Sims Social Infographic: Sims Woohoo 680,000 Times Per Day!

Electronic Arts and Playfish have released another really interesting infographic on The Sims Social, sharing with us some of the fun facts related to the game.

Reading the infographic below (click to enlarge), we find out that Sims whoohoo 680,000 times per day (which is not that much, actually, since there are so many millions of active players), the most popular personal trait in The Sims Social is Great Kisser (makes sense with so many woohoos happening) and the most popular item in the game is the Luxuriare Canopy Bed (again makes you think about sex).

Here's the complete Infographic about the Sims Social which reveals interesting details about the game:

What do you say now after reading it? Do you feel that you blend in with the majority?

Funny Sims Social: When Sims WooHoo Alone...

Well, we all know that unfortunately there are a lot of bugs and glitches in The Sims Social and I am here to share one with you - actually one really funny glitch too: a Sim in The Sims Social that WooHoos alone. Probably this is what should be called WooHoosturbation, or something like this.

Either way, here is the funny image of the Sim that WooHoo's alone:

Thanks a ton to Jelle85 on the Sims Social forums for posting this hilarious image!

Like A Good Neighbor

10 Ways On How To Be Your Friend's Favorite Neighbor

Hi, all!  I'm Coz and I'm delighted to now be contributing to The Sims Social Info. You may have seen my house in a recent posting.  Of course, it's changed a bit over the last 24 hours as I'm constantly tinkering with things, but it's still basically the same.

For my first article, I'd like to point out some tips on how to be a good neighbor in The Sims Social.  They're important to remember because you need your neighbors to be good as much as they need you.

Now, I know some of these things can only be achieved if you have the money to do so (like having a couch), so just keep them in mind for when you are in the position to follow them.

1. Have a couch in front of your TV (Also, have a TV)
   I can't tell you how many times I've tried to interact with my neighbors by watching TV with them only to find out they don't have enough room for the both of us to sit down on.  This also became pretty frustrating when, during a quest, I needed to watch TV with 6 friends.  This quest would have never been achievable if they didn't have a TV or the couch for us both to sit on.
2. Have a radio
   This gives your friends the ability to dance with you and the more things you can do with your neighbors when you come over to visit, the less boring it gets.  Be sure to put it in a place that two people can stand close to, too… which brings me to #3...
3. Be aware of your interactive objects' surroundings
   Don't place a canvas or musical instrument in between two other items.  Your friends will not be able to paint a portrait of you or play for them.  I have not been able to figure out which side needs to be open.  It may differ for each thing (which seems like a bug to me). It seems in some places, I can't paint someone's portrait if the left side is blocked but at another friend's house, I can. So leave both sides open, if you can.  On a similar note, make sure your couch has enough room to walk around it.  And finally, make sure anything you have that can break has one side open so you or your friend can repair it.
4. Have a bare counter in the kitchen
   If you're going to have an oven, leave a counter-top bare.  This will not only help you with your cooking, but also allow your friends to cook you things while they're visiting.
5. Be aware of your doorways
   Make sure all your doorways are usable and you don't have anything in the way of them.  Also, make sure you HAVE doorways to all your rooms.  I had this one friend who made his front door lead into a room with nowhere to go and flowers blocked the pathways to anywhere else outside, too.  I couldn't interact with him for days.  Then I finally told him about it.
6. Have garbage cans and/or trash bins
   They seem pretty useless at first, but part of my daily 5 ritual (when using up my 5 daily bonus energy on my friends) is to rummage through their garbage cans.  This gives me 10 XP, 5 Simoleons, and sometimes an Energy bolt.
7. Let your romantic friend Woohoo! you
   If someone wants to Woohoo you, why wouldn't you do everything possible to allow them to?  Am I right?!  So if you have a romantic relationship with a friend, make sure your bed is big enough for the both of you.  You can still Woohoo in the shower or tub, but y'know… sometimes we need a soft place we can bounce on.  (I've never had this problem because I've always had a full-size bed, but I heard this was an issue.  If Woohoo'ing is not a problem on a single bed, then disregard this)
8. Help them complete quests
   You'll really be appreciated when you have these other items, which will help them complete quests… even if you have no use for them.
   • Mirror: A necessity for a quest.  Your friends will appreciate that you have a mirror they can use, even if you never use it.
   • Phone: Also needed to complete some quests which require making phone calls.  It's nice to go over and use free energy on a friend's phone.
   • Garden plots: They will help your friend when they're sent on quests to water and/or revive crops.
9. Keep up your end of the relationship
   Relationships are a two-way street in real life, just as they are in The Sims Social.  If I'm spending my daily 5 on you and you're not spending them on me, then our relationship begins to deteriorate pretty quickly.  Ever get those reminders pop up from your friends saying they haven't seen you in awhile and our relationship status is grey and dropping?  But you were just over there yesterday?  Yeah.  It's not your fault.  I'm currently trying to keep 4 or 5 friendships afloat all by myself right now and I'm sure it's because they're not coming over to spend time with my Sim.  tsk tsk tsk.
10. Let them know you've visited
    OK!  So now that you're keeping up your end of the relationship and visiting your neighbors every day, it gives you the option to tell your friend that you've visited… do it!  You give them money and stuff!  Don't you like when your friend does that for you?  :)

That's all for now!  Be sure to leave your tips in the comments below if I missed anything.  They may even end up in the inevitable part 2 to this article. 

Now let's get ready for that land expansion which appears to be coming any day now.

Kiss & Tell: A Sims Social Love Story

Probably more than anything else, The Sims Social is all about roleplaying and one of the things that I really hope we'll be able to create here on this site is life stories of your Sims or just little bits of their life, bits that matter. Like love and relationships: in The Sims Social things can go horribly wrong as well and finding your soul mate might be a difficult quest that often ends up with a dead end and lots of chocolate & ice cream eaten alone on the sofa while watching romantic movies.

And the story itself is a lot better than my intro, so without further ado, I invite you to check out Kiss & Tell, a Sims Social Love Story created by TheLastGirlScout and reposted here with permission:

"My Sim, Scout Golightly, is new but has had to learn about sim relationships the hard way. Only being 1 week old in the game she didn't know how the relationships worked so she jumped in head first.

She had many close friends and then one day one of her neighbors asked her if she wanted to date. He seemed nice enough she supposed. She agreed and they became involved. He said he had played the game longer so she trusted him since he seemed to be more experienced. She then found out he had been telling all of their friends and neighbors everything about their WooHoo life ((He was posting in the news feed every time he WooHoo'd her... sometimes 5x within a 15 min time period). Scout was so embarrassed. She didn't know how to handle the situation so she broke up with him. ((Ok seriously though...5 times in 15 minutes? wth!!))

Then a really cute friend of hers asked her out. She gladly accepted and for the next few days they were inseparable. They would always help each other by cleaning, repairing, and sending things to each other. Then, one day out of the blue, he told her that he wanted to be "just be friends". She was shocked but she understood. She saw that he was dating someone the next day. She tried not to let it bother her. (LOL)

Then, just when she was starting to enjoy her new found freedom a new guy moved to the neighborhood. He lived in one of the wealthier areas. He was cute, nice, and apparently rich. He began hanging out with Scout more and more until he finally asked her out. They've been totally inseparable for about 4 days (not sure what that translates to in sims time). Could this one be 'The One'?"

What do you think? Did Scout find true love? And what about your love life in The Sims Social? What spicy details do you have to share?

Oh, no! I Can't WooHoo in The Sims Social!

Today I noticed a rather sad thing: I can't WooHoo in The Sims Social! That seemed to be pretty strange at first, because the option to WooHoo was there in the interaction screen:

And I could also queue it in the action line:

...but it was simply ignored by the characters, so we were not allowed to WooHoo.

So why can't I WooHoo in The Sims Social? Is it a bug or something?
Most likely not! Probably the answer to the question appears when you try to WooHoo in the shower and the following info appears: "You can't WooHoo unless your relationship status is Going Steady, Inseparable, Totally Inseparable, Soul Mates or Soul Mates +":

Well, since The Sims Social tries to be as close to real life as possible, one would've thought that WooHooing was possible at earlier stages, right? Well, maybe EA tries to send us a message and let us know that we should definitely wait a little bit before we WooHoo somebody.

So back to interacting some more!