The fact that the four types are reffered to as "The Schools of Magic" makes me think that University could include a second, smaller campus available only for spellcaster sims if players have the RoM pack. Sims 2 came with more than one campus so I believe it's possible for the Sims Team to include both a regular and a magic school.

I sure hope so. I so want an Xmen School, a Community College, High School, Jr High School. Elementary, Preschool, Avengers Academy, Justice League School, Supernatural School, etc...

Unlikely. The only do smaller cross-pack features, not something big like another campus. I would love It, but I can see why not. People have been asking for way more than just a university, they want a Get to School with at least one thing for each age group and If the regular University requires a full EP to It, imagine ALL school levels...

"mika;d-965826" wrote:The fact that the four types are reffered to as "The Schools of Magic" makes me think that University could include a second, smaller campus available only for spellcaster sims if players have the RoM pack. Sims 2 came with more than one campus so I believe it's possible for the Sims Team to include both a regular and a magic school. I very much doubt it, only because they tend not to have their DLC interact all that much. In part to avoid "DLC for DLC" accusations, but also because they just try to focus only on how any packs interact with the base game, and not with each other (even when... they should really check... how the packs interact with each other >.>)Unless they went wayyyyyyy different for a school pack, and school were sort of player-built, with players being able to "add" schools and set what skills they focus on and stuff - in which case they might be intentionally opening the door for a build-your-own-Hogwarts, but that would be a new direction for an education pack, so is entirely in "baseless wild speculation" territory.

I don't think it will specifically connect, but I'm sure you'll probably be able to include some magic-y builds in your University world when that comes out. In the live stream yesterday the gurus said "schools of magic" but also tried to correct themselves to say "styles of magic." Kinda like how sim guru ninja mispronounced "familiar" as "fermiliar" to the point where sim guru romeo believed that "familiar" was a word meaning similar and "fermiliar" was the mystical pet that follows your spellcaster around (nope, they're both "Familiar"). Also, romeo accidentally called configurable stairs "spiral stairs" by mistake (which lead some to speculate that EA is working on spiral stairs, but I disagree). My point is, in the stream they said A LOT OF THINGS, many of them were slips of the tongue. The use of the word "School" doesn't mean University will be directly related to ROM. However, I assume University will be customizable enough that your university can look like Hogwarts.

Could Realm of Magic and University connect?

munroel
6 years ago
I think it's awesome, but I think we'd be more likely to get a spellcaster major instead, with maybe a spellcaster only dorm?
rachelg4422
6 years ago
Since magic isn't a skill think it would be harder for the the two packs to connect.
GamingTweety
6 years ago
I would pay even more money for that!
DoloresGrey
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
It'd be pretty lovely. Simmers who own GTW could also have an opportunity to let their sims study to become a detective, doctor... or whatever. Simmers who own C&D could let their sims study to be a veterinarian, etc.,....
dianed485
New Scout
6 years ago
It would be nice if we could make our own universities/school including a magic one. But including one in the pack only for those who have ROM would not be fair to those who don’t and yet pay the same price.
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
6 years ago
"Dianesims;c-17245976" wrote:
It would be nice if we could make our own universities/school including a magic one. But including one in the pack only for those who have ROM would not be fair to those who don’t and yet pay the same price.

Yess! I was wondering about this too - a "make your own school" pack would be so neat. Where you could create your own courses using all the features from all the stuff we have. A gardening school, a magical school, a vampire school, a cooking/restaurant school, an arts school for painters/writers/photographers/actors, .... ahhh the possibilities xD Again, I doubt it, but I think we'd all love it!
Virgo0980
6 years ago
It would be cool to see a school or dorm hall for occults.
LMcGE
6 years ago
I would suspect / hope that if we get Universities, and I think we will at some point, and also have RoM then we should be able to have a Magical School, even if we have to build it ourselves. We could even make it on the community lot in Glimmerbrooke if we didn't want to give up a residential building. It would be cute to do. Although a school and a little pub/shop would be great for the students to frequent and then a couple of houses for local magical Sims to live. I can absolutely see it now.
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
6 years ago
That's a really-really big cross patch feature to expect and if they already have sages to learn from I doubt they will have a special area in Uni. I hope not anyway - as much as I love witches I hope they fill out other needs and have more standard classes/careers. Besides it would alienate non-supernatural players to put that much work into something already in game. We know they can learn magic now in many ways in the upcoming pack.
xXstellanovaXx
6 years ago
It could be one university for all fantasy people: vamps, witches, ghosts and mermaids.