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

I play with volume sometimes, but I usually play without volume and don’t listen to anything else.

It really depends. Some days I'll play the game and not listen to anything else, other days I'll listen to a podcast at the same time. I don't tend to listen to podcasts that require me to be concentrating really hard because I'll miss bits here and there. I'm a newbie to building, so whenever I build I'll probably be looking at a few videos and different website for inspiration and how-tos.

I only turned off the music. It's hard for me to concentrate with that going.

I'm too new to the game to play without sound or with something playing. So, for now, I just leave the sound on and listen to it, especially since I have so many things to experience, so I want to hear the sounds. Later on, I may start listening to my own music while playing. We'll see.

There's not really an option for this, but a lot of times I play with the volume off and no other sound going. I find the quiet relaxing. :)

I usually turn the volume up when there's a big event going on--a wedding or birthday or something like that.

I sometimes raise the voices a bit but no music ever. I tend to reduce the game to minimum and browse the internet, read emails, watch TV occasionally and during playing as well.

I have voices off, but everything else on.
When I play I usually run a story in my head, so I have little capacity for listening/watching other things during play.

I keep the game's music off, but I keep the rest of the sounds on. In previous Sims games, I needed to listen for the sound of the carpool arriving, and now it just feels off when I can't hear what's going on. It drove me nuts listening to the music in CAS and Build Mode though, and Sims playing musical instruments badly or a limited number of songs on the radio.

I'm happiest with my own music on, but still able to listen to my Sims' household do their thing.

"OEII1001;c-17116001" wrote:

"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.

no but you can still hear it. I mean when you turn it off!?
I have the radio playing in my sim house so I can hear music but the game sounds too, so it's the same as yours but when it's completely off? It wouldn't be immersive enough for me and I couldn't play.

"Simpkin;c-17117042" wrote:

"OEII1001;c-17116001" wrote:

"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.

no but you can still hear it. I mean when you turn it off!?
I have the radio playing in my sim house so I can hear music but the game sounds too, so it's the same as yours but when it's completely off? It wouldn't be immersive enough for me and I couldn't play.

listening to other things actually keeps me more focused and less bored. I am known to get sleepy while playing the sims and having something else playing helps curb that :p