Personality and Enthusiasm
Dopp:
Could anyone confirm if personality really affects hobby enthusiasm, like various Freetime guides claim? For example, do only outgoing and active Sims like fitness?
Sagana:
You can guess what their One True Hobby will be based on their personality and interests. It's easy to test - use a bunch of sims you haven't figured out/looked at their One True with, look at their personality and make guesses, click on the lot debugger to see if you're right.
But then... define sims 'liking' something. That it's the One True isn't that big a deal. Sims will easily gain hobby interest in any and all of them and don't mind cooking (for example) at all, even if their special hobby is sports. And will still roll up wants to win cooking contests and blog about it on the net or whatever. Actually sometimes I wish they were only allowed one hobby at all. Having all of them do everything dilutes the fun of it.
Then I have the same problem with the Lifetime rewards things - there aren't enough of them, they aren't different enough and before too long everyone has everything. blah. I self-limit for both things.
EsotericPolarBear:
Quote from: Sagana on 2008 October 04, 12:49:20
Actually sometimes I wish they were only allowed one hobby at all. Having all of them do everything dilutes the fun of it.
I agree. And I actually try to limit it, but studying for skills increases hobby enthusiasm and even just cooking and eating for survival makes them all excited. Very obnoxious. I want my sims to be different!
Of course I could make them more different if I wasn't so OCD about maxing skills..but I digress...
Dopp:
Maybe the question is really how much personality affects enthusiasm compared to relevant skill, one true hobby, interests and equipment/action used.
Inge:
I think these things were designed for people allowing their sims to age at the standard rate. Then it wouldn't be so easy for every sim to get rich and successful. But how many of us do age our sims at original rate? I guess if we want the sims to live longer we need to reduce skilling and enthusiasm rates etc.
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