How can we make Teens stand out?

Really a lot of great ideas for teens :) I do feel they should have some special features to set them apart from young adults, as right now I don't really see any difference. Teens can even live on their own now, which was really surprising to me when I started playing TS4. Teen clothes and haircuts would be a good way of making a difference. I don't really know much about teens nowadays, so can't add much more. Its been too long since I WAS one :smiley:

"FanPhoria;c-16580367" wrote:
What I'd really like, but probably isn't that popular and would never happen, would be a set of second child aspirations that were unlocked by completing one of the basic four, which could then be continued as a teenager OR switched to one of the standard adult aspirations as desired.

So, for example, completing the mental aspiration might unlock a Junior Scientist or Astronaut or Chess Master aspiration, so you could switch to one of the other three basic ones OR continue on with one of these through teenagerhood. Completing it might get you a boost when starting in the scientist or astronaut or business career, and maybe some minor reward traits too--A chess master would almost ALWAYS win at chess, astronaut would gain rocket science a little faster, scientist would have a lower chance for serums and other experiments going wrong, that kind of thing. With a little thought, you could probably come up with cool unlocks for all four basic child aspirations (well--only if kids could gain fitness after maxing motor, and painting after maxing creative too actually ;-P). But these aspiration would have to be completed before aging to young adult, then you'd have to pick an adult one. So it'd be a bit more challenging, but I think it would really help make teenagers eem like they have their own thing going on and aren't just waiting to age up and be adults already.

Just had to quote this. I've only played since May last year, and I'm already so tired of the same aspirations over and over again. I like the thought of carrying a childs aspiration over to teenagedom (?). It would crate a great sense of continuity, at least for me. I usually do all child aspirations, except Social Butterfly (my sims hardly leave their house, they are too busy with work/school and self improvement). I'd grab any chance to play through some new aspirations, and teens would be a great place to add them.