Popularity

Popularity

A teen house party

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Sims with the Popularity Aspiration desire flocks of friends and killer parties, so if they aren't on the phone, practicing politics, or dancin' the night away, they probably should be. Their Aspiration Meters will fill with every friend, fair-weather or not, and allow them to live long and famous lives.

Popularity is an Aspiration in The Sims 2. Popularity Sims want to befriend as many people as possible. They like to meet somebody new, befriend them, make best friends with them, and eventually become BFF with them. This is a neverending cycle of friendship as they tend to want to be friends with anyone they've met. They also love to throw great parties, join Greek houses, and have a good Reputation. Popularity Sims will want to befriend pets too.

Besides the good friendship development, some Popularity Sims also have bad sides. They tend to want to win fights against their enemies.

Aspiration Monikers

Level	Teen	Adult	Elder
Platinum	Teen Idol	Local Hero / Local Heroine	Senior Socialite
Gold	Mr. Popularity / Ms. Popularity	Noted Notable	Gray Eminence
High Green	Stylin' Scenester	Man About Town / Woman About Town	Long-time Luminary
Low Green	One of the Gang	Real Somebody	Aging Acquaintance
Low Red	Maladjusted Misfit	Left-Out Loner	Has-been
Deep Red	Abject Reject	Wretched Outcast	Forgotten Fogie

Wants & Fears

The wants are the same for all age groups, except that young adult Sims will often have wants to become the Big Sim on Campus and to join a Greek house. Popularity Sims will often roll wants to become friends with Sims they have recently met, even though they do not know them well.

Wants

Make a friend Become best friends with Sims Win a fight Beat the Grim Reaper Throw a party Have a great party Fight Sim Pull Prank Go on Outing Make a pet friend

Make a BFF Become friends with Sim Become BFF with Sim Have # friends Have # best friends Have # BFFs See the ghost of enemy Meet someone new

Fears

Social Bunny Lose Sim as friend Lose Sims as best friend Throw a lousy party Make an enemy Have an accident at a party Friend dies Be Pranked

Lifetime Wants

Become Celebrity Chef Become Captain Hero Become General Become Hall of Famer Become Mayor Have 20 simultaneous best friends

Have 20 simultaneous pet best friends Own 5 Top-Level Businesses Become Media Magnate Become Rock God Become The Law

Aspiration Desperation

Talk to Cup-Stick Buddy

When in aspiration desperation, a Sim will pull out a paper cup on a stick (with a crudely drawn face on it) and talk to it.

FreeTime Aspiration Benefits

Level 1 - Hospitality

Level 2 - Slower Bladder and Energy Motive Decay

Level 3 - Three way calling

Level 4 - Fast Friends

Careers

Base game

• Athletic
• Culinary
• Law Enforcement
• Military
• Politics

The Sims 2: Seasons

• Journalism
• Law
• Music

The Sims Life Stories

• Entertainment

Premade Sims With Aspiration

For a complete list, see Category:Popularity Sims.

Tips & Tricks

• It is not recommended for a Popularity Sim to have children, unless you want a challenge; as children and toddlers fear having parties and Popularity Sims want to have parties. On the other hand, they can make easy friends with their children.
• Townies and NPCs with the zodiac sign of Aries or Leo generally have this aspiration.

Trivia

• During Development this aspiration was variously known as either Reputation or Fame, before being settled on Popularity.