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Does anyone relate? I want to play TS4 but don't have fun playing
Garaya13
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Recently whenever I play the sims I don't really have a lot of fun, it doesn't matter whether I'm building, making sims or actually playing, none of it feels fun. But at the same time I do want to play. Like there will be days where I don't really feel like playing anything else but the sims, but then when I boot up the game I just sit there switching between doing different things because nothing sparks joy.
Basically my question is; does anyone else feel this and, if so, what do you do about it? This game has been my favorite game for 7 years now and it makes me sad that I'm not enjoying it very much anymore.
Basically my question is; does anyone else feel this and, if so, what do you do about it? This game has been my favorite game for 7 years now and it makes me sad that I'm not enjoying it very much anymore.
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I think it's burnout combined with having played the game for so long. I have some ideas on what to do but I don't feel like pursuing them because they will just be variants of what I have already done. The game is not developed enough to offer me anything new.
I'm not sure what to do about it, I have started playing other games for variety, that usually helps with burnout. As for having played the game for so long, I have started playing the game less and I mostly look forward to new packs and trying out new things, but I am aware that EA/Maxis are milking this game dry. It's been almost 8 years, I'm sure that Maxis keeps saying that they are gonna keep the game going for many years and try to sell you the image that if you are tired of it then it must be you. It isn't. There is nothing wrong with getting tired of an almost 8 year old game, I could care less what the companies tries to tell us.
There are challenges and different things you could try to do in the game as well, I know there are threads here which suggest what one can do when you are bored if you would like some variety.
So that's my advice I guess, try different challenges, try doing something new, try playing the game less and give other games a chance, also don't worry that you are getting tired of an almost 8 year old game.
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Yes, I have felt that way before. When you have devoted time and emotions to something that used to really make you happy and no longer does. It hurts.
A few decades of gaming has taught me to be better at stepping back when it occurs but those earlier times I found it very sad and difficult.
What would you like to do? Is there something that really would make you happy? Is there another thing that you are interested in? If you walk a way for a long or a short while the game is still here, right. I have yarns that I starting to look at and a really good place for pottery a few subway stations away. If you take a weeks or months doing something else Sims 4 is still here if you would feel inclined to try it out again.
Hmm... when I started to take breaks from earlier games I stopped playing first but continued with the forum that was connected with the game and then slowly I stopped visiting there as well. Ha ha, quitting something cold turkey has never been my style, I power down or up gradually.
I've been dealing with that too and I have been on a long break and want to get back simming.
My problem was that I have plenty to do and I just couldn't get going on it. I was resistant.
My sims are in prep-school for Uni and I wanted to send them to Batuu before starting their rotation into Uni.
And I know what people are going to say:
"It's not you, it's Batuu."
But anyway, I skipped going to Batuu since it seemed to be the blocker and I had them apply for scholarships.
Then I sent them to my Foxbury student store to get stuff they will need in Uni plus some Foxbury themed sportswear.
And then a notice for Geekcon popped up and I sent them there and they participated in the hacking competition and won prizes, work on the rockets, because they will need Rocket Science skills for Uni. This might not be helpful to you, but I seemed to have found the lever to get the boulder rolling downhill. They will go to Batuu, but after they return from their rotation in Uni.
We have been playing the game for... 8 years now? The only thing that keeps game play fresh is new content and a very creative mind.
I think my problem is I have an ultimate goal and a bunch of things I have to do to get there, but I want to get to the goal faster and all my tasks are feeling like work. You pick things to do because you feel they might be fun. Could there be something along the way to that fun that feels more like a chore? Can you skip that little thing, or make it more fun?
The thing is, I've done just about everything there is to do in the game at this point so many times over and I think that's what's making me feel burnt out. All of the gameplay I used to love feels stale now because I've done it so much. I know exactly how everything is going to play out already, there's no wonder or discovery anymore. And though the gameplay I haven't touched a lot might be newer and more unfamiliar to me, but the reason I haven't touched a lot of those things is because they just don't interest me very much so I don't have fun playing with that either.
I am looking forward to the werewolf pack. I've always liked the occults and from the way it's been described it sounds like it's going to be a similar system to vampires, which I love. I'm hoping I can have some fun with the game again once that pack comes out.
The sims is light entertainment with very little at stake for me. I can tweak and play and generally mess about in it. Often, I'll start that way and then something gets my attention and can result in several hours gameplay.
For all the problems our world has, it isn't short of distractions. If the sims isn't doing it for you, do something else.
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity....
The Ghost Song - Jim Morrison
I've done a few scenarios, and also used the Kits to do odd makeovers just for fun (Modern Menswear is a hoot, I love seeing Vlad or Mortimer Goth walking around as a Sharp Dressed Man-In-A-Skirt). New GPs and EPs are always good things to break up the monotony. Lately I've been exploring packs that I haven't played with much.
I also really enjoy downloading houses off the Gallery and then going crazy renovating them.
More Traits (that actually mean something and make your sims behave accordingly)
More Careers
More Aspirations
More Whims (that aren't just buy a bee box or 1-tile pool type stuff), I personally love a whims-driven game because it helps me with my story
Better Personality Mods
More Active Careers
Multi-Venue Mods (so your community venues will spawn NPC's to it and they will actually partake in all of the activities)
Live-In Business Mod
There are so so sooooo many mods out there that will change up the game and make it less repetitive and samey!
I use a TON of mods to help keep boredom away, but I also create CC when I'm not in the mood to actually "play" the game. That helps me stay connected with the Sims Community and the game itself without actually playing.
And when I get bored with making CC (or something doesn't work out how I want it to because of the games limitations and I get frustrated with whatever it is I was trying to create, then I take a break from that and jump back in to actually "playing" the game .... until the cycle repeats itself.
Maybe try writing a story and using pose-player to illustrate your story, that allows you to play as the director and set up scenes to tell your story.
Could you recommend some mods that add whims. I thought it might be fun to play with a sim completely based on their whims, but they're so repetitive in the vanilla game
These are the 2 that I use:
Custom Whims by MissyHissy
https://modthesims.info/d/659658/the-custom-whims-mod.html
Whim Overhaul by Bienchen
(I can't link directly to the mod but I linked to the page it's listed on, just do a search for "whimoverhaul")
https://bienchen.sems-own-world.de/misc-mods/
All I can suggest is to go and play something else. I know that I have a backlist of games that I haven't touched, and the various summer sales are right around the corner.
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity....
The Ghost Song - Jim Morrison
It's normal. Nothing to worry about. That's when people decide to mod their games that add new experiences and new situations that could possibly happen, and or go discover something more interesting in real life.
After twenty years of playing this series it's perfectly normal to get burnt out on seeing the same animations, the same reactions, the same conversations, the same type packs, (technically the same stuff more or less) the same way to play, move in a Sim, start a career (or not) start a family (or not) and etc. etc. etc.
Take a long break, nothing says you have to play the games forever just because we have all spent a great deal of money on EA/Maxis for many, many years. Enjoy life away from games for awhile. Something will eventually inspire you to go back to one of them and create something new.
Whether that's a new creation not even in the game, and or a new story in your head, and or a new building and or a new world and or whatever it may be...life is the inspiration.
One day far off in the future, we will be able to select what each Sim enjoys doing...not likes and dislikes. Like if you want one Sim to serve and drink tea. Another to entertain guests and offer food or drinks to their guests. Or sit down beside the other Sim and have a private conversation. Or to try to help a different Sim by doing something good for them, which only they know about that is upsetting the other Sim. One day this game will be deeper than just the push commands. They will eventually ( don't we wish) have their own personalities and not just a handful of commands. They will be more intuitive. They will reminisce and from that may choose to go see someone or visit a grave and or call someone, and or make a scrape book album about it and or whatever....deeper Sims will eventually happen which will holds a player's attention. They will be able to sit in normal ways. Like we do, not just hands on lap. Keep dreaming whatever it is you want a life simulator to actually mimic.