"kwanzaabot;c-17459372" wrote:
I mean it's a bit like real university tbh.
(Australian uni grades are a bit different so bear with me here) but getting a Credit or a Distinction or High Distinction are functionally no different for me. If I'm one percent short of a Credit, I still get a Fail. If I get a solid 50%, that's a Credit, and I pass the class and I'm allowed to graduate.
As and Bs and Cs aren't worth anything except clout.
I get what you're trying to say but that's simply not how the
game itself functions given you start higher in your career depending on what your grade is. Why make grade an integral part of the experience when you only seem to be able to get A+ or F?
"Dijktafone;c-17459377" wrote:
Yes. I would totally be down to go to uni if the experience in itself would justify it. Alas, no greek houses this time around, no 'big sim on campus' type of memory, no need to make connections... those tiny little things that I endear so much. In tS3 the campus was big, I loved the students, the outdoor academic activities.
As for the original topic, I have no clue how grades are constructed. All I know is I ended up with an A (not an A+) despite being maxed out in all skills, and always doing everything on time.
Look, I have a lot of problems with TS4 but I think we're going to have to simply agree to disagree here. The Sims 4's universities are done better than every iteration in the franchise thus far, in my opinion, and I rarely have this high praise for TS4.
TS2 uni has little you can do exclusive to uni except for the Secret Society which aside from having the resurrection machine, I found really underwhelming upon my return to the game when UC came out and even though TS2 is my most played, I don't bother with it. If I get in it, it's entirely by accident now from befriending randos for the popularity/romance aspirations. And of course joining Greek Houses which I hate because I don't want to control the other random premade sims that are part of them.
The Sims 3 University, other than doing social groups and jobs and a few neat new lot types (which you can already make in TS4 via other expansions except the comic store), am I missing anything that's hugely different from TS2? Social Networking is cool but doesn't have much to do or integral to the university experience.
Whereas TS4 has all the Organisations and tasks and meet ups/events you can do with them, as well as the Secret Society which I haven't looked in how to join, and soccer/e sports. The ability to study from home is also huge to me. Study from home adult learning is becoming a more and more common thing, so I like the ability to do this in game. And the skill the game comes with, Research & Debate, adds to the university experience and ties the pack together nicely.
