I do love some of the new skills in the game like homestyle cooking, gourmet cooking, bartending and video gaming. And I'm really excited about photography being an actual skill as well as the baking skill. So I wonder what new skills will pop up in future game packs and expansion packs?Since we have a gardening skill and herbalism skill I think it would be really creative if they gave us a florist skill. That way we could even have our Sims own and operate a florist shop. Other skills that I would be interested in making into TS4 would be the following: 1. blacksmithing2. pottery3. glass blowing4. wax works/candle making 5. acting6. dancing (modern, jazz, ballet)7. singing (pop, rock, opera, indie, classic rock)8. keyboard/drums/trumpet/saxophone/electric guitar/DJ (new musical instruments)9. drafting/drawing (stem out from the painting skill)10. grooming (of course for pets)11. carpentry (hand craft build and buy objects)12. gymnastics13. romance (I really feel that romance should be a skill considering comedy is already one) 14. alchemy15. archery16. mechanic17. pick-pocketing18. martial arts19. witchcraft (light/neutral/dark)20. clairvoyance/medium (ghosts should have a purpose and not all Sims should be able to see or talk to ghosts IMO.)21. scaring/haunting (a skill specifically designed for spirits.)22. architecture23. psychology24. modelingYeah, my list of skills is a bit lengthy but it's a little bit of everything for every type of Sim. Any special skills that you would like to see in TS4 or make a comeback from previous installments of the franchise feel free to share as well.

I hope that we will get most of these skills in the future for Sims 4 :)

Glass blowing and a floral skill could go hand in hand! Just imagine...collecting wild flowers, planting your own, grafting them and making new plants! Then arranging them into a beautiful bouquet to put into a vase you blew yourself!

Glass blowing was introduced in the TS3 store and was a cool concept- your sims could make jewelry and craft perfume after making the perfume bottles. I hope they bring that back.

The glass blowing one sounds really cool. Your sims could make pieces for the house or sell them, kind of like how I would always make my sims painters in The Sims 3. I hope these are put into the game :).-SomeOneWhosCool

@skipsbarryimage- That is a really creative idea with the glass blowing and florist skills combined together. See, why couldn't they also combine certain skills we have now together to form a skill all in its own? We could also make custom pendant lights and Tiffany lamps- oh how I love Tiffany lighting. And pottery just for the fact that we could make our own decor objects by having our Sims build up their skills- infuse painting with the pottery to have wild designs or traditional designs. And blacksmith and archery could go hand in hand with a Renaissance DLC game pack (that is if they plan to give us 3 or 4 game packs a year since it's replacing the Sims 3 Store DLC content).

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Superstara140
Seasoned Ace
11 years ago
I hope that we will get most of these skills in the future for Sims 4 :)
SomeOneWhosCool
11 years ago
The glass blowing one sounds really cool. Your sims could make pieces for the house or sell them, kind of like how I would always make my sims painters in The Sims 3. I hope these are put into the game :).
-SomeOneWhosCool
pinkhai
11 years ago
Glass blowing and a floral skill could go hand in hand! Just imagine...collecting wild flowers, planting your own, grafting them and making new plants! Then arranging them into a beautiful bouquet to put into a vase you blew yourself!
vampiricdreams3
11 years ago
@skipsbarryimage- That is a really creative idea with the glass blowing and florist skills combined together. See, why couldn't they also combine certain skills we have now together to form a skill all in its own? We could also make custom pendant lights and Tiffany lamps- oh how I love Tiffany lighting. And pottery just for the fact that we could make our own decor objects by having our Sims build up their skills- infuse painting with the pottery to have wild designs or traditional designs. And blacksmith and archery could go hand in hand with a Renaissance DLC game pack (that is if they plan to give us 3 or 4 game packs a year since it's replacing the Sims 3 Store DLC content).
bevlee12
11 years ago
Glass blowing was introduced in the TS3 store and was a cool concept- your sims could make jewelry and craft perfume after making the perfume bottles. I hope they bring that back.
ChoCakeOverlord
11 years ago
I can just imagine the sims who are just starting out with the acting doing something hilarious while practicing!
GoodHeart2014
3 years ago
Yodeling——Maybe if we get a Wild West Horse like pack our sims with the added skills can learn to yodel

Farming——This should have been a thing in cottage living but when we’re caring for the cows and chickens this should be a skill

Horse care-If we get extra Pack for Farming and horses are added this skill could help your sim when caring for owned horses which you can trim their feet and brush them down and check them when they’re sick

Dog Care-We’ll be able to trim claws groom them which is in the game and can used as a skill booster check for fleas and ticks as well as come up with animal remedies specifically for this pet
Cat Care-Same as Dog care but specific for cats

Widdle-Working or Capentry- It should have been seperated from Handiness and add more items to make from wood

Driving skills-for when and or if we get cars

Anthropology-Being able to study insects maybe even have a anthropology lab table

Zoology-Maybe if they added zookeeper as a career or maybe a Zoo DLC that would be implemented

Business skill——So your sim can have some experience running their businesses better
Saturn830
3 years ago
"IzFrogzy;c-18105400" wrote:
Anthropology-Being able to study insects maybe even have a anthropology lab table

You're looking for 'entomology'. Anthropology is the study of humans, which admittedly wouldn't be out of place here either.
ncisGibbs_BOSS
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I definitely would like to see the following from your list! ??

1. blacksmithing
2. pottery
3. glass blowing
6. dancing (modern, jazz, ballet)
11. carpentry (hand craft build and buy objects)
12. gymnastics
21. scaring/haunting (a skill specifically designed for spirits.)
22. architecture
23. psychology
24. modeling
JesLet40
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Many of these sound awesome. Personally I'd love new skills in base game too, featuring sims preferences and likes a bit. My suggestions:

Reading (child skill)
Swimming (children can be taught by a teen or older or go to swimming school (rabbit hole). Adults have basic swimming skills but can improve them).
Riding a bicycle (Children can be taught this by a teen or older.)

I would also love new Discover University skills that tie in with the different subjects. For example analysing literature skill, business skill or psychology skill, depending on what you are studying. These would then give you different perks in interactions with other sims, or new interactions/actions for your sim.

And I'd also love it if the archaeology skill was tied to a university major and a job.