How do you not get bored of a family?

Honestly, one thing that keeps me going is NEVER making the "Perfect" family anymore. This doesn't mean just using negative traits, but it means that have siblings have a negative relationship with one another.

In the Sims it's up to you to make the stories, and the same as in writing stories for novels IRL, it gets boring when the characters are all perfect. Give them flaws and weaknesses that makes their lives more interesting (daddy/mommy issues, negative trait, evil/devious outlook in life, poor, rich but is never happy, and many other ways that you can do to spice up your sims :) ).

I play rotationally, that's my only answer. I think I would get bored playing just one family... I have tried a legacy challenge and got bored, deleted the whole save.

With this iteration of the game, I always get bored with the same family. Have to switch to a different one, then eventually I'll feel like playing the old one again. I've been keeping approx. 10 families to rotate through.

I suggest if you do find yourself getting bored then step away from the game for a while, do something else and you might find inspiration will randomly strike :)

I also found picking a particular hobby or skill for your Sim can give you motivation to develop their skills and career

Watching YouTubers play often inspires me to get creative :)

As others have said don't be afraid to mess things up for your Sims and introduce a bit of chaos ?

I give them a life: friends, family, work friends, hobbies, etc.

I give them sims to have conflict with (doesn't have to be major, can be someone who just gets on their nerves.)

I make lists of events I want to occur for each season and then have them do those events (go ice skating with friends, watch soap opera with mom, go fishing with dad).

I download custom traits and other mods that give them more personality.

I give everyone a primary function in relation to my main family (one main sim's primary function is to be a great husband; one supporting sim's primary function is to unintentionally cause conflict for the main sims by being the awkward friend who blurts things out they shouldn't).

I found a play style that works for me (screenshots and storytelling). There are lots of ways to play, so different people will find different styles more or less interesting depending on their taste.

I use character worksheets to give them backstory which then influences how they think and behave in the current story.

"lakire;c-17532188" wrote:

"daisy1989;c-17532181" wrote:
I suggest if you do find yourself getting bored then step away from the game for a while, do something else and you might find inspiration will randomly strike :)

I also found picking a particular hobby or skill for your Sim can give you motivation to develop their skills and career

Watching YouTubers play often inspires me to get creative :)

As others have said don't be afraid to mess things up for your Sims and introduce a bit of chaos ?

I've tried that several times. Still ends up the same way (sadly) But thanks for the suggestion anyway! It may change when I dare downloading CC again now when the patch has come.

No worries! I think all of us get bored with this game at one point or another :( I guess you have to try and find what works to keep you interested

And downloading CC/mods is a great way to freshen up your game :)

Generally chaos, a makeover or a vacation is the best way to make a game interesting again imo. Or try starting a new lifetime ambition and focusing on that

First off, Sims being 'married with kids' is the essence of boring to me. So, I don't do regular families. I try out all other kinds of things with my Sims instead. Skills, careers, objects, lifestyles, locations. Anything, really. Just not kids.

When I become bored of a family, I just play another family. But I usually don't have preset ideas about how to play them, and usually get my cues from in game events and incorporating new content in the gameplay.

I do a few things to try and keep my family interesting. I usually play on normal speed so that they grow at a relatively good speed and I can move onto another generation as they get older.

- I setup the community lots in all the worlds before I start to play. I usually download lots from the gallery. I always have a library, gym/spa, bowling/arcade/roller rink (sometimes all in one, sometimes separate), restaurants, beach, vet office, wedding park or chapel, pub (for poker, foosball, darts and ping pong), bar and public pool. Parks always get upgraded to include swings and toddler play structure / slide. I also sometimes have internet cafes, ice cream restaurant, cinemas (although I find they don't function that well), dog and/or cat park, kids center, community center, etc.
- I try to give all my Sims a story line, hobbies and interests so that they are each their own unique person.
- I ensure my Sims visit the community lots that fit them so that I'm not just playing within their home lot all the time. Kids like to visit the parks, beaches, pools, bowling/arcades etc. Teens like to visit beaches, bowling/arcade, community center, diners, etc. Adults like to visit community lots that suit the hobbies and interests I've given them.
- I use the get together club system to create groups of friends. So that my Sims can go to the community lots and hang out with their friends.
- I don't always get my Sims to the top of their careers. I like playing average families for the most part so I usually pick a job for them and they only get to that level. That way there is more of a challenge because they don't have a ridiculous amount of simoleons.
- I sometimes get bored of the game I'm playing so I always have a few saves on the go and each are different in their own way. I have a rotational save, a single family save, a save where I play rotationally but only within the family, etc.

These are just some ways I keep my game interesting - they won't be for everyone but they work for me.