Sims eat too fast!

They need to make it last a bit longer. They eat so fast you can barely take a picture of them eating unless they happen to talk to someone and the food is in front of them.

I was optimistic about the eating changes, but it's too fast for me as well. I absolutely love taking pics at the dining table and now hardly can.

I didn’t mind the slow eating, what bothered me was that they all played musical chairs if they wanted to talk to a sim while eating.

"Brd709;c-17980475" wrote:
I didn’t mind the slow eating, what bothered me was that they all played musical chairs if they wanted to talk to a sim while eating.

Or get up and put their food in their pocket to hug the Sim they want to talk to. :lol:

I don't mind the eating speed, I understand that they sped it up as Simmers were struggling to get all of their Sim's needs met before they went to work. However, many of us like to host family or romantic meals, where eating slower might be appreciated.

I don't know if something similar has been suggested, but what if an option was included when clicking on a group meal (alongside "call to meal" etc.) to "eat with...", and then you could pick which Sims you want to eat together and they will wait for everyone to grab a plate and be seated before tucking in, eat slower, and have conversations between bites.

I kind of like it that they eat faster. Eating slowly didn't bother me back then, but I'm used to them eating fast now :sweat_smile:

I guess they could eat a little bit slower, like take a bite or two more, before they finish the meal.

I did a double-take at the title of this thread because for the longest time, it would take forever for my sims to finish a meal, sometimes even pausing for what felt like half an hour while they were still urgently hungry. I don't know about simulated people, but when I'm so hungry that I'm legitimately uncomfortable, I will wolf that food down like the Cookie Monster at an Oreo factory. I'm glad my sims learned how to chow down and be done with it.

I like Sims eating faster than they used to, but they made it a little too fast. Sometimes I want the family to eat together and I make a Sim call others to meal, but the first one at the table is usually already eaten when the last one arrives. It's really annoying for example when they're eating a Winterfest dinner.
I would've preferred the eating speed to be somewhere between the old and the new speed. The other solution would be an option to make Sims start the dinner together at the same time. When called to meal they should all sit at the table together first and then start eating.

I use a mod so they don’t wash their dish when done eating. So they don’t leave the dinner table when they’re chatting with other sims there. It works out well for those situations. But I think 1 bite more would be ideal. They did make it a little too fast for me. It’s better than how slow it was before, imo.

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-17980557" wrote:
I prefer the slow eating.

This entire “fix” goes to show what kind of society we live in. Zero patience and an inability to manage a more balanced lifestyle.
Funny that this fix was focused on sims filling their needs quickly so they can get to work or school on time.
Yet folks are constantly asking for more family gameplay and family time together. I thought the breakfast and dinner table is part of that?
Work is more important after all. This so called “realistic” life simulator is suddenly a little too realistic yeah?

Why not upgrade the beds so sims’ energy bar fills faster?
Why not upgrade showers so sims’ hygiene bar fills quicker?

Do folks want more challenging gameplay or not?
I don’t think so. People just want to fast speed through this game and then afterwards tell the community how boring it is….

Anyway, slob sims are great. They use the bathroom without flushing after wards. They never wash their hands. They also use the bathroom while taking a shower. They never clean their plates either. So handy. If you’re an impatient simmer get yourself a slob sim. It works for me. ?

It is indeed a shame that we have to get mods to get the eating speed back to the way it was before. ?

"Sims eat too slow!"
"Sims eat too fast!"

Developers must be having double face palms. :D

I think the best solution would be to have an additional command that allows them to eat slower. They could click on the food and "grab a serving" to eat fast or click on it and select something like "enjoy a meal together" to eat slow.

If I'm playing a single sim there's no reason to take an hour and a half to eat a sandwich, but I can certainly understand wanting it to slow down for family meals.