Over-emotional trait - really necessary?

[John Allen]

After using over-emotional a lot I’ve noticed the following:

It boosts mood, and keeping the mood bar full without it is not that hard.  So is it worth it?

Generally I start on an empty lot for the vista moodlet, and get decorated for the bedroom right away. Sims spend the most time in one single spot in bed early on, be it rabbit hole or even self-employed Sims.  Then find a recreational activity and the sim is set for full to very high happiness almost 24/7; over-emotional or not.  Based on job/profession I work on decorating the next prime area.  Especially with professions/work activities that are fun like guitar, painting, etc.

Keeping mood high is not very hard and once the bar is full, any bonuses to mood will not make a difference. 

With the ambitious trait, regardless of job or mood you will always get a bonus to LTH points.  Which affect how fast your sim accomplishes things more than mood.   

I also remember a post of Pam’s (can’t find it right now) where her sims without over-emotional also earned just a touch more than those with the trait.

Unless I’m missing something?

[Metropolis Man]

John, I agree that OE is over-hyped. And I was the one who was probably blowing the horn the loudest nine months or so ago when I was still a rookie. But, once a player gets some chops, it's quite easy to keep mood at the Elated level, so OE is for the most part, completely unnecessary. I'll choose it only if I'm grasping at straws for those "what the heck should the 5th trait be?" moments.

[malteser60]

It's true as I never really needed the over emotional trait to keep the mood bar full. I normally take the trait so that it suits my sims personality and cause I love the actions they make with the trait.

[Esther1981]

I know it's not necessary, but I love it because it really adds to the moodlets. Fulfilling their LTW is normally +75 for a week. Mine is +93 for a week, so I always choose it for that reason.

[AriaGirl77]

Yeah, I thought it was kind of strange when I first started visiting this forum and everyone was talking about how amazing OE was.  I've never really used it, and I don't feel that I'm missing out.  I think it's super easy to keep Sims happy without it, and the slot can be used for a more useful trait.

When I'm down to those "what should the 5th trait be" moments I usually pick Lucky because it helps out with a wide variety of things including getting promotions and raises at work and having more success with certain skill building activities (such as martial arts, chess playing, painting, fishing, etc.).

[John Allen]

Yeah, I thought it was kind of strange when I first started visiting this forum and everyone was talking about how amazing OE was.  I've never really used it, and I don't feel that I'm missing out.  I think it's super easy to keep Sims happy without it, and the slot can be used for a more useful trait.

When I'm down to those "what should the 5th trait be" moments I usually pick Lucky because it helps out with a wide variety of things including getting promotions and raises at work and having more success with certain skill building activities (such as martial arts, chess playing, painting, fishing, etc.).

Ohh good idea.  I just tried the lucky trait for the first time for Chess Master LTW. The feeling lucky moodlet is nice to have too.  I like this trait now, and it does seem to help in ranked chess games.

I usually pick what I think is the best support trait in the game:  PC-wiz.  The learn logic faster on a computer bonus is great, but more importantly filling up the fun bar twice as fast as without the trait or even watching TV is a major time saver, especially when you're leveling skills early on.  

I started using it even for sims who don't need to write/learn logic, unless they are painters or guitarists.

[AriaGirl77]

Yeah, I've got a Legacy right now where the family trait is Lucky, which means everyone born into the family has it.  I thought it would be a good one for that because it's so versatile and doesn't lock me into certain types of LTW's, careers, hobbies or wishes.  Most of the spouses of course don't have the Lucky trait, and every once in a while I catch myself thinking, "Why is it taking me so long to get this Sim promoted?" And then I realize it's because I'm used to playing Lucky sims who can easily get them plus often have positive experiences at work which can result in raises/promotions.

Lucky is really more than just a chess champion trait.

[Jonna]

I liked OE at first, but now that I learned how to effectively play the game, I don't bother much with it.  I've found that most of my sims have a full happiness bar (and I do mean completely full, not just full enough to get happiness points) without even having any moodlets at all.

And I have to say, Lucky is my first pick trait for all my sims, not my well-I-have-one-slot-still-available pick.  If I really need to, I can boot it (for example, if I need a sim to be a heavy sleeper because I'm not buying a crib for the baby), but it doesn't make me happy.   

[LlamaMama]

John, I agree that OE is over-hyped. And I was the one who was probably blowing the horn the loudest nine months or so ago when I was still a rookie. But, once a player gets some chops, it's quite easy to keep mood at the Elated level, so OE is for the most part, completely unnecessary. I'll choose it only if I'm grasping at straws for those "what the heck should the 5th trait be?" moments.

I'm pretty sure I read this emphatic recommendation in one of the Carl's Guides. Did you write it? Maybe it should be edited. We newbies believe what we read. 

[Metropolis Man]

I'm pretty sure I read this emphatic recommendation in one of the Carl's Guides. Did you write it? Maybe it should be edited. We newbies believe what we read. 

Carl wrote that one if it's the general descriptions of traits on the Guide. In some of my earlier Guide LTW walkthroughs where chosen traits are explained, I probably did hype OE. But, that's where I was at with the game then, so there's really no need to edit those.

[John Allen]

Don't think editing is a good idea either. It's a reference and those guides are awesome, especially when you start out, and OE was defintiely a lifesaver for me then.

[samoht04]

I just found out I am stuck with an Over Emotional Party animal as a Spouse for Gen 5, Wooo...  I never pick either traits as they could have more interesting or helpful ones.

[TollingBells]

I just found out I am stuck with an Over Emotional Party animal as a Spouse for Gen 5, Wooo... 

Sounds like the traits of a typical party gal, eh?  I belive a Party Animal throws better parties, obviously...I'll need to check more on it. As for over emotional, you know the benefits and problems of it.

[Esther1981]

Sounds like the traits of a typical party gal, eh?  I belive a Party Animal throws better parties, obviously...I'll need to check more on it. As for over emotional, you know the benefits and problems of it.

The only "problem" I've seen with it is it also makes the hit bad moodlets more too, is that the only problem you've seen?

[LlamaMama]

I just found out I am stuck with an Over Emotional Party animal as a Spouse for Gen 5, Wooo... 

I wish you weren't too young to remember the song "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to...".