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What is Sims University About and Why do You like it?
rjssim
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I recently created a poll in regards to expansions, and I see that a lot of people really want Sims University. Although I have it for TS3, I never did a get a chance to play it so I don't really know much about the pack to be honest. The same goes with Island Paradise. I bought both of the expansions for TS3 around the time TS4 came out, and I just never went back after beginning with TS4.
So, I'm just interested in what Sims University is about, of course besides education etc. Why do you like it, and what kind of interactions and stuff can you do in it? Why is it a popular expansion among fellow simmers?
So, I'm just interested in what Sims University is about, of course besides education etc. Why do you like it, and what kind of interactions and stuff can you do in it? Why is it a popular expansion among fellow simmers?
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These are guides to Sims 3 University Life which may help you
https://simsvip.com/sims-3-university-life-guide/
https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/universitylife/
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Thanks, @rosemow.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Graduation was fun though, as there was an actual party afterwards with caps and robes. A car showed up to take them home after graduation.
It was classic. Sims 3 was different in that you could actually go to classes with them. Depending on the classes they took, there would be specific tasks or activities associated with each. There was a restaurant also to add to the Uni lot and there were working cafes.
I would think University would be a great addition to sims 4 IF they evolve the teens into college students, changing their physical attributes, attitude, voices, etc.
So listen to us and don't give us a snow job, get the pun. lol
The Sims 3 pack (and I assume it would be the same for Sims 4) gives you many different ways for students to fill in their time at college, both grade wise as behaviour wise. I’ve played students who mainly partied and slept around, I’ve played students who worked real hard and I’ve played everything in between. It contributes to the depth of your character/sim. And I love how you really have to make an effort to make them succeed. I do regret the grades aren’t a necessity for certain jobs (like doctor). I’d like it if that mattered more.
This should answer your question about the two.
http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Comparison_between_The_Sims_2:_University_and_The_Sims_3:_University_Life
Personally I preferred Sims 3 when it came to sending them off for a couple of reasons. In Sims 2, if you didn't send your sim off to school before they aged up to an adult, you lost the chance forever. In Sims 3, the opportunity to head off to school is an option no matter what stage in their life they are. In Sims 2, it always felt like a chore, and very tight time constraints, I just felt like my sim didn't have much time outside of classes, needs, and skill building to fully enjoy what else was involved in going to school. I ended up adding a mod for Sims 2, just to give me more time for my sim to do other stuff.
Thanks, there’s a Wiki for everything is there hahaha. Can’t say I find the answer in this case, maybe it’s a matter of personal experience and not so much features.
This is why I've always been a fan of Uni. Also, I have quite a few families with lots of children, and they never get much individual attention from me until they go off to Uni; that's where I get to know them better, and bond with them more, and help them set up their future--whatever that may be.
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The TS3 expansion offered your sims lots of new activities to do, in a lovely world. I'm afraid I have no experience of the TS2 pack for comparison. I always enjoy sending my sims to University and if they work hard then they get a degree which helps towards their future careers. On the other hand your sims have to play hard as well to remain happy and successful so you as the player have a permanent juggling act trying to keep it all working for your sim. I loved the Sorority and Fraternity houses, the dorms and the permanent mess and noise. It reminded me so much of my own time at University. And the parties, the social groups and their various places where they used to gather.
I suspect that if University is released for TS4 then it will be somewhat pared down from TS3. Some ideas have already appeared in earlier TS4 packs, like the introduction of social groups in Get Together. It will be interesting to see if the developers can come up with anything new for TS4 which is as engrossing as earlier versions.
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But my judgement was probably influenced by my own experience as a university student who also lived in a dorm myself for a few years. I can understand why simmers who haven’t experienced that themselves and only have dreams about it could like University anyway. But for me TS2 University was just too simplified and trivial. So I just wanted to get my sims out of the university again as fast as possible.
As someone who lived in a dorm for three years, dorm life in TS2 was more realistic (except we didn't have a private cook from midnight to 4am), especially in terms of the bedrooms themselves and the amenities. I found TS3's spacious rooms with the full-size beds to be a bit more unrealistic, as well as dorms that came with full gyms inside them.
I didn't mind having to wait an hour or two in TS2 for my Sims to go to class. At first I loved the idea of attending class with them in TS3, but it just became a headache, as there was invariably a huge crowd of people blocking the entry, and it usually took half the class period for my Sim to find her seat. And usually, she was quite uncomfortable because there was always some vampire stalking her amidst said crowd.
And while TS3 is more realistic with the ability to begin school at any age, I found it was too difficult to create a brand new Sim, get them enough money to go to school, and actually send them there. And it was super annoying having to send them back if you wanted them to get a degree. Again, more realistic, but I just didn't find it to be very necessary. I liked being able to get everything accomplished in one fell swoop in TS2, and being able to create a new Sim at said school without having to worry about being able to afford tuition.
The graduation ceremony in TS3 always took forever. I always wanted to skip it, but the game never let me. It was maddening.
I also liked that TS2 had more options for majors with more possible career paths.
The one thing I preferred in TS3's University? Backpacks.