The Sims 4players will be relieved to know that thebug that made Sims irrationally meanwill be fixed in December. The problem first arose in early October when players noticed their Sims being cruel to others, which affected their relationships in the game.
Since being released in 2014,The Sims 4still updates regularly to bring new in-game content and improve the overall quality of life of the game. But after the October 11 patch, Sims, even those with peaceful and friendly traits, were seemingly acting out and starting fights out of nowhere. According to players, this happened to Sims of all life stages, including NPCs.
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In response, Electronic Arts (EA), via The Sims Direct Communications Twitter account, announced that it will fix the extra negativity happening inThe Sims 4. Although the update was supposed to go live on November 18, the company announced that it would be delayed to early December. EA didn’t provide further explanation for the delay, but the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the US might have something to do with it. Additionally, EA said it’s continuously reviewingThe Sims 4Galleryto remove flagged content.
The Sims 4players had mixed emotions regarding the upcoming update. While some were okay with the delay as long as it would fix the bug, many were frustrated at EA. It was noted that they hadn’t playedThe Sims 4since the bug surfaced and ruined their relationships. Some pointed out that it initially took EA weeks to acknowledge the bug, and now, it will take another few weeks before the fix goes live.
For those who were still playing theirSims 4families, some found workarounds to avoid unwanted altercations in the game. OneSimsYouTuber compiled solutions, such asgiving Sims the new Loyal traitto hopefully reduce fights, and using mods to disable being autonomously mean. While the latter seems to have helped someSimsplayers, it’s still best to patiently wait for the nextThe Sims 4update.
Like other games in the franchise,The Sims 4has had multiple issues come up from updates, from funny glitches where toddler’s head turned into a mailbox, to bizarre male pregnancies. The advantage ofThe Sims 4now being free to play is that more players could see and report issues, so EA could track them down. Hopefully,the upcomingSims 5won’t have these problems too. For now,The Sims 4players are encouraged to create a backup save while waiting for the fix.
The Sims 4is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
