Do you Complete Sims' Lifetime Wishes?

It really depends on the sim and why I have allowed them to have/keep their particular LTW. Sometimes, probably more often than not, it is a reasonable and logical goal for them to be pursuing and is directly related to their career, hobbies, or how they conduct their personal lives, and sometimes it feels more like a fantasy wish that they never seriously work towards much.

I've already completed them all. Never have done it twice. Seems like a pointless grind for more buffs.

"starguru;c-17418862" wrote:
Some of my Sims even complete several LTWs.

Heh, yes. If you use NRaas Dreamer, it's easy to do that "on the fly". I had a few of my teens and even children fulfill lifetime wishes of which I don't have the slightest idea of what they were. They must have shown in their queue of wants, and I just heard the typical music and saw the points roll in. This doesn't affect what is happening on the normal LTW slot.
In those cases where I had seen the wish, it was something easy like "Super Popular" or "Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous".

@Simtown15, you’re right, dude(ette)! I always go straight to “Recent Discussions” and realized later I was in TS3 and tried to edit part of my post. Sorry I missed the lot of it!

I play both and sometimes get distracted and forget to read the thread subject. It’s so cool to see so many TS3 threads still so wildly active (even more than 4)! ☺️

Yes, I have always completed their LTW and for sims born in game to my family I choose different LTW as they grow up as you do have different LTW when you are a child as when you are a grown up. My LTW as a 5 year old was to have wings and as an 8 o 9 year old it was to have a meal ALL made of chocolate including a chocolate drink. Never achieved the pair of wings or the chocolate meals but when I grew up to teen I did try the choccy one one day and was duly sick! served me right!

Depends on the sim. I usually intend to do it, but sometimes I get bored with the wish and if I don't care enough about the sim I'll just let it slide.

I too voted for the "Sometimes yes, sometimes no" because sometimes I don't want that wish that they have as I might want them to do something else.

"Omaira;c-17419379" wrote:
Yes, I have always completed their LTW and for sims born in game to my family I choose different LTW as they grow up as you do have different LTW when you are a child as when you are a grown up...

This is not true. When I was 5 years old, my LTW was to run a computer network, manage databases, control various websites, and help run one in my spare time that caters to life simulation game mods. Which is pretty amazing since we hadn't even walked on the moon yet back then, let alone have computers and life simulation games in the home all around us (I think Milton Bradley's board game of Life was the closest we really got).

Okay, but seriously at that age my LTW was to grow up to become an elevator operator. My now elder relatives still tease me about this occasionally, but I liked pushing buttons, helping people, and I thought the uniforms were cool. The job prospects in that line of work have diminished considerably in most areas since then, but it is entirely possible that some day I might revisit that wish. :)

"igazor;c-17419096" wrote:
It really depends on the sim and why I have allowed them to have/keep their particular LTW. Sometimes, probably more often than not, it is a reasonable and logical goal for them to be pursuing and is directly related to their career, hobbies, or how they conduct their personal lives, and sometimes it feels more like a fantasy wish that they never seriously work towards much.

I play the way you described in the first part of your comment, but I’m very intrigued by the part that I bolded. I really love the concept; I’m just not sure I could intentionally play such a scenario out! I think my micromanaging, meddlesome self would ensure they fulfilled it, even if I needed to change it first. :lol:

"Turjan;c-17419165" wrote:

"starguru;c-17418862" wrote:
Some of my Sims even complete several LTWs.

Heh, yes. If you use NRaas Dreamer, it's easy to do that "on the fly". I had a few of my teens and even children fulfill lifetime wishes of which I don't have the slightest idea of what they were. They must have shown in their queue of wants, and I just heard the typical music and saw the points roll in. This doesn't affect what is happening on the normal LTW slot.
In those cases where I had seen the wish, it was something easy like "Super Popular" or "Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous".

OOF. That’s definitely an efficient way to farm LTH points! And too funny with children and teens regularly popping up potential/unlocked LTWs where the parameters are already met. Like, "Ma, IDK what huge lifelong goal I just accomplished, but I'mma be stoked about it all week!" :joy:

I've never tried Dreamer. I just use MC to manually change LTWs once a Sim has completed the first one I’d chosen for them. I don’t do this for every Sim I play. But for those who have a variety of traits/skills/hobbies where it would make sense for them to pursue disparate long-term goals, or where their initial LTW complements or could lead to another one, it's a great option to have.

I decided to change my sim's lifetime wish from Star News Anchor (about medium difficulty, but she had kids to raise) to Super Popular (which is really easy). She completed her wish on her elder birthday! :)