My sims must be doing it wrong...

[starrling]

...because woohoo doesn't increase the "fun" need.  I could swear it made both fun and social go up, but lately I'm seeing nada.  Anyone else?

[MistyBlue]

I noticed that too. I used to make them woohoo whenever their fun got low (actually, that's all they ever did for fun), but it doesn't really do anything anymore. Maybe it's just another screw-up on maxis part. I noticed this since OFB was released.

[Ivy]

I must be a terrible matchmaker.  I have never seen it where woohoo increases the fun of both partners (without Lizzie's bed).  One is usually madly going up and the other madly going down...lol...like "omg...dear don't you know I have a headache again tonight?" ...

Ivy

[ZephyrZodiac]

Mine seem to still increase their fun.  Do you have the OFB patch?  I don't, and maybe it's a result of the patch?

[sanmonroe]

I've never noticed any significant increases in fun for any of the sex related actions. Makeing out is a tedious chore in TS2.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Maybe it depends on personality?

[J. M. Pescado]

I've never noticed any real fun from woohoo either. But then, everything pales in comparison to the one and only SPORT OF KINGS.

[ZephyrZodiac]

True!

[Emma]

I don't think shy sims don't get much fun from woohoo. I've noticed that my more outgoing sims have their fun and social meter shoot right up during woohoo, but I've noticed the energy bar goes way down for them too. It's like they put more effort in and get more results!

[ZephyrZodiac]

I think that's what you'd expect, LOL!

[cwykes]

the Sim couple I was playing yesterday were having lots of fun.  I have OFB patched but not NL or Uni.  He's popularity and she's romance and her wants got rather stuck on that hottub - they spent most of the Sim week in the hottub and fun definitely went up for both of them.  I'm pretty sure the bed was fun too and the changing room.  If I had a nudity hack, I could sell theiir family album as soft porn ...  but they have zillions of aspiration points.

Have to check another couple with different personalities though.  It wouldn't surprise me if it was personality related like other things in the game.

[ZephyrZodiac]

The hot tub isn't really a test, as it's fun whether they woohoo or not.  The car is fun, though, and I always use the photobooth for public woohoo - at least other sims on the lot can use it to have their photo taken!  I think, though, as well as personality, the number of LBs is important for fun.

[starrling]

These were both Knowledge sims.  LOL I hadn't given that a thought but now I see book-geeks not wanting to take time away from studies but giving in with "oh all right...*sigh*"  when the other wants to woohoo.   Who said sims wasn't realistic?   

[cwykes]

The hot tub isn't really a test, as it's fun whether they woohoo or not.  The car is fun, though, and I always use the photobooth for public woohoo - at least other sims on the lot can use it to have their photo taken!  I think, though, as well as personality, the number of LBs is important for fun.

LB's?

I don't have Uni or NL so my options are clothing booth, hottub or elevator.  I take them clothes shopping at a small community lot that loads nice and fast.  I'm pretty sure these two had fun in bed as well, but I'll report back when I've cleaned out enough SWAF files to dare play again!

[ZephyrZodiac]

These were both Knowledge sims.  LOL I hadn't given that a thought but now I see book-geeks not wanting to take time away from studies but giving in with "oh all right...*sigh*"  when the other wants to woohoo.   Who said sims wasn't realistic?   

I think it rather depends on the Knowledge Sim - some are very keen on woohoo!

[neriana]

I think that's what you'd expect, LOL!

As a shy person (believe it or not) I must disagree completely . As a bookish geek, I must also disagree with starrling. Actually, in conversations with some more outgoing, non-geek friends, I get the impression that they are the ones doing it wrong. Shy geeks are by far the best at woohoo.

All my Sims get both fun and social from woohoo. Not nearly enough fun compared to what they should be getting, though.

[starrling]

Hey Neriana, I thought it was just me that was weird (well maybe I am anyway).  I'm also a shy-bookish-geek and don't fit any of the profiles we just stated above (even the generalization I used).  hehehe

So I'm back to pondering...wtf is wrong with my sims that they aren't getting their fun bar raised.  I'll just have to sit down and have a good talk with them.

[Jelenedra]

Maybe someone keeps trying the "backdoor" and someone doesn't like it....

[ZephyrZodiac]

I think people are making the mistake of thinking that what may be true of PEOPLE is also true of sims!  The sim personalities and behaviours are the result of Maxoid programmers own personal beliefs and prejudices so may not necessarily reflect what is true about human nature, only what they see as being true!

Also, maybe your male sims need a little addition?

[starrling]

LOL are we going back to the spam thread now?   

[RainbowTigress]

I think she means  Crammyboy's mod for anatomically correct males.  It allows them to look "interested" also, if you know what I mean.  It is up for download on MTS2's new adult site at http://www.sexysims2.com.

[starrling]

Sorry, couldn't figure that out from my little gutter here 
Thanks for the interpretation.

[neriana]

I think people are making the mistake of thinking that what may be true of PEOPLE is also true of sims!  The sim personalities and behaviours are the result of Maxoid programmers own personal beliefs and prejudices so may not necessarily reflect what is true about human nature, only what they see as being true!

Yep, and they're full of it. I want woohoo for Sims to raise fun more. Personally, I'd make it fill half the fun bar, regardless of personality type. To be realistic (well, I guess depending on the person), I'd make it fill the whole way, but that would probably mess up game balance completely. I mean, kick a plastic flamingo or woohoo, which is more fun? OK, I know what J.M. will answer, but eesh

I find how many aspiration points making out and woohooing gives Sims really funny too. Either one is enough to put any Sim over platinum unless they're in aspiration failure already. It's like -- it's not that fun, but it's this major life goal every single time. Hm, I don't think I wanted to know that much about Maxians.

[J. M. Pescado]

Yep, and they're full of it. I want woohoo for Sims to raise fun more. Personally, I'd make it fill half the fun bar, regardless of personality type. To be realistic (well, I guess depending on the person), I'd make it fill the whole way, but that would probably mess up game balance completely. I mean, kick a plastic flamingo or woohoo, which is more fun? OK, I know what J.M. will answer, but eesh

THE SPORT OF KINGS!

I find how many aspiration points making out and woohooing gives Sims really funny too. Either one is enough to put any Sim over platinum unless they're in aspiration failure already. It's like -- it's not that fun, but it's this major life goal every single time. Hm, I don't think I wanted to know that much about Maxians.

I wouldn't call buying about 8 hours of satisfaction a "major life goal", which is about how quickly you will lose it again afterwards. But yeah, now you begin to see what Maxian goals are.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Probably explains why they don't have time to actually PLAY The Sims!