Do CAS stories seem useless?

I think it's useful, especially when your sim can start off with some skills, a career and even extra funds. I think it adds for a extra detail.

Think they could expand on this even more to be even better.

I can see it being really fun and useful for a lot of people, but I answered the poll for myself. I have a lot of Sims in my library and often use them as bases for whatever Sims I build in CAS. Building the personality first cuts off how I build looks. For challenges, the trait randomizer is perfect.

I do really like that story mode will give Sims skills and change the starting money, though. I tend to use cheats to set my Sims up before hitting play, so I do that myself, but again, I see how this will be great for a lot of people.

I think it could be pretty useful for people who want to make their own townies, or even for people like me who usually use the same few traits/aspirations and never really branch out.

I see your point, but it can help differ your Sims from your other Sims and give them more character. Also, it sounds quite fun. Additionally, not everyone is up for cheating jobs and skills the hard way, so I think it's a good addition.

It's a start, but it gave me the impression that the changes will actually change the way sims behave but apparently not, maybe they'll do it in the future, but really survey seems unnecessary putting an option for starting funds and skill is enough.

Just watched the video and yes, for now seems quite useless for a player like me, who never plays random Sims.
When I create a story I know exactly what career and traits I need even for "supporting" Sims, so it would only be useful if I could simply assign that.
Quiz only complicates things.

I didn’t know that you could cheat the career/skills, so this will be good for my sims. It’s not groundbreaking, and I think calling it a “story” is misleading, but it’s an ok addition.

"Atreya33;c-17158610" wrote:
To me it feels rather useless for the main reason that the traits and aspiration are locked. I think it would be a very useful starting point to create sims if I could tweak their traits a bit more after the quiz.

I can see myself using it for background characters / extras in my stories but I prefer full control on the creation of my main sim. I will keep using cheats if I want to change their starting conditions. Although most of the times the cheats I use are meant to reduce starting money and delete skills from gallery sims.

If maxis unlocks the traits after the quiz and I will change my answer to useful and use it a lot.

Exactly. I raise my Sims in my main save from toddlerhood, so they grow up with a load of skills and useful traits (like the 'responsible' trait that allows them to avoid needed to do 'homework' after work in regular careers). I get a bit frustrated when I add a spouse to the family because the new Sim doesn't have any skills at all.

However, I wouldn't be using this to create the spouses, since I don't want to be stuck with whatever traits are generated by the quiz. It's not a bad idea, but we should be able to go back and do a bit of editing, rather than only having the choice of starting over.

It does sound a little interesting, I might try it to see how it is, but remember you don't have to use it. It is just for those who would like to. I do not see it useless. It might give people ideas of a new game play.

I think it will be cool. I will not use it often, but it might be fun and time saving when creating multiple new households. Especially if adults now come with a few skills and a job, and a little more funds. I hope this will be based on their age though, like fresh YAs should still come almost like before, while Adults and Elders should come with some extras.