Sims 4 University: Would you prefer a traditional closed-campus, or a campus woven into a city? «12...Next Go

SomebodySomeplace

I've never had a University EP before, but from my understanding, the university world has always been just the campus, a suburban/small town-type campus. What if they made the world for the Sims 4 version a city, with lots that non-students could live on and visit, as well as student/faculty-only lots?

Would you like for your sims to have a city college experience, or would you prefer they had a traditional, suburban, closed campus world?

SomebodySomeplace

City/Urban Campus - I would prefer a city campus in a world that is also useable outside of the University experience

I think the city campus would be cool if we get a University pack for the Sims 4 because the world could be useful for university gameplay, as well as other stories. Also, I think it would be nice to have another city world, and it could be very different than San Myshuno (we have cities like NYC, Tokyo, and London to take inspiration from)

Prink34320V2

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

I prefer a traditional campus, not that one useable outside of gameplay wouldn't be good, but I feel like a world purely dedicated to university would mean the team will be able to fully cater it to that gameplay. At the end of the day though, I don't mind so long as we actually get University.

Lquinn

City/Urban Campus - I would prefer a city campus in a world that is also useable outside of the University experience

I love a lot of lots to build on.

aprilrose

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

I'd like to see a more traditional campus. I honestly wouldn't want to see non students or my sim that I playing in college run into his/her parents or family members that weren't students. For me it would kind of take away the whole "going away to college" feel.

amber_ilumire

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

I'm going to say other because I'd ideally like there to be an option of a couple of universities to choose from with each within their own world. That's way too much for me to hope for, I know, but either way I'd like to see a balance between city and traditional.

SomebodySomeplace

City/Urban Campus - I would prefer a city campus in a world that is also useable outside of the University experience

amber_ilumire wrote: »

I'm going to say other because I'd ideally like there to be an option of a couple of universities to choose from with each within their own world. That's way too much for me to hope for, I know, but either way I'd like to see a balance between city and traditional.

This is a cool idea!

The most realistically feasible way I could see them doing this is if each university/college is in a different neighborhood in the same world, with a central, downtown-type neighborhood with community lots. So the world would be a college town with students dressed in different school colors and interests walking about.

bizuktag

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

I voted traditional mostly because I want them to focus on building a world that gives the most university gameplay possible. The University worlds haven't always been strictly campus, OP; TS3's university world had a handful of community lots. I think TS4 could do the same: one neighborhood for dorms, one for university buildings, one for Greek houses/private accommodation, and one with a few cafes/bars/restaurants.

Given the worlds they've been providing in the last few packs, I don't think anything more than that is feasible.

Ivyeyed

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

I'd be okay with the actual "campus" being a kind of special lot your sims visit active-career style. Especially if, in place of a build-a-world, they have some pre-made campuses, but then you can also do as many build-a-schools as you like. Like with lot types, they'd have minimums for what needs to be included for gameplay to actually work. But you could do what you like otherwise, and customize what the schools education focuses on or whether it's private or public or requires tuition.

PlayerSinger2010

City/Urban Campus - I would prefer a city campus in a world that is also useable outside of the University experience

Please don't trap me on the campus I don't want to go to class with my Sims. I did that with TS3 and it was a NIGHTMARE.

aprilrose

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

bizuktag wrote: »

I voted traditional mostly because I want them to focus on building a world that gives the most university gameplay possible. The University worlds haven't always been strictly campus, OP; TS3's university world had a handful of community lots. I think TS4 could do the same: one neighborhood for dorms, one for university buildings, one for Greek houses/private accommodation, and one with a few cafes/bars/restaurants.

Given the worlds they've been providing in the last few packs, I don't think anything more than that is feasible.

I'd like them to focus on building a world that gives us the most gameplay as well. The breakdown you mentioned for the neighborhoods would be cool.

Movotti

City/Urban Campus - I would prefer a city campus in a world that is also useable outside of the University experience

A urban campus is closer to the reality of uni here.
I used to live in a city that had 2 major university campuses in the CBD, plus smaller ones dotted around. Dorms aren't on campus, they're in the city, some of the students live in share houses or flats in the city, or in the surrounding suburbs, or at home with their folks.

I think a concept like this could be utilised nicely for those of us who want our sims to live at home, and commute, but also for those who want their sims to move on campus, and live 'the dorm experience'
It creates a much more versatile set of options.
You could have a young family, with toddlers or kids, and the parents be studying at uni.

Not everyone wants an american style uni, not everyone wants dorms, greek houses, cheerleaders, and mascots. It's time they made a more versatile, diverse, and global concept, more options means more gameplay, more different ways to play the game, more ways to make it personal.

phantasmkiss

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

I wouldn't mind being surprised. I've enjoyed previous versions' universities and would be perfectly happy with more of the suburban college-town vibe, but I do like the idea of non-student Sims being able to interact. I went to college as an adult with a small child and that's something I couldn't do in the games. Of course, in real life I couldn't go to toga parties or join crazy frat/sorority hijinks, so the game was still a lot of fun!

SimmyFroggy

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

I’m always going to be in favour of an “options, please” choice.
If “campus” encompasses everything from dorms to classrooms, then I’d love to see both a traditional one with only students spawned on it & no one else appearing unless we bring them there ourselves, but also the kinda uni I know: dorms “neighbourhood” or buildings around that world, the actual school being like one of the active career lots. Variety is nice.

Eefje96

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

Same world, but a big neighborhood with a public lot en Some schools to choose from and ofcourse the options to build it yourself or make Some charges in the building tou dont like (imsorry i have no translate right now) i really would like to see the option travel with the Subway or train to campus.

Simmingal

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

bit confused over options but basically id just want what earlier sims games had
closed off world with only students and possible drop outs that are just hanging about like join the dark side
but no i don't want kids and elders to invade my wild student parties
(unless they are mrs crumplebottom and came to slap everyone with bag)

I also like old style anything over modern things so i feel old style universities would look prettier

Irdiwen

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

I want to build my own campus!

Chazzzy

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

I want a school that can be separated by gender, so one school for the guys and one school for the girls.

MadameLee

City/Urban Campus - I would prefer a city campus in a world that is also useable outside of the University experience

I want the option of sims to either a)live off-campus in apartments or b)live at home

mika

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

I think traditional would focus all the resources and gameplay on University. However, I would love an option to create our own campuses

king_of_simcity7

It is a closed world so will be a closed campus like TS2 regardless of what backdrops they use

Coconut27

I believe a combination of both urban and rural would be perfect. Similar to Strangerville how the town has different sections for cute trailer park-esque part to the more "middle class" area.

There could be:
1. School buildings section for class/studying.
2. Some suburban townhouses and frat/sorority houses
3. Urban housing would be the dorms because they may look similar to the apartment buildings in City Living
4. Then an actual Urban styled town square that has a couple of lots for college sims to mingle- for example: Bar, cafe, park, and maybe new commercial lot that is exclusive to university??




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SERVERFRA

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

A build mode venues of Community College, University & Grad School.

AquaGamer1212

A Different Kind of Campus - Maybe a blend of the above? Something entirely different?

It would be awesome if we could build the universities and place them in whatever world we want and use a university venue with requirements kind of like the mod. Then have a dorm, sorority, and fraternity lot trait that triggers specific actions on that lot, so we could also build our own. Wishful thinking.

Marnetti

As long as it’s a world that includes snow, I’m good

izecson

Traditional Campus - I would prefer a suburban, small-town, or rural campus world

Traditional please and no bar lot, it's overused.