There has been a long standing tradition - more of a public service really - that EA Maxis have nobly taken on since the earliest days of The Sims. They have allowed psychopaths, murders and the sadistic sons of bIt@hes that work at the DMV to vent their dark, dark emotions in a simple way. These Hannibal-like people would buy a copy of The Sims, build a pool with a nice ladder and get their sims to go swimming! Lovely, what could be nicer that swimming in your own back yard? Then the ladder popped out of existence, and the Sim was forced to tread water until eventually they gave up on life and let the cold embrace of the clear water claim their lungs. Sim murder, it's a long standing tradition. Whether it's from setting fire hazards all over the house just to watch the Sims burn, or locking a foolishly trusting Sim in a 1x1 room with no windows or doors - allowing them to be drowned in their own urine... Well, we've never done that, but we knew people who did! And it's all over now. They whole game is up. Until the inevitable DLC, pools are completely missing from The Sims 4, meaning the purest form of catharsis is completely gone. You'd think EA would know better by now?
