I was given to undestand that the 'Omniplant' gift boxes were in some way related to having too many large stacks of collectibles (and some suggestion that it is specifically triggered by uncut gems and/or unsmelted ores) in your Sim's inventory. I have only got the base game and Ambitions, patched with the 1.42 patch, but the 'Omniplants' only started to appear in my mailbox after a ridiculous spate of obsessive collecting on my part. I do not have any mods or CC in my game.

Oh, alright then. Initial post adjusted.


I have to say the other two posters have pretty much captured my expectations. I would imagine that the Grumpy, Hot-Headed, Mean, and Neurotic would react with anger, at the very least, if not violence. Meanwhile, the Cowardly, Easily Impressed, and Insane would be awed by my verbose virtuousness. Everyone else would lapse into a bored coma without delay.

Edited to remedy the complete ballsup I made of the quotes....

For you delectation or voodoo-style hatred, as you prefer, one Preacher.



Boringly traited with:

Commitment Issues
Lucky
Good
Friendly
Bookworm

Sorry, couldn't find Pompous Moralising.

Add any further traits as you see fit, although (adjusted for JMP's convenience) the five listed below would be most likely to reflect my real-self:
Charismatic
Couch Potato
Good Sense of Humour
Loner
Natural Cook


and the inclusion of any of the following will move the Sim further away from reality than most:
Ambitious
Angler
Family Oriented
Heavy Sleeper
Neat
Party Animal
Workaholic

It also means that 7 out of 10 of the sheep really are illiterate, retarded 12s in real life, whilst the remaining 3 are educated, intelligent, mature adults who choose to act as though they are brattish, egotistical children. If anything I hate the latter more than the former.

I'm reasonably sure that the Hookster is aware that signing his posts is not obligatory. I am, furthermore, pretty much certain that he chooses to sign his posts. I am also confident that Hook is grown up enough for you to be explicit with your comments. If you want to say: "Hook, stop signing your posts!" then simply say it. This coy, sly obfuscation is beneath you and, might I add, disrespectful given the years of e-lechery that have been so selflessly provided by the esteemed former Senator.

Zucabr is not actually a n00b.


First post was 12 days after registration. All posts appear to have been grammatical and either constructive or humorous or both. Now he also provides pr0n.

Looks like we already kept him.

No, you have been called a fuckwit both because I like the term and to provide an example of the fact that the normal rules of politeness are more than a little warped here. The fact is that the use of pejorative terminology towards your fellow posters is not regarded as rude at MATY. Indeed, one might almost conclude that vituperative comments and ad hominem attacks are, if anything, seen as de rigeur. Should you care to investigate the forum as a whole you would soon see that derogatory terminology, insinuation, and even spectacularly insulting lies are not reserved solely for the neophyte posters but are bandied about gleefully amongst even the most venerable MATYzens.

Which being said, of course, MATY regulars do, indeed, tend to give new arrivals a particularly hard time. This serves several purposes. Firstly, it allows us to winnow the recent intake. Those who survive the onslaught with their good grace intact, those who adjust their posting habits in light of the relentless sporking, or those who fight their corner with humour and zeal, they are the wheat from the apocalyptic harvest and they are, quite rightly, retained and valued. Those who display butthurt, meanwhile, or who fail to take on board the viciously-delivered lesson, are considered to be the chaff and are left to blow away in the sour wind of failure. Secondly, it discourages at least some contributors from continuing to repeat their mistakes, whether that be by means of taking the time to couch their messages in terminology and structure that is less likely to attract the opprobrium of the MATY regulars or, alternatively, by simply not posting so frequently, if at all. Thirdly, and this, perhaps, is the most important purpose of all, it affords us a great deal of entertainment, both from the inept flailings of those who take it all to heart and from the simple enjoyment to be garnered from witnessing an exquisitely barbed dart being delivered with precision and style.

Since this a text-based environment, in which one's interactions, abilities, and associations occur solely in the written form, the use of correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation forms the basis of politeness, you fuckwit.

"Spelt" is a correct and common British form of the past, and past participle, of "Spell". Since the poster is fairly obviously (c.f. "arsehole") a Briton, or colonial offshoot, I feel we have to let them have this.


Not nearly as famous as you deserve. Your alien skins are one of only three pieces of cc I have ever been prepared to use.

For some reason your post made me think of this:



ETA: original source with choice of three pictures here: Tiger Meets Dolphin

Never mind that, the man pees drano. Goodness only knows what sort of mutant killer sperm spring from his loins.

Work it out yourself. Don't be a plagiarist.

Awww, diddums.

The most important thing about the second (and/or third, depending on how you look at it) is that it resulted in twelven butthurt, foot-stamping and fight. This is, therefore, a MATY win.

I made the hack, and so did my wife!

This has already been denied vociferously both here and there. There is no reason to suspect that just because someone is a fat, obstreperous jerk that they must also be a stupid, evil bastard, chinwear not withstanding.

Holy shit! Ms. Schmoe appears to have been raped by Diesel 10 from Thomas the Tank Engine!

Or, alternatively, it could be one of those actions you initiate through clicking on a Sim, like going for a hike in TS2.

You forget that, as usual, I start on the moral high ground and that, therefore, it is merely a gravity-assisted step down onto my soapbox. Hardly any effort is required.

Anyway, I was merely amused to see people who have not, apparently, arred the game, or played it, poking at someone who has done both of those things and who has taken the trouble to contribute their impressions in a fairly well-written post.

I deliberately chose Pes because his opinion on games is so widely respected around here. I am not stating that ttech is, necessarily, a maestro on the same order as the FOJ, I am merely trying to illustrate the point that, in the absence of any obvious idiocy in a post, you have no way of knowing anything about someone's abilities or capabilities from their first post in a forum.

Actually, with this sort of kneejerk, pointless reaction, you guys are acting more like sheep than ttech is. Whoever they are is obviously un-sheeplike enough to have arred the game, for one thing. Additionally, they have taken their time to post a capitalised, grammatical, correctly spelt post outlining a few points of interest, to which they have attached screen shots. They didn't say the game was unequivocally great, nor did they say that it was irredeemably bad; they simply noted their experience with the game so far and added their opinion that it was not so black as some would paint it.

As for the rubbish about it being their first post and, therefore, not to be trusted, the insinuation is childish and invalid. Imagine that there is another forum, one which Pes, say, is not yet a member of but that you are. Imagine there is an ongoing discussion to which Pes, newly joined, contibutes his first post. Do you automatically dismiss his observations as incorrect and untrustable because he is a 'noob'? If so, then you are an idiot. Judge a post on its content not just on the poster's join date.

People are allowed to have differing opinions, you know, especially when they are prepared to present them in a cogent and considered manner. Sometimes, some of you behave like the coke-fiends of my acquaintance who treat anyone who doesn't want to partake of their drug of choice as though they are engaging in some sort of moral attack when, in fact, they are merely expressing a personal choice.

Technically, the ideal MATY merchandise would be a hoodie with a skin-coloured cowl and a large beard printed down the front.

Good luck with the move, TwoJeffs. A new place is always so exictingly full of possibilities and potential (and, shortly, kittens, I suppose, if they aren't elfnapped first).

I do so look forward to the bacchanalia housewarming party and hope an invitation is in the post.

I'll also help frisk Elfie as she leaves the premises. 

Isn't this in danger of becoming a syllogism? Yes, random generation may provide messy clumps and streaks.  This does not mean that the appearance or absence of such clumps is a de facto qualitative statement as to the effectiveness of the generator. The fact is that 'random' is just that and any attempt to define tendencies is (or should be) self-defeating since any tendency towards particular results suggests the lack of randomness.

There is definitely a more stupid want. That is when my Sim pulls out their mobile phone to fulfill the "Call X to Chat" want and has it replaced by the "Buy a Mobile Phone" want because their mobile is no longer in their inventory. I guess that's my fault for sending a single Sim to buy mobiles for the whole household. However, just because I'm stupid doesn't mean my Sims' behaviour isn't.