do miss them though and feel that having a more realistic neighborhood where bad things can happen would be fun, but it would need to be done right or like many other things in 4, become a mess of spam.
I loved the burglars in past Sims games and thankfully Carl has put them back in the game. After my first burglar break-in, I suddenly remembered what we were missing...police! My sim fought him well but he stole her chess set anyway, and the chairs! From now on, my sims are going to be buffed out so no stinking burglar can take their stuff anymore.
That is false and has been confirmed to be false for years now.
They just haven't added them. It's as simple as that.
Same. Took me days to realize a television itself was gone. But I do miss the poor AI of the burglars as well... One point in the sims 3, a burglar stole my broken toilet. It was a very cheap one too. Gave me a hearty laugh!
Thank you for your input, I was unaware of that. I’ve only ever seen articles backing the anxiety statement. Is it just their decision not to? Or do you know if there’s a different reason?
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The statement was spread by some random person claiming that they know someone who works there. Then I think the devs said that it's not the reason and they just haven't added it yet. The main reason is likely that they just haven't had an opportunity to add them. A lot of features get added because of a pack related to it. Like how gardening and cooking for kids got added in the patch before CoL. So a lot of features are not 'impossible' they just haven't had the opportunity to add them to the game.
Simply put it, sims 4 was never meant to be a sequel.It was originally an online game rework to be a sequel.So a lot of features were cut.
Yes, I would not want burglars showing up every night. So, I hope that any burglar challenge feature would just give a small percentage chance that a burglar will show up. The chance for burglars could also be increased or decreased with certain lot traits. I think Carl does something similar with his burglar mod.
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but I do also wish we got burglars
and when/if we got them back i really want to assign particular sim to the role
or even better i think it would be so cool if they refreshed get to work with active criminal career and chance to get your sims jailed if caught and then if you're like on burglar stage with sim theyd show up as burglar npc to your other sims and show up as criminals when playing detective sim
also if people don't want to get their stuff stolen it could always be lot challenge the way foxes are
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yes please.
This was the answer given by a now-former SimGuru. We don't have them because they haven't added them. That's all.
They are in the base game, but Get To Work can increase the Sim's interactions:
•Each night, starting at 12 AM, there is a 3% chance(Very rare) of a random Sim (Townie, or premade Sim) to break into a Sim's home.
If the Sim is awake, they can fight the burglar (Higher fitness skill leads to success) Bribe them (More success if Sim pays more) or ask them to leave (Higher Charisma and a Confident sim can be better at doing this)
•Burglars have a higher chance to come to a household if a household is wealthy and had a lot of house value (A Sim with a 1 million dollar house value has a decent chance of being robbed, whereas a Sim with only 25k in house value(Mobile homes, tiny houses) have a lowest chance of robbery.
•If Get To Work is installed, and the Sim is in a Detective Career, they can arrest the burglar and they will be escorted to a rabbit hole, and if they already taken items when they are arrested, the family will be reimbursed and the objects will be taken in evidence.
Sims with higher Logic are to succeed in this option.
•An alarm can be bought and armed, so if a Sim is sleeping, or they are out of the house, they will autonomously arm the device, but the alarm must be bought next to the house's front door. Very similar to when a Sim takes off their shoes in Snowy escape, they will do it at the front door.
The alarm can be placed anywhere, and will stretch to a maximum Sim build square, before it goes off.
•If the alarm detects the burglar, the cops will automatically called, and the Sim can pick the company with ease. See below for more information,
Also a fast Sim can call the cops, and they will come, run to the burglar, and try to arrest them.
The Sim can call the cops from three different companies, randomly generated names. There will be a small fee to call the cops, which better companies will cost a bit more, but will be easier to catch and arrest the burglar.
•Finally Sims who called the cops to catch the burglar, or arrested themselves, will be reimbursed with a amount of money.
If the objects taken were expensive, they will be paid more. Similar to fires. Also burglars will be more attracted to expensive items.
Hope this list will help with improving the game!