How Overpowered is Networking in Sims 2 Anyway?

[@TheMya1988]

Another fun video❣ Your videos always make my day brighter, so thank you❣ Networking is definitely OP. There are even more benefits to be discovered, as well. If you place your sim in an apartment to start (the more expensive, the better), instead of the Welcome Wagon, you get a head start on your Networking, as the empty apartments are filled with the Social Class townies of equivalent social status to the Apartment's expense level (with the exception of the premade families already residing). It is best to choose the empty apartments, more networking chances. Also, instead of declining that "downtown" outing, accept, but instead choose a spot in Belladonna Cove (or local to the hood you reside in), for the outing. While the outing participants can be downtownies, that is not always the case. While on the outing, be certain to introduce/interact with those at outing, and those outside of outing (using a couple friendly interactions triggers the Networking). Take your outing to multiple locations, before ending (even "for fun" outings will reap rewards, as long as you keep being friendly to all). Careful of people fighting with one another while on outings too. Just be aware that once you receive a Network (whether you accept or decline), that's the only one they'll give you. Accepting job offers can be extremely beneficial (especially early on), as they are usually at least level 3-5 (giving more Networking perks for raises and promotions, even without the appropriate skills). Since Networking is contingent upon Reputation, you have to be careful of negative interactions, and getting caught cheating (Curb dating is not ideal). Since Reputation is multi-directional, it is easy to crash and burn, at any time. Be careful of who you let into your inner circle, Jessica Peterson is a premade with the lowest Reputation, and guilt by association can easily follow. One more thing, back to why living in an apartment is good, you can get a roommate (another that will likely Network), to help with expenses, as well as open up the rental discount Network from others. The higher your Reputation, the more success you will have with Networking, and you will get a relationship boost too. You might even have sims asking for your autograph, when reaching "Social Celebrity" status❣👏

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you so much for the support and for this super high quality comment 🥺 So many useful tips!! I’m pinning it so others can see the extra tricks that I didn’t cover in my video ☺️

[@Lemony123]

I would note that you need to already have a downtown for the outing. Or it will become somewhat bugged out but you still maybe could go a spot.

[@TheMya1988]

@@Lemony123 I agree, just having TS2:NL installed might trigger that initial outing call, but in certain hoods, without a downtown placed, it could be a bit buggy (because the game most often recognizes downtownies for that call). However, you can choose any community lot, when you get that call (a neighborhood community lot, a business district community lot [TS2:OFB], any secret hobby lots that you are a member of, as well as secret magic castles if you are a witch/warlock), and they all will work work fine (although for networking, the secret magic lots are not as feasible, as there are no walkbys). Also, if you are a YA, attending uni, you can choose any campus lot to any of the uni subhoods installed (although time will not freeze, unless students go off campus). You can literally add as many Subhoods as you choose (as your computer allows). You can even start your own outings, or add sims to your outings. One aspect I did forget to mention though, gossiping and dirty jokes in TS2 are considered negative interactions regarding reputation, although they are minuscule compared to mean interactions (especially fighting) and being caught cheating. Getting back to downtownies, since they only appear in game once a downtown is selected and placed in a game save (same with all uni campuses), the other Subhoods and neighborhoods (aside from the basegame hoods and TS2's family bin for BV), might still spawn bin families, regardless of neighborhood being played, beyond the basegame (if you have those EPs installed). I am uncertain which pack broke the bin system, or if it was an intentional glitch by the devs? 🤷‍♀️

[@gifferim]

Tyler looks like he would be Nervous’ cousin lmfao

[@crazymarq4390]

He shamelessly copied his style 😤

[@LilacHollows]

More like a carbon copy of Nervous 11:55

[@S0upq0]

Its not the first time i see his face but i get surprised evertime of how great his jawline is🤣

[@LilacHollows]

Hes been mewing since birth prolly😂❤

[@crazymarq4390]

@@LilacHollows 😭😭

[@ДжиннШев]

The random townie beef is so hilarious, I can't lie. Love it when townies beat absolute shit out of each other for no reason. You go, babes

[@westanimesims]

This is because they are from different subgroups and not everyone are compatible with the other subgroups. And those extra mean Sims in the mix and you have unintended drama lol.

[@LilacHollows]

The townie drama is what makes sims 2 so lively and im all here for it😌

[@Ben-ew3il]

bro my sims always start fights with randoms mostly in collage my sim is a menace

[@crazymarq4390]

Hell yeah, townie beef is glorious!!

[@gluglotte]

You can technically become as rich as you want when you get the catalog discount. You can make money from just buying items and reselling them right after. It's so OP.

[@crazymarq4390]

Good point, I really should’ve mentioned that!

[@nicolasraymondlesmana4885]

I know buy & sell get more money from warehouse discount it's considered cheating but it's halal, but it's not like before, that is when I did a big renovation type I give effort to my next families/households sims i play later (so when actual playing them, current play, not begin from 0), which added to the household fund & if I bought something, especially the estimate of 155 dragon scales, mystic dust & crystallized moonbeams also 55 essence of light per each reagant magic (eye Newt & viper essence between make {for max skill spellcasting by making them} or buy) by digging up the ground to get expensive items or treasure, but now, I still have to get everyone to get treasure (everyone get memento vacation) but my life isn't just for playing Sims 2 & 3 & video game in computer (Buy new assembly SSD due my old harddisk was not rescued, all my data returned to normal, almost, especially all the video games in the emulator on the computer and Sims 2 & 3 didn't start from 0 except for re-creating 5 sims families in the neighborhood 2 & 3 next loop I played later, by looking at the family in Sims 3 {neighborhood 1 next loop later are still safe, still in Drive D, just copy and neighborhood 4 next loop later which still haven't created families/households sims that are put on the desktop temporarily for 1 reason they are lost due to useless reinstalling Windows XP}), I want swim💙🩲🏊🏼‍♂️🥰😍🤩🌈🌈🌈🌈, I want go to mall, my big dream, if it comes true, go vacation outside Indonesia, my nation, especially France, which Sims 3 make parody vacation adventure, so I have to play as quickly as possible, I am forced to use the halal cheating method, that is buying and then selling monkey fountain until have enough money to I needed as a result of permanent warehouse discount benefits.

[@hannah.montana2194]

man saw how successful Nervous got and stole his whole look. genius

[@crazymarq4390]

Nervous is a ✨ trendsetter ✨

[@OddSauce]

No joke, Geoff Rutherford ended up becoming CEO on his quest to woohoo the entire neighborhood simply from networking alone. Underqualified as hell and with a ton of scandals waiting to happen, just like real life CEOs....

[@LilacHollows]

Tyler hit it off with Kenya, she got stood up now upset, Tyler apologizes by doing anything intimate but apologizing, Kenya still don't like him for it, Tyler got another girl Kenya also upset about that, Now she still like him despite him already have two other chicks Sounds like some real life situation than it just being a simple sims 2 drama damn

[@crazymarq4390]

The game did a great job at spicing things up in this video, I have to give it credit 🤭

[@Discordantmusic]

It's 2024 and I've been playing this game since its original release back when I was somewhere around the age of 12, yet somehow I'm still learning about exploits and mechanics (even just from the comments on this video, let alone the video itself!) Really just goes to show how good of a game TS2 is!

[@Life_Universe_Everything]

Kenya’s want at the end to see the ghost of the Jessica, the girl she saw you with is great

[@emmalaplaige1084]

As for the outing, it happened to me a few times. Usually, calling a taxi : using the car does the trick, but it can be quite tricky when you don't really know the mechanics. And I actually thought it was Nervous when I saw the thumbnail!

[@crazymarq4390]

I love how Nervous’ new style has become instantly recognizable 🤭

[@dmckim3174]

I think diving into the aspects of the game one per video is both useful and interesting as I have never really considered how to exploit some of them.

[@crazymarq4390]

Glad to hear it! These videos are super fun to make too :)

[@dundee6402]

Just one note: the charisma skill actually doesn't do anything in the Sims 2. It doesn't make socialization any easier. It's strictly only useful for career advancement.

[@crazymarq4390]

@@dundee6402 I thought that was only the case for Sims 1 so thanks for the heads up!

[@koololdster]

Another drama filled Sims 2 show! Love it! BTW- I use a tip I got from Pleasant Sims that might help. I move the trash can where it's next to the house and put a fence around it that only household members can access. No more knocking it over!

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you! The game helped me out a lot with all the chaos it generated 🤭 also that’s a neat trick! I kinda like the consequences of pissing off another Sim but I’ll use it sometimes :)

[@nicolasraymondlesmana4885]

Maybe i still want them knock trash can🗑️🦶🏼🦵🏼🌈🌈🌈🌈 especially Lucy Hanby the maid being hard heartened (sad) (cast spell Apello Simae, then all families/households i play MUST irritate & fight with her, purpose make a sinetron {TV show that requires how many episode [that is written to be continued] until hundred or thousand episode to finish that TV show} hard heartened maid) but being shocked by robot sentry, but if i let it that, can summon vermin that i not give attention see knocked trash can.

[@supernova78_]

"Wanna hang out?" "No." "Cool, here's a TV that costs 8k." I love the Sims 2 :)

[@NoIdleSims]

Comments as I'm watching: - no way! I greet the same way....just line up all the different social group options hoping one of them works. 😅 - should have taken the job switch . He would have gone from making $467/day to $607/day even tho its one level lower. Lovely experiment! Thanks for sharing❤

[@crazymarq4390]

Thanks for watching! I do this in my normal playthroughs too 😭 such a good low risk option to kickstart a relationship

[@ricvillain7076]

I loved this video. Had so much fun watching it 😂 The end killed me 😭💀 "My fear: Having a bad conversation with Tyler" "My want: seeing the Ghost of Jessica" The Sims really can give you the best plots if you know how to play it right

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you! Oh yeah, this game is really good at creating drama out of nowhere 🤭

[@sleeplesstime]

That poor trashcan lol. It had just been picked up and she immediately shows up and kicks it again. 😂

[@TheSimsTutorialsEg]

Ah yes... Networking. Something that wasn't mentioned was that good reputation actually increases the chance of networking happening. So at one point, you actually had even more chance for networking. Even outings and dates were more balanced as you could only get promotions from that if you hung out with someone in the same career (and in a higher level). Oh, and free skill points are a possibility too.

[@crazymarq4390]

I thought it was a thing but wasn’t sure 😭 good thing I sent him to all those community lots then!

[@TheSimsTutorialsEg]

@@crazymarq4390 Yeah, according to The Sims Wiki, it's just a 10% chance. So in the end, it's 30% -> 40%. But yeah, it was an awesome video to watch. I even watched the previous business experiment and had fun there too. I have no suggestions on what experiment to do next, but it would be fun to eventually get all the overpowered features together and see how successful will your sim get within a week.

[@supertna9154]

Sims can still be networked if they be mean to others reducing relationship scores but the animation is the same as poke or shove and they can get penalties instead of rewards like losing your job, reduced reputation or paying more in buy mode. Only if the Sims 3 and 4 had that too.

[@crazymarq4390]

True, it’d be fun to test the other side of it too. Maybe in a future video :)

[@TomokoChan]

Oh wow, that guy looked exactly like Nervous Subject when you gave him the makeover in the strangetown series lmao 0:36

[@crazymarq4390]

What can I say, Nervous is a bit of a trendsetter 🤭

[@westanimesims]

This goes to show it is not WHAT you know but WHO you know in order to be successful in rich in life, pretty much played out in the Sims 2 lol. I think with so much time and effort to keep a dozen friends for work I think we need all the perks we need haha, but yes it is pretty much an exploitable hack.

[@crazymarq4390]

Life imitates art 🤭

[@puissantcroissant3926]

yay glad you got around to networking!! it's so overpowered imo thanks for all the regular content :D !!

[@crazymarq4390]

I was so happy to see there was some demand for this episode 🥺 It was so fun to record! Thank you for your support :)

[@Redhead-pf8le]

>Why do I have this option they're on good terms? Because while Tyler has no negative opinion of her, she has -90 relations with him instead

[@LilacHollows]

One sided relationship 😔

[@crazymarq4390]

Possibly 😭 was difficult to figure out exactly what the score was on her end because she didn’t exactly reject his interactions either

[@donnalee.]

I noted that networking comes easier when you have a good reputation, but reputation bar rises only on community lots, regarless how many sims you interact with on residential lots. Also, a little quirk in my game: when a sims networks on the phone, they will address my sims with their own name, instead of my sim's, for some reason

[@crazymarq4390]

Yeah that’s possible, or it could be because a good reputation grants a slight boost to newly former relationships. Also, that’s such a random glitch 😭

[@SimPolice]

These videos are so useful! There are so many aspects of the game I’m finding out just now even though I've played it on-off since 2014

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you so much! Honestly, I’m still learning about it myself, it lowkey feels like it’s impossible to know everything about this game 😭 something new always pops up

[@Manpag]

I just thought of a hilarious way you might be able to exploit this alongside another Apartment Life feature: witches. My favourite spell is Tabula Rasa, which erases all of a target's memories. You can then meet the sim again, and it's as if they're meeting for the first time. Depending on where/how the game stores the token for whether or not a townie can do secret networking with you (since it's once per sim, if they do it), you might be able to constantly wipe a townie's mind and "meet" them all over, rolling a new chance of networking each time!

[@crazymarq4390]

@@Manpag that’s such a good idea, very creative!!

[@0M366Y]

This was fun little experiment. Apartment Life as my fav ep I owned as a kid but if I'm being real I don't think I ever used the networking feature. I'm ready to abuse it now. 🤣

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you!! Have fun 🤭

[@Paramurasaki]

Marq has a permament stucking mask on xDDD Thanks for the video

[@maggydiez9261]

uhhh perfect end to the weekend, vacation is almost over. nice with pizza watching your video. I'm looking forward to it❤🎉

[@crazymarq4390]

Sounds like a vibe tbh 🥰 Enjoy the video! :)

[@maggydiez9261]

that's it. I still have homemade iced tea hahahahah ​​thanks ❤️🧘🏼‍♀️ hope everyone in the comments is doing OK🌺❤️

[@arcticxabyss]

i like how the townies will randomly attack each other for no reason. 😂

[@crazymarq4390]

Sims 2 always knows how to cook up some good drama 🤭

[@arcticxabyss]

@@crazymarq4390 yeah and it seems like chaos is going to happen for one reason or another in sims 2, even if you're just trying to play the game without any drama in it. 😂

[@SylvanaHalim24]

You’re amazing!! ❤❤

[@crazymarq4390]

You are too! 🥹

[@2ndWord]

Amazing video as usual! Now I think I'm going back to Sims 2 after I'm done with Elden Ring dlc... So many options I haven't played with or forgot about! I hope your exams are going well!

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you so much! That’s a great choice, hope you’ll have lots of fun 😊 I’ve only had one exam so far and it went perfectly but I have another one tomorrow and idk if it’ll go nearly as well 🥲

[@2ndWord]

@@crazymarq4390 you will do great! Believe in yourself! :)

[@jonathankamysek7998]

i say we should make a copy of Jessica this way the real Jessica is alive and she gets her want of seeing ghost Jessica :) plus Jessica's makeup is amazing :) it sure is powerful it's inspiring me to make a house hold of 4 of one couple and are room mates to 2 others :)

[@Manpag]

It would be a fun challenge to see if you could imitate life by getting promoted all the way to the top of the business career, then to the top of the politics career, while being totally unqualified for either.

[@crazymarq4390]

@@Manpag that’s a good challenge fr and I think it’s possible in theory but it’d take ages. I actually expected to get more career related networks considering the start but the options really dried up. Might get around to it in a future video :)

[@rowan404]

Damn! He kissed four different women and woohooed with at least two of them?! He must be a romance secondary!

[@crazymarq4390]

@@rowan404 I didn’t give him a secondary aspiration but he definitely gives off romance vibes haha

[@mrrriarty]

nice experiment! what do you think about a video about a rude sim being rude towards everyone? my Tybalt Capp loves to fight autonomously and always gets bad stuff because of networking 😩

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you! Love the sound of that, I can only imagine the drama 🤭 would be interesting to see how much harder the game can get

[@Falamoy]

Hmmm this seems interesting, gonna watch in a bit :D

[@crazymarq4390]

I hope you’ll enjoy it ☺️

[@SmeenWrites]

Ok yeah so networking is OP lol Thanks for the experiment!

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you for watching ☺️

[@LalaCoquette]

That townie drama on 3rd day was random

[@crazymarq4390]

Facts 😭 made up for the lack of townie drama in recent vids lmao

[@agibozso1527]

Judging from his jaw Tyler is part of the lookmaxing comunity

[@crazymarq4390]

Bro been mewing since he was in the womb 🗿

[@elifsaglam44]

Thanks for a great video!! It's actually so interesting and useful, I'll definitely try this while playing. I've haven't had that much luck with networking yet, seems like I will have to befriend townies :) And what's up with all your townies fighting?? 😭

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you so much! Yeah you have to meet a townie (young adult or older) and do a few successful friendly interactions with them and just hope for the best haha, friendship isn’t necessary, I think around 30 daily points should be enough. And ikr 😭 the last few episodes kinda lacked townie drama so the game had to turn it up a notch

[@pirateylass]

3:40 I’d make that yuck 🤢 face too if I was forced to eat burnt brown mac ‘n cheese 😂

[@Ben-ew3il]

i like how this can work against you if you act like a jerk they can make buy mode stuff higher

[@CozyGlow625]

Allow me to estimate before observing this: It IS overpriced? 😅 Compelling video! I love them 💜❤️

[@CozyGlow625]

I have zero idea where "ludicrously" went off to. I meant to state " if IS ludicrously overpriced".

[@crazymarq4390]

Possibly 🤭 enjoy the show!!

[@Lemony123]

0:24 wait, 30%?? But it rarely happen to me lol Btw. Have you tried outing/datings yet. They are fairly overpowered as well.

[@crazymarq4390]

Yeah it seemed to be a bit less frequent in my game too, but not far off. Oh yeah outings and dates can be super op with a bit of luck. Might do a video on them actually :)

[@elizabethbarrett4021]

So it’s just like real life where unqualified people get promoted just because of who they know 😂

[@crazymarq4390]

@@elizabethbarrett4021 life imitates art ✨

[@TordaiJenoArthurJenci]

Keep it up

[@crazymarq4390]

Will try my best 🫡

[@Kraft-Cheddar]

These videos turned me into a sim…

[@crazymarq4390]

Sounds good, just use motherlode and you’re sorted

[@susanagutierrezmartin]

18:38 no way

[@crazymarq4390]

That part was hilarious, the video went completely off the rails after it lmao

[@olgaphillips1465]

Kenya is giving yandere vibes 😂

[@crazymarq4390]

@@olgaphillips1465 scarily accurate 😭

[@lucydragonlover5330]

all i can say is..............Yay!!!!! :)

[@crazymarq4390]

Me when I see your comments 🥹

[@lucydragonlover5330]

@@crazymarq4390 aww 😊

[@pixel_life_adventures]

Hehehe did you know that you can make money by buying and selling off furniture with warehouse discount? :P

[@nicolasraymondlesmana4885]

I read info about networking about give number from a sim. If we want get it, info says choice no because we don't mind get the number. My families/households sims always live ordinary house🏡🌈🌈🌈🌈not live apartment (in Sims 3 too, not live at high rise building or apartment), hope get warehouse discount social networking to get quick play or do big renovation type give effort to my families/households (see my replied comment in 1 of people comment in this video for detail), everyone get highest reputation is 1 condition to my families/households reach "the end" (that not play them anymore later, delete neighborhood & replaced backup empty neighborhood that already given something in backup empty neighborhood & then create 5 families/households play later after current 5 families/households play is reach "the end") but even highest reputation, i sometimes command to throw drink to townie sim at my families/households house to make me laugh, if unlucky, get bad network except i successfully cancel network [bad] interaction.

[@crazymarq4390]

Yeah, that prompt for the contact number is confusing haha Gotta be careful with those interactions if your Sim is on a community lot but if they’re on a residential lot, it should be fine

[@nicolasraymondlesmana4885]

What are the consequences if the sim is in the community lot when the sim phone number is given? I already read📚🌈🌈🌈🌈The Sims Wiki about networking give sim phone number, but forget if any consequences may happen.

[@crazymarq4390]

@@nicolasraymondlesmana4885 i think it should work normally

[@TallTapper]

so true

[@nicky_mir]

Kenya the Trash Slayer

[@crazymarq4390]

That trash can went through a lot 😭

[@ozlmm1114]

Gemini😂😂

[@amandalovesthesims2]

Wow, I never knew how op networking was 😱 thanks for showing me another trick in the game that I’ve played for a decade! Finally followed you on IG, btw 😅

[@crazymarq4390]

Thank you so much for watching and for the follow 😊 glad the video was useful!