strangetomato | Maxis Taste Dare No. 26

Is anyone else thinking about participating in Maxis Taste Dare No. 26: Second Chances? The idea of this one appeals to me, though I'm struggling with who to focus on. My recent playing of the entire uberhood has given pretty much everyone a chance, though I guess the point of the exercise would be to find something more to like in a character that you're not too fond of. So maybe Gunnar Roque? Haha. But disliking Gunnar is a fanon tradition, right? I sort of like him the way he is, in a love to hate sort of way.

I think part of what I'm struggling with is that some of my unfavourites actually get quite a lot of attention from other simmers, and I think this is a significant factor in my dislike of them. I honestly don't get it and I resist giving them any more of the spotlight. (Come on, admit it. I know I'm not alone in this.) Ajay Loner comes immediately to mind, with his boring Face One (or very slight variation, if you insist) and lack of storyline (beyond counting grains of sand for fun in his bio) and relationships, and yet he's pretty much universally adored in the fandom. I guess in the spirit of the dare, I should definitely give him a ~~second~~ ~~third~~ fourth chance. Or maybe I can keep digging for someone I truly ignore entirely. I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of right now.

Then there's the issue of my computer refusing to start up at all, so playing is sort of out for the next little while, and I can't even access any of my files until I either get it repaired again (throwing good money at bad?) or the new computer arrives. I finally ordered a new one, but I need to wait a few weeks for it to get here.

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What's the stereotype? I see a little of both "gold digger" and "trailer trash" in her game portrayal but neither really fits her story completely. I think the most significant thing about her was her refusal to have children, and choosing to go from riches to rags to stick to her childfree ways. That's sort of interesting.

True enough. I guess it's those two, neither of which I especially care for, in combination that sort of makes me feel... meh about her. But the leaving because she doesn't want children is an interesting angle, I agree. One that's unusal for EAxis too (there's... a lot of female Family sims).

I don't mind those stereotypes so much, because you can play around with them (I particularly like to attempt to humanize the whole "trailer trash" one and show it more truthfully than just playing it for laughs), and I think they do have some truth in them.

Jessica is a sort of strange one to pin down in a lot of ways. And I'm not sure Armand is left painted in the best light when you think about the child issue between them. It seems a little harsh, or at least it does the way the game portrays it. A story could actually give it more depth and have them go their separate ways with both keeping their dignity intact.

And yeah, a female sim that does want kids should be celebrated by the EAxis standard, though as usual she's seems somewhat painted as a villain for it (I'm thinking also of Mary-Sue). I think Jennifer Burb manages to dodge the same bullet, though she's never said to be against having more children.

I like doing that with the Brokes. They're one of my favourite families to play, because I enjoy the challenge (tiny house, little money, lots of kids, one adult) and all the different directions you can take with them.

I think some of the problem with Jessica is that I don't really like playing single-sim-households very much. I did give her a business in my last BDC (which I didn't really post about), that was sort of fun. But I'm never really sure what to do with her.

The whole storyline between her and Armand is kind of poorly defined, I agree. I mean it's clear that he wanted a baby, she did not, and then she left, but what exactly happened between them? I'm never sure what to do with Armand either, to be honest. I had him adopt another kid once, though (Chandler Platz, in fact). I think I like that idea more than pairing him up again. I've never liked him with either of the Cordial sisters, he seems far too dull and normal for them.

I think one of the reasons I like the Burbs a lot is their kind of non-standard setup, with her as the Fortune sim, him the Family sim, and nothing really being said about either of their wishes or lack thereof for more kids. It's the same setup as with Armand/Jessica and the Aspirs, but it leaves you more free to interpret their situation yourself. Then again, that's the great thing about the base game character bios focusing more on little details about the sims' personalities (Jennifer likes being fashionable, John enjoys gardening) rather than telling you about their goals in life. (Victor wants kids, Elizabeth wants a career.)

Imo, she's a bit of both. She's a fortune who likes to be with rich guys who treat her well (with lots of expensive gifts and such), but not enough of a gold digger to go all the way and actually keep up for too long with the kind of lifestyle that comes with being married to someone like Armand DeBateau. (I imagine he's very uptight and involved in high class social events, that simply ain't for her)

I don't think she likes to live in a trailer, tho, so if I play with her, probably my goal would be taking her out of it (probably with romance as sec. asp. and living of gifts from rich guys lol)

I find it a little odd that she goes right from being with Armand to having no money at all and living in a trailer park. If she caught Armand's eye, you'd think she was already able to travel in his social circle. It's sort of strange that she'd go right from high society down to the lowest possible income level.

Then again, I think Apartment Life and Belladonna Cove are meant to play around with social classes in a big way, so I'd say that huge contrast was intentional.

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