De officiële Amerikaanse De Sims 3 site heeft het nieuwe blog van producer Grant Rodiek online gezet. We proberen het blog zo snel mogelijk zelf te vertalen.
Anybody Can Be a Hero … or Something Along Those Lines
Perhaps I am speaking for myself only, but I cannot imagine a child who doesn’t want to be a hero when they grow up. We often start at the comic level of capes and super powers, but it isn’t long before we see the common everyday heroes around us – firefighters, emergency doctors, or detectives.
When brainstorming for The Sims 3 Ambitions we had plenty of ideas, but our hearts and minds kept coming back to that fantasy of heroism.
No Blaze Too Big
The Sims 3 Ambitions Expansion PackFirefighting was the first career we settled on for The Sims 3 Ambitions. It was such a huge challenge and natural fit for our neighborhoods that there was little discussion on the “why,” though this didn’t solve the issues of the “how.” Fires have always been more of a nuisance in our games, so it was clear from the start that we wanted them to be big, dangerous, frantic – and fun!
Firefighting is a profession of careful preparation, leading to smart, tactical snap decisions at the scene of the emergency. Firefighters can prepare at the fire station by maintaining their equipment, like the new fire engine vehicle. Athleticism will also greatly aid your firefightersa fit firefighter can do some damage when fighting a blaze! Finally, handiness goes a long way towards gaining the upper hand in a fire. Handy Sims can upgrade the fire engine, fire alarms at the station, and even their personal fire extinguisher.
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