[12.12.25] i have a suggestion fitting for the crime thing but also in general:
Zois should have personal opinions about other Zois.
If a Zoi is friends with someone who later gets in trouble with the police, their opinion of that “criminal Zoi” should automatically drop. This reduces friendship and overall compatibility. The disappointed Zoi might also talk about it with others, spreading their opinion and influencing how those Zois see the criminal one as well.
If the crime or rumors become widespread enough, it should create long-term consequences for the Zoi’s social life and career.
Other criminal Zois may become interested in them, wanting to get to know them, collaborate, or involve them in illegal jobs. A negative reputation in normal society becomes a positive asset in criminal circles, creating its own network of connections and opportunities.
There should also be a positive counterpart: Zois can build a good reputation. When a Zoi does good things, other Zois form a positive opinion about them, and that reputation can spread socially in the same way, boosting relationships and opportunities.
this opinion thing should not only be related to crime but also in the daily life of whatever you’re doing, even when you just talk with someone, they will get a opinion about you, traits and personality will matter a lot
This would greatly fit together with re-implementing the karma system which I hope will find his way back into the game. Given the more fleshed out crime system and your suggestion regarding good or bad reputation @Scarlett would perfectly align with a karma system.
There are still karma related actions but these have no impact anymore and it seems not to be possible to achieve a good or bad karma level anymore. The city karma was removed completely. I really think that it would be great to bring it back and implement together with the new crime /court system to make it even more immersive when Zois have a good or bad reputation / karma.
oh this really sucks, i was really excited for deep emotional and behaviour systems i was thinking lower karma = crime city, more difficult socializing, negative surroundings and evinronment. if it doesnt have any affect anymore, whats the point? may as well play sims 4 and have the same shallow gameplay that doesnt add any consequences, especially not long-term
[12.12.25] Please, I’d like to know directly from the devs what their plans are for reworking Karma, and when it might come back, since Ghost Play still contains the pre‑EA description and functionality of the “Karma” need in Afterlife, just as it was before Karma was removed.
Such a chain (During Life Karma → Afterlife Karma → Reincarnation) carries a much more mature, more metaphysical context (something similar to a Gwishin), prompting players to carefully consider their choices in life + the rumors and actions related to Karma are a whole layer of gameplay, and all of this deserves huge praise for the devs for their originality and thoughtfulness.
Karma
Zoi’s actions in this life will leave results and accumulate as karma. The karma accumulated in life will act as a condition for reincarnation after death, determing the form and fate of the next life. (Fate Engine + Karma WOW)
Zoi shouldn’t become a ghost if the Karma is good. Ghost Play = Extra Studies for a bad person.
Ghost Play allowed you to switch to living Zoi family members, but for them Zoi Ghost becomes invisible, and their gameplay mission takes place in parallel.
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i was thinking lower karma = crime city, more difficult socializing, negative surroundings and evinronment. 
