The team behind the life simulation game The Sims 4 constantly provides players with both free and pay to play updates. Even though new content and features are exciting, they often can’t help but cause in game glitches along the way.
Players were excited to see developers make the game more inclusive by adding sexuality options for their Sims characters. But it soon became obvious the big update came with some game altering bugs.
The update has accidentally added incest to the game.
\u201cWhy does my sim want to date his brother \ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab\n\nNo no no no no absolutely not how do I get rid of this \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d @TheSims\u201d— Sil \u2661 (@Sil \u2661) 1658892194
Sims have "whims/wants” players can choose to ignore or follow through.
Players noticed their Sims developing wants for romantic interactions with their family members.
Twitter users began sharing their Sim's incestuous desires.
\u201c@EAHelp HELP???\nafter the recent update, sims are having inappropriate feelings. \n\n1) Bartholomew and Beatrice are SIBLINGS before 'friends' !!!\n\n2) Beatrice is supposedly HAPPILY MARRIED??? to Herman with full romance+friendship bars and positive sentiments???\n @TheSims\u201d— EA Help (@EA Help) 1659037859
\u201cyou're laughing?\n\nthe sims 4 adds incest on the day of Chris chan's Court hearing and you're laughing?\u201d— Casey @ CLUBANIMALZ (@Casey @ CLUBANIMALZ) 1659045011
\u201ci just had to write the words \u201cthe sims 4 has an incest problem\u201d and i really hope EA get to fixing that so i never have to write it again\u201d— plumbella (@plumbella) 1659398815
\u201c@TheSims Why is my heterosexual sim wanting to date his brother?\u201d— The Sims (@The Sims) 1658938374
Players also complained of their Sims quickly aging up and dying when playing under certain game settings.
\u201cHey Simmers! We are currently investigating instances involving Sims auto-aging up in saves using the Short or Long lifespan. We recommend temporarily playing in or creating new saves with the default/\u201cnormal\u201d lifespan, as we work towards a solution.\u201d— The Sims (@The Sims) 1658938374
Huffpost reported the developer behind the game, Maxis acknowledged player's complaints.
They also announced a patch would fix the glitches.
\u201cWe've completed our investigation into various instances stemming from Tuesday's update including auto-aging, unintended Wants, & the appearance of fame for the non-famous. We'll be rolling out a patch to resolve these & more by the end of next week and appreciate your patience.\u201d— The Sims (@The Sims) 1659132318
But fans of the game, which has been out since 2014, expressed their frustrations with the ongoing issues.
\u201cwith everyone arguing over how the sims 4 works lately, i'd just like to kindly remind you all that the sims 4 plus all the DLC is nearly $1k. \n\nif you paid $1k towards a game that you love i think it's a pretty reasonable want for it work the way it should. \n\nperiod \ud83d\ude43\u201d— \ud83c\udf08\u2728\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\u2764\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udf08\u2728\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\u2764\ufe0f) 1659612293
\u201cI don't get why some simmers think people shouldn't complain about a game that they paid for. The Sims 4 dlc isn't cheap and people are justified in their anger when it is awful or had game breaking bugs.\u201d— Monique (@Monique) 1659140148
\u201cme looking at the newly released sims 4 high school years pack that i cant play because the whole game is broken\u201d— ellie. (@ellie.) 1659037153
\u201cI just can't understand how Sims2/3 were able to accomplish what the Sims 4 hasn't, in half of the Sims 4 life span???? Like????\u201d— Scripted_Events (aka Makkresh) (@Scripted_Events (aka Makkresh)) 1659139988
\u201cThe Sims 4 update removed ALL the doors from apartments and won\u2019t let me add them in\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— kate (@kate) 1658894481
The Sims franchise first started in 2000 with The Sims.
The series and its spin-off games continue to have a loyal fanbase.
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