Bubble blowers
Gus Smedstad:
I bought my first bubble blower today. Yeah, kinda late considering I've had Uni for months, but bongs really aren't my thing. One of my Pleasure sims wanted one, though, so I bought one for him.
It was kind of amusing at first. After a while your Sims start floating, because they're "high," I guess. I set 4 Sims playing with it who all needed some Fun, and then ignored it for a while. Then I noticed one of those Sims was in the yellow, so I went to check on them. All of them had full Fun meters, but they all refused to leave on their own, even though they were full up.
So I guess the Bubble Blower is "addicting" as well, but it's really annoying. Bubble blowers are almost as bad as musical instruments. At least with the instruments, they're gaining creativity while they're stuck to it. On the other hand, they don't have that hideously long "check for tips" animation when you drag them away, and they don't draw every Sim on the lot the way instruments do.
The best entertainment objects seem to be pinball games and the really expensive TVs. With those the Fun recovers fairly quickly, and Sims gain social and relationship while using them with other Sims. Unlike, say, the video game console. The main drawback of both is that you can't queue any actions for when they're done, any other action at all cancels them.
- Gus
nothingbutsims:
Quote from: Gus Smedstad on 2005 September 24, 15:30:08
So I guess the Bubble Blower is "addicting" as well, but it's really annoying. Bubble blowers are almost as bad as musical instruments.
Very true. I had a bubble blower at one of my college lots before NL. One of the NPC dormies started playing it, say 5 or so pm, and when my sim woke the next morning, the dormie was still playing on the bubble blower - never slept, ate or used the toilet all night long.
rohina:
I love putting the bubble blower in the dorm for this exact reason. It seems to me to be so realistic. (I'm a college professor, and I know I have students who only drag themselves away from the bubble blower to come to class.) I wish they would get relationship points from it, though. They do improve social, so it would seem reasonable to improve relationships, too.
The blower is excellent for pregnant women, I find, because it puts up fun and comfort quite quickly. My pregnant sims are often low on fun because their other needs are more pressing.
breyerii:
Quote from: Gus Smedstad on 2005 September 24, 15:30:08
The best entertainment objects seem to be pinball games and the really expensive TVs. With those the Fun recovers fairly quickly, and Sims gain social and relationship while using them with other Sims. Unlike, say, the video game console. The main drawback of both is that you can't queue any actions for when they're done, any other action at all cancels them.
H'm, if I'm not mistaken J. M. holds the kickable flamingo to be the fastest, and cheapest, way to flll your sim's fun bar. I tend to agree.
RainbowTigress:
Quote from: nothingbutsims on 2005 September 24, 16:01:56
Quote from: Gus Smedstad on 2005 September 24, 15:30:08
So I guess the Bubble Blower is "addicting" as well, but it's really annoying. Bubble blowers are almost as bad as musical instruments.
Very true. I had a bubble blower at one of my college lots before NL. One of the NPC dormies started playing it, say 5 or so pm, and when my sim woke the next morning, the dormie was still playing on the bubble blower - never slept, ate or used the toilet all night long.
Yeah, if you check them out with the mind control mirror, you'll see almost everything in the orange to red zone. I sometimes use this to unstick dormies and NPCs who play the blower or instruments all night or get stuck in group research.
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