Its official I'm bored with the Sims 🙄

Here's to hoping 2021 will be a better year! And may it be happy! B)

I'm not bored yet, but I have longer or shorter breaks here and there. There's so much I still haven't done, I've a loooong list of builds I'd like to do (<3 houseplans) and I STILL haven't done a legacy more than 4 generations. :D

"troshalom;d-985483" wrote:
Yup, after 2 years of playing TS4 (off and on) I am officially bored with it. And not for the reasons you think. Perhaps it is this stupid pandemic that put the kabash (however you spell that word) on world travel and just make all of life.....

Ahhh that is TMI. Happy New Year Every One. May 2021 bring loads of fun. Happy Simming!!!

Yeah, I know what you mean as what is going is psychologically preventing me from enjoying what loved to do before each event that has happened or still happening.

unfortunately, I agree. I haven't been really into playing a save since Eco Living came out. I created a whole new save when Nifty Knitting came out, but after playing for a day I wasn't into it. Tried again for Snowy Escape, and again, couldn't get into it. Then, tried playing a new family with careers I have never done including trying to knit again, but nope, bored. Lastly, I tried creating ANOTHER new family last week with even more careers I haven't tried and again, I have no motivation to sign into the game. I miss the fun of being so invested in a family and storyline that I would play for 6-7 hours and force myself to go to bed and do it all over again the next day.

Ironic that my interest in the game is at an all time high, after being bored on and off for years.
What I have been setting up for years (waiting for key packs and features) is finally taking off.
I've aged all my favorite CAS born sims down to toddlers and gave them parents. The first batch are now young adults again and have graduated from Uni.

When all of them are young adults again, I will have come full circle, but with a lot more content to play them.
Plus I've finally start adding Mods to the game. Features that the game really needs, that I'm not sure EA will ever add.

You should add some mods to your game; that's the only way I stay interested. If there were no mods, I would never touch this game.
MC Command Center, Meaningful Stories, Wonderful Whims, some *adult* mods ;) , all of them improve the game immensely for me.
Just look at a game like Skyrim, people have kept playing that game since 2011. Why? Because of amazing mods.

Take a break! I found a cheap game that is so fun! Instead of a Sim, You're a Bee! Play this a while, then TS4 will fun again when you come back! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yehYGa1hSKA

It's perfectly normal needing a break from the game. Read a book, watch a series, go for walks. When you gather some inspiration, write a story and a setting, and use the game for telling that story ;)

I played just a few days of the week when this game was first released. Things go so much better when I found the Road to Fame mod. I began to conceive of a way I could create a singer Sim who would have fame (thanks to said mod, as then the fame was through Simstagram) but I figured I could use it somehow. I was even going to use the MCCC mod to cheat him his earnings. Before I had totally figured out just how to go about this scheme, the word was given we were getting Get Famous. I removed the mod and said so on a thread, which was providential, as another player told me there was an upgraded version of Road to Fame that allowed for singer Sims! I nearly wept. But, first, I sought out this new version. With this mod in place, I have achieved my goal. I am now playing every single day, like I did with Sims2 and Sims3. I also use Slice of Live, Memorable Events; Private Practice; SNB & Bills; LilmsSams 21-day Seasons.

All of these mods have enhanced my gameplay. Oh, and I have cc that includes more than just 18th century clothing for my other game save, it also includes food stuffs for farming. Corn, and several other items. I am one Happy Camper!

The Sims has always been my go-to game whenever Real Life became complicated, or totally beyond my control. It helped me to regain my balance, it gave me a way to express myself in a private space. And it was always there, waiting for me to boot up my PC, night or day. But 2020 proved to be too much even for my beloved games, and I stopped playing in early October. But I stopped playing games of all kinds around that time, through no fault of any of my favorite titles. I am not bored with any of the games I play, but when COVID began striking close family members, many of them requiring lengthy hospital stays, nothing works to keep your mind focused on anything other than their recovery. Thankfully, we did not lose anyone to the virus; they are all at home now and safe. There was no single event that triggered this family outbreak as they are scattered across the country all the way to Florida and New Mexico and Canada. It simply happened even though everyone was following the CDC's recommendations.

Last night I began updating all my mods before I finally update my game. Still on the fence about SE, but no doubt it will be added to my library soon. It may take some time before boredom sets in because I was having a lot of fun back in October. But for the first time in twenty years, my Sims weren't capable of soothing my inner self, and now that the dark time is over, I am anxious to get back to my stories and catch up on everything I missed. I see a few new gameplay mods I'd like to try. Those are always fun to play around with, and they always have a feature or two that add a new twist and shake me out of my comfort zone. And I think that's what needs to happen from time to time. We are humans, and sometimes get bogged down in doing the same things over and over without trying something new. 2020 is in the rearview mirror now. It's time to embrace the new year by taking a chance or two that just might add a new dimension to the game, and put that boredom to rest.

Honestly I think we’ve all been there. I know for me I have had to take massive breaks from each sims game during its lifespan. It’s out of boredom due to burnout. Take a break. Sims will be there when and if you are ready to go back to it.