How would you improve Teens?
Just curious how or if you guys would change the teen life stage.
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I don't mind their height as in reality some teens can be taller then their parents and if you do that, we should be able to adjust all sims heights (after all, nobody is the same height) and that would be too hard probably.
The problem is that they even share the same clothing as adult sims. They need more exclusive content to really help separate them. Maybe they can breakout with acne and not just be a face detail. Be able to go to prom, etc....
Also someone said, they need different aspirations. They can't get married or have kids, so why do they have some of aspirations? It is very limited. Why not have like a prom queen or king one? Where they have to try and make friends and all that in order to have a higher chance at becoming prom queen. They can even unlock special items if they win.
Parenthood sort of helped a bit. They allow them to listen to loud music and obsess over bands. May they can like specific music or shows more? Example is that kids like watching kid shows and listening to kids music, so maybe teens can prefer like rock music and rebel against their parents and sneak out of the house, etc...With curfews, maybe if we get cops back, they can send teens who get caught home or give them a warning and if they don't listen, take them to the police station for awhile.
Ooh also need like some band posters and all that and wild hairstyles and more alternative clothing. It is not always against rules to dye hair or have piercings (there are some dress codes though), it really depends where you live. Where I live, there are so many different people including alternative subcultures, it really isn't that common to see people of all ages to have colored hair. Even some elderly people have purple hair (though some jobs besides Hot Topic, Stylist, etc... may be more strict/picky). I used to have bright red and even black and purple hair and everyone loved it.
I remember teens used to be able to throw house parties and get into trouble as well have an option to be home or private school (but child could also get those options) and maybe have field trips again. Maybe sims have to get their parents to sign permission slips and if they don't (maybe if they are grounded, they aren't allowed), they miss out and get either sad or angry. Those that do go can get some items relating to that trip. They can also earn scholarships for private schools which can help them once we get University.
The problem is that they even share the same clothing as adult sims. They need more exclusive content to really help separate them. Maybe they can breakout with acne and not just be a face detail. Be able to go to prom, etc....
Also someone said, they need different aspirations. They can't get married or have kids, so why do they have some of aspirations? It is very limited. Why not have like a prom queen or king one? Where they have to try and make friends and all that in order to have a higher chance at becoming prom queen. They can even unlock special items if they win.
Parenthood sort of helped a bit. They allow them to listen to loud music and obsess over bands. May they can like specific music or shows more? Example is that kids like watching kid shows and listening to kids music, so maybe teens can prefer like rock music and rebel against their parents and sneak out of the house, etc...With curfews, maybe if we get cops back, they can send teens who get caught home or give them a warning and if they don't listen, take them to the police station for awhile.
Ooh also need like some band posters and all that and wild hairstyles and more alternative clothing. It is not always against rules to dye hair or have piercings (there are some dress codes though), it really depends where you live. Where I live, there are so many different people including alternative subcultures, it really isn't that common to see people of all ages to have colored hair. Even some elderly people have purple hair (though some jobs besides Hot Topic, Stylist, etc... may be more strict/picky). I used to have bright red and even black and purple hair and everyone loved it.
I remember teens used to be able to throw house parties and get into trouble as well have an option to be home or private school (but child could also get those options) and maybe have field trips again. Maybe sims have to get their parents to sign permission slips and if they don't (maybe if they are grounded, they aren't allowed), they miss out and get either sad or angry. Those that do go can get some items relating to that trip. They can also earn scholarships for private schools which can help them once we get University.
