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@Gyldenloev For another viewpoint from someone who doesn’t max their Sims -
Bucket list goals can be auto-generated over time, but it happens slowly. Maybe one every week or two on average? And related to characteristics of the Sim or something they’ve been doing. Plus you have the ability to clear the bucket list if for some reason you really don’t want something on there.
Yes, doing things like completing wants and aspirations also advance it, but I play with wants & fears off and my Sims don’t tend to complete more than one or two aspirations in their lifetime.
As for the bonuses for advancing stages of the soul’s journey - I didn’t notice the performance bonuses much either. It’s more about unlocking socials and new abilities. Sure, there’s an increase in satisfaction points - but I rarely spend satisfaction points. There’s increased skill gain - that might be your main concern if you think your sims gain skills too fast already - but I don’t think it was by a huge amount? Plus it’s after achieving level 2 of the soul’s journey, which doesn’t happen that quickly when you’re not actively trying to fill it and aren’t speed running aspirations. Finally there’s the work performance bonus - which doesn’t remove promotion requirements, just advances that performance bar faster. I don’t know about you, but my Sims frequently max that before completing their promotion requirements anyway.
I do play on normal lifespan though, so my Sims have a finite time span - whether because I allow them to die of old age, or because I send them out of the active household to “retire” because they’ve reached elder and I’m not ready for them to die (I do play with aging off for inactive played Sims).
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