New Expansion Pack "Late Night"

[jestina]

Looks like, but I'm a little confused...'Plasma' instead of blood? Wonder why EA decided to do that.

For the same reason we have juice and nectar instead of liquor and wine.

[TollingBells]

Didn't vampires drink blood in the other expansions?

[RunAmokSims]

For the same reason we have juice and nectar instead of liquor and wine.

Well there are two kind of vamps in True Blood. Those that are trying to mainstream with humans and they drink a synthetic drink called,ta da,true blood. Then there are the ones who go the old fashioned route.  So I guess plasma isn't a stretch.

[TollingBells]

But plasma sounds like...I don't know...Radiation or something...We need vampire quests to learn the secrets of the entire lore behind it.

[Castastic]

But plasma sounds like...Iunno...Radiation or something...We need vampire quests to learn the secrets of the entire lore behind it.

I believe a part of the blood is called plasma?
Though I do agree, plasma sounds weird. Sounds like... Dome or something. 

[Twinmum]

Yes the liquid part of blood is called plasma.

[eineminutenbitte]

EA would have to call it juice, nectar and 'plasma'. They did it with 'woohoo' as well. Blood, sex and alcohol aren't kid-friendly. They're already pushing 'Rated Teen'.

[TollingBells]

I guess it's an explanation, but not a good one. There's blood in some kid games, and I've played plenty of 'T' RPG games where there's a ton of alcoholic reference. It just seems a little silly to be so avoiding of stuff that kids already know about from life and other games.

Anyway, I'm really excited for apartments and penthouses, and the 'Bass' better include that awesome cello I saw.

[Pam]

I guess it's an explanation, but not a good one. There's blood in some kid games, and I've played plenty of 'T' RPG games where there's a ton of alcoholic reference. It just seems a little silly to be so avoiding of stuff that kids already know about from life and other games.

Just because some do it and kids already "know" about it, doesn't mean that everyone else has to do it.  Besides, it gives Sims 3 a bit of special charm.

[samoht04]

Most kids know about and live around alcohol from the age of 6 but personally I don't like any form of the stuff even though I have had some, I stay clear of it, even in a game I would, but then I stay clear of nectar since the challenge... But that won't stop me setting a whole family of athletic Klepto Vampires on Sunset Valley, or *Gasp* a new town, I think that would be so much fun to steal some plasma from sims and then steal their car!

[TollingBells]

Okay, okay, I wasn't dissing the Sims, I was just saying it was a little silly. What did vampires do for food in the old games? I never played 'em.  

[samoht04]

I think it was burgers... They could only turn Sims in 2.

[RunAmokSims]

It will be interesting to see how EA does all this because sometimes what they include (or let Sims be able to do) and what they don't include surprises me.

[bshag]

I'm wondering if vampire sims would need to get cooking skill pts if all they're going to do is drink plasma?

[MomOfMany]

Wellm personally I like that they make their own terms for the somewhat controversial things. Like if they were to do religionm I am sure they would make their own instead of going with the ones we really have. It makes it much less offensive and controversial to the public in general. Again, with holidays, they should just make their own so that what is and isn't included from the real world isn't much of an issue if none of it is really real.