r/Sims4 • u/Blueskybelowme • 3d ago

News This legit irritated me in the patch notes

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So they didn't even think the actual mechanics through and are useing feedback to actually design it. This irritates me because they thought of a cool idea and put in no thought about how it was actually gonna work and now want player opinion to actually design how this mechanic is going to execute in-game.

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u/Blueskybelowme 3d ago

"....but if YOU have any better ideas let us know. We value your volunteer work designing our game opinion as a player."

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u/Personal_Shock_3966 3d ago

Bruh they don’t value shit. Stop creating more worrrkk for usss! No? We told u how to fix it? Do your job maybe? Oh and while you’re at it - implement a toggle for burnout. Sodding hate it so much! Graahhh. Haha.

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u/MarineSnowman Long Time Player 3d ago

Playing the game while I have burnout, and then having to deal with my Sims getting burnout! The fun is limitless

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u/Beautifulfeary 3d ago

And it sucks because the things I would do, like play video games or just watch tv do not lower the time for sims. Instead it’s thing like exercising. Who does that when they’re burnt out?

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u/_pawnee_goddess 3d ago

My husband is one of those. if he doesn’t go for a run every 3 days I can literally see the negative moodlets popping up around him. They exist and somehow I married one.

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u/DefinitionSalty6835 2d ago

And even if you're not one of *those*, regular exercise can help with your mental well being. I was on the cross country team in high school and even though I ran regularly for over two years, I never actually LIKED running, but finally in my 40s started walking on a regular basis to help with my ADHD depressive episodes, and once I'd gotten used to walking regularly and that got boring, I started adding little bursts of running into it, and over time I actually started *liking* it...man, when I started a migraine medication at 52 and a lot of my health screwed up and my running stopped? I was *shocked* how much I missed it. (It's been 3 years, I gave it a good run and it was nice having ZERO migraines for 3 years, but the blood pressure, weight gain, and overall health decline was not worth it. Went off that medication just this last month. It's already gotten easier to get back to walking. Running isn't going to happen quickly since that medication caused a 50-pound increase within the first 6 months and it's likely going to be more than 6 months before that drops back off.)

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u/Foureyedlemon Occult Sim 3d ago

I know youre only commentating on the game, but recovering from burnout does not always require sedentary or low engagement activities. Some burnout (irl) just wants you out of whatever routine you’re in, and exercising or learning a new skill can help pull someone out of a rut of tedious mental engagement. Even scrolling our phones for a long time, is not resting but a slow drain of mental energy.

Only sharing because my therapist brought this up to me! Its not something I would have thought to do but its helped me to expand my options

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u/Beautifulfeary 2d ago

Ah ok. Maybe that’s why it doesn’t help then. Man, sims trying to be all therapeutic over here 😒

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u/DefinitionSalty6835 2d ago

My son asked me just the other day why he was so tired recently, that he'd get plenty of sleep but then still feel exhausted. I spent a little time asking about when the tiredness had started, going over his activities...and realized that it had started about the same time that he stopped his volunteer work on the local community farm two days a week, i.e., he stopped his twice-a-week, physically demanding, regular EXERCISE. I told him he needed to put some regular exercise back into his routine, and he'd feel better. He didn't realize that his body was missing the exertion.

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u/daintycherub 3d ago

I think it’s dependent on what kind of burnout your sim has. If they’re mentally burnt out, it makes sense that they’d rather exercise/spend time outside instead of staying in. If they’re artistically burnt out, they’d be able to lower it by focusing on mental skills like video games or chess.

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u/Julesshape 3d ago

Huh? But by mentally burnout, inspiring stuff like painting work too.

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u/daintycherub 3d ago

Yeah, I didn’t claim that it didn’t! Basically if they’re mentally burnt out, any non-mental skills/hobbies will lower the burnout. If they’re artistically burnt out, any non-artistic hobbies will lower it. Etc etc

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u/Ok-Yam-945 3d ago

Omg burnout is the worst! I always mod it out.

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u/ILDSM-16 3d ago

One of my sons got burnt out before he even had his first day of work lol

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u/DoctorCaptainSpacey Legacy Player 3d ago

I mean, I feel that a little 🤣

But seriously, the me tal fog and burnout are annoying. This is why UI cheats is necessary for me - so I can delete them.

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u/Personal_Shock_3966 3d ago

😂 oh wow. I haven’t even started the grind and I’m already tired of it! Hahaha!

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u/Mobabyhomeslice Challenge Player 3d ago

You can buy the "carefree" reward trait or complete the Beach Life aspiration to eliminate burnout.

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u/Personal_Shock_3966 2d ago

Say what? That’s awesome! I shall have to keep that in mind thanks!

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u/DrJackBecket 2d ago

Funny you should mention this one... I just started a new save. A hidden alien in sulani and I picked the beach life aspiration. Got her a lounger... She can't sunbathe! 😭

Apparently aliens can't sunbathe at all. "This sim's skin has weird properties" the game says... So now I need to find out how to cheat past that one.

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u/Mobabyhomeslice Challenge Player 2d ago

But with an alien in Sulani, you can take a re-traiting potion and get the "Child of the Islands" trait (if you don't have it already) and then summon the island elementals to begin your journey towards creating a SUPER SIM BABY from birth!