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That possible theme/ focus: Discover University.
CK213
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When I read the leaked title, Discover University, what came to mind that this pack will be about self-discovery for your sims.
I've always played university as a life changing, life focusing stage of life for my young sims.
I imagine the tag line for this pack being:
Discover who you are. Discover University!
I've always played university as a life changing, life focusing stage of life for my young sims.
I imagine the tag line for this pack being:
Discover who you are. Discover University!
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Why do you feel it is a placeholder, based on what?
Cause the leak for Island Living had it named Island Life.
What @catloverplayer said. And, because it sounds more like one of the things they use to describe the pack in its description. For example, "Discover University: {INSERT DESCRIPTION HERE}".
Island Living and Island life is pretty much the same thing.
They chose "Discover" for a reason and I doubt it was to mislead.
If they change the name to something slightly different because it might sell better is besides the point.
TS4 has a naming system in place somewhat, so just "University" would fit that, as well as "Get to University" or "University Living".
DIscover University sounds a lot like (as others mentioned) one of the blurb taglines. "Discover University: Your Sims will find x and y in their brand new education stage, as well as party and (whatever else they're gonna add in the pack)".
The official names are usually saved for official announcements and reveals, so stores that get sale info so they can prepare get work-in-progress titles for their data. I'm surprised it wasn't just TS4:EP08 in the system to be honest.
For all we know, it's gonna be a Get Educated or Get to School pack after all.
It could indeed be awful especially if it doen't really support what the pack is about,.
To be honest, the name kind of had me raising a questioning eyebrow, but I do like the thought of something that supports how I play Uni.
I do consider it a journey of discovery for my sims: Skills, relationships, careers, and personality grown.
Majors, skills, and careers of course, but my sims usually meet their future spouses at uni.
We usually get extra personality traits after graduating uni, so they are different sims than when they started.
If it's the real title, then it sounds awfully like "Look, we built you a detailed, believable, atmospheric world that you can play in, but not change much", similar to the City Living apartment situation. I hope i'm wrong and it really alludes to self discovery, which is one of the reasons I enjoy playing teens and younger YAs the most (the other being them wrecking havoc, admittedly).
I want the opportunity for sims to not live on campus for a change, and to have the option to commute to uni, just like people in the real world do here.
Get to Class?
Educated Living?
Well I do want variety of locations.
I've suggested that sims should have the option of staying home and attending a local university, but that will be a rare choice for my sims.
I want my sims to live on the campus, or near the campus of a large University.
However, I do hope we have a variety of living choices.
This includes custom dorms, apartments, and rental homes.
My biggest fear for TS4 Uni is Maxis will take city living style apartments and say these are your dorms.
I liked the way TS3 University was structured.
I changedthe type of houseing my sims had each year.
Freshmen year.
Everyone stayed in the dorms, just so I could appreciated my custom dorms all the more in the coming years.
Sophomore/Junior Year
Sims stayed in my custom tech dorm.
It was full of future technology and things my scientific sims could appreciate.
Senior Year
Sims stayed in a large house converted to a dorm.
This dorm was themed for my Artistic sims. It was Frank Lloyd Wright inspired home.
This custom apartment was supposed to be for my senior year students,
but I liked my tech dorm and art dorm so much, I never used it.
I'm really looking forward to the university expansion. It's been a long time coming.
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Okay, but what about the name is "honestly" bad, though? I haven't seen any actual reasoning as to why this name is "so bad". Just a lot of "I hate it" without any real explanation as to what's wrong with the name And there's no "silent headbobbing" or "thought policing" from me, thank you. I have no problems talking about issues in the game.
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