Career Skills (A tad bit disappointed)
I'm not going to say that this is a major pet peeve, because I have, for the most part, learned to ignore it. But every once in a while, like today for example, I just have to take a few minutes to ra...
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I'm going to have to disagree about five sims in the same house having the same skills. Certain ones, such as cooking or Handiness, yes, because all sims need to eat and fix things. I can even see some validity in Video Games, because that's the default "fun" activity that most sims will gravitate towards.
But there are so many other skills in the game that it's entirely possible to differentiate sims by skills.
I had two elder, two adult, and two teenaged sims (as of last night, it's one elder, the other should go next time I play.) And I even play on Long Lifespan:
One elder capped out Archeology, Selvadoradan Culture and painting. Her husband didn't get higher than 6 in Archeology, because I never bothered to have him identify artifacts, he just helped her dig. She also capped off Painting earlier than her husband. However she never picked up snowboarding, or flower arranging, or juice fizzing, and her gardening is only at a six. She also conquered Knitting. (She also doesn't have Handiness maxed out, because she's a spell caster) She was a Teacher, for her profession.
Her husband, a Florist, maxed out Floral arranging and Gardening, as well as juice fizzing. He did a fair amount of painting, but never mastered it. Instead he focused on Writing. He did some candle making, but I never bought them a fabricator, so he never mastered that either, or learned to knit. He also didn't progress as far in Gourmet Cooking as she did, even though he did most of the cooking.
Their daughter got the Adventurous trait and so mastered Snowboarding before she hit College. She also climbed Mt. Komorebi. She's also mastered Logic and Guitar, as well as Rocket Science (because she's an Astronaut), Fitness and Handiness - despite being a spellcaster. She did learn Knitting from her mother, but I rarely have her knit, so it only improves when she does it autonomously.
Her husband is a Pro Gamer. He's mastered Programing and Video Gaming. He does some painting, some woodworking (handiness) but hardly ever cooks. His other "hobby" is Mischief, as he does a fair amount of hacking and trolling the forums. Never touched the Juice Fizzer, never looks at the garden.
They had twin daughters who are now teens. One has dabbled in many different skills, but focuses on Logic, Programing, and Video Gaming. The other works on Painting and music, and has dabbled in cooking more than her sister. She's also learned more knitting from her grandmother than her sister did, and I'm more likely to have her knit than her sister.
Six different sims. Six different focuses with their skills. Yes, there's some overlap, but not enough to make them feel "the same" to me.
Admittedly, I have Slice of Life installed, which helps a little with the Autonomy, but I'm still the one directing what skills they focus on most of the time.
But there are so many other skills in the game that it's entirely possible to differentiate sims by skills.
I had two elder, two adult, and two teenaged sims (as of last night, it's one elder, the other should go next time I play.) And I even play on Long Lifespan:
One elder capped out Archeology, Selvadoradan Culture and painting. Her husband didn't get higher than 6 in Archeology, because I never bothered to have him identify artifacts, he just helped her dig. She also capped off Painting earlier than her husband. However she never picked up snowboarding, or flower arranging, or juice fizzing, and her gardening is only at a six. She also conquered Knitting. (She also doesn't have Handiness maxed out, because she's a spell caster) She was a Teacher, for her profession.
Her husband, a Florist, maxed out Floral arranging and Gardening, as well as juice fizzing. He did a fair amount of painting, but never mastered it. Instead he focused on Writing. He did some candle making, but I never bought them a fabricator, so he never mastered that either, or learned to knit. He also didn't progress as far in Gourmet Cooking as she did, even though he did most of the cooking.
Their daughter got the Adventurous trait and so mastered Snowboarding before she hit College. She also climbed Mt. Komorebi. She's also mastered Logic and Guitar, as well as Rocket Science (because she's an Astronaut), Fitness and Handiness - despite being a spellcaster. She did learn Knitting from her mother, but I rarely have her knit, so it only improves when she does it autonomously.
Her husband is a Pro Gamer. He's mastered Programing and Video Gaming. He does some painting, some woodworking (handiness) but hardly ever cooks. His other "hobby" is Mischief, as he does a fair amount of hacking and trolling the forums. Never touched the Juice Fizzer, never looks at the garden.
They had twin daughters who are now teens. One has dabbled in many different skills, but focuses on Logic, Programing, and Video Gaming. The other works on Painting and music, and has dabbled in cooking more than her sister. She's also learned more knitting from her grandmother than her sister did, and I'm more likely to have her knit than her sister.
Six different sims. Six different focuses with their skills. Yes, there's some overlap, but not enough to make them feel "the same" to me.
Admittedly, I have Slice of Life installed, which helps a little with the Autonomy, but I'm still the one directing what skills they focus on most of the time.
