Do you play the sims with volume off? Or listen to shows, podcasts or music while playing?

I do enjoy listening to the music and sound effects of the game. Although on one occasion I was playing sims 3 while listening to music from sims 2. S2 has a good soundtrack!

how is it even possible to play when you can't hear things!?

Also I don't watch TV ever and I never run the internet at the same time as I play cause I don't wanna kill my laptop.

"Simpkin;c-17115938" wrote:
how is it even possible to play when you can't hear things!?

Also I don't watch TV ever and I never run the internet at the same time as I play cause I don't wanna kill my laptop.

Very simple -- I can hear the game. The number of audio queues for Sims games in particular is very small. I'm not playing a multiplayer shooter, a fighting game or a raid in an MMO where I need to listen for said queues as they come in rapid succession. The Sims games are a slow, more meditative experience, and one that meshes nicely with listening to NPR or Critical Role.

I have music running while I play

I usually turn on Spotify and relax. I love ts4 because of how relaxing it is.

I could never play the game with the sound on, because I love playing while I listen to music and the two conflicting sounds would get on my nerves. The only sound that really comes out of my game are the sims' voices, just so I know what's happening. I have everything else turned off.

Sometimes I turn the volume off if I spend a long time in CAS or build mode and the music starts to get tedious but I don't put any other music on.

Usually I have the sound off, only because my boyfriend plays his games so loud that there’s no point!

Otherwise, I’ll have the volume low and probably also be listening to music or a podcast, or tv in the background.

I almost always turn the volume off. Sometimes I listen to or watch something else. Mostly, I just turn off the game sounds because I don't hear them very well anyway.

I turn the sims music off and play my own. (BTS! BTS!) Also sometimes I try to watch tv shows while playing, but end up missing half of whats happening.