March of 2021 here.
I've read (well, skimmed really) through these threads because I've found myself in the exact same situation.
Bought base game and Seasons off Origin. Both installed fine.
Started game. Started tutorial.
Chose Athletic as original Sim aspiration.
Got promoted.
No official recognition of promotion allowing me to proceed with tutorial. Watched a YouTube video showing me what was supposed to happen, but didn't. Did a Google search and landed here:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/FIXED-Unable-to-Progress-in-new-tutorial-due-to-greyed-out/td-p/7169467/page/7
That page says it's "Fixed," but it's not. It does link to this thread though, so here I am.
Being told to complete aspirations, but can't do any of them, such as take a vacation day (no phone), go fishing for one hour (don't even know how...trying to learn, hence the tutorial), etc...
Like I said, same as what I've been reading here and elsewhere.
I bought a number of physical copies of expansions for this game that I'm stuck with (haven't redeemed the codes or anything, but it's too late to send them back), along with what little I've already installed. Spent around $120 for a game I can't even learn how to play. Maybe this is why I've stuck with The Sims 3 for almost 12 years now.
Is there really no fix to this? It's apparently been known about for years and affects the tutorial for crying out loud.
Help!
