A Guide to the Wants System in Paralives: What Does My Para Want?

Why does my Para want to clean something up all the time? In this guide we’ll take a closer look into the Wants System in Paralives, and what our Paras want to do in our saves, why they want to do specific things, and what can change and affect their wants.

Create Your Para

At first glance in the Paramaker you make your Para and shape their personalities. You can read more about how the personalities in Paralives work here.

How Do I Get Wants for My Para?

According to what emotions your Para have you can react to them. By doing so there will show a green icon above a specific emotion, and then it will show different options for you to pick as a want for them.

Emotions

For example, if your Paras emotion is Sad because of low hunger. You can pick between Watch TV for 2 hours, or Eat a Snack to make them feel better. Another emotion is Amused, and you can Do 3 different physical exercises for 15 minutes each, and this option is shown because of your Talent. The emotions have different triggers and the social perks and vibes affect your Paras emotions as well.

Personality Wants

For example, Zane here have the Talent Fitness. Sometimes he gets a want to Go for a Run for 2 Hours or to do 3 Different Types of Exercises. Zane also have the Social Perk called Good at Being Alone, meaning he needs his alone time. Sometimes his wants is Me Time, meaning he wants to be alone for 2 hours. Lastly, his cleaning habits are Neat so sometimes he Wants to Clean Up Something which is a good benefit if you want your Paras home to be sparkly and shiny.

Your Paras Needs and Mood Affect Your Wants

The wants that show up also depend on your Paras needs and their mood. If they’re hungry they may want to eat something, if they are bored they want to watch TV, or if they are tired they want to sleep. Zane who have the Vibe Jester can be very moody, and his behaviour can change from day to day which can be a bit challenging, but also fun with different types of wants showing.

Wants are Changing

But the wants are not static, they may change over time while your Para is evolving, growing, and getting to know other Paras. For example if you meet someone new you may get wants that they want to spend more time together, or even flirt with them. If you have romantic interactions new wants are popping up like first kiss, propose, wants for a baby, and more. If you are getting better at a skill their wants can be related to that skill.

Career and Ranks

Paralives offers a lot of different job opportunities and they all have different ranks. If you’re working at a low ranked job, and your Para have a high rank in that area your Para want a new job with a higher rank that matches their skills.

Relationships

The wants system are not only tied to the personality your making in the beginning in the Paramaker, but it have an impact for sure. The better your Para get at specific things, or getting to know other Paras it all affects and change their wants. Getting to know other Paras increases their wants to get to know each other better. Like hanging out together or getting to know them better as a friend or lover.

Story Cards

Every night you get three random story cards. If you pick the Moon Pack Book there is an option called You have many plans for tomorrow which will give you a few random wants to choose from.

Fulfilling the Wants

When you fulfil your Paras wants you will gain a few points, and eventually you are able to level up your Paras personality in specific areas like their Vibe, Social Perk, Talent etc. These are called experience points. It is called an evolution when you upgrade your Para, and a few examples of these evolutions can be that they will get better at specific skills, your Para will be less hungry, or a delighted Worker. All of these upgrades have special buffs and benefits. I would say that these upgrades are a bit similar to how the reward system works in The Sims 4, but with a niche and more personal.

What wants have you experienced and discovered so far in Paralives? What rank does your Para have? Comment below! We always share the latest news here on Sims Community, and read more about Paralives features and news here.