Taking a break….

@HillyBeth sorry to hear about your grandfather. ?
It's not for everyone but after my mom passed I put her in my game.

"HillyBeth;c-18188388" wrote:
I took a short break last week after I lost my grandfather. There are some days where I don't play, so I'm not burned out.

My condolences on the loss of your grandfather.

"wylmite1986;d-1003806" wrote:
Anybody else ever feel like they need a break from the sims?

I’m in the ‘I can’t get tired of the sims because I need more time to play it’ camp. Real life keeps interfering with my fun time, lol. I moved to ‘the country’ after losing my home in a flood and didn’t realize the property came with a feral cat community! Got them spayed/neutered and now I’m basically running a little animal shelter out here. It eats up a LOT of my free time but yeah, when I sit down to play sims, it’s like a reward. Sims is my happy place. ?

@simgirl1010 and @simsinmysleep thank you both. <3

I've never taken a break from Sims because I didn't feel like playing, I always want to play! I love this game! <3 Since the beginning when the first iteration was released, the only days I'm not playing are if I'm too sick, vacations, during hunting season, visiting family, computer on the fritz or our power was out due to a storm. For me, there's just so much to do and not enough hours in the day I can play to do them!

However, I DO get frustrated with certain bugs/glitches which causes me to rage quit sometimes. But I get over it, find a Mod to fix it, play another save, build, just ignore the problem or find an in-game workaround. For instance, the gardening bugs introduced with the patch prior to the Eco Lifestyle EP release in June, 2020 have been one of the most annoying for me. I love gardening, but I've had to resort to putting plants in household inventory or deleting them when it gets too bad. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment or too optimistic though because it's not long before I'll inevitably haul them out to try again or start a new garden.

I happily played a completely vanilla TS4 for over 7 years until the invasive NPCs constantly interrupting my Sims when they're out and about broke me. I got a Mod for it which started my journey to the dark side (they have cookies!) and I've never looked back. I could definitely play a vanilla game again, but I wouldn't have as much fun as I am now using my small, but growing list of Mods/CC. Just a cold hard fact for me personally, but I suspect there are many more Simmers that feel the same way. :)

Thank you so very much Modders/CC Creators and Happy Simming! <3

"Karababy52;c-18188413" wrote:
I could definitely play a vanilla game again, but I wouldn't have as much fun as I am now using my small, but growing list of Mods/CC. Just a cold hard fact for me personally, but I suspect there are many more Simmers that feel the same way

Yep, I’m one of them. I was playing a totally vanilla game recently and mostly loving it, but then I took a new sim to Henford-on-Bagley to meet the creature keeper, Michael Bell, and found some stranger in his place. ALL of the HoB regulars were replaced. Oh, heck no. So I got a mod to fix that. Then I got a mod to stop the nonstop phone usage. Then, after giving the new fears system my best try, I gave up and got a mod to remove fears. ? I think I’ve added a good half dozen more since then (selectable pets, better build/buy, etc.)

When I find myself in need of a break, I fire up Sims Medieval and play that .

I've now been on a break for 2-3 months. I'm normally very into playing and have no trouble coming up with things for my sims. But I've been on long breaks before as well. It's your time, just do what you feel like doing.

I'm actually totally the opposite right now. I just had my break because alot of the patches and the new expansion broke the game, so I went off to complete the Tomb Raider games 100%. I'm nearly done with that now and desperate to go back to simming!

I'm currently on a near-total break from The Sims right now, too. I have a lot of other interests, and not enough unstructured time in my day/week to enjoy all of them. Like a few of you, I've been hesitant to touch my main save for a while. My daughter and I have spent some time in CAS, and I've tried to sharpen my building skills, but otherwise, a few of my other hobbies have been at the forefront. Soon, my Sims muse will visit again, and my hiatus will undoubtedly end. In the meantime, I'm having fun doing other things. :)

"MoonlightGraham;c-18194426" wrote:
I'm currently on a near-total break from The Sims right now, too. I have a lot of other interests, and not enough unstructured time in my day/week to enjoy all of them. Like a few of you, I've been hesitant to touch my main save for a while. My daughter and I have spent some time in CAS, and I've tried to sharpen my building skills, but otherwise, a few of my other hobbies have been at the forefront. Soon, my Sims muse will visit again, and my hiatus will undoubtedly end. In the meantime, I'm having fun doing other things. :)

I've wondered where you've been, and I'm not alone. I'm relieved and so very happy to hear that you and Z are well. We all look forward to hearing from you and Z again when the time is right. Until then, take care of yourselves, both of you. That's a wish and an order.?