I am extremely happy that Eco Lifestyle is getting a lot of Traits and Aspirations, but I wish the same would have been done to previous packs, primarily because the game severely lacks in Trait variety.
Some examples:
Get To Work:
Entrepreneur Aspiration - Focuses on Retail Stores.
Workplace Wonder Trait - Boosts work performance and relationships with co-workers.
Sweet Tooth Trait - Sims gain happiness from eating Baked goods, get Tense if they haven't had anything sweet in a while, can discuss sweet foods and get a boost to the Baking Skill.
The possibilities are numerous and I can think of 50 Traits and Aspirations that could have been added with previous packs.
On top of this I also feel there's a lot of missed opportunity in expanding existing traits further, like I don't know if this is the case or not in Eco Lifestyle, but I hope Evil Sims get happy moodlets from making the world more industrial and smoggy.
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Agreed! I really wish Traits would be more tied to growth like the personality value traits in Parenthood. Like perhaps Sims get the Clumsy Trait if they grow up but have low Movement Skill as a Toddler?
Definitely, as there's only one fitness aspiration so far.
Cats & Dogs with just one aspiration (and I believe just one trait as well) was a flop in this aspect, too. And there should be a mermaid-specific aspiration or two added to IL.
I also like wandering the hills.
I would like to see more aspirations added into the game. With that said I can see an aspiration added in as a custom aspiration for making the world more polluted rather than cleaned up. I would love to see alien aspirations added in officially. We have aspirations for other occults. I would also love to have more aspirations for good sims.
I have a lot of custom aspirations I use in the game because of the lack of official aspirations. I can understand if it's something like woohooing so many people in an "aspiration" or becoming a trophy wife or other things such as that not being in an official aspiration for our sims because of wanting to keep a T rating. That's what custom aspirations should be for the politically incorrect and things that barely keep a T rating or unusual aspirations that might not appeal to the majority of simmers out there.
@peragogo There are a few custom aspirations for fitness out there including a wellness one but I agree I would love to see some more officially put into the game.
It would be nice if they increased the trait slots too, so we could add more and not just 3.
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I kind of like the way Sims 4 uses Aspirations to guide players through the new content, it helps me understand what content comes with the pack better.
Especially with more and more traits being added. I feel like Adults and Elders should be given Trait slots to provide a bit more incentive for players to age Sims up, and it helps to differentiate them from Young Adult.
It would be really cool if they added a section for Phobia Traits and maybe add Scared and/or Disgusted Emotions. Or perhaps an Attraction and Preference System since likes and dislikes kind of are mini-traits.
I really like this idea.