What do YOU do with your platinum people?
Hook:
Quote from: linolino on 2005 September 27, 14:13:51
it's very easy to get sims in platinum mood, so permanent platinum almost doesn't make a difference in my game.
It's very easy to get *some* Sims in platuinum and keep them there, harder for others. Normally my Sims are in platinum most of the time. I send popularity Sims to college and they may be out of platinum 3 times during the whole Uni experience. But try a new pleasure Sim from CAS in college and don't have them start dating right away. The first pleasure Sim I played was like that and I had to struggle to keep her in gold. She only hit platinum a few times. Hint: pleasure Sims need dates. :)
The boredom comes in when you have Sims permanent platinum and all their skills maxed and all their friends relationships in the 90's, which isn't that difficult even without any hacks. Without any long term goals to work towards, there's no "default" action when they have free time. Might as well buy them a bubble blower just to keep them busy.
Hook
KellyQ:
Quote from: laylei on 2005 September 27, 05:07:11
Perma Plat is kind of boring in regular play, but it's great in Legacy families. "Perma plat? THANK GOD. I never have to worry about you again!"
Yep, once my elder sims were in Perma Plat in my Legacy family I was like thank goodness, now you can play that guitar/drumset/bass until your fingers fall off, for all I care and I can focus on the rest of the family. I also use JM's lot debugger to reroll their LTWs and had them switch careers if I could (some sims have one LTW and when it's done, they don't get another one in its place). But as Hook said, if they are in Perma Plat and have all their skills, high relationship scores, it's hard to keep them interesting.
radiophonic:
I kill them off :D
You could also make an old folks home and drop several of them in there to rot away.
nothingbutsims:
Quote from: jenwarren on 2005 September 27, 14:05:38
Oh, and I don't think the "v" sign over the spouse's head is a sign of infidelity...I've had newly-created CAS couples do that. It might have to do with playfulness?
Jen
That is my thought as well. Kids do that when having their pictures taken; giving someone "rabbit ears".
Witches:
I usually make them go through an entirely different career, first, if they have career-based aspirations. That keeps them interesting, longer. I agree they lose some of their appeal when they're permanent plat.
I guess it depends on the plans I have for a sim. If I don't like a sim I'm more likely to let them achieve their goals because then I don't have to worry about them anymore ...
I have a set of triplets, based on the Triplets of Belleville, whom I plan to let get old once they reach permanent platinum. I want to keep them alive, as elders, as long as possible, and I think permanent plat will help with that. They're destined to be my neighborhood wise women/witches, just like in the movie ...
If a sim wants woohoo with 20 sims, and it works out, fine. But 20 lovers at once, forget it. 20 best friends is more doable but still not that likely.
I maxxed out skills for a couple in my old hood. It was a lot of work. Now I let sims practice skills when they're in the green, mood wise, but I don't push it. If they want to play pool instead, no problem ...
So ... it helps to have a plan. What do you want the sim to achieve? How much do you like them? How much do you like watching them struggle? ;)
I think the rabbit ears means playful, too ...
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