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...
Forum Discussion
1. When you begin your play what rules do you abide by (if any)
I try very hard to play each household for one week. It works until the target couple gets married, then I have to force myself to play their parents' households.
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 ancestral game save (the one that is my current Rotational Play) I have two households. My Sevier family with the first three kids being teens; and the next two being children. With the Hawkins household the two eldest daughters are teens and the two boys are children, and the current youngest starts off as a toddler.
3. how long does this type of play hold your interest approximately? ( for example..a week...a month ...longer?)
Interesting question. It all depends. Sometimes I make it all the way until the first three children of the target couple are toddlers before I get a tad bored. Other times, I get the first six children born. I have a very hard time pulling away from this household. So, it all depends on how long that takes in real time.
4. Do you usually use NewCrest so you can create your own town or do you have a favorite neighborhood and why?
Yes, I do use NewCrest (glad I'm not the only one who spells it that way ;) ) but it's only because my family helped to tame the Original Wild West, which was westernmost North Carolina at the time, but eventually became Tennessee. So I set up the Settlements in NewCrest. My game generally begins in the year 1761, just prior to the target couple's wedding. They removed to the Settlements in 1773.
5. Would you say there is any draw backs to rotational play and if yes then what would those draw backs be?
I definitely find drawbacks. As I've already stated a few times, it's very hard for me to pull away from my target couple. But, I have to in order for their younger siblings to be born. I have broken discipline many a time, when I realized the nephew or niece was born before the auntie or uncle. Oopsie! I've had to correct this, sometimes, by pulling the parental household into CAS to add the 'missing' child. Sometimes, I'll save the game and switch households prior to the end of a week, to make certain a baby gets born.
6. other than using rotational play what type of simmer are you in game...for example ...do you prefer family related play....single sims over couples...do you prefer to begin as a teen in a family or something else.
I prefer family-related play. I also very much enjoy playing a celebrity Sim. In that game save Erik gets a great deal of attention, but I try very hard to not neglect his four siblings, at the same time. Often, he invites them along to his concerts. Playing a single Sim bores me to tears, however. That's the hardest part for me when playing Pinstar's Legacy Challenge. You have to start out with a single Sim.
I try very hard to play each household for one week. It works until the target couple gets married, then I have to force myself to play their parents' households.
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 ancestral game save (the one that is my current Rotational Play) I have two households. My Sevier family with the first three kids being teens; and the next two being children. With the Hawkins household the two eldest daughters are teens and the two boys are children, and the current youngest starts off as a toddler.
3. how long does this type of play hold your interest approximately? ( for example..a week...a month ...longer?)
Interesting question. It all depends. Sometimes I make it all the way until the first three children of the target couple are toddlers before I get a tad bored. Other times, I get the first six children born. I have a very hard time pulling away from this household. So, it all depends on how long that takes in real time.
4. Do you usually use NewCrest so you can create your own town or do you have a favorite neighborhood and why?
Yes, I do use NewCrest (glad I'm not the only one who spells it that way ;) ) but it's only because my family helped to tame the Original Wild West, which was westernmost North Carolina at the time, but eventually became Tennessee. So I set up the Settlements in NewCrest. My game generally begins in the year 1761, just prior to the target couple's wedding. They removed to the Settlements in 1773.
5. Would you say there is any draw backs to rotational play and if yes then what would those draw backs be?
I definitely find drawbacks. As I've already stated a few times, it's very hard for me to pull away from my target couple. But, I have to in order for their younger siblings to be born. I have broken discipline many a time, when I realized the nephew or niece was born before the auntie or uncle. Oopsie! I've had to correct this, sometimes, by pulling the parental household into CAS to add the 'missing' child. Sometimes, I'll save the game and switch households prior to the end of a week, to make certain a baby gets born.
6. other than using rotational play what type of simmer are you in game...for example ...do you prefer family related play....single sims over couples...do you prefer to begin as a teen in a family or something else.
I prefer family-related play. I also very much enjoy playing a celebrity Sim. In that game save Erik gets a great deal of attention, but I try very hard to not neglect his four siblings, at the same time. Often, he invites them along to his concerts. Playing a single Sim bores me to tears, however. That's the hardest part for me when playing Pinstar's Legacy Challenge. You have to start out with a single Sim.
