Are there “real” vampires in Sims 3?

These screens are floating around the interweb right now of a male and a female vampire:

They look like “real” vampires but Maxis has come out and said that they were user created characters and that though you can make your Sims look like vampires, they won’t function like vampires like we have in Sims 2.  [EA has clarified that while you can indeed make a Sim that appears to be a vampire, you cannot actually play as a vampire. - Snooty Sims.com]

But, if you read AlaSims.com, they make it pretty clear that there are vampires in Sims 3.  [There's a LOT of really cool stuff in that article...too much to list here.]  SO, I’m left wondering if the vampires will be NPCs only and though they will be in the game, you won’t be able to be bitten and then become a vampire like you could in Sims 2. Granted, I haven’t been able to find the “official word” on this from EA so all of this is just me thinking “out loud”.

If true, this actually bums me out a bit since I’ve always thought that the vampires in Sims 2 added a really cool element to the game.  Then again, Ala Sims says that you can now control ghost Sims so I guess if I have to give up vamps then at least I gain the ability to control ghosts.

Fair trade?  I’m not sure yet.

Image: EA

Post from: Sims Gamer