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Marko0sh
New Vanguard
3 years ago

Playing 3 or more Sims in a household, is it difficult for you too?

I'd love to hear about your playstyle in The Sims 4, and more specifically when it comes to the number of characters/sims you can manage at one time.

I'm asking this because I recently tried to properly play a family of 4, and that is 2 more members than what I am used to for many years (not counting pet)...
And I find it extremely overwhelming to manage them and it sort of feels like a job than a game whenever I try to play that household, does that make sense?

Is it because of my own playstyle, constant pausing trying to make sure nothing goes wrong and have no time in the day "wasted" (I blame you Harvest Moon) -- or is it generally difficult for players who are more chill too?
If you've been there before, I'd love to hear your tips on how you made it easier on yourself to manage a larger household and enjoy playing them without cheats.

And if you can manage 8 members needs & skills with ease... teach us master! lol

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  • "mightysprite;c-18204897" wrote:
    @RedDestiny92 wow yes! pregnancy in TS2 was very much about trying not to die
    (actually my first ingame death was a pregnant sim in TS2 who died of starvation, on her dining room floor, trying to get to the food that was on the table)


    Yes, you never, ever, ever allowed a pregnant Sim to take out the trash. Plus, I used to make certain there was a banquet table full of food to keep her from expiring. Sims2 was actually a much harder game than Sims3 & 4. I miss that.
  • Rough times, I mean you could learn the hard way what to do so the challenge was always temporary but I swear this stuff sticks with you. I don’t think I let a pregnant sim do much of anything after that.
  • mlnov39's avatar
    mlnov39
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    My family is moving onto it's 7th generation soon and my heir usually has many children.
    The last heir & his wife had 10 children, so there were always 8 people in the house. I'm used to
    juggling big families now, I don't even think about it. The first generation had 15 children, the second
    had 18 children, the third had 20, the fourth had 18, the fifth had 11 and the sixth had 10.
    I like 10, I'm going to stick to that number in the future.

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