This is what would help make the case for the fifth iteration of this franchise for me. No more rabbit holes/chance cards. If I choose to follow my sim to school that day I want to be there and I want new, unexpected stuff to happen there. Maybe a classmate picks a fight with them or another classmate embarrasses them in front of class. Maybe there's a class field trip that day. If I choose to follow them to work, same drill. I think every career could be made into an active one *including teen careers like lawn mowing, babysitting, etc.). If each new iteration of the game is supposed to break new ground I want it to do this then. I don't want my sims disappearing off screen anymore. Anyone agree?

Well, some of your sims would still be disappearing off screen, cos you couldn't follow everyone to work/school at once. In general, I like the idea.

I like the idea of being able to go to work/school with your sim like in the GTW careers. It would be awesome if all careers, etc could have that ability. I also like it not being routine and the same thing every day. I think maybe having 3 to 5 goals (different each day) to accomplish each day would be great as well.I think the rabbit hole should still be an option though for those simmers who may want to be able to fast forward through their work/school day.

Only if it's optional. I don't want to have to follow Sims to situations I don't care to in order to advance. For example, I like active careers, but have 0 interest in active schools. I don't want to have to follow a kid to school for them to get an A, or for it to be easier for them to get an A. I don't want to be penalized for not using the option if I don't want to, you know? But I like the idea in general.

I would like this but I agree it shouldn't be mandatory. Going to work/school actively should mostly be to help raise your performance faster then just sending them to a rabbithole, with only the careers having active requirements on some of their levels. Like it would make sense if in the business career in order for your sim to get promoted to (random level) they need to give a good presentation. You as the player could have tasks to make sure the presentation goes smoothly and your boss is in a good mood and can decide to play it safe and potentially not get promoted because you didn't wow your boss or go big and potentially fail so badly you lose performance.

Yes, I would like to see all active careers too. But I think you should also have a chance of advancement by doing what you need to advance at home in case you decide not to go in every day. I really enjoy the active careers.

Sims 5 - All careers + school/highschool should be ACTIVE (opinion)

Movotti
New Spectator
6 years ago
Well, some of your sims would still be disappearing off screen, cos you couldn't follow everyone to work/school at once.

In general, I like the idea.
ber5nie5
6 years ago
I like the idea of being able to go to work/school with your sim like in the GTW careers. It would be awesome if all careers, etc could have that ability. I also like it not being routine and the same thing every day. I think maybe having 3 to 5 goals (different each day) to accomplish each day would be great as well.

I think the rabbit hole should still be an option though for those simmers who may want to be able to fast forward through their work/school day.
luxsylvan
6 years ago
Only if it's optional. I don't want to have to follow Sims to situations I don't care to in order to advance. For example, I like active careers, but have 0 interest in active schools. I don't want to have to follow a kid to school for them to get an A, or for it to be easier for them to get an A. I don't want to be penalized for not using the option if I don't want to, you know? But I like the idea in general.
VentusMatt
6 years ago
I would like this but I agree it shouldn't be mandatory. Going to work/school actively should mostly be to help raise your performance faster then just sending them to a rabbithole, with only the careers having active requirements on some of their levels. Like it would make sense if in the business career in order for your sim to get promoted to (random level) they need to give a good presentation. You as the player could have tasks to make sure the presentation goes smoothly and your boss is in a good mood and can decide to play it safe and potentially not get promoted because you didn't wow your boss or go big and potentially fail so badly you lose performance.
SheriSim
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
Yes, I would like to see all active careers too. But I think you should also have a chance of advancement by doing what you need to advance at home in case you decide not to go in every day. I really enjoy the active careers.
kaeyresky
6 years ago
Disagree. I'd be more than fine with rabbit hole careers, to be honest.
Fluteline24
New Spectator
6 years ago
Disagree. Rabbit holes are just fine with me. Frankly, I have the active school mod and the charm of it wears off pretty quickly. And there are careers that would be a snore to follow (Business).
whimreaper
6 years ago
I think the idea is interesting, but that the option to follow the sim or stay home should be open. The scientist career in TS4 is like that, and I enjoy being able to either follow my sim or allow them to gain experience while I play with another sim. I think following sims to school could be very boring, but I like the idea that you might be able to control them on field trips. I would also be worried about how hard the programming for every school/job location would be on a computer. Maybe this would be cool for a career oriented spinoff more than the new game in the series? It just seems like it would be too much power for a regular computer to handle.
tcikes
New Spectator
6 years ago
Sorry, thought I was clear that it would of course be optional! As with everything in the game. I don't think the business career would be boring to follow (it's not exempt from office drama) no more than choosing to stay at home with another sim who'll sleep and play video games/clean the house is. Again, just having the option is nice.
Sproodlefan1
6 years ago
I would love to be able to go to work with sims I wish you could choose to work at home as well though.