It doesn't have that addictive feel that I had when I played Sims 2. I really miss fears and wants and the attraction system. My main gripe is that teens are completely neglected, so I just get bored when my families have teens.
I miss being able to make styled rooms easily too... now it's like nothing matches!!! And the building system isn't as intuitive for me so I'm less inclined to build.
So honestly.. I just get bored after a while. I play for a bit after a new EP then the game is neglected until the next pack again. It seems that every new gameplay addition is just another grind (repetitive careers, repetitive adventures etc). It probably doesn't help that I find the normal lifespan too short and the long lifespan too long, I wish we could edit that.
It's not a BAD game, it's just been out for a long time and the novelty wore off, lol.