What if basegame careers were semi-active?

The aspiration for criminal is sort of like this already. The secret Agent, though, needs some real action, not social interactions. I mean, these are the ones that are replacing international super spy from Sims 3. They would have to stay fit and stay alert. Same with military, but far more intense- they won't have any social stuff in their list of requirements whatsoever.

Onto the only real one that got my attention.

IMO, Tech Guru... I don't think a lot of these are necessary. Gurus end up in Esports or they become entrepreneurs, so they would mainly program and play/build games. My suggestion is, instead, have them build games for the company, and have them "deliver" the game to their work for extra payments, have someone send them notices on bugs or errors to fix, or have them play a game while they are being recorded. Another thing which will seem totally out there at first is painting. Weird, yes, but... who makes the assets/artwork for the game? I am using rather techie words here, but assets would be like 3D models, or 3D characters, 2D art- or sprites- someone will have to work in music to do the audio for the game(s), there's even some handiness involved as well to ensure the computer for this is up to date. Testing the game/new application/software is also something that needs done. Handiness is crucial in Esports to ensure your computer will reign supreme. They may have to check and upgrade their computers as often as possible.

This is just some of the things that gurus can really focus on. There's a heck of a lot more in that world than just programming. A LOT more. :#

Maybe I'm one of a few weirdos who don't really find active careers to be fun for very long, if at all. I actually don't mind whatever they do to careers (active or semi-active or rabbit-hole), so long as they also allow an option to have them function pretty much the same as they do now, if that's what the player prefers for any given sim. I mostly only ever use careers as "background color" (as non-essential parts of sims' personal stories, that is). Only very rarely do the stories themselves focus (much) on the sim's chosen career, so I'd prefer that they not be inconvenient if I'm playing a sim whose career isn't as important in the bigger picture, so to speak. It would be cool if they had the option to be active or semi-active, though.

This is just one example for my preference (I have others along the same lines): One of my primary characters in one story is an astronaut (smuggler branch), but I'd definitely not want his version of the career to be active. I find that career to be interactive enough already (the space mission stuff, anyway), and I wouldn't want the day-to-day tedium of the job to interfere with his real story (and real career), which is about all his other criminal activities both among the stars and on the ground. And below the ground, sometimes... :hushed:

@VeeDub Obviously choice is, as always, essential here. Just like it is today. Whether you play an active or semi-active careers using it as a rabbit hole is always an option which I think should still be the case even if every career in game became semi-active. To come to think of it, the rabbit hole careers are the only ones who doesn't give us an option of how they are played. Hm, didn't even think of that before. Now I want semi-active careers even more, let me choose! :)

@Mak27 Maybe, but then that will be in a pack. I want more base game options, which was why I didn't mention all the jobs that comes with packs.

@Gamer_34567544 Awesome! When I made the list I was working on what was already in game and therefore easily adaptable, but you are absolutely right, there could be so much more to that career. I would love your version of it.

I think it's an awesome idea!

I have the feeling about a Highschool Teacher semi-active career for tomorrow. But your ideas are fantastic! Hope EA can bring us more semi-active careers.

Yes to all the above please. :p

I think this sounds awesome! Since we already have some careers where you can choose to work from home, it would only be natural to add this to other careers as well. And your list feels very thought-out and do-able as well!

I want to optionally have fully active careers, how cool would it be to actively play a spy, criminal, soldier, or whatever? Or what if, as the spy, you feel doing something will lead to a problem so you dare not to do it- for the sake of the Sim-world? Something like this could happen in any Sim career. In response, you cover up your "failure".