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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"Rotational" in my case is being pretty loosely used as a term. But I don't know what else to call what I do. :lol:
I have 14 saved games that I actually play with (plus 4 other saved games that are just for testing things, building random stuff, etc). Six of the fourteen are games in which I play in what, for lack of a better term, I am calling "rotational".
1. When you begin your play what rules do you abide by (if any)
Two "rules": 1) If it's fun for me, I do it. 2) If it's not fun for me, I stop doing it.
More clearly, I love creating new characters and am never running out of ideas. To keep myself from having hundreds of saved game files, I've started adding households to existing games instead of always creating new games every time I have an idea. Sometimes a particular newly created household will catch my attention for a while and I will play with them for a long time before going back to the household I was originally playing in that game. Then I will bounce around between old and new households however I wish depending on my mood at the moment. I guess I'd say my play style is not so much "rotational" as it is "meandering".
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 a couple games I have dozens of different households. In a couple games I have a small handful of households. In one game I have only two households, one of which I play way more than the other.
The size of the households within those saves also varies, but mostly four or five sims is the most I like to play. A lot of my households are two or three sims. Some are families. Some are singles living together as roommates. Some are couples without children.
3. how long does this type of play hold your interest approximately? ( for example..a week...a month ...longer?)
I drift from saved game to saved game, or from household to household based entirely on what I feel like doing at the moment. So... I never lose interest in playing like this. I am always doing whatever I enjoy based on my mood of the moment. If I lose interest in playing the sims entirely, I figure that's a sign I should, maybe, go spend some time with some real people or something. :lol:
4. Do you usually use NewCrest so you can create your own town or do you have a favorite neighborhood and why?
Actually, I use New Crest surprisingly little in my games. I don't have any sims that live there, and I mostly use it as an extension of San Myshuno when I do use it. A place to put commercial lots that I want to be in the city but that there isn't enough room for in San Myshuno. In a lot of my games it's totally blank. Because I play so many different saved games, I have no problem tearing down premade buildings to build my own in other worlds. I want my different games to look different any way. So, I guess, I just haven't need New Crest much in terms of space.
5. Would you say there is any draw backs to rotational play and if yes then what would those draw backs be?
With the additions of Seasons, I've had the same issue as other rotational players in that some households end up missing out on certain seasons or holidays. But mostly I don't care. I still just drift from one household to another as I wish, just as I did before. I play with aging turned off and almost never age sims up, so it's not like they missed their chance forever.
6. 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.
The main thing I can say is I play with mostly young adult males. A lot are single. Some are in gay relationships. A couple are in straight relationships. A couple have toddlers (who will probably remain toddlers until the end of time, because I rarely bother age sims up). A few have pets. In only one game do I have any teens or kids I actually play with. But that game is mostly about the teens.
I have 14 saved games that I actually play with (plus 4 other saved games that are just for testing things, building random stuff, etc). Six of the fourteen are games in which I play in what, for lack of a better term, I am calling "rotational".
1. When you begin your play what rules do you abide by (if any)
Two "rules": 1) If it's fun for me, I do it. 2) If it's not fun for me, I stop doing it.
More clearly, I love creating new characters and am never running out of ideas. To keep myself from having hundreds of saved game files, I've started adding households to existing games instead of always creating new games every time I have an idea. Sometimes a particular newly created household will catch my attention for a while and I will play with them for a long time before going back to the household I was originally playing in that game. Then I will bounce around between old and new households however I wish depending on my mood at the moment. I guess I'd say my play style is not so much "rotational" as it is "meandering".
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 a couple games I have dozens of different households. In a couple games I have a small handful of households. In one game I have only two households, one of which I play way more than the other.
The size of the households within those saves also varies, but mostly four or five sims is the most I like to play. A lot of my households are two or three sims. Some are families. Some are singles living together as roommates. Some are couples without children.
3. how long does this type of play hold your interest approximately? ( for example..a week...a month ...longer?)
I drift from saved game to saved game, or from household to household based entirely on what I feel like doing at the moment. So... I never lose interest in playing like this. I am always doing whatever I enjoy based on my mood of the moment. If I lose interest in playing the sims entirely, I figure that's a sign I should, maybe, go spend some time with some real people or something. :lol:
4. Do you usually use NewCrest so you can create your own town or do you have a favorite neighborhood and why?
Actually, I use New Crest surprisingly little in my games. I don't have any sims that live there, and I mostly use it as an extension of San Myshuno when I do use it. A place to put commercial lots that I want to be in the city but that there isn't enough room for in San Myshuno. In a lot of my games it's totally blank. Because I play so many different saved games, I have no problem tearing down premade buildings to build my own in other worlds. I want my different games to look different any way. So, I guess, I just haven't need New Crest much in terms of space.
5. Would you say there is any draw backs to rotational play and if yes then what would those draw backs be?
With the additions of Seasons, I've had the same issue as other rotational players in that some households end up missing out on certain seasons or holidays. But mostly I don't care. I still just drift from one household to another as I wish, just as I did before. I play with aging turned off and almost never age sims up, so it's not like they missed their chance forever.
6. 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.
The main thing I can say is I play with mostly young adult males. A lot are single. Some are in gay relationships. A couple are in straight relationships. A couple have toddlers (who will probably remain toddlers until the end of time, because I rarely bother age sims up). A few have pets. In only one game do I have any teens or kids I actually play with. But that game is mostly about the teens.
