My Thoughts on Handiness
So, I am officially a member here now, and can post threads. I figured I would start with something that I have been seriously questioning since Sims 3.
It used to be that all artistic activities were lumped together into one Creativity skill. Now, each activity has been assigned its own skill set: Painting, Writing, Piano, Guitar, Dancing, Photography... . The Cooking skill has even been broken down into Baking, Gormet Cooking, and regular cooking.
My question is why haven't they done this with Handiness? Plumbing, electrical work, and carpentry are still lumped together into one skill. My father was a professional contractor, and he would be the first to tell you that these areas are all unique skill sets and expertise in one does not equal expertise in the others. When you think about it, this is also true in The Sims; take for example, the sim I electrocuted a few weeks ago while fixing a refrigerator after they just fixed a sink. It seems to me that they should break down Handiness into separate skill sets: Electrical Work, Plumbing, Carpentry, and perhaps even Auto Repair (assuming they ever bring back vehicles and the Garage thing ever gets off the ground).
It used to be that all artistic activities were lumped together into one Creativity skill. Now, each activity has been assigned its own skill set: Painting, Writing, Piano, Guitar, Dancing, Photography... . The Cooking skill has even been broken down into Baking, Gormet Cooking, and regular cooking.
My question is why haven't they done this with Handiness? Plumbing, electrical work, and carpentry are still lumped together into one skill. My father was a professional contractor, and he would be the first to tell you that these areas are all unique skill sets and expertise in one does not equal expertise in the others. When you think about it, this is also true in The Sims; take for example, the sim I electrocuted a few weeks ago while fixing a refrigerator after they just fixed a sink. It seems to me that they should break down Handiness into separate skill sets: Electrical Work, Plumbing, Carpentry, and perhaps even Auto Repair (assuming they ever bring back vehicles and the Garage thing ever gets off the ground).
