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- Are you currently playing Sims 4 or Sims 3? (that matters to my response ;))
As for Sims 3: I just don't get bored, there's always something new to do somehow. A career, a hobby, travelling and the numerous spontanteous things that happen in the game that I can either follow or leave. I also love playing generations in this game. Raising the kids and when they're old enough continue with the life of one of them. New house, university, new career, new world sometimes, new people to meet.
Another thing that you could pick up (I never have but it's popular) are the numerous challenges there are to play out. Others have to help you there though ;) - A coffee iv drip. And sleep several hours a week.
edit: oh, I think I misunderstood the question. I keep myself interested by doing challenges. Either a challenge someone else has written, one that I've written for myself, or I decide on a goal to pursue in the game and then just go with the flow.
For example of a challenge I enjoyed playing last year see this thread. For a challenge I've written see my blog here. In my current game I decided to finally play a sim in the lifeguard career to unlock one of the islands in Isla Paradiso. So I chose a sim in IP and started making some money as a self-employed scuba diver while working on his athletic and charisma skills. Then he got married to a mermaid and they both wanted a kid. It was winter, bad time to be a lifeguard, so I thought why not? The game gave them triplets and then both parents wanted another baby. Shortly after they had a 4th kid. The kids are now all teens, currently in university with their steadies, the family has made a fortune in consigning scuba diving treasures and shark teeth, now owns all 3 resorts and a bunch of venues, my sim has unlocked all the other islands and is finally ready to start his lifeguard career 2 sim-years after I started playing. Well, as soon as winter is over because being a lifeguard on a snowy beach doesn't sound like fun. From the goal of playing the lifeguard career to unlock an island leading to a houseboat full of kids and owning property all over the islands....play just sort of evolves. "Morgie19;d-952272" wrote:
I've played the sims since TS1. I'm really wanting to get back into playing, how do you keep yourself from getting bored? It's like I'll play an hour and get bored, I have most of the expansion packs.
I find sometimes one can bury oneself in CAS or Town Edit. Spend some time just creating new Sims and design some custom clothes. Destroy all the houses and build new ones. I find Editing very therapeutic. Hope this helps- I don't get bored. I have several sim families in several saves and I rotate between them. I try to keep new and engaging things going on with the story lines, not just work and babies, although, I love that part of the sims too and my sims do have large families.
- In general (and that is also true in real life) when you have a target you don't get bored.
In game the target can any challenge (there are many ideas online including this forum).
You can also set your own target like miximizing a sim's skills, or other ambitions, you can play with genetics through generations.
Sometimes I like to think of myself as the mayor of the town I chose to play- so I like to control the careers and demographics (wedding / births) of the town, by setting goals.
I also like to consider myself as a sope-opera writer in regards to the game stories, there is always something new, a twist. - I never get bored and my play style has changed very little over the years. My main focus has always been seeing how the genetics pan out over generations in the main household and town (which I usually populate myself). Lately I have been adding new content (I own all EPs but have yet to try them) and will play with new features for a bit but always go back to my usual generational genetics style.
It's okay to lose interest in a game. Life is like that. Friends come and go, interests change. If you are not feeling it, find something else. - Rflong77 years agoLegendYou're still playing TS1? O.O
I wish I could play past the camera controls. I've never felt like I finished TS1. :)
I still play challenges in TS2 and Try to write them up but I'm not a storyteller. :cookie:
I love CAW for TS3. I can loose hours in there when I have time. :)
TS4... well, I can't help you there. I don't last 20 minutes in that game. :( - Breazona7 years agoSeasoned AceI usually just don't get bored in Sims 3, but if I do I know things must be too mundane. Throw in some drama, have another kid, get a new hobby, choose a new career, pursue a new relationship. Basically, just spice things up in some way.
It could also be that you need to find something that better suits your playstyle? Try building and decorating, CAS, challenges, CAW, storytelling. Some people like to play with only one sim and never age them, and others have 20 generations of one family. - WatrDragon7 years agoSeasoned AceI have multiple saves with different families and change them, when I get bored with one of them.
Attempting challenges can help, even if you bend the rules or write your own.
Doing something with your sims you would never do in RL is quite interesting.
Breaking out of your habitual play style can help, like, if you only play single sims, try a family with six kids and some pets.
Give your sims traits you never use and let them run around on free will.
Try careers, go on holiday and let your sims explore the tombs.
And if you don´t feel like playing, just don´t try. Nothing wrong with taking a break and doing something else. It´s supposed to be fun! :) - I have too many Sims to tae care of and some of them still do not have names!
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