Things that annoy you in the Sims

[jeanamariex3]

I don't think I've noticed that. However, it annoys me, when my Insane Sims dress properly for a party they were invited to. Why isn't my Insane Sim wearing his/her PJ's to the formal party? 

[donotrefreeze]

My single, pregnant, in labour Sim just drove herself to the hospital to give birth... on her motorbike.

THAT annoyed me. Couldn't have called a taxi or anything, oh no!

[Sportsfan]

What annoys me is that I've had 3 fires in my handiness challenge fire and one townie drown while I was upgrading at a pool. That sure is gonna lower my score. Since when can trash compactors catch on fire?

[Perseus]

The thing that annoys me a lot is that most of my Sim moments happen to take place in the bathroom. When my Sim is talking to another Sim who is not under my control, and I have a lot of actions lined up, suddenly the current action stops and the other Sim goes to the bathroom. My Sim patiently waits for the other to finish it's business, and then they go into the bathroom and continue with the conversation - right there!

And it is really annoying, specially when I am trying to get them to have romantic interactions. I like to take pictures of special moments like hugs and first kisses, and I hate doing that when I get the toilet in my frame. =/

I probably should stop being lazy and cancel all my other actions and wait till the other Sim comes out, or call them over when they are done, but really, what sense does it make to follow them up to there? :O They'd even do that in public toilets, entering the men's room inspite of being a female. Tsk tsk.


Oh and also when they just leave their babies on the ground and walk. I make sure that they don't do that and that they put them in the crib, but sometimes it happens and I can't help but think less of my Sims then. Such bad parenting, even after that 'good' trait and maxed out logic. =/


And I don't mind if My Sim drives or takes taxi's on her own or whatever, and I also somewhat have let go of the fact that my Sim's hubby can't seem to co ordinate with her and go along with her to the hospital, instead of running around panicking for a bit and then going after he's been told. But what bothers me is that she has her baby, and her and her hubby come out, and it's like their strangers until I select the action for them to go home or at least for the hubby to hold the baby. That part I hate the most.

[Sportsfan]

Those are the best pictures! Proposing next to a toilet looks great!

[Perseus]

Those are the best pictures! Proposing next to a toilet looks great!

I'd much rather prefer the sink. I think it's more romantic.

[Dangerous_Storm]

The thing that annoys me lots is that in Bridgeport it takes forever to get from one place to another and when I finally get to a club/bar, the elevator takes forever to go and then by the time I get into the club/bar, it closes so I get locked in.   

So basically the thing I hate the most is waiting. 

[CSquared2]

Agreed, Dangerous_Storm.  I like using Bridgeport for challenges for its nice starter houses, but if ever a sim is required to go to a bar or club, I ignore it.  It's way too much trouble.

[Perseus]

Agreed, Dangerous_Storm.  I like using Bridgeport for challenges for its nice starter houses, but if ever a sim is required to go to a bar or club, I ignore it.  It's way too much trouble.

I just plan it really well and set off about five hours before my Sim needs to be there. If they have time to kill [usually just an hour] they do it by either reading and going into a nearby lot or chatting with their friend.

And it also annoys me that they take about two steps per Sim minute.  It really messes up my game sometimes specially when the Sim has low needs. Same is the case with Sims 2. I wish they'd change that somehow, but it isn't really as annoying.

Plus I remember in Sims 2 I had a Sim I was trying to make a ballet dancer and so she really needed to have lots of friends as she got promoted. It annoyed and also amused me a little that she had to set a whole day aside to talk to these friends because one friend would chat for about two hours if given the chance.

[unicornfan85]

What's annoying me at the moment is that if your pet's socal bar gets too low a social worker comes and takes them away.  I much prefer if the pet ran away.  It happens in the middle of the night and your human sim needs to sleep, oh no.  They have to get up and play with the dog because if you don't it will be taken away.  This is why I have more than one pet so that I can use the pets to keep each other happy and my sim can work on what I want her to do.

[alex51299]

When the popular sister with 10 friends and the flirty trait ends up getting refused a dance and falls flat on their face, while their loner twin ends up with prom queen and a boyfriend when she has no friends at all.  

[Pam]

The thing that annoys me lots is that in Bridgeport it takes forever to get from one place to another and when I finally get to a club/bar, the elevator takes forever to go and then by the time I get into the club/bar, it closes so I get locked in.   

What?  The Sims don't get locked in.  They get kicked out.

[kattiq]

I agree with unicornfan, except I usually get another pet so when I do get that warning I force those two pets to interact.
I really do get SO annoyed at how fast their social bar goes down. I need to just give all my pets the "independent" trait so it doesn't go down as fast as normal.
And I hate the social bar on sims too because it's the only thing that I never pay attention too when I'm trying to train a sim. I hate to have them take a break and go talk to someone..And I hate making sim friends. *cough immortal dynasty cough*

[unicornfan85]

I agree with unicornfan, except I usually get another pet so when I do get that warning I force those two pets to interact.
I really do get SO annoyed at how fast their social bar goes down. I need to just give all my pets the "independent" trait so it doesn't go down as fast as normal.
And I hate the social bar on sims too because it's the only thing that I never pay attention too when I'm trying to train a sim. I hate to have them take a break and go talk to someone..And I hate making sim friends. *cough immortal dynasty cough*

That's what I do.  I've got four, no three now, cats.  They're closer to each other than the human sims now, cause eveyone is so busy they can't play with them.  I think I'm going to start doing that too.  It would make it so much easier.

Another thing that's been bugging me, he is the whole scolding system.  My teen had a party and didn't clean the house.  Well, the house wasn't cleaned cause of the maid.  The poor guy had school and had to watch his sister.  Not his fault he couldn't clean up after the maid.  I'm about to fire her again.  I've got two sims now with the neat trait.  They'll do the cleaning.

[CSquared2]

The independent trait is great for that, but unfortunately I think it's outweighed by the fact that the independent pets in my game take forever to make friends.  I do wish they would get larger social gain from interacting with one another.  My cat and my dog are nearly always without other responsibilities.     A suggestion if I may offer one: if you've got a toddler, even kittens and puppies can interact with them.  Since they're on the floor much of the day while your older sims do other things, four or five repeated sniffs will usually fill a pet's social meter and no one seems to get tired of the repeated interaction.