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    Is the lifeguard career a rabbithole?

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    floridameerkatfloridameerkat Posts: 1,190 Member
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    I was under the impression that, like in the Sims 3 version, it was an active career, even though it's a part time job. However, I've heard people say that it is a rabbithole career, so I'm not sure anymore. In every game changer video I've seen so far, they always say they haven't played around with the lifeguard career, so they don't have any info on it. Does anyone have a definitive answer on what type of job this is?
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    • comicsforlifecomicsforlife Posts: 9,585 Member
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      I was under the impression that, like in the Sims 3 version, it was an active career, even though it's a part time job. However, I've heard people say that it is a rabbithole career, so I'm not sure anymore. In every game changer video I've seen so far, they always say they haven't played around with the lifeguard career, so they don't have any info on it. Does anyone have a definitive answer on what type of job this is?

      yes it is a rabbit hole sadly
      more for sim kids and more drama please
    • floridameerkatfloridameerkat Posts: 1,190 Member
      edited June 2019
      comicsforlife wrote: »
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      I was under the impression that, like in the Sims 3 version, it was an active career, even though it's a part time job. However, I've heard people say that it is a rabbithole career, so I'm not sure anymore. In every game changer video I've seen so far, they always say they haven't played around with the lifeguard career, so they don't have any info on it. Does anyone have a definitive answer on what type of job this is?

      yes it is a rabbit hole sadly

      That is disappointing. I thought I saw footage somewhere of the lifeguard career that implied it was an active career, but I guess not. Oh, well. At least my teen and adult sims alike can join it.
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    • comicsforlifecomicsforlife Posts: 9,585 Member
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      comicsforlife wrote: »
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      I was under the impression that, like in the Sims 3 version, it was an active career, even though it's a part time job. However, I've heard people say that it is a rabbithole career, so I'm not sure anymore. In every game changer video I've seen so far, they always say they haven't played around with the lifeguard career, so they don't have any info on it. Does anyone have a definitive answer on what type of job this is?

      yes it is a rabbit hole sadly

      That is disappointing. I that I saw footage somewhere of the lifeguard career that implied it was an active career, but I guess not. Oh, well. At least my teen and adult sims alike can join it.

      it was an npc lifeguard and yes I thought the same thing
      more for sim kids and more drama please
    • floridameerkatfloridameerkat Posts: 1,190 Member
      comicsforlife wrote: »
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      comicsforlife wrote: »
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      I was under the impression that, like in the Sims 3 version, it was an active career, even though it's a part time job. However, I've heard people say that it is a rabbithole career, so I'm not sure anymore. In every game changer video I've seen so far, they always say they haven't played around with the lifeguard career, so they don't have any info on it. Does anyone have a definitive answer on what type of job this is?

      yes it is a rabbit hole sadly

      That is disappointing. I that I saw footage somewhere of the lifeguard career that implied it was an active career, but I guess not. Oh, well. At least my teen and adult sims alike can join it.

      it was an npc lifeguard and yes I thought the same thing

      I'm glad they included NPC lifeguards. It will add to the realism.
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    • comicsforlifecomicsforlife Posts: 9,585 Member
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      comicsforlife wrote: »
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      comicsforlife wrote: »
      floridameerkat wrote: »
      I was under the impression that, like in the Sims 3 version, it was an active career, even though it's a part time job. However, I've heard people say that it is a rabbithole career, so I'm not sure anymore. In every game changer video I've seen so far, they always say they haven't played around with the lifeguard career, so they don't have any info on it. Does anyone have a definitive answer on what type of job this is?

      yes it is a rabbit hole sadly

      That is disappointing. I that I saw footage somewhere of the lifeguard career that implied it was an active career, but I guess not. Oh, well. At least my teen and adult sims alike can join it.

      it was an npc lifeguard and yes I thought the same thing

      I'm glad they included NPC lifeguards. It will add to the realism.

      me to
      more for sim kids and more drama please
    • mikamika Posts: 1,733 Member
      Should be an active career, it would have been so easy to implement too, they just hang around the beach and rescue a sim that starts drowning.
    • comicsforlifecomicsforlife Posts: 9,585 Member
      mika wrote: »
      Should be an active career, it would have been so easy to implement too, they just hang around the beach and rescue a sim that starts drowning.

      I wish it was
      more for sim kids and more drama please
    • kaiwrysimskaiwrysims Posts: 1,532 Member
      I think they have special interactions on the beach or something. I think that would make at least a little active. I hope they show this or elaborate this on the livestream.
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    • marcel21marcel21 Posts: 12,341 Member
      edited June 2019
      I life guard that never works at the beach. Such a odd thing to featureit but not be open.

      Careers are boring much like diving this time to.

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    • CheekybitsCheekybits Posts: 1,030 Member
      On one of the videos I watched the person had there sim in the lifegaurd career but they could "such for sims in trouble" or something along those lines. So if it works out to be sims needing to be saved that would be just as good for me.
    • xxJaixxxxJaixx Posts: 46 Member
      ^Would be better atleast its interactive that way XD
    • thesimmer14thesimmer14 Posts: 393 Member
      edited June 2019
      I guess it's safe to say that the modders will be the real lifesavers here.
    • drake_mccartydrake_mccarty Posts: 6,115 Member
      Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.
    • pepperjax1230pepperjax1230 Posts: 7,953 Member
      edited June 2019
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.

      This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?
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    • jazminesarahjazminesarah Posts: 44 Member
      Wow, that’s actually really disappointing. It was one of the things I was most looking forward to.
    • marcel21marcel21 Posts: 12,341 Member
      pepperjax1230 wrote: »
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.

      This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?

      the sims 3 had the most new and large features in the whole sims series.
      IP its a past favorite pack like,

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    • marcel21marcel21 Posts: 12,341 Member
      it would of been such an easy career to have had open. all for regular careers but this one just makes no sense to be closed to me.

      the career should be open on the beach
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    • AineAine Posts: 3,043 Member
      edited June 2019
      So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!
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    • marcel21marcel21 Posts: 12,341 Member
      Aine wrote: »
      So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!

      seems so
      expansion packs are getting smaller and smaller. sad but true
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    • drake_mccartydrake_mccarty Posts: 6,115 Member
      pepperjax1230 wrote: »
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.

      This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?

      Island Living is one big, poorly executed rip off of Sims 3 island paradise. Seriously. It’s basically a watered down version of that expansion pack, it doesn’t add anything new that makes it stand out on its own.

      They allotted themselves 13 days to market this expansion pack, I assume they didn’t get very long because even the smallest bits of info makes it obvious that this pack is the younger, less attractive sibling to Island Paradise and has a much less impressive list of features.
    • AlbaWaterhouseAlbaWaterhouse Posts: 3,953 Member
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      pepperjax1230 wrote: »
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.

      This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?

      Island Living is one big, poorly executed rip off of Sims 3 island paradise. Seriously. It’s basically a watered down version of that expansion pack, it doesn’t add anything new that makes it stand out on its own.

      They allotted themselves 13 days to market this expansion pack, I assume they didn’t get very long because even the smallest bits of info makes it obvious that this pack is the younger, less attractive sibling to Island Paradise and has a much less impressive list of features.

      Island Paradise was amazing but also full of bugs and extremely laggy. It was unplayable at times, let's also not forget that.
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    • MaggieMarleyMaggieMarley Posts: 5,299 Member
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      pepperjax1230 wrote: »
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.

      This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?

      Island Living is one big, poorly executed rip off of Sims 3 island paradise. Seriously. It’s basically a watered down version of that expansion pack, it doesn’t add anything new that makes it stand out on its own.

      They allotted themselves 13 days to market this expansion pack, I assume they didn’t get very long because even the smallest bits of info makes it obvious that this pack is the younger, less attractive sibling to Island Paradise and has a much less impressive list of features.
      I’m also really sad that lots of features I enjoyed from IP will be missing (going underwater, hotels, house boats etc). On the other hand Isla Paradiso was really laggy for me to the point of being unplayable. And I do think that we are getting better mermaids and a prettier world.
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    • drake_mccartydrake_mccarty Posts: 6,115 Member
      AlbaWaterhouse wrote: »
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      pepperjax1230 wrote: »
      drake_mccarty wrote: »
      Guess this really is a watered down version of island paradise. Couldn’t even make this career active, but picking up trash is. Lol priorities.

      This isn’t Island Paradise where are they copying that game it’s similar but does every Sims 4 game have to be a copy of Sims 3?

      Island Living is one big, poorly executed rip off of Sims 3 island paradise. Seriously. It’s basically a watered down version of that expansion pack, it doesn’t add anything new that makes it stand out on its own.

      They allotted themselves 13 days to market this expansion pack, I assume they didn’t get very long because even the smallest bits of info makes it obvious that this pack is the younger, less attractive sibling to Island Paradise and has a much less impressive list of features.

      Island Paradise was amazing but also full of bugs and extremely laggy. It was unplayable at times, let's also not forget that.

      I never found the pack to be unplayable. Ever. It was one of my all time favorite expansions for Sims 3. That being said, I don’t see what the bugs in Sims 3 have to do with them putting out a watered down rip off of that pack for 4. Are you expecting this pack to not come with it’s own bugs? Because every pack they come out with ships with bugs, and this one will too.
    • Akl500PAkl500P Posts: 2,986 Member
      Aine wrote: »
      So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!

      We have an active career in this pack this just isn’t it. And as someone above said you get special beach interactions with the lifeguard career which although not active is cool.

      The conservationist career has been confirmed as active though. Whether that is interesting to you or not it is is there.
    • floridameerkatfloridameerkat Posts: 1,190 Member
      Aine wrote: »
      So we're getting either a life state or an active career now? Not both? What's the point of calling it an expansion then, might aswell call it for what it is, a gamepack. Boo EA, boo!

      We are getting an active career. The conservationist career has work from home options, so it's not strictly rabbithole. The gurus have also said that some of the odd jobs are active, as well.
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