Full control or let them roam?

hunniboo1 · June 2018

As I was playing last night I kinda realized I like for my sims to just do their on thing. I only intervene when needed.

How about you?

Sigzy05 · June 2018

Mix of both. But I like micromanaging things for the most part. I like some randomness like when two sims start arguing out of nowhere. TS4 needs better AI here because I barely see it in the game. The other day Don randomly hit on my married sim at work because he got flirty. I thought it was so amusing. It almost never happens I don't know what programming they did there. Or if it's emotional dependant but NPC sims are almost always happy and that's why I don't see it, I don't know.

But it really depends on the scenario. I'm not about to generalize and say it's all one or the other. I especially hate leaving everything to the sims, especially on TS4 where nothing ever happens, for the most part.

LaBlue0314 · June 2018

95% of the time I just let my sim do their thing. It's the 5% where I intervene because I either want them to do something a certain way or they are just being plain dumb and is getting ready to so something that would either end a relationship or self.

Now with that said, when it comes to doing something new such as Jungle Adventures, I'll take more control of them, but that would be around 50%.

Nindigo · June 2018

I play with autonomy enabled, but also direct my Sims to do stuff. It's the only way for a Sim to display their personality. I like that and build my stories and feelings for a Sim around it. But if I follow a Sim to work, I disable it for the duration of the work day to max out performance. And because I don't want to cancel their wish to wash hands, grab water, play blicblock, and workout a million times.

calaprfy · June 2018

hunniboo1 wrote: »

As I was playing last night I kinda realized I like for my sims to just do their on thing. I only intervene when needed.

How about you?

Similar. Clubs are great for promoting certain behaviours autonomously.

janitajasmin · June 2018

Mix of both but I usually go overboard with storylines for my sims so I prefer to control them lol

luthienrising · June 2018

I play with autonomy on but am happy to also micromanage one Sim at a time in a household while letting some others do their thing. Seems to be a good balance for me

sims_premade · June 2018

I definitely control my sims a lot more than it looks like others do! As I play rotationally and blog the events, I kind of have a plan in my head of what I need to achieve in week on that family so I need to make sure they do it!

I'm all about the control!

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GamingTweety · June 2018

I generally let them roam around, just interfere when I wanna do something planned.

Bluebeard45 · June 2018

I let them roam it gives me a chance for housework.

Hermitgirl · June 2018

Both... Mostly micromanaging, but I do let them roam now and then for laughs. It's kind of fun to to micromanage one sim in a household and just let the rest run free. Fun to to set them up for failure and see how bad it goes..

VenessaVee · June 2018

For myself, I have found that I interfere a lot with my family and will only sometimes let them to their own thing. Since I've created a new household, I've been letting them to their own thing.

breezydeer · June 2018

I have autonomy on because it's occasionally useful, but I rarely let my sims roam. I usually pick everything my Sims do. I pause my game a lot to have every sim doing something. I want to change how I play to give my sims a little more freedom because I think it will make my games more interesting.

Annabelle · June 2018

I always like to be in full control, which can be a downfall as it's probably one of the reasons I struggle playing larger families. Maybe I'll test myself sometime and let them have free run - as said above it may make for some more interesting gameplay.

buzz_infamous · June 2018

i play challenges so i mainly focus on the heir and simultanously on the next heir if they are already present. recently i tend to have large families so even if i wanted i cannot control them all. they tend to do pretty well on their own.

Nindigo · June 2018

There is one thing that clashes with my OCD and that's autonomous skill gain. I am coming to terms with it, though, since it's not the game's fault that I'm (at times) a control freak.

snarkles · June 2018

I'm a bit of a control freak, though I didn't used to be in TS2 and TS3 - I guess I just find that Sims in TS4 are much bigger idiots who don't know what to do. It mainly became a problem with the arrival of toddlers, as every adult in the house would continuously put the toddler in a high chair, take them out, lather, rinse, repeat. That, or they'd just go play on the computer or read a random book at every second of the day when they're about to wet their pants.

ShadyLady89 · June 2018

I am full control. Always turn off autonomy. I can't handle being exasperated all the time by what my sims would choose to do if I didn't control them.

ListentoToppDogg · June 2018

Usually I tend to focus on one at a time and let the others do their thing. So I basically only take full control of the sim I want to focus on in that moment and let the others roam as they please.

Sha2520032003 · June 2018

Earlier in my Simming days I used to be a super control freak, managing every single aspect of my Sims lives. TS4 has taught me to not micromanage so much & just let them do what they want. I try to have some balance though. Like with my 100 baby challenge....I have 6 toddlers....it gets so hectic that I just can't watch everyone. I try to have a system & work on potty & movement first so they can climb stairs on their own & use the bathroom on their own...making everyone self sufficient...but it doesn't quite work out as planned...so it's a free for all....I just let them do what they want.
But I noticed if I'm not watching too closely to my Sims like something will happen....in the 100 baby challenge...my teen was in a phase and was mortified & as soon as she aged to YA...she died. I don't know what happened. Thank goodness I was still able to count her towards the 100 baby count....but my gosh...take your eyes off for a second and your Sim could be dead....especially vampires....they love to stand in the sun and burn to death. But yeah....I try to have balance

VentusMatt · June 2018

Have have full autonomy on and I mostly let them do their own thing unless I need them complete work assignment, homework, build skills, work on their aspiration goals, or create some drama in their life. I play with custom aging so I tend to have enough time to work on that stuff without being to focused on it.

Repo · June 2018

Full control all the way. My regular life has too much chaos for me, and my family members certainly don't like to be micro-managed. My sims will do exactly what I tell them, and things will go the way I want them to. Chaos and unforeseen events are permitted only if that is the story I am telling, and never in a totally uncontrolled way. I did an asylum challenge once and it ended up driving me nuts, I was re leaved when it was over.

happyopi · June 2018

I micromanage their needs and let them do what they want once they're in the green.

This way the tedious part is taken care of fast, and the interesting parts of the gameplay are autonomous.

5782341b77vl · June 2018

I'm a control freak myself - right down to the food and drinks that they eat.

Don't order the "Juice On The Rocks"! What are you doing?! You can get that at home! Try this Selvadoradian drink and get your culture skill up!

SherryRN · June 2018

Yeah, I'm pretty much a control freak. Sometimes I get a little lazy, and let 'em ruin their lives all by themselves.

simgirl1010 · June 2018

I usually play with full autonomy but right now I'm raising toddler triplets and trying to get them skilled and trained before seasons arrives so I have free will off.

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