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floridameerkat
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago

Is the lifeguard career a rabbithole?

I was under the impression that, like in the Sims 3 version, it was an active career, even though it's a part time job. However, I've heard people say that it is a rabbithole career, so I'm not sure anymore. In every game changer video I've seen so far, they always say they haven't played around with the lifeguard career, so they don't have any info on it. Does anyone have a definitive answer on what type of job this is?

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  • "drake_mccarty;c-17117961" wrote:
    "pepperjax1230;c-17117690" wrote:
    "drake_mccarty;c-17117467" wrote:
    Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.


    This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?


    Island Living is one big, poorly executed rip off of Sims 3 island paradise. Seriously. It’s basically a watered down version of that expansion pack, it doesn’t add anything new that makes it stand out on its own.

    They allotted themselves 13 days to market this expansion pack, I assume they didn’t get very long because even the smallest bits of info makes it obvious that this pack is the younger, less attractive sibling to Island Paradise and has a much less impressive list of features.


    Island Paradise was amazing but also full of bugs and extremely laggy. It was unplayable at times, let's also not forget that.
  • "AlbaWaterhouse;c-17118005" wrote:
    "drake_mccarty;c-17117961" wrote:
    "pepperjax1230;c-17117690" wrote:
    "drake_mccarty;c-17117467" wrote:
    Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.


    This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?


    Island Living is one big, poorly executed rip off of Sims 3 island paradise. Seriously. It’s basically a watered down version of that expansion pack, it doesn’t add anything new that makes it stand out on its own.

    They allotted themselves 13 days to market this expansion pack, I assume they didn’t get very long because even the smallest bits of info makes it obvious that this pack is the younger, less attractive sibling to Island Paradise and has a much less impressive list of features.


    Island Paradise was amazing but also full of bugs and extremely laggy. It was unplayable at times, let's also not forget that.


    I never found the pack to be unplayable. Ever. It was one of my all time favorite expansions for Sims 3. That being said, I don’t see what the bugs in Sims 3 have to do with them putting out a watered down rip off of that pack for 4. Are you expecting this pack to not come with it’s own bugs? Because every pack they come out with ships with bugs, and this one will too.
  • akl1226's avatar
    akl1226
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    "Aine;c-17117926" wrote:
    So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!


    We have an active career in this pack this just isn’t it. And as someone above said you get special beach interactions with the lifeguard career which although not active is cool.

    The conservationist career has been confirmed as active though. Whether that is interesting to you or not it is is there.
  • "Aine;c-17117926" wrote:
    So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!


    We are getting an active career. The conservationist career has work from home options, so it's not strictly rabbithole. The gurus have also said that some of the odd jobs are active, as well.
  • "floridameerkat;c-17118054" wrote:
    "Aine;c-17117926" wrote:
    So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!


    We are getting an active career. The conservationist career has work from home options, so it's not strictly rabbithole. The gurus have also said that some of the odd jobs are active, as well.


    Is working from home considered an active career? I thought active careers was more like those that came with get to work or get famous.
  • "logion;c-17118134" wrote:
    "floridameerkat;c-17118054" wrote:
    "Aine;c-17117926" wrote:
    So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!


    We are getting an active career. The conservationist career has work from home options, so it's not strictly rabbithole. The gurus have also said that some of the odd jobs are active, as well.


    Is working from home considered an active career? I thought active careers was more like those that came with get to work or get famous.


    Id say its a semi active. But its still better then a rabbit hole
  • "Cheekybits;c-17118138" wrote:
    "logion;c-17118134" wrote:
    "floridameerkat;c-17118054" wrote:
    "Aine;c-17117926" wrote:
    So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!


    We are getting an active career. The conservationist career has work from home options, so it's not strictly rabbithole. The gurus have also said that some of the odd jobs are active, as well.


    Is working from home considered an active career? I thought active careers was more like those that came with get to work or get famous.


    Id say its a semi active. But its still better then a rabbit hole


    Yeah, they don't really have a word for those careers, I was just a bit confused.

    Still, yeah better than a complete rabbit hole.
  • "logion;c-17118139" wrote:
    "Cheekybits;c-17118138" wrote:
    "logion;c-17118134" wrote:
    "floridameerkat;c-17118054" wrote:
    "Aine;c-17117926" wrote:
    So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!


    We are getting an active career. The conservationist career has work from home options, so it's not strictly rabbithole. The gurus have also said that some of the odd jobs are active, as well.


    Is working from home considered an active career? I thought active careers was more like those that came with get to work or get famous.


    Id say its a semi active. But its still better then a rabbit hole


    Yeah, they don't really have a word for those careers, I was just a bit confused.

    Still, yeah better than a complete rabbit hole.


    I think the careers with work from home tasks have a separate tab in the job menu. I just never really took note of what they were called ?
  • "logion;c-17118134" wrote:
    "floridameerkat;c-17118054" wrote:
    "Aine;c-17117926" wrote:
    So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!


    We are getting an active career. The conservationist career has work from home options, so it's not strictly rabbithole. The gurus have also said that some of the odd jobs are active, as well.


    Is working from home considered an active career? I thought active careers was more like those that came with get to work or get famous.




    its a semi active career
    lifeguard career should of been active .

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