Complaining about Sims 4.

"NorthDakotaGamer;c-17022712" wrote:

"ChelleJo;c-17022624" wrote:

"NorthDakotaGamer;c-17022531" wrote:

"ChelleJo;c-17022521" wrote:
Sims is a sandbox game, it's not meant to be difficult. It's pretty difficult as it is for new comers. It's not a game with an end game that you have to achieve. No matter how difficult they make it, someone will come along and claim it's too easy. Everyone has their own idea of what is and isn't easy.

Personally, I think it's just right. It I want it to be easy, it can be. If I want more of a challenge, it can be that, too.

There is no one way to play. So if you find your style of play is too easy, try a different approach.

What approach makes earning income a bit more difficult in the game? This is an honest question. I have played my sims only working different jobs, solely living off the land, or even solely doing hobbies. I get the same result no matter how I play where my sims can be millionaires half way through their young adult lifespan on normal. I could have a sim be a millionaire on the short lifespan too, but I am never that bored.

Well, considering with painting and woodworking, right off the top of my head... you can chose how often you do those things. You can go as slow or fast as you like. You can make a little or a lot. Only craft sculptures, instead of furniture. Instead of painting large abstract or realism paintings at later levels where you can rake in the dough, paint small pop arts, which bring in less cash, even at higher levels. Instead of a sim painting all day to earn millions, have them be more social, go do things, instead of sitting in the house earning income. Gardening.. well, instead of growing dragon fruit, grow mushrooms or black berries. You won't get rich off a crop of those. Don't grow money trees at all.

It's all in how you play the game. I have a sim family that has a home worth over 1 million dollars and they have over 8 million cash, and they are only on gen 4 being teens, not a single money tree. Then I have other families that only have enough for small upgrades over time and paying the bills. I can push it and make lots of cash. Or I can play other aspects and make very little. It depends on how you push your sims and what things you do.

When I do a garden, personally I do only one of each plant. Never bought the money tree. I also do not just plant the most expensive plants as I use the garden for cooking. I normally do not paint or wood working as that makes your sim rich in less than 7 sim days. You can just work a rabbit hole job and become rich fast. I HATE the party aspect of the game as I don't view that as fun, tried it and was bored. That is for people who like playing single sims with a focus on partying. I do play legacies, so I do more large family things. A restaurant bill in the sims is chump change. I also have my sims live as minimalists and not use lot traits. I do usually max out the wellness and writing skills on every sim. Guess I need mods to make the game more difficult.

I'm not sure how being social equates to partying lifestyle. Or going out and doing things. My sims are always family sims. They go to pools and parks (toddler parks and regular parks), they go to movies and bowling, they go out to eat and play at arcades. There is lots for sims to do other than partying. I said nothing about partying. I simply said go do things. Sorry you took that to mean go party. There are many other things to do then party. Matter of fact, it's very rare that my sims "party", and I turned all those special outings (knight night, bear night, etc) off with MCCC cause I just don't do that aspect and got tired of getting the calls.

Just having fruits and vegetables to grow and eat will give you no income, so not sure why you say that makes your sims rich (or rather, you eluded to that being an big money maker in the 'living off the land' you got rich fast). And maxing the writing skill might be why your sims make money fast. Writing and publishing books is one of the biggest money makers in this game and there is no control for it, which is why I didn't mention it in a way to regulate cash flow. Once you've got some skill under your belt and start writing, you earn royalties for 20 days on every book.

There are tons of ways to make big cash or ways to stem the flow. Not just what I listed. It IS all in how you play the game. If you are pushing the money making aspect of this game (maxing writing, selling harvestables, painting high dollar paintings, etc) yeah, you can make a ton of money. If you focus on other aspects of the game, and there is lots more to do then just party these days, you can make your sims struggle a bit more.