what is it like to be a former Simmer?

roman2886 · March 2017

When i mean former Simmer i mean a Ex Simmer somebody who doesn't play Sims games anymore like for a very long time,I have been a former Simmer before,But i lost count how many times I was a former Simmer,I nearly became a former Simmer for good at one time,How many people out there are former Simmers who haven't played Sims games for a long time.

Halallover · March 2017

Longest I have ever went without playing sims was a couple of months before getting a new laptop. I don't think I could ever give up sims for good.

mebagl15 · March 2017

I played TS1 & TS2. Completely missed out on TS3. Played Sims Freeplay. I'm now playing TS4.

ZeeGee · March 2017

Former simmers probably aren't hanging around on this forum. It makes it irresistible to play again when you hang out here, so you'd be an ex-former simmer.

wapakk · March 2017

It's weird playing sims after a long break, but once you dive in you wonder why you quit in the first place. Then after playing for months and trying all the challenges (self made or forums based) you get bored of the same old Sunset Valley or your computer breaks down. So you take a long break, then play again rinse and repeat.

Mikezumi · March 2017

I didn't play for nearly 2 years due to life getting in the way. I did, however, think of my sims often and kept in touch with my simmer friends on Facebook and would get my fix from seeing their posts there. I have been playing since November of last year and it was like I never left! I play hours on end and totally enjoy myself

LaBlue0314 · March 2017

There was one time I went a whole year without playing. It was not because I didn't want to, it was because my computer died and I couldn't afford to replace it.

Charlottesmom · March 2017

I hope to never know....

JoAnne65 · March 2017

Me neither; answer to the question: I have no idea

I remember what it was like to be a future simmer and in retrospect: something was missing.

Uzone27 · March 2017

roman2886 wrote: »

When i mean former Simmer i mean a Ex Simmer somebody who doesn't play Sims games anymore like for a very long time,I have been a former Simmer before,But i lost count how many times I was a former Simmer,I nearly became a former Simmer for good at one time,How many people out there are former Simmers who haven't played Sims games for a long time.

I'm an ex-Marine. The thing is I'm not alloweed to call myself that.
Once a Marine always a Marine. is one of the Marine Corp's many mottos.

Same thing applies to alcoholics and Simmers.

Deshong04 · March 2017

wapakk wrote: »

It's weird playing sims after a long break, but once you dive in you wonder why you quit in the first place. Then after playing for months and trying all the challenges (self made or forums based) you get bored of the same old Sunset Valley or your computer breaks down. So you take a long break, then play again rinse and repeat.

I noticed there are some players who have a difficult time enjoying the open-ended sandbox playstyle. They claim the game is boring and there is nothing to do but they forget, or maybe they have no idea, that is what The Sims is supposed to be about and why that makes or rather made TS so unique and popular in the first place. There are no set objectives nor goals you have to follow because the core is based on giving the player the freedom to play as they wish with the tools provided for a life simulator. The player becomes the director in this interactable soap opera. Unless one plays with no or little free will then they will not experience much, if none, of the soap opera experience, that the AI is great at creating its own drama and intriguing Sim personalities. There is definitely more than meets the eye concerning TS3 AI. This is why I became so attached to my Sims and their developing stories.

I'm not in a rush to speed through the ages and generations. Even since TS2 I've enjoyed taking my time and enjoying the Sims and stories I created and/or the game created. I'm not primarily interested in challenges. I just want to play with LIF3.

And this is what The Sims is to me since 2000 to 2013, an open-ended people/life simulator that kept improving upon original concepts and advancing both the genre and game to new possibilities.

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I don't remember exactly, the most I went without playing TS/TS2 I will guess years because it had been packed and placed in storage. TS3 I think the longest has been months. Depends on what's going on, I do usually take breaks from games altogether to focus on other interests/hobbies or go from one game to another. Like when PSVR or Resident Evil 7 came out.

JoAnne65 · March 2017

@Deshong04 If I could awesome your post ten times, I would.

xitneverendss · March 2017

I wouldn't know

EgonVM · March 2017

My time without The Sims gets... crazy.
When my computer broke down on one day, I took a chess board and started playing The Sims with that.
In the other words, I can't live without this game.

Mya · March 2017

I never played sims 1, but I just started playing sims 2 like two years ago. My first game was the sims 3. Been playing that forever and playing right now in fact. I have the sims 4 too, but I only play that when I am bored and don't feel like waiting on loading screens like in the sims 3.

GaiaHypothesis · March 2017

I think I stopped playing for a good year or 18+ months... I can't even remember. I ended up getting back into it when TS4 came out, and then I re-Dl'ed TS3 and ditched TS4 lol. I only started playing again maybe 16 months ago or so. Life was just busy and my old computer wasn't exactly able to handle the game as well as I would have liked.

ENolan · March 2017

As an ex-simmer, every thing below I feel is the most honest response I can give.

As of now, what I posted above is complete bravo sierra and is completely dishonest.

king_of_simcity7 · March 2017

I haven't loaded the game since yesterday but even then I am downloading stuff for TS3 and installing some packs to the PC I am using at the moment.

I think the longest I went was in 2007. Maybe around 6 months or so and even though I did miss the game, things where holding me back.

At one point in 2007 I finally had the time, and the freedom and peace of mind to load up TS2 and it was a very welcome return

Since then I have been playing on and off ever since. I go through phases where the game keeps me busy to other times when I might just get a few pictures to share without doing anything else. I have never gotten bored of The Sims but it would be nice to have something to looking forward to again as I am not interested in TS2. For TS3 though it is business as usual and I still have a few plans and things to do with the game

HollyL73 · March 2017

I started playing when Sims 2 first came out. Got all the EPs and pretty much all the guides and everything. Then life interfered around 2009 or so and my old clunky computer died and I just stopped, cold turkey. I gave all of my games to my oldest daughter and didn't even think about it until the end of 2015. In January of 2016, I bought Sims 3 mostly for my youngest daughter and haven't looked back since. I thought I couldn't love any game more than Sims 2, but Sims 3 is just in a class all it's own. The open world, sandbox type of play style, no rules, no bosses to kill, nothing but your own imagination, unlimited ways to play, there really is no other game like it. I can't believe how long I went without playing, can't imagine now not playing.

TadOlson · March 2017

I stopped playing TS3 once when my computer broke down and went to playing TS2 on my old laptop while the other one was in the repair shop getting the fan replaced.I've sometimes taken breaks when I got too sick to play and would just build or work on CAW.I have also switched to playing TS2 instead for a few weeks sometimes in the summer.

McTosh · March 2017

The only way I could possibly ever become an ex-simmer is if The Sims 3 stops working and they still haven't released a proper sequel for it. Here's hoping for Sims 5

Okblondee7 · March 2017

I have avoided this site for months now because I can't play my game and I miss it very much.

I went quite a while without being able to play the game a couple of years ago, but then life settled down a bit and season before last, I bought all the SP's and EP's that I needed to finish the Sims 3 collection (thankfully w/o Origins) and had the very best time re-discovering my old friends.

Then I decided my computer was a little long in the tooth and I started having things replaced/updated. All went fairly well until the 'guy' replaced my motherboard and hard drive, along with a battery back-up. Well, as soon the game started loading, the battery back-up started squealing. So I had the 'guy' bring me a new battery back-up. No dice. It squeals just as loudly. I have to hit the reset button (on the battery back-up) which shuts down the game as well as the computer, of course.

Maybe I should type 'battery back-up' one more time...

I am so tired of reading about politics right now and would love it like Christmas if I could play my Sims 3 again.

So basically, that convoluted tale is why I am an unhappy ex-simmer.

I should have logged on earlier; I might have made more sense.

Good night all.

Okblondee7 · March 2017

PS: Just a note: I absolutely love this game! I am able to escape to a simpler time and pretend that these Sim 3 characters are truly alive! I know, pathetic.

Tomorrow is another day.

My new 'guy' promises to come back after he takes the family on a trip for two weeks of Spring Break. He did give me a cute router thing that looks so 2017.

I see hope in my future!

AthenaOnyx · March 2017

I went through a two year period in which I lost interest in the game.

What's it like? Well, I've been living in reality a lot more, for better or worse, my happiness isn't as dependent on computer crashes and whether or not the game will actually work. And, I've gotten interested in other games: Skyrim, Civilization, and Pokemon Go. I can definitely say I've been addicted to all these games. PokeGo is my current addiction and its doing wonders for my waistline and killing my depression, so, I'll probably stick with it for a while.

I've actually wanted to play the sims again, but in true sims' fashion my game started acting up right when I really wanted to play it. Somehow it just knows.

igazor · March 2017

Okblondee7 wrote: »

PS: Just a note: I absolutely love this game! I am able to escape to a simpler time and pretend that these Sim 3 characters are truly alive! I know, pathetic.

Tomorrow is another day. My new 'guy' promises to come back after he takes the family on a trip for two weeks of Spring Break. He did give me a cute router thing that looks so 2017.

I see hope in my future!

Maybe it's time to tell your "guy" thanks so much, have a nice trip, let them off the hook and take this computer to someone who knows what they are doing and will stand by their work a bit better?

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