Difficult romance

[Andromeda]

Has romance became difficult? I changed romance difficulty to 5, i.e. 500% easier. I checked my settings and there are no obstacles of an easy romance. Both protagonists are fully in love. And yet, all I get are: flirt and offer massage. Is it something wrong with my settings, or there are new difficulties in the game?

[Phae]

Originalmente postado por Jehane:

Originalmente postado por Phae:

So whoever came up with Lovestruck must have a really horrible love life.

Or none at all 🤭

Right

[Jehane]

Originalmente postado por Andromeda:

I cannot understand why I have to go in settings and modulate the sim to be able to have a relationship. Wherever you go you hear: be yourself. Why sims cannot be themselves? This game starts to be very weird, and very artificial.

Exactly. The fun part about the game has always been to develop Sims with distinct personalities, and one reason why I always have autonomy on is because I'm curious to see what they get up to when I'm not interfering. Most of the time, they behave according to their personalities, sometimes they do weird things that don't make any sense, and right up until that update and Lovestruck, relationships were more or less "realistic" insofar as you didn't have to adjust a Sim's settings in such detail. It's part of the fun to make a relationship work between Sims who are not super compatible but have enough common ground to give it a go. Before that update and Lovestruck, my Sim couples had interests that aligned and some that were the opposite of what the other liked, and it worked perfectly fine.

I still like to think that my Sims have personality and can be themselves for the better part of the game. Still, gameplay that interferes this heavily should be optional and not forced on everybody.

[Andromeda]

Jehane, I hope that they will come to their senses and make the relations easy again. However, I cannot complain about other changes. I like them. I do not know what the Lovestruck is about (as I said, I am too poor for that), I hope that there is some funny stuff.

[Jehane]

I hope so, too, because that one's really annoying. Most of the other stuff is still fun, and I won't stop playing anytime soon because my Sims' stories are far from finished. At this point, I'm just like "Alright, go on another date, you two, so that romance bar stays full."

Have you found a solution to your problem, by the way? What happens if you let them flirt or do the massages, does that give you more options for romantic interactions?

[Andromeda]

Nothing happens. I tried to synchronize their capabilities too, but in vein. My sims became Global Celebrity will ability for instant romance, and it did not help either. I am afraid they have killed the romance. So, I sort of gave up on it and am trying to find some other funny stuff. Maybe there is a reason. Maybe I stuck with romance too much. I think that there is still some other things that can be alright. I think that I will try to explore the jungle. I do not like it for many reasons, but maybe I will find some fun.
What are your sims up to?

[Jehane]

That sucks :/ Their friendship bar is ok, right? The green one?
The jungle can be fun, it just takes forever to explore the ruins - I never managed to stick with it because it took too long but I like the setting and the world :)

My Sims finally celebrated New Year's Eve with lots of drinks and music, and one of their teenagers is halfway through college :)

[Andromeda]

Yes, I like the setting and surroundings. But I started playing with archaeology and as such, I cannot just visit the place, I have to go for a holiday. What kind of archaeologist is that? The travelling within the map is very complicated, and I never know where I am. Otherwise, it would be very interesting. But this time limit.
Your sims seem to have a really good time. I am trying new things, as the romantic challenges disappeared. As they say, if not through the door, then through the window.

[Jehane]

That's the only thing I don't like about the jungle pack - that Sims have to go on holiday. Also, it seems the place resets itself if the Sims don't manage to do the full exploration of the ruins, so when they return, they have to start from scratch. I plan on giving my two main Sims a very long vacation as soon as their kids have moved out so they can explore those temples :) They can afford going on a long holiday, too, because I created them almost two years ago and they have become superrich over time so it won't matter if they use up all their vacation days in one go. Besides, they haven't been on a real vacation ever since the kids came along, so they really deserve one :)

[Andromeda]

A long vacation. That is a great idea. Then you/I can explore the place properly.
If you make them write books, they have income every day, even if they do not work at all. It can solve the revenue problem.