Do you prefer Normal, long or short life span? (no modded answers) please .

I play with aging off, so Long life span is the closest, with Short or Normal life span for unplayed households.

I don't want to see my sims die so I prefer long.
btw I turned off ageing since I started playing this game ;)

I normally play with aging off or a custom lifespan. I do currently have a save on normal but it all feels so rushed.

Long gives me more time to develop my sims as characters.

Normal.

If I have too much time with a sim, it feels as if nothing he/she does really matters.

If time is short, by contrast, every click and every decision gains more importance. Opting for A means that you'll not have the time for for B anymore. This leaves sims more "incomplete" and less maxxed out. It makes the "work-life" balance more challenging. Also, it forces you to say good bye to sims you've grown accustomed too. See them age faster than you'd like. And sometimes, you'll feel sorry (I wished I had given you a better life!). This increases the emotional appeal of the game imho.

I get sooooo bored if there's no sense of time passing or progression in the game! Altho I get very attached to sims, I also almost like the bittersweetness you get eg when your founder sim finally dies - it makes it feel more like they've lived a good life and are passing something down to the next generation etc.... I dunnooo I just love the natural feel!

I was getting sad watching my sim self and sim version of my husband getting old, so I changed it to long. I feel that I can relax more this way and don't have to rush to accomplish what I want to before they get "too old". I love that we have the option to choose the life span.

Normal for the most part but my current main save is on Long lifespan.

Long feels too long whereas normal too short. I'm currently playing long but not really happy with it.

Normal! I like to play with my Sims to the top of their careers and aspirations - short is too short for that. As I like to wait for their birthdays to age them up, time goes too slow for me when playing long lifespan. If I need to, the option to 'pause' their aging for some days is always there :wink: