My belated thoughts on University

I can add one little thing to the Robotics section. I'm not sure what it is but this is involving the repair bot. My sim had created one to fix things around the home. But the day they were able to use it, it was raining. The repair bot did repair what it was supposed to, but then right afterward went outside in the rain. Needless to say, it shorted out and quit working.

"LaBlue0314;c-17356017" wrote:
I can add one little thing to the Robotics section. I'm not sure what it is but this is involving the repair bot. My sim had created one to fix things around the home. But the day they were able to use it, it was raining. The repair bot did repair what it was supposed to, but then right afterward went outside in the rain. Needless to say, it shorted out and quit working.

Well as I understand it, if you want a repair bot to repair itself... it can't, you have to have two so they can repair each other. Which makes sense, I guess.

I found the graduation process very underwhelming. I got the notification that my sim had graduated A+ shortly after final exam on her final class, but then nothing. I sent her back to the dorm and over the course of the rest of the day nothing....and I am left to wondering what am I supposed to do?

And the next day after all morning wondering the same about what to do, I get a notification for her to attend graduation class. Okay....It's a bunch of sims outside her former classroom with nothing going on for over an hour. And then she enters....after clicking everywhere to see what to do (Is this it?) and comes out....and that's it.

Still not sure what to do, I send her back to the dorm. I guess I'll make her own fun for her and have her get on the juice keg. And all night....nothing is happening. And then finally, the next day, something comes up about her packing and moving. Packing and moving what? The dorm is essentially not alterable so it's all dorm stuff! Waste of time.

But FINALLY, she is back home at her Dad's. But even the merge feature was messed. It basically said SHE had all the money vs what her Dad gave her to go to Uni.

I agree with all the points made! Especially the time it takes for the Sims to get around campus. What frustrates me a lot is that there isn't a more versatile graduation ceremony, considering it's a pretty big memory of graduates all over the world, right? I know I remember mine fondly and wouldn't want to skip or forget it.

And, yes, the new skills are pretty much useless, at least on the grand scheme of things. Not that I didn't enjoy playing them, but they feel a bit repetitive without adding too much depth on the existing features of The Sims 4. One or two debates captured my interest and then I didn't have the motivation to keep repeating the same animations over and over again.

On a more positive note, I enjoy the different degrees and the pieces of background stories they give to our beloved Sims. They are a powerful shot of realism that was needed in our games, whether we love supernatural elements or not. A few more aspirations and traits would be nice, so thank goodness there are some mods for them. ;)

"gothprincess4ever;c-17357733" wrote:
And, yes, the new skills are pretty much useless, at least on the grand scheme of things.

I honestly think the big mistake was the stairs at Foxbury. It really really feels like whoever designed the world, and whoever animated the bikes, didn't talk to each other.
A simple thing: Replace the short stairs down to the field with the statue (where most events are held at Foxbury) with bike-able slopes instead and this problem wouldn't exist.

As for skills: Debate is the new Charisma: A PAIN to level up and never really used other than to get promotions. Robotics, on the other hand... I enjoy it a lot, and I think it was a really clever thing to force you to build your own servo (or seduce one ;) ), so you can't find or buy one already made.
My sim is collecting parts now to build her boyfriend ;) and I will care much more for him since I have worked to get him.

That's a mistake they usually keep making, otherwise. "You have to be really close friend with a mermaid to become one! ...Or just buy some magic seaweed in the aspiration reward store, I guess...". Kind of loses the "specialness".

You are absolutely right about the graduation party. They really should have gone all out on that.

I agree with a lot of what was said here, but have a small tip for that debate skill.. Since it’s actually the “research & debate” skill, you can use that special research computer that came with the pack to raise not only that skill but others at the same time. I used it to research cooking, logic, and any other skill my Sim needed, while at the same time slowly maxing research and debate skill.

Clever clever :) I didn't realized that is how it worked.

I totally agree with you, @fullspiral. Graduation is one of the most underwhelming parts of the game. The only time in the game where I have no clue what I am supposed to be doing.

Research and Debate is required to advance in a couple of the new careers (I'm not sure about Engineering) but outside of that there doesn't seem to be much to DO with it in day to day Sim life, unlike a lot of the other skills.

I discovered to my great chagrin that "lazy" is not a good trait for a Foxbury student. :D They refuse to jog or run ANYWHERE and riding a bike on that campus is a nightmare.