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

"Wallsisms4ever;c-16915092" wrote:
It is a nice idea, but honestly I don't believe it's possible. First because they've been making active careers paid content, and adding it to the base game would mean less money on their pocket. And then there's perfomance. People ask for open worlds, color wheels, no rabbit holes, etc, but they forget the game needs to be playable. It would take a NASA computer to run a game with modern graphics (at least better than Sims 4, since we're talking about the next gen), 8 sims on an open world lot, no rabbit holes, and crowded community lots. It's just unreal. Plus we can't forget about the expansion packs, wich always make performance worst. Besides, for every new career added by the EP's, they would have to work not only on the pack content, but on the active career they're adding. I don't think that's possible.

We're talking about a new base game -- adding active careers to base game means they can expand on the theme in paid content (start out with active careers and you can add more later without having to patch the mechanics into the game later). As long as not following your Sim to work or school doesn't penalize their performance (they can still move on to the next level even if you don't actively follow them) that would be fine. It actually might save them work in the long run. I don't think all careers need to have active components (I really don't want to have to follow my business Sims to the office to watch them work on the computer or make phone calls all day) but a combination of rabbit hole/off screen jobs and active jobs would be fine. Actually, my dream for Sims 4 would be to have all the base game jobs get a "work from home" component like the CL jobs etc.

I think it would be really cool to be able to simulate your sims day as a spy, criminal, etc. I wouldn't want a detective holding a stupid little bush to hide behind though, more like how the detective investigates in GTW or even more in depth. The possibilities are endless!

As much as I want to be able to follow my teens to Highschool I don't think active careers and Highschool should be a base game feature. The base game starts with what 8 or so careers now add in Highschool and we're talking about what 3 expansions worth of content what would we lose on other base game features to get these active careers I think a lot.

"jooxis;d-953750" wrote:
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?

This would be nice. But I would be okay if the rabbit holes/change cards were in the base game and became fully fleshed out content in later content expansions. As long as I've been playing the sims, I've been patient and forgiving as long as the base game was fully engaging, interesting, and enjoyable to play. My experience with ts4 stopped that goodwill to a screeching halt, though.

I don't know that the actual classroom stuff needs to be active- but I would like to see a University/School pack come into Sims 4 at some point. It would be cool, as long as it was optional. I like that in the active careers now- you have the option to go with them or not. I also like that some of the careers have a work from home option now! I thought it was a fun expansion for Sims 3 and added some fun new ideas/options. However- the thing I miss most from Sims 3 is still the Architect career from Sims 3. I LOVED that career so much and keep hoping that it will somehow come back.

"ChadSims2;c-16915761" wrote:
As much as I want to be able to follow my teens to Highschool I don't think active careers and Highschool should be a base game feature. The base game starts with what 8 or so careers now add in Highschool and we're talking about what 3 expansions worth of content what would we lose on other base game features to get these active careers I think a lot.

Rather than full/active schools and careers, I'd like to have the WFH features from the CL careers added to base game in Sims 5, along with study from home or homeschool activities. Decide if you want to go to work/school that day and if you don't want to go you get about two or three tasks that have to be performed, like exercise for an hour, or go find collectibles or write an essay. They'd change each day so you wouldn't be doing the same exact things. I've been using mods that add WFH options to many of the base game careers and they definitely give more life to the old standbys.

"Haskorentaro;c-16901124" wrote:
Why not make it a toggle.

The game doesnt need toogle for everything, you can choose to follow your sim or not in active careers.