Looking back at the Sims 4 official launch trailer/Gamescom 2013 trailer, it shows many hints of the upcoming packs.. Just from my observation.. I could be wrong.. ...EA must have worked on the rough timelines for each pack and working towards it...Just hoping that the awaited pack will come sooner..I like the Get Smart idea.. Perhaps, Get Smart and Weirder..
I don't think we have much on-campus living here in Australia.
We don't. Dorms are rarely even on the same street as the campus. I had a friend who was living in a dorm ( I only know of two people who ever lived in dorms), and it was a 30 minute bus ride to the campus. After first year, he moved into a flat, then in to a share house.
I'd love to see on line options for sims that still need to work and options for seniors and night classes.
Attending uni, but living off campus, online, night classes, and uni for all sims teen and up.
Got a friend who finished uni at 18. Poor guy was underage until his final year, there's a bar on campus, a liquid lunch is not unusual for uni students here.
@Movotti where I live in Australia there is on campus living. I was considering renting one when I first started studying but the rent was insane for what it was. I can rent a nice, newer 4 bedroom house for waaay cheaper.
So while there are dorms here, no one stays in them.
Do people actually like destination packs? Because that's what university ultimately is; take a break from the normal neighborhood to go on a quasi-vacation, except that you only have a small window in which you can go and you're not allowed to go back. (Unless someone wants to allow a returning students feature, in which case it's just another sort of vacation destination.)
It seems to me like stuff packs that expand slightly on the usual sim life flow in the neighborhood (i.e: Parenthood and Vampires, both of which slot seamlessly into day-to-day sim life) are more popular than ones that pull you away somewhere else. I'm guessing that we'll get a university game pack just due to demand, but I'm not seeing much to recommend it other than tradition now.
@Movotti where I live in Australia there is on campus living.
I'm not denying that it exists, just that it's far from the 'norm'
I was considering renting one when I first started studying but the rent was insane for what it was. I can rent a nice, newer 4 bedroom house for waaay cheaper.
So while there are dorms here, no one stays in them.
And that's why it's not the norm.
Dorms in Australia are usually occupied by international students, or first year students from rural areas. Most people make friends in their first year of uni, and move in with them, since it's a heck of a lot cheaper than paying an arm and a leg for a tiny dorm room.
We don't have 'university towns'. We have multiple universities in each of our major cities. You typically have the choice of multiple universities, that you can easily access from your family home. There's no need for most aussies to move, to attend uni. You can relax, save your money, live at home for a few years, and then attempt to move out at 20 or so.
Occasionally, something you want to study is not available at a local uni, and that will be one of the rare times when a student will attend uni in a different state, and therefor have to move. But even then, a share house is much more cost effective than a dorm.
It would be pretty clever of them to release a GP for University in the fall, when universities start up again! But it feels like that would be a lot of content for a GP, so maybe it would be an EP? thoughts?
But on a more serious note, why do we have to live on campus in the Sims? I've been to uni and my carers drove me. (I live in supported accommodation, due to Asperger's.) I don't think we have much on-campus living here in Australia.
I just wish I knew what was next. It's just a shame EA's "Cone of Silence" is not as *ahem* good as Get Smart's.
On-campus living is virtually nonexistent in the UK. People typically rent a room in a house with 5-6 other people and then commute to campus. There are also student flats in city centres more typically aimed at wealthier/international students.
I don't like my sims being forced to live on campus to attend uni.
Really living in halls and away from home is part of the experience for a lot of people. I don’t know how it is in the US but in the UK people that live out (unless they are local) are often looked down on unless there are other factors at play they are a myinoraty
I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I don't want my sims to be FORCED to live on campus. I'm not saying that it shouldn't be optional.
Btw, I have friends who have attended uni in the UK, and they have not lived on campus, they lived in flats. I've got a friend currently in the UK, attending uni, and living on her own, with her cat, in a flat.
Here in Australia, it's very rare for anyone to live on campus, the few dorms we do have are rarely even on campus, and are usually only for international students, or the occasional first year student from the country, after first year, they usually move into a share-house with friends. Most people attend their first year or two of uni from their family home. Why waste money on a dorm when you can sleep in your own bed, and eat from your parents fridge?
I think its a culture difference.In the USA most universities are located far away from home.My best friend college is three hours away .
When I went to University I stayed in the dorms for two years and then moved back home and just commuted back and forth. Luckily I didn't live hours away from my school. I'd like to have that option for my sims.
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I don't like my sims being forced to live on campus to attend uni.
Really living in halls and away from home is part of the experience for a lot of people. I don’t know how it is in the US but in the UK people that live out (unless they are local) are often looked down on unless there are other factors at play they are a myinoraty
I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I don't want my sims to be FORCED to live on campus. I'm not saying that it shouldn't be optional.
Btw, I have friends who have attended uni in the UK, and they have not lived on campus, they lived in flats. I've got a friend currently in the UK, attending uni, and living on her own, with her cat, in a flat.
Here in Australia, it's very rare for anyone to live on campus, the few dorms we do have are rarely even on campus, and are usually only for international students, or the occasional first year student from the country, after first year, they usually move into a share-house with friends. Most people attend their first year or two of uni from their family home. Why waste money on a dorm when you can sleep in your own bed, and eat from your parents fridge?
I think its a culture difference.In the USA most universities are located far away from home.My best friend college is three hours away .
Yes, the culture, and the geography is very different.
3 hours is nothing. The capital of my state is about 5 hours away, and about 3/4 of the population of this state lives there. (if you travel in the opposite direction, the state border is more than 9 hours away.) Our states are massive, and the capital of each has the majority of the population, and multiple universities.
I live in a regional centre, it's a small city, and it has a campus of one of the larger universities, meaning that some courses are on offer outside of the capital, so country people don't have to travel so far to study.
There's no point in the locals in the capitals to use dorms, since they live in the city already, and dorm are expensive.
@Movotti 3 hours might not sound like much but it is a huge chunk of time out of our lives just to travel
Better off living in a dorm in the USA than spending 6 hours in travel each day- his poor friend would have no time to play the sims!
@Movotti 3 hours might not sound like much but it is a huge chunk of time out of our lives just to travel
Better off living in a dorm in the USA than spending 6 hours in travel each day- his poor friend would have no time to play the sims!
I wasn't suggesting that it's not far to travel in one day, just that in the grand scheme of things, it's a short distance.
I moved to the city to study, but got sick of share houses, and so returned to a rural city, where rent is cheap enough to live alone. I briefly looked into dorms when I started study, but they were ridiculously expensive.
I hope they do uni. Where all the lifestages can go to uni. Instead of just YA that's why i liked Sims 3 it really felt like a uni. And weren't stuck in college like you were in Sims like you can drop out and still go back in Sims 2 you drop out that was it. Also I like the two weeks and four weeks it was another week in the Sims 3 but I liked how you could choose how long you can be at the uni as well.
I hope they do uni. Where all the lifestages can go to uni. Instead of just YA that's why i liked Sims 3 it really felt like a uni. And weren't stuck in college like you were in Sims like you can drop out and still go back in Sims 2 you drop out that was it. Also I like the two weeks and four weeks it was another week in the Sims 3 but I liked how you could choose how long you can be at the uni as well.
Yeah, uni in ts3 was a lot closer to what it needs to be like in ts4 and beyond.
I'd love uni to be for teens through to elders.
I've got a friend who finished uni at 18, and another who goes back to uni every few years to do another course, or get updated on what she's done in the past, she's currently in her 40's, and I wouldn't be surprised if she is still going back in her 70's. Some people enjoy being educated.
And there really needs to be the option to commute to uni from home, rather than live on campus. Some sims have kids to look after!
I don't like my sims being forced to live on campus to attend uni.
Really living in halls and away from home is part of the experience for a lot of people. I don’t know how it is in the US but in the UK people that live out (unless they are local) are often looked down on unless there are other factors at play they are a myinoraty
I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I don't want my sims to be FORCED to live on campus. I'm not saying that it shouldn't be optional.
Btw, I have friends who have attended uni in the UK, and they have not lived on campus, they lived in flats. I've got a friend currently in the UK, attending uni, and living on her own, with her cat, in a flat.
Here in Australia, it's very rare for anyone to live on campus, the few dorms we do have are rarely even on campus, and are usually only for international students, or the occasional first year student from the country, after first year, they usually move into a share-house with friends. Most people attend their first year or two of uni from their family home. Why waste money on a dorm when you can sleep in your own bed, and eat from your parents fridge?
I think its a culture difference.In the USA most universities are located far away from home.My best friend college is three hours away .
Most people in the UK go to university in different towns or cities, very few students want to live at home with their parents. Still very little on-campus accommodation though.
Also, unlike the US (from what I can gather), most universities in the UK are located in the very centre of our cities, though not always. The university in my city is very central, and hence most students live central too. The drinking age is 18 here so most students want to live in places with loads of bars and clubs - a huge, huge, huuuuge part of student life here revolves around drinking (for better or worse).
In the US most live in campus and some don't the big reason why is because some people are accepted to a uni in another state or a uni. 3-9 hours away and so much traffic. Also I never went to a uni but isn't living on campus cheaper then living out and also isn't it part of the kids tuition or no?
The university in my city is very central, and hence most students live central too.
We've got one uni in this state that has at least 12 campuses, 3 in the centre of the capital, others are scattered throughout the city, and in other cities in the state. Most of them are specialised. In metro areas, most people live within an hour bus trip of at least one campus. And that's just one of the universities in this state. There are two other major ones, each with multiple campuses, and then there are minor ones.
The drinking age is 18 here so most students want to live in places with loads of bars and clubs - a huge, huge, huuuuge part of student life here revolves around drinking (for better or worse).
It's the same here, many of the campuses have bars, or at least lots of party like festive stuff going on. Pub crawls are a popular way to get to know other people in various groups and clubs. Most uni students live just around the corner from a pub.
The university in my city is very central, and hence most students live central too.
We've got one uni in this state that has at least 12 campuses, 3 in the centre of the capital, others are scattered throughout the city, and in other cities in the state. Most of them are specialised. In metro areas, most people live within an hour bus trip of at least one campus. And that's just one of the universities in this state. There are two other major ones, each with multiple campuses, and then there are minor ones.
The drinking age is 18 here so most students want to live in places with loads of bars and clubs - a huge, huge, huuuuge part of student life here revolves around drinking (for better or worse).
It's the same here, many of the campuses have bars, or at least lots of party like festive stuff going on. Pub crawls are a popular way to get to know other people in various groups and clubs. Most uni students live just around the corner from a pub.
It's multiple uni in the state like for ex. in Cali has a lot. But some people who live out in Cali don't want to go to a uni in Cali so the go to school in another state, or if they are smart they get accepted to like Yale, Harvard or Princeton. Sometimes people get rejected.
What I meant was 3-9 hours away in the same state for the University and traffic flow is crazy out here so people much rather live on campus then 6 to more hours depending on traffic to and from school and also gas/fuel prices is on the rise in the u.s. taking the bus/ train prices are going up and chances are the person will be late to class.
There are about 125 colleges in my state, some very large and some very small. Some universities are public (which means that they are cheaper for in-state students to attend and more expensive for out-of-state students. Some universities are private (instate/out of state pay same). Many universities specialize, or are known for certain areas (archaeology, biology, engineering, teaching, etc.). A student might attend a college halfway across the country to attend a good university that offers courses in what they like.
Living in a dorm here is more economical than renting an apartment.
My daughter attends University about thirty minutes from us (we are very lucky there is a good one close by that offers courses in which she is interested). She commutes, but she did live on campus her first two years. (commuting is even more economical than living in dorms, lol).
Some of her friends chose universities in different states (10 hours or more), obviously they would not commute. They likely all lived on campus one or two years and then probably rented an apartment their junior and senior years (I can't say for sure because I am not that interested and I haven't asked her).
It's about an 8.5 hour drive from one end of our state to the other. Still too far to commute if you live on the coast and go to school in the mountains.
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There are about 125 colleges in my state, some very large and some very small.
wow. That's more than a few. You must have one heck of a population!
Many universities specialize, or are known for certain areas (archaeology, biology, engineering, teaching, etc.).
I figured that must be the case. Our largest university in this state(the one with the most campuses) specialises in practically everything, each campus has a particular focus, but some courses require you to attend lectures at more than one campus, so it may not matter where you live, you will still need to commute.
A student might attend a college halfway across the country to attend a good university that offers courses in what they like.
That's a concept I find to be strange. Country folk may have to travel to the capital of the state, but most of our capitals have all the courses covered, and the major unis are pretty good.
Living in a dorm here is more economical than renting an apartment.
Share housing is far cheaper here.
My daughter attends University about thirty minutes from us (we are very lucky there is a good one close by that offers courses in which she is interested).
That's how it is for about 75% of the population here.
She commutes, but she did live on campus her first two years. (commuting is even more economical than living in dorms, lol).
Plus living at home is usually a comfort during stressful study times.
It's about an 8.5 hour drive from one end of our state to the other.
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With 75% of our population living in our major cities, and with each city having good universities, and plenty of course options, you can see why commuting would make sense here. Add to that, our dorms aren't usually on campus, they're usually situated somewhere else in the city, and are too expensive for most people.
Our capital cities also have reasonable metro systems, giving many students more time to catch up on required reading.
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Attending uni, but living off campus, online, night classes, and uni for all sims teen and up.
Got a friend who finished uni at 18. Poor guy was underage until his final year, there's a bar on campus, a liquid lunch is not unusual for uni students here.
So while there are dorms here, no one stays in them.
It seems to me like stuff packs that expand slightly on the usual sim life flow in the neighborhood (i.e: Parenthood and Vampires, both of which slot seamlessly into day-to-day sim life) are more popular than ones that pull you away somewhere else. I'm guessing that we'll get a university game pack just due to demand, but I'm not seeing much to recommend it other than tradition now.
And that's why it's not the norm.
Dorms in Australia are usually occupied by international students, or first year students from rural areas. Most people make friends in their first year of uni, and move in with them, since it's a heck of a lot cheaper than paying an arm and a leg for a tiny dorm room.
We don't have 'university towns'. We have multiple universities in each of our major cities. You typically have the choice of multiple universities, that you can easily access from your family home. There's no need for most aussies to move, to attend uni. You can relax, save your money, live at home for a few years, and then attempt to move out at 20 or so.
Occasionally, something you want to study is not available at a local uni, and that will be one of the rare times when a student will attend uni in a different state, and therefor have to move. But even then, a share house is much more cost effective than a dorm.
On-campus living is virtually nonexistent in the UK. People typically rent a room in a house with 5-6 other people and then commute to campus. There are also student flats in city centres more typically aimed at wealthier/international students.
I think its a culture difference.In the USA most universities are located far away from home.My best friend college is three hours away .
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3 hours is nothing. The capital of my state is about 5 hours away, and about 3/4 of the population of this state lives there. (if you travel in the opposite direction, the state border is more than 9 hours away.) Our states are massive, and the capital of each has the majority of the population, and multiple universities.
I live in a regional centre, it's a small city, and it has a campus of one of the larger universities, meaning that some courses are on offer outside of the capital, so country people don't have to travel so far to study.
There's no point in the locals in the capitals to use dorms, since they live in the city already, and dorm are expensive.
Better off living in a dorm in the USA than spending 6 hours in travel each day- his poor friend would have no time to play the sims!
I wasn't suggesting that it's not far to travel in one day, just that in the grand scheme of things, it's a short distance.
I moved to the city to study, but got sick of share houses, and so returned to a rural city, where rent is cheap enough to live alone. I briefly looked into dorms when I started study, but they were ridiculously expensive.
then again it was quite a few months pack.
I want it to be a mix of TS2/TS3
I'd love uni to be for teens through to elders.
I've got a friend who finished uni at 18, and another who goes back to uni every few years to do another course, or get updated on what she's done in the past, she's currently in her 40's, and I wouldn't be surprised if she is still going back in her 70's. Some people enjoy being educated.
And there really needs to be the option to commute to uni from home, rather than live on campus. Some sims have kids to look after!
Most people in the UK go to university in different towns or cities, very few students want to live at home with their parents. Still very little on-campus accommodation though.
Also, unlike the US (from what I can gather), most universities in the UK are located in the very centre of our cities, though not always. The university in my city is very central, and hence most students live central too. The drinking age is 18 here so most students want to live in places with loads of bars and clubs - a huge, huge, huuuuge part of student life here revolves around drinking (for better or worse).
In Australia, you'd probably still be in the same state if you drove that far.
Certainly not the case here, but I am curious if it is the case in the US.
We've got one uni in this state that has at least 12 campuses, 3 in the centre of the capital, others are scattered throughout the city, and in other cities in the state. Most of them are specialised. In metro areas, most people live within an hour bus trip of at least one campus. And that's just one of the universities in this state. There are two other major ones, each with multiple campuses, and then there are minor ones.
It's the same here, many of the campuses have bars, or at least lots of party like festive stuff going on. Pub crawls are a popular way to get to know other people in various groups and clubs. Most uni students live just around the corner from a pub.
It's multiple uni in the state like for ex. in Cali has a lot. But some people who live out in Cali don't want to go to a uni in Cali so the go to school in another state, or if they are smart they get accepted to like Yale, Harvard or Princeton. Sometimes people get rejected.
What I meant was 3-9 hours away in the same state for the University and traffic flow is crazy out here so people much rather live on campus then 6 to more hours depending on traffic to and from school and also gas/fuel prices is on the rise in the u.s. taking the bus/ train prices are going up and chances are the person will be late to class.
There are about 125 colleges in my state, some very large and some very small. Some universities are public (which means that they are cheaper for in-state students to attend and more expensive for out-of-state students. Some universities are private (instate/out of state pay same). Many universities specialize, or are known for certain areas (archaeology, biology, engineering, teaching, etc.). A student might attend a college halfway across the country to attend a good university that offers courses in what they like.
Living in a dorm here is more economical than renting an apartment.
My daughter attends University about thirty minutes from us (we are very lucky there is a good one close by that offers courses in which she is interested). She commutes, but she did live on campus her first two years. (commuting is even more economical than living in dorms, lol).
Some of her friends chose universities in different states (10 hours or more), obviously they would not commute. They likely all lived on campus one or two years and then probably rented an apartment their junior and senior years (I can't say for sure because I am not that interested and I haven't asked her).
It's about an 8.5 hour drive from one end of our state to the other. Still too far to commute if you live on the coast and go to school in the mountains.
I figured that must be the case. Our largest university in this state(the one with the most campuses) specialises in practically everything, each campus has a particular focus, but some courses require you to attend lectures at more than one campus, so it may not matter where you live, you will still need to commute.
That's a concept I find to be strange. Country folk may have to travel to the capital of the state, but most of our capitals have all the courses covered, and the major unis are pretty good.
Share housing is far cheaper here.
That's how it is for about 75% of the population here.
Plus living at home is usually a comfort during stressful study times.
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With 75% of our population living in our major cities, and with each city having good universities, and plenty of course options, you can see why commuting would make sense here. Add to that, our dorms aren't usually on campus, they're usually situated somewhere else in the city, and are too expensive for most people.
Our capital cities also have reasonable metro systems, giving many students more time to catch up on required reading.
Oh, I am pretty sure it won't. Just like all the previous EP's (including Seasons to me) haven't been that 'grand'.
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