Fireplaces suck.
Motoki:
Okay then I am just going completely senile like the nannies. ;D
Still, I had less fires in years of playing TS2 than I have in one month of playing TS3. :P
Gus Smedstad:
Quote from: ramseyazad on 2009 July 26, 15:54:28
The repetitive fires would be sort of entertaining if it didn't take so long for a sim to burn to death, and if the firemen/women didn't stand there staring at it for so long before they began dousing it. It's actually a hassle to try and burn someone to death. I had 3 fires in one day, catching several sims on fire, and never killed one.
From a design point of view, I understand the reasoning. Death is a fairly catastrophic outcome, particularly for something that is going to happen every time you light a fireplace that hasn't been fireproofed. A long delay in which your Sims can't do anything useful is a penalty with far less significant long-term consequences.
I can appreciate that, even if I don't care for how accidental death is nearly impossible in TS3. Deliberate death by fire, drowning, electrocution or other means, sure, but true accidental death is nearly unknown. I'm surprised that Motoki managed it, but I didn't bother with fireplaces myself until recently because I find them a waste of space and money in real life.
I might feel differently if resurrection weren't so readily available. Granted, true resurrection through Ambrosia requires significant effort, but the playable ghost opportunity comes up all the time.
- Gus
Motoki:
I've had several accidental deaths actually. Another happened while repairing the computer and got electrocuted, but luckily, the sim in question was unlucky. ;)
One got electrocuted from repairing the damned trash compactor too.
zsangel:
I haven't had any fires, but that's because I don't use the fireplaces often. And so far the worst my sims have done was burn a meal, but not set the stove on fire.
Burglaries are no issue for me either. I think just about every time I've played a new family there's always one on the first night. What cracks me up though is the burglar is usual the same one each time, as if there are no other criminals in my town. Also that not only did she attempt to rob my sim family, but Dad was a cop and they lived right near the police station in Riverview. Talk about dumb criminals. LOL.
little_lark:
You know why else fireplaces suck? For some reason, at least on the one I was trying to customize, they rotate the patterns. This means that when I was trying to make a simple brick fireplace, all the brick patterns wound up vertical, which looks really stupid. Anyone know how to avoid this short of making new patterns?
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