Why don't you like Discover University?

I simply dislike most parts of the theme and not interested in previous versions either.

I have very little interest in life stages above child unless playing parents of babies/tots and you can't really have kids with this packs game play. But yeah, once sims age into teens and then young adults I've lost interest, I like playing babies, tots and kids better. I bought it for the bikes but kids can't even ride them. (Yes it's a young adult pack so I didn't expect much/anything for kids but since I'm not interested in young adults it's a big reason I don't like it haha. Just lack of interest.) I'm also disliking the robotics/servos type stuff, just not into it.

There are a few things I do like: The homework grind is great! I do like that part of the pack and the soccer ball, and debate team, but I wish they'd actually added playable classes, not rabbit holes. That was the main thing I wanted that would have made this pack not boring to me, seeing them IN class. I want to see them sitting in class working on papers etc. I want to see them racing the clock to hand in papers on time (IN class). WOrking on group projects at a table in class (like the parenthood projects but at a table, not on the floor haha). It's all rabbit holes which I find boring.

So yeah, a few things I like but my least fav pack (finally bumping City Living out of least fav for me haha! It's moved up to 2nd least ;) )

For me the strongest EP is Island Living, it's easily my favourite ever sims pack!

Well, I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. I want to love it, but it doesn't flow the way I want it to. For reference, I really, really loved Sims 2 Uni.

I think it has to do with a couple of things. First, rotational play isn't as easy with DU as it was in TS2. In 2, I used to have Sims in multiple dorms in every semester so my campus was full of my Sims. That way, when I played one of the dorms, they had a full household and could invite another dorm over for a party and some ruckus. But with DU, there's so much weight on the school schedule that I can't freely jump around and play whatever household I want and pick things up where I left them. It's harder to manage my Sims' grades while still being able to play all of them at some time or other and allow them time to party and meet up, even when I only enroll them in two classes per semester. Which brings me to my other main issue...

There's too much serious studying and focus on the actual grades and not enough on the fun party college life. In Sims 2 they were always up too late, hooking up, having dance parties, drinking from the juice keg, and socializing in between studies. I feel like my Sims now are more boring at Uni and don't automatically use the bubble blower or attract to each other. They do illogical or annoying autonomous actions instead that waste time and just make the experience frustrating, like running around getting water, or disappearing outside on the grounds to chat up some stranger who doesn't matter or nap on a bench. Sometimes they don't even make it to class on time and I'll find them standing outside the rabbit hole being useless. In TS2, it's like they had instincts for not only going to class, but finding fun activities and doing them together so they were more fun to leave alone, but in TS4 they continue to be nonsensical and predictable and carbon copies of each other in behaviors.

I suppose it's just the way the Sims themselves are programmed, but they really need some individuality. If we were to get some kind of attraction and romance system with preferences and behaviors, then I might enjoy the Uni experience more and find it worth the hassle. But college is supposed to be the wild years and I want to see that play out so it's disappointing when they won't get juiced or go on a bubble high on their own or go streaking or do anything out of the ordinary. They're too happy and well-behaved.

I think LIELF summed it up for me with the comment about too much focus on grades. Yes, that's an important aspect of going to university, but this is a game. I want to focus on the fun parts of uni and DU doesn't leave much time to do those unless you're on a long lifespan and you only do a class or two a semester.

I play it sometimes for the job perks, but the gameplay doesn't do a lot for me.

There's only one thing about the pack that disappointed me: the grade system.

In The Sims 3 (maybe even 2?) there was a bar, so you could see how much work your sim had to put into it to get a good grade( or the best grade for that matter). In TS4 version I sometimes spend a lot of time studying, making homework and developing skills so I am sure of a good grade.

I was never really a Uni fan. But I do feel it's an important EP to have. Each iteration provided something enjoyable. Sims2 the genie and making money serving food. Sims3 allowing elders join Uni and sitting in class with your sims. Plantsims too if they came with this EP. In sims4 being able to go to class from home, interesting roommates, student loan, joining sports, secret society and other activities.

Of course it's been a while since I've played the other Universities, but I feel I like sims4 the best.

i like university in the sims, but i dont play it all the time because i am more focused on families and having babies and all that. and university always takes so long. i do like the 2 colleges and the being able to live at home. i think those are some of the best things about the pack. i enjoy the new skills.

but the grade system isnt my favorite. i feel like its to focused on making the grade. yes homework and all that is important but if you want good grades theres not much time to do other thijngs like go to sports games, hang with friends, party, and all that. i personally like the sims 3 university the best. sims 2 was ok but it was so long to go through. and the sims 3 going every 2 weeks and time freezing while im away makes me feel like im not missing something. sims 4 most of young adult life is spent in college. even with life on long it still uses up a lot of time. but i still enjoy playing once in awhile.

I love the fact that it has a strong focus on the grades, that there are real consequences for those who get a degree and that sims can get a degree from home. What i don't like is the lenght of the degree. I play with a mod that makes the degrees 4 credits only. That's the only way i can play it and if this mod didn't exist i wouldn't play it at all.

The pack is well done but it reminds me of Strangerville. It's something I'll play through once and never touch again. I played through it with one sim and I enjoyed it, but I have absolutely no desire to replay the exact same gameplay again so I haven't picked it up once since.

Outside of a university gameplay literally everything in the pack is useless. Majority of the build buy screams "university halls" so I don't use any of it in any of my builds apart from the shower, I never use the world and I don't use any of the CAS. So basically the only things I use from the pack are the showers and the roommate system.

Because of that it's my least favorite expansion by a long shot and I would happily refund it.

I like it, and on my rotational play I play a private dorm with 4-6 students through 1 term per year. I think the world is lovely, and I also use most of the content, especially CAS is good, and actually making teens looking a bit more teens :)

"Onverser;c-17689877" wrote:
The pack is well done but it reminds me of Strangerville. It's something I'll play through once and never touch again. I played through it with one sim and I enjoyed it, but I have absolutely no desire to replay the exact same gameplay again so I haven't picked it up once since.

Outside of a university gameplay literally everything in the pack is useless. Majority of the build buy screams "university halls" so I don't use any of it in any of my builds apart from the shower, I never use the world and I don't use any of the CAS. So basically the only things I use from the pack are the showers and the roommate system.

Because of that it's my least favorite expansion by a long shot and I would happily refund it.

You're the first one I've seen say they don't use the CAS, can I ask why? I thought it was universally agreed upon that DU CAS is the best CAS in any pack.