Yup, especially when you're using an emoticon and you don't actually mean to be angry. On a related note, can we also have a hotkey so that we can scratch our ... backs on demand? Sometimes there's this itchy spot that I can't quite reach!
Does ":(" look angry to you? Apparently it does to the game, because it makes my Glitch bug her eyes out and snarl angrily when used in Local Chat.
This can be a bit of a downer when your Glitchen friend is telling you about some misfortune they are dealing with and your intent is to say, "gee, I'm sorry, I sympathize, that makes me feel sad, too", but your Glitch has a "SERIOUS RAGE FACE!" on.
I'm more likely to be feeling empathy, sympathy or sadness when communicating with others than to get actually angry over something while playing a game. Just saying.
Agree! Not proposing to take it away, just make the ":(" correspond to sadness. Do not want to take away anything, especially the amusing angry face. :)
I think that the devs have tried to keep the number of separate images they need to build your avatar in-game as low as possible, so that the game runs as smoothly as possible with as litle lag as possible. Every new expression or animations adds new images that must be loaded with your avatar and everyone else's when they are on a street with you. So although I love this idea, along with others, I do doubt that it will be implemented any time soon.