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More realism for careers, interviews and unforeseen circumstances
AlexSimmerman
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Instead of Sims just choosing what career to join; I’d like to have ‘entry requirements’ for some jobs as well as tasks which need completing for work with a strict deadline, rabbit hole interviews, sudden job demotions & losses due to company cuts etc. Maybe pay & hours changes more realism such as a boss asking you to stay later, asking you to work a random day off cause to catch up with work etc
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One of my typical complaints is how every opportunity is open to every Sim. For me, it would be cool if there were some jobs that were harder to even get based on traits, etc. Some jobs shouldn’t even be open unless you have a Uni degree.
I like the feature in Uni how an alumnus family member can call the school to try and pull strings for another Sim. It’d be cool if they added this to jobs, too—more barriers to entry yet also more opportunities based on a variety of traits, circumstances, etc. Off the top of my head example, like growing up in the San Myshuno Fashion District can give you a leg up in the Stylist career.
The mod from Zero? I have it too. I am a backer on Patreon because of how much things like that matter to me.
Regarding your suggestion however, I would be supportive of some careers requiring entry level criteria, if wages were increased to reflect the extra effort. I'd also support unforeseen circumstances in a similar fashion to the TS2 chance cards - skill gain / lose, promotion / demotion etc.
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I think at the very least, there should be a system to where that to apply for a job, your Sim should have certain skill levels before, and even then, it's not guaranteed they'd get the job. And, with University, there should be the fact some careers require degrees. Even with University's own careers, no degree is required.
There should be toggles for a lot of features in TS4, I think that too. The system of selling packs with different appeal to different parts of the large and heterogenic group of customers, I think results in many simmers buying all DLC, despite not wanting all the features in every pack, or just a couple of them.
I for instance would like a toggle for vampires; but I won't buy that pack until it is added, if it ever is.
Yes!
This would solve so many problems for me. I used to demote my sims a lot because I do not want all of them to keep on lvl:ing up. Maybe I just want a sim to stay as a reporter, because that is who she is, and then you get a promotion and you change your job. Sure you can demote them but then they become sad and walk about sad all the time.
I have a great mod that lets me stop a sim from skilling up. I can have a sim that is a bad singer who enjoys singing and goes to the karaoke bar every weekend. You cannot do that without mods, you will just keep on getting better. Same with jobs, you cannot stay where you are for story-reasons. You have to keep on getting better.
I would personally have so much more fun if I could “stop” my sims at times.
Just a simple: “No, you will not get promoted. You are a low-lvl grunt in the military and that is how it is bud.“
Yes exactly! There are SO many careers in the game if you can appreciate that the end game of each thematic career is not the most important thing.
That's a cool idea as long as it's not too tedious. Some of the careers already make your sim's wait too long as it is.
Also, if they do that, then don't forget to add the option of a Sim getting their job via boss connections, associations, or influence, too. Because let's face it, in real life most people with jobs (especially good ones along with promotions) got them based on who they knew, not what they knew. or at least not ENTIRELY based on job requirements