Patience is definitely a virtue... One I lack
I imagine I'm not the only one feeling impatient for new Sims news. I even had a dream that they announced a pack. When do y'all think we'll get an announcement for something?
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"JoAnne65;c-16429945" wrote:"simgirl1010;c-16428393" wrote:"JoAnne65;c-16428119" wrote:
I just really can’t imagine finding it difficult to play when you’re really having fun with what you have going on in your current game. Isn’t that sort of... a testomy of in fact being somewhat bored? How can you have big fun and enjoy yourself, then suddenly find yourself quiting just because in June it’s going to rain or snow in your game or your sim will be able to go to university? If that knowledge alone stops you from enjoying the game all together.... no, I really have no idea how that works. I’m having fun playing or not and when excitement over something that isn’t there yet would make me stop wanting to play, it would make me wonder if I’m enjoying myself then in the first place. Apparently my enjoyment depends on the upcoming stuff then. In the past packs even had to wait at one point (when we got 3 EP’s a year) because I was in the middle of something and there was no room for the new stuff in my sims’ story.
@JoAnne65, What I said has been my experience for the last 18 years. Not just for the Sims 4. It might not make sense to you but it has nothing to do with my current enjoyment of the game. Not everyone is going to have the same outlook as you so stop trying to tell me how I should feel about my game.
Bottomline is still that you say you’re not able to enjoy the game at one point anymore isn’t it? That it apparently doesn’t offer enough at that moment. And sure, there may be a very good reason for that than “I’m bored” but I can’t think of one, that’s all I said. I’m not telling you how you should feel about the game, you were.
No, that is not the bottom line. At no point did I say I was unable to enjoy the game. I said that I prefer not to play while waiting for new content. This does not imply a lack of enjoyment. One can enjoy something and still be able to delay participation. It's called delayed gratification.
Delayed Gratification: the process that the subject undergoes when the subject resists the temptation of an immediate reward in preference for a later reward.
The immediate reward would be to continue playing. The later reward is playing with the new content.
I usually spend that time making plans on how to integrate the new content into my existing gameplay, participating in speculations and discussions of the new content, etc.
Another weird simming habit I've had forever is even after new content is released I delay playing for a couple of days. It sort of builds up the anticipation. I'm sure you'd be able to find a negative spin on that also.
