@Manachinov, The Sims is a game to play in any way that you want to!🥳 Using cheats isn't the same as cheating in a game that you are playing with other people (as that is always wrong since it hurts someone else's game.😢 ) But since The Sims is a game you play by yourself then you don't hurt anyone. The only exception is if you are playing a Challenge, in which case you should never use cheats, unless that particular challenge allows certain ones!
Many people play this game different from each other.😎 Cheats are actually part of the game that EA has allowed us to use. 🙂 Some cheats are actually necessary , like when your Sim is stuck and will die if you don't get them to function properly again! 🤨
Similarly I don't use Mods or CC, but I have no problem with other people using Mods/CC because it doesn't affect my game.😉 (I do warn that not maintaining your Mods/CC can cause problems , but Mods and Cheats are fine for those willing to maintain them properly!) Me or other players using cheats does not affect your game in any way! 🙂
The Sims isn't just about "catching a thrill" as you put it. It is about that, but it is also about designing, time management , making stories, experimenting, etc. That is why it appeals to sooooo many people, male and female, of all ages, all over the world! The Sims are about whatever you want to make of it. I don't go telling people who only build houses not to play that way because I play in Live Mode and therefore they should too -- that would be very limiting! ☹️
I have played The Sims since the original version and have also played TS2, TS3, and this version. I do not want to start with every family the exact same , struggling in the same houses. I've done that thousands of times before.😪 That is why I play every family different. Some I start the from the bottom, but most I just use the free real estate cheat and that is it. Others I do use money cheats.... I need to do this in order to make the stories that I want to make. Not every story is a rags-to-riches story … sometimes the story is a riches-to-rags story! 🤨😃
Furthermore, when a new pack comes out, I want to experiment with what that pack offers. I can't do this if I'm forever starting at the bottom, and as for my already wealthy households, I don't always want to disrupt the style or layout of their homes with items from a new pack that might not go with the house or make sense for that household to use!😞 And it is a good thing that there are people willing to experiment with these new items because that way we can all better help answer questions about those items here on AHQ! 😇
You do not have to use cheats if you don't want to (unless your Sim is stuck). I can't answer for Google, as I don't work for Google. But I would think that the reason why Google always suggests cheats for the game is because that is what many people ask for! 😉
You play the Sims the way you want to play, and I will play the Sims the way I want to play! 🙌 There is no need to make everyone play the same. That would be very boring! 😃
Happy Simming! 🥳
