Help with gameplay ideas.

I find it's easier to play a character once I've figured out what they are like, what are their likes, dislikes, their hobbies, how they are earning their money. I also like to incorporate different elements from different packs, so if you like farming, you could get robots to help, or if you play a doctor, he could have herbalism as a side interest and guitar singing and camping as a hobby. Or take an interest in vampires, because he met a certain lady. Also, interesting community lots are important, if you have several of the same type, they should be somewhat different from one another, like an internet cafe vs. a book cafe, or an experimental food restaurant vs. an Italian restaurant or a fast food place.