In this day and age, it's more and more difficult for a college/university graduate to find jobs, partially because many jobs are becoming more and more obsolete, and also because many degrees offered from a school aren't going to help you find a job at all. Not only that, quite a few universities, especially in the West, have been requiring courses that ... well ... don't even contribute to the major/field of study of the student. Plus, there are many careers that don't require a degree at all, even though society often demands that people get degrees anyway. Journalism in this day and age only requires a camera phone and an Internet connection! You don't even need a business degree to run a business, either. Why bother with a degree? And don't get me started on the current political climate involved with schools. That's a can of worms we don't need to go into too much detail about. Basically, what I'm asking, is that in this day and age, in a life simulation game, how would a university pack work without being cruel? Would it make sense? Could it be done in a way that reflects real life (to a certain extent) while being challenging, without being brutally unfair? What if, instead of a pack based on university, we could have an "Education" Pack? Yes, your sim could go to a university, but on a smaller scale, so that the developers could focus on other areas of education? Apprentices, updating the schools for children and teens, self-education for adults on the Internet (it's cheaper to purchase copies of classical literature than take a course on it), vocational schools, trade schools, etc. Maybe your sim could even start up their own private school, or their own private online school. It's just something I've been thinking of lately. Thanks for reading.

I think the actual University pack that’s been throughout the sims series is fun because it’s real but not too real. Now that I’m a college student myself it’s insane how much the packs from 2 & 3 mimic my daily life. University, in my opinion, is a loved pack because college is hard but it’s also fun!! Everyone thinks of college as super fun and a place where crazy things happen. And what better place than the sims?Bad things happen everywhere. That’s why we play the sims, to get away from and actually control the bad stuff in these worlds we create. I think a lot of people focus so much on the game being real that we forget it’s a game in a sense. I do this often myself. I do understand where you’re going with this though. Honestly I’ll take whatever EA gives because I just love this franchise looool.

I honestly want them to do both a school/ education gamepack and university expansion pack since university is a well known and liked expansion pack and it seems like your basing off of real life, I for one like the realization of the sims game to be real but at the end of it all its just a game. Yes this day and age it is tough getting in college and tough getting out but to ask to not have uni in Sims because of real life situations? hmm. I don't know. But that's just my opinion.

"BloodValkyrie;c-16574384" wrote:"Dannydanbo;c-16574079" wrote:There is a big push for an EDUCATION pack with all ages of schooling and night classes and internet Uni.I didn't know that. Do you think the developers might try an education based pack, or might they go for a traditional university pack?It's a popular want.A uni pack would be great, but an education pack would be better.We've been to uni with our sims twice now, and many players would love to do it again. But why leave the teens and kids out of it? Why not send them to school? It's a question a lot of players have been asking for quite some time. It could be a bit like GTW, where you can send your sims to get their education on their own, or you could follow them.I disagree with the first part of your OP, uni is still relevant. Would you trust a doctor or scientist who hasn't been to uni? What about a teacher, lawyer, dentist, accountant, or engineer who hasn't been to uni? So why don't our sims with those sorts of careers need a better education?

i would still prefer a uni ep and then an education ep/gp seperate just like @Briana2425 said it is a well liked ep and to not have it bc of reall life stuff feels weird to me

"Liyonce;c-16574475" wrote:I think the actual University pack that’s been throughout the sims series is fun because it’s real but not too real. Now that I’m a college student myself it’s insane how much the packs from 2 & 3 mimic my daily life. University, in my opinion, is a loved pack because college is hard but it’s also fun!! Everyone thinks of college as super fun and a place where crazy things happen. And what better place than the sims?Bad things happen everywhere. That’s why we play the sims, to get away from and actually control the bad stuff in these worlds we create. I think a lot of people focus so much on the game being real that we forget it’s a game in a sense. I do this often myself. I do understand where you’re going with this though. Honestly I’ll take whatever EA gives because I just love this franchise looool. I guess I could understand where you're coming from, but I don't 100% understand why college would be fun. I never had fun with real life college, and I didn't have much fun with university with the sims. Maybe it just depends on the person. Oh well. To each their own.

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uhlani
7 years ago
I think the actual University pack that’s been throughout the sims series is fun because it’s real but not too real. Now that I’m a college student myself it’s insane how much the packs from 2 & 3 mimic my daily life. University, in my opinion, is a loved pack because college is hard but it’s also fun!! Everyone thinks of college as super fun and a place where crazy things happen. And what better place than the sims?

Bad things happen everywhere. That’s why we play the sims, to get away from and actually control the bad stuff in these worlds we create. I think a lot of people focus so much on the game being real that we forget it’s a game in a sense. I do this often myself.

I do understand where you’re going with this though. Honestly I’ll take whatever EA gives because I just love this franchise looool.
Briana2526
New Scout
7 years ago
I honestly want them to do both a school/ education gamepack and university expansion pack since university is a well known and liked expansion pack and it seems like your basing off of real life, I for one like the realization of the sims game to be real but at the end of it all its just a game. Yes this day and age it is tough getting in college and tough getting out but to ask to not have uni in Sims because of real life situations? hmm. I don't know. But that's just my opinion.
Movotti
New Spectator
7 years ago
"BloodValkyrie;c-16574384" wrote:
"Dannydanbo;c-16574079" wrote:
There is a big push for an EDUCATION pack with all ages of schooling and night classes and internet Uni.

I didn't know that. Do you think the developers might try an education based pack, or might they go for a traditional university pack?

It's a popular want.
A uni pack would be great, but an education pack would be better.
We've been to uni with our sims twice now, and many players would love to do it again. But why leave the teens and kids out of it? Why not send them to school? It's a question a lot of players have been asking for quite some time.
It could be a bit like GTW, where you can send your sims to get their education on their own, or you could follow them.

I disagree with the first part of your OP, uni is still relevant.
Would you trust a doctor or scientist who hasn't been to uni? What about a teacher, lawyer, dentist, accountant, or engineer who hasn't been to uni? So why don't our sims with those sorts of careers need a better education?
Bakedpotatoe5
New Spectator
7 years ago
i would still prefer a uni ep and then an education ep/gp seperate just like @Briana2425 said it is a well liked ep and to not have it bc of reall life stuff feels weird to me
bloodvalkyrie
7 years ago
"Liyonce;c-16574475" wrote:
I think the actual University pack that’s been throughout the sims series is fun because it’s real but not too real. Now that I’m a college student myself it’s insane how much the packs from 2 & 3 mimic my daily life. University, in my opinion, is a loved pack because college is hard but it’s also fun!! Everyone thinks of college as super fun and a place where crazy things happen. And what better place than the sims?

Bad things happen everywhere. That’s why we play the sims, to get away from and actually control the bad stuff in these worlds we create. I think a lot of people focus so much on the game being real that we forget it’s a game in a sense. I do this often myself.

I do understand where you’re going with this though. Honestly I’ll take whatever EA gives because I just love this franchise looool.

I guess I could understand where you're coming from, but I don't 100% understand why college would be fun. I never had fun with real life college, and I didn't have much fun with university with the sims. Maybe it just depends on the person. Oh well. To each their own.
bloodvalkyrie
7 years ago
"Movotti;c-16574481" wrote:
"BloodValkyrie;c-16574384" wrote:
"Dannydanbo;c-16574079" wrote:
There is a big push for an EDUCATION pack with all ages of schooling and night classes and internet Uni.

I didn't know that. Do you think the developers might try an education based pack, or might they go for a traditional university pack?

It's a popular want.
A uni pack would be great, but an education pack would be better.
We've been to uni with our sims twice now, and many players would love to do it again. But why leave the teens and kids out of it? Why not send them to school? It's a question a lot of players have been asking for quite some time.
It could be a bit like GTW, where you can send your sims to get their education on their own, or you could follow them.

I disagree with the first part of your OP, uni is still relevant.
Would you trust a doctor or scientist who hasn't been to uni? What about a teacher, lawyer, dentist, accountant, or engineer who hasn't been to uni? So why don't our sims with those sorts of careers need a better education?

I suppose you have a good point about STEM careers and other similar careers. When it comes to liberal arts, though, perhaps the sims shouldn't go to school to pursue those sorts of degrees, since those degrees aren't exactly useful? That's just what I've noticed, though. Goodness, many teaching jobs are actually becoming obsolete, which is sad and unfortunate, but also true.
GreatBritney99
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Chazzzy;c-16576100" wrote:
I vote for night class and online class

@Chazzzy this is a feature I've wanted in game for a long time.
kaeyresky
7 years ago
Don't get me wrong, I don't have any interest at all in a University pack.. but cruel? Brutally Unfair? I'm just not seeing it?
bloodvalkyrie
7 years ago
"Dannydanbo;c-16574079" wrote:
There is a big push for an EDUCATION pack with all ages of schooling and night classes and internet Uni.

I didn't know that. Do you think the developers might try an education based pack, or might they go for a traditional university pack?
alan650
New Spectator
7 years ago
I have been wanting an education pack for a while now. I have a hunch that Sims 4 will be the first to bring an expansion that incorporates a grade school, high school, and college into one pack. Now that I think of it though, I'd hope it wouldn't be spread too thin. If all the gameplay would be shallow because of too many focuses I'd prefer yet another iteration of University so they can fully flesh out its whole experience. To be honest I HATED Sims 2 University because it was mainly a dull grindfest but in Sims 3 it was fun because of the added skills such as social networking and all the fun objects. Sims 3 better fleshed out college culture. Although my main gripe were those social groups such as jock and nerd that your sim could easily gain and lose! Those were annoying as ever and I hope they never return. I would like the reputation system to return from Sims 2 however and new ideas to appear in this pack.