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BRAVO ! I agree 100% some ppl feel the need to write a book on every post , and do u notice it is never a POSITIVE reply its always NEGATIVE .How in the world do they have time to play the game , And the whole post is based on this ( What is your input on seeking the hidin store avatars?) So you give your opinion and why , and low and behold you get called a cheater because you hide 1 sim .
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Just FYI..I was out shopping late last night (btw, rarely will you find me at at store that shows tons of people yet, when I land I hear crickets..actually I tend to start at the middle or bottom of the top 100 list....ok back to subject)..and in my numerous rounds, in search of a particular item, I happened upon Whit's lot..and, how bout' that, there she was-I can attest that she is NOT overriding the time out feature...I was even greeted pleasantly
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I've ran around the stores enough to form an opinion about which ones are 'outright cheating' and which ones are just AFK, at one time or another, because they are doing something else at the time.
I've ran a store lot, I KNOW how quiet it can be- especially if your low on the list (or not on the list at all), and I see NO problem with hiding one (maybe two to help social each other) sim(s) to save green, and that is just my personal opinion..then again if everyone thought like CW..and didn't run a store b/c 'it's boring': there would be NO stores! Think bout' that for a bit!...NO STORES.
So, it's great that we all have differing opinions!
I don't see anything wrong with hiding to save green- it's always been especially useful when playing group games (like the ones that players so creatively think up!) and for group money objects! We are still there playing the game..just doing it to make sure we are all in 'sync'. I've always thought the devs were wonderful for implementing this option! It's one of the better (and actually interactive) creations in the game that was implemented, IMO. (unlike making the pizza pay SO very low ..sigh)
As far as "mercy boots" go, I am not one to be so cruel to my sims..but to each their own, that is something they choose to do-it's their 9.99 or more..if it backlashes on them later, they will have to deal with whatever consequences there may or may not be. It really doesn't affect my gameplay either way. *shrug*. In fact, I cannot think of way that it would in the future, either.
I have a secret *dances around*: I KNOW that cheaters never win: they are only making their own gameplay boring..can't make friends while AFK, don't feel the pleasure of working to obtain a goal, etc, etc..HA!
I always offer, and it is always be something I do, to any store owners, that if they need social, and I'm online, I will pop in by IM request (as soon as I can get there, of course)- to help with greening social. IT STILL STANDS.
Cats help a lot..but having an interaction with a real person can REALLY break the monotony.
I tend (and do try most often) to see things in shades of grey. Fact: nothing is truly black and white- never say never and such as that..because you don't know what's going on in that other person's RL! Wouldn't it be nice if we could literally talk a walk in someone else's shoes?
I can think of numerous situations...being a full time mom MERELY one of them. I can't tell ya how many times I've used the actual "Idle>AFK" feature because motherhood called me to the front lines; and I have a healthy (-thank the powers that be) 7 yo daughter. It's funny, it's obviously such a rare sighting, that I often get the "How are you doing that?" question in game! *laugh*
This game is for entertainment (and sometimes an escape) for many that have no other that is equal...
I mean, as CW mentioned, their (everyone's) money helps the game keep going and more importantly:
They ARE the folks we ACTUALLY encounter when we sign on and play: Our EA-Land friends, neighbors, helpers, idealists (as in making suggestions for better gameplay), and, sometimes, "customers".
If we can be so kind to think that the devs have a life..and we should be nice and patient about it, cannot we do the same for (and to) our fellow players?
Jasmine Moon
& Lady Celine HP