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)
Two hard rules: Every family I play gets 2 weeks in-game before I switch to the next family, and I usually switch on Sundays around 8AM unless I'm playing sims at University (in which case, the switch happens at night on Friday, after the semester is over). And every household in my rotation must have children at some point, via woohoo or adoption, to keep the generations going.
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
I don't know how many characters I play. Most of them are probably married with kids, but it really depends on the state of their lives? I have single sims who I just haven't found a partner that I like for them yet, single sims who have things I want to accomplish before they have kids, married couples with goals that I want to reach before they have kids etc. And plenty of blended families living together.
3. how long does this type of play hold your interest approximately? ( for example..a week...a month ...longer?)
Years, I guess? I've been playing these same rotations since the game came out but it's very hard for me to get bored with The Sims 4.
4. Do you usually use NewCrest so you can create your own town or do you have a favorite neighborhood and why?
Sulani is my favorite world but I choose the worlds based on the sim. So I have some sims that I think of as city sims, they'll live in San Myshuno. I have sims who are more suburban, they'll be in Newcrest, Willow Creek, Brindleton Bay. Sims who want to be famous might head to Del Sol Valley etc.
5. Would you say there is any draw backs to rotational play and if yes then what would those draw backs be?
There's a lot of moving pieces in rotational play and sometimes things fall through the cracks. I forget to turn aging on and off at certain times, or I forget specific goals that I wanted for a specific sim in a household even though I have notebooks full of this information. It's a lot to keep track of, but for me that's a part of the fun.
10. other then 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.
In the very beginning, I started off with 2 saves, 6 married couples per save. Now that I'm in it a little bit (6 generations, about to be 7), I have to say that I don't have a preference. I think I enjoy playing more when I have goals in mind for each sim or household of sims. When I'm not sure what I want to happen for a sim or a household, then it gets a little more tricky to get through them.
