Yep, and they faked it by showing a sim in a Lifeguard outfit standing on the beach during EA Play, maybe you can work from home and stand and pretend to guard the beach? Not sure what they even talked about.
Apparently NPC lifeguards show up when you visit the beach, but you cannot play as an active lifeguard yourself. So you may see some on the beach 'guarding' it.
I was bummed about the rabbit holes too but I'm at least glad that lifeguards apparently have special interactions at the beach.
I can see why deep diving is a rabbit hole but lifeguards? I mean if sims can sim a drown in the ocean, that makes little sense to be a complete rabbit hole. Maybe make it where you can choose to go alone or not like some other careers.
Best
Sulani, Swimmable Ocean, Actual Water Transportations
Worst
Conservationist Career, like ughhh, can't even clean my room myself and i dont want something in game that reminds about the worse things in the planet.
Best: Mermaids. Cleaning up the beach.
Worst: No underwater swimming.
It takes away from the mermaids that they only swim on the surface. Some people even wanted the ability to build houses underwater, I never expected that, but I would have liked to swim around the ocean floor at least.
I can see why deep diving is a rabbit hole but lifeguards? I mean if sims can sim a drown in the ocean, that makes little sense to be a complete rabbit hole. Maybe make it where you can choose to go alone or not like some other careers.
I'm ok with the fisherman career and diver career being a rabbit hole because we can do those jobs without the jobs being there, but the lifegaurd... honestly they should of just added another job that made more sense for rabbit hole game play.
Worst: that boat I saw throwing petals at the ocean, what was that? Haha also flame on jet skis?! I'm not to fond of butterflies flying around when the beach is super clean, feels a little to Disney like for me.
well i wanted surfing, but i think of putting a sim on a surf board sounds like it might be alitttle hard to accomplish so im alright with it.
i really wanted hula dancing though. so disappointment there.
have thoughts and plans for the islands thought, so all good
I'mma be boring:
Best: Mermaids, I love me some occults, so having another to play with to add some fantastical variety to my stories is a great thing.
I guess it would go without saying that I'm looking forward to the Magic pack that was mentioned, too.
Worst: Kinda hard, usually I'm disappointed by what an expansion DOESN'T bring, rather than what it does.
Hmm... dirty beaches, I'd say, but then again that'd still fall under "what an expansion DOESN'T bring" in that apparently, it's always gonna be a thing, and not an "opt-in" sort of deal. Would've been nice to not have to worry about that if you weren't requiring it that very moment for the Conservationist career, but oh well, maybe it won't be that bad.
Best: Mermaids. Finally, they appealed to occult players who have been waiting 2.5 years for their type of play.
Worst: Mmm, I guess the fact that we're getting a third world in a row where it doesn't snow?
Good ol' tropical snow.
Though maybe you can MAKE it snow if you make use of the weather control device.
Doing that while a whole lot of Sims are swimming might have... interesting results, though.
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I was bummed about the rabbit holes too but I'm at least glad that lifeguards apparently have special interactions at the beach.
Wort is-I guess always have to clean the beaches might get a bit annoying. People want realism though.
Lets make this a reality!
beach volleyball would such a good group/family activity, they dropped the ball on that one.
Worst: added rabbit holes
Lets make this a reality!
Sulani, Swimmable Ocean, Actual Water Transportations
Worst
Conservationist Career, like ughhh, can't even clean my room myself and i dont want something in game that reminds about the worse things in the planet.
The worst: The fact that trash spawns in the island, I wish there's a cheat to turn that off.
Worst: No deep diving
Worst: No underwater swimming.
It takes away from the mermaids that they only swim on the surface. Some people even wanted the ability to build houses underwater, I never expected that, but I would have liked to swim around the ocean floor at least.
Worst: Rabbit holes....
I'm ok with the fisherman career and diver career being a rabbit hole because we can do those jobs without the jobs being there, but the lifegaurd... honestly they should of just added another job that made more sense for rabbit hole game play.
Worst: Diving being a rabbit hole, no underwater swimming
Worst: mermaids and spirits. Just not my type of play.
Worst: New bugs that it brings to my game.
Worst: that boat I saw throwing petals at the ocean, what was that? Haha also flame on jet skis?! I'm not to fond of butterflies flying around when the beach is super clean, feels a little to Disney like for me.
i really wanted hula dancing though. so disappointment there.
have thoughts and plans for the islands thought, so all good
Worst: some (missing) animations like getting on a water jet
Updated with Werewolf Diaries (1)
Worst: rabbit holes
Worst: Rabbitholes
Best: Mermaids, I love me some occults, so having another to play with to add some fantastical variety to my stories is a great thing.
I guess it would go without saying that I'm looking forward to the Magic pack that was mentioned, too.
Worst: Kinda hard, usually I'm disappointed by what an expansion DOESN'T bring, rather than what it does.
Hmm... dirty beaches, I'd say, but then again that'd still fall under "what an expansion DOESN'T bring" in that apparently, it's always gonna be a thing, and not an "opt-in" sort of deal. Would've been nice to not have to worry about that if you weren't requiring it that very moment for the Conservationist career, but oh well, maybe it won't be that bad.
Worst: Mmm, I guess the fact that we're getting a third world in a row where it doesn't snow?
Good ol' tropical snow.
Though maybe you can MAKE it snow if you make use of the weather control device.
Doing that while a whole lot of Sims are swimming might have... interesting results, though.
Worst: Nothing.
Worst: Aqua jets
Worst: Mermaids, dive lot rabbit holes, spirits