do you play with sound on?

Yes, but turned right down because the tv is in the same room at my computer, so can listen to tv or music if I feel like it.

In Sims 1, I couldn't stand listening to all the car horns forever honking and the babies crying. I also didn't understand Simlish and hated the music constantly on while trying to buy something. So I turned it off and no longer used it. In Sims 3 I temporarily turned it on just in time to hear a sim yell "Yoohoo!" when jumping into a WA transfer pool, which made me realize I was missing some really cute things. So now I hook up my headphones and listen with them every once in awhile. People have talked about all the Sims music they love in the different versions and I feel left out cause I haven't heard any of them.

I can't imagine playing with sound off. Since the release of seasons, I've been putting on my headphones so I can fully immerse myself in thunderstorms! I love hearing the birds chirping or the cats purring. Now that I think about it, listening to the background in my game is pretty relaxing.

There are so many cool sound effects in the game that add a really nice touch while playing.

Sometimes, if I'm watching a show in the background then no.

I love the music, simlish and ambient sounds. <3

I keep the music off but I keep the sound on. I just don't feel like I'm fully experiencing the game without sound effects, the same goes for just video games in general. No sound effects makes it more difficult for me to play.

Always have my earphones on. Don't disturb anyone... And still can hear the kids through. (Or pretend not to...).

I keep the internal volume on most aspects low, and manually turn it down even more when building. Otherwise I'm hearing the building song loop in my dreams. :/