Recently I have found myself playing almost everyday but this is after I took a month and a half break from playing. There are times I will get burned out on playing and will have to give myself a break.

Nowadays. I've had breaks that lasted months or even years. But now im playing pretty often.

Everyday because of the pandemic. There is not much to do because nothing is open. My job ended because of the pandemic. I am still adjusting. I got another job right away but I work from home now and I have more free time. Yeah, so I play a lot now or at least until I find another computer games that interests me. Ooblets looks interesting but will wait for reviews before dropping $25 on an early release game.

I play most evenings as part of my wind down routine at the end of the day. Sometimes I have something else I need to do that goes late, or I just decide that I don't want to play - usually when my stories are in holding patterns, which doesn't help them get out of it.

I said 7 days because that's typical, I can usually find at least an hour to fire up either TS3 or TS4 (although if it's only an hour I have, then it's likely going to be 4 since 3 takes 15+ minutes to load! :D ) It's not always like this either, I've missed months in the past and I'm sure it will happen again. This is just what is happening right now.I do take breaks and skip random days, but lately with the pandemic, there's not much else to do anyways.

Used to play everyday before Eco Lifestyle came out, but do to the bugs and refusal to address those bugs I now play the game maybe once a week... or less.

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Busufu
Seasoned Hotshot
5 years ago
When I still had a normal life before Corona, I could only play 1-2 times a week.
Now I have more time.
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
5 years ago
It just depends. I've lost both of my parents in 2016... I don't think I played regularly at times then. I also took some time off a few times that probably was at least a month. I missed the toddler patch. I didn't buy Cats and Dogs on release... but got it half off. I had surgery sometime in 2018 and yeah... I doubt I played it then because I couldn't sit in the same position for long periods.. and really the list goes on.
I enjoy the game when I play it ... it can be very often and even obsessively or I might be doing something else for awhile. I've even enjoyed a few other games since the Sims 4 was released!
adduapina
5 years ago
I practice binge playing :smiley: I take occasional longer breaks every once in a while and other times I play daily.
Babykittyjade
Rising Observer
5 years ago
All I play currently is sims and roblox
Onverser
5 years ago
Sadly every day at this point, I have nothing else to do at all. Just stuck here waiting around for the world to somewhat go back to normal. :s
orenjiAi15
5 years ago
I used to play everyday at the start of the pandemic. It helped me cope a lot because I’m an IRL control freak. But I realized I was getting too obsessed and forgetting how to live in this one lol so I dialed it down to 3-4 times. :sweat_smile:
simgirl1010
Hero
5 years ago
I didn't play at all between March 20 and the release of Eco Lifestyle. Almost 3 months! That's the longest I've ever gone without playing. I was totally obsessed with Animal Crossing. :p
gnd968
5 years ago
I often have it up in another window while working and pop in and build something or play for a bit off and on throughout the day, other times it's not up and a week goes by, sometimes it's a full lazy day time. Covid has certainly changed things but I do have to be a productive human more than not.
The_Real_Koteyk
5 years ago
Technically I play the game only on weekends but I also spend a lot of time in CAS and build mode during the week!
Sharooonia
New Spectator
5 years ago
I play everyday for a few hours. I used to play more but now I'm sharing my free time playing between the Sims and Animal Crossing New Horizons. I love both games.