Mixology Specialist Certificate?

"Sketch793;c-17649260" wrote:
This isn't cheating, but since it feels that way to you, there's a very easy solution. Just don't use the certificate. Don't hang the certificate on the wall and don't choose Mixologist when your sim Finds A Job. If you want your sim to be a Mixologist, start with the Culinary career and work your way up to the point where you can choose a branch. Nobody is affected but you.

What feels like cheating to me is when the developers take something away that my sim has already earned, as they did with the Never Weary reward. I had several sims who had already bought Never Weary or were saving reward points to purchase it, so I felt very cheated when it was nerfed. I would feel the same way if the Mixology Specialist Certificate was suddenly taken away or changed, after my sims had put time and money into some or all of the classes needed for it.

I still think it's a good thing that sims are not prevented from earning the Mixology Specialist Certificate by having too much Mixology skill. It also makes sense to me that a professional mixologist should be able to talk knowledgeably about many things, so I have no problem with a mixologist learning other skills. I'm sorry that you disagree, but I doubt that I'll change your mind, and I don't think you'll change my mine.

I’m sorry that this feature is so important to you, but I personally do not like the way it currently functions, and hope to see it changed. 90% of the time, I play the game for realism. And someone who has never done anything related to mixology in their life suddenly becoming a specialist in that field is not realistic.

A simple solution would be to allow sims who are already level 10 in mixology to simply purchase the certificate. Or, heck, request it in the mail for free if people don’t want to pay for it. I don’t see how this would make things worse than how it is now - having to go to 11 random, non-mixology classes in order for your level 10 mixologist to get their certification.