How do you "rotational" play
i have never rotated play between families but i see in the forums that many folks have. I think it would add a bit more depth to my play ..i tend to create characters to place in a save along with a...
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1. When you begin your play what rules do you abide by (if any)
I don't really have any rules, except I try and follow the Sim to their personality. So for example if they want to be an artist, I want to at least complete one aspiration on this sim. My entire save game is nice sims, so I actually have not played with any mean/evil/mischief sims. I actually created an alternate universe (new save file), and am thinking about playing with the evil sims in a separate world from my normal sims.
2. How many characters do you play and are they usually single..married...married with kids or are they direct family members (example ..mom dad and/or siblings
In my main save file, I have 32/80 active Sims (some are adopted NPCS), but some of these are pets. I have to admit, I don't really like playing with normal families that much. It feels boring to me, because what they're doing is very everyday. I usually play young adult sims, who date and have their own careers. I only have ONE family household, and it's with Caleb Vatore. So really even my one family-oriented household is supernatural. I felt pretty stressed out playing with the babies/toddlers because I try and max the children sims to max level to get the bonus before aging them up. Also when I played with families there was a leave lot issue, where babies didn't actually get put into daycare, so I would be stuck playing this family until I could age up the child.
3. How long does this type of play hold your interest approximately? ( for example..a week...a month ...longer?)
One of my oldest households I've played from the beginning, so at least 1-2 years. They're a group of super sim vamps, and honestly they're just my favorite household, so when I get new packs I just play with them by default. I try and change households, but the other sims usually don't hold my interest for very long.
4. Do you usually use NewCrest so you can create your own town or do you have a favorite neighborhood and why?
Island Living is my favorite neighborhood. It's just visually the most beautiful.
5. Would you say there is any draw backs to rotational play and if yes then what would those draw backs be?
I feel like if you rotate, you'll progress each family a bit more slowly than if you focused all your energy on one household. I do think rotational play is interesting because it lets you play with careers/items that you may not have access to otherwise.
I don't really have any rules, except I try and follow the Sim to their personality. So for example if they want to be an artist, I want to at least complete one aspiration on this sim. My entire save game is nice sims, so I actually have not played with any mean/evil/mischief sims. I actually created an alternate universe (new save file), and am thinking about playing with the evil sims in a separate world from my normal sims.
2. How many characters do you play and are they usually single..married...married with kids or are they direct family members (example ..mom dad and/or siblings
In my main save file, I have 32/80 active Sims (some are adopted NPCS), but some of these are pets. I have to admit, I don't really like playing with normal families that much. It feels boring to me, because what they're doing is very everyday. I usually play young adult sims, who date and have their own careers. I only have ONE family household, and it's with Caleb Vatore. So really even my one family-oriented household is supernatural. I felt pretty stressed out playing with the babies/toddlers because I try and max the children sims to max level to get the bonus before aging them up. Also when I played with families there was a leave lot issue, where babies didn't actually get put into daycare, so I would be stuck playing this family until I could age up the child.
3. How long does this type of play hold your interest approximately? ( for example..a week...a month ...longer?)
One of my oldest households I've played from the beginning, so at least 1-2 years. They're a group of super sim vamps, and honestly they're just my favorite household, so when I get new packs I just play with them by default. I try and change households, but the other sims usually don't hold my interest for very long.
4. Do you usually use NewCrest so you can create your own town or do you have a favorite neighborhood and why?
Island Living is my favorite neighborhood. It's just visually the most beautiful.
5. Would you say there is any draw backs to rotational play and if yes then what would those draw backs be?
I feel like if you rotate, you'll progress each family a bit more slowly than if you focused all your energy on one household. I do think rotational play is interesting because it lets you play with careers/items that you may not have access to otherwise.
