The pros and cons of playing with aging on or off

I play with aging on at all times, and have them age up on their "birthdays" as the game determines, because I mostly play Legacy challenges. Aging is a requirement for that challenge.

I prefer playing on long with aging on, with or without rotation that is better for me I like to see things moving along while I play.

I learned very quickly that I'd only be able to enjoy this game with aging off. My saves are all set in static, unchanging worlds where I've made all the citizens exactly to my liking. With all the time I've put into those sims, I'd hate to just see them vanish away and die.

I want to be able to play with aging off so I can keep all the original townies but I like time going by. I want to play a new legacy but I’m not sure how I’ll do it

I play with aging off mostly to have more time for completing goals. I also play a bit rotationally so I just turn off aging to prevent too much stress for me :D

All in all, I play much like you, op. However, I sometimes turn aging on when my sims completed everything I've planned for them. I will then usually wait until everyone aged up and then turn it off again.

I play with aging on because I like the passage of time and having a mild sense of urgency to complete goals and tasks. Not everyone will complete their aspiration, get to the top of their career, or max out their skills. Plus I love seeing the new generations growing up so the old generations need to die off to make room for the new.

However, I will use the Potion of Youth as it makes sense in my game. And occasionally I will have a loved one plead with Grimmy so they can be spared that way as well.

I am currently playing normal life span ageing on. I do make use of the potion of youth. However some time in my rotation I messed up I have an eldest son about to become an elder and I think his father just became one recently. I have not played my rotation game since installing Seasons. I used to play long life span, but now I want to see the townies die off and new ones entered the rotational families lives. I have 3 families that are intermarried, so the next generation will have to marry townies or premades.

I play with normal aging on. I do legacies, I love seeing the new generations come into their own and seeing how the family evolves over time. I have a rotational save I don't touch much that's on long lifespan so I can do the generational thing but get a little more time between the different families.

I've experimented a little with short lifespans, and I intend to do that more, because sometimes I get impatient waiting for a child to grow up, and I like the idea of needing to move more quickly to say, find a spouse before they get too old or having more difficulty succeeding in a career. I like the prospect of a family growing too rapidly while they struggle more to get promotions and money becomes a greater issue. I imagine it'll offer a greater challenge and I'm curious to see how it goes.

"CrystalAbyss1;c-16622037" wrote:
I want to be able to play with aging off so I can keep all the original townies but I like time going by. I want to play a new legacy but I’m not sure how I’ll do it

@CrystalAbyss1 you can set aging to only affected your currently played household only. So your family would age but the town would remain static.

I play with aging on, normal or sometimes long lifespan. I like to see the generations come and go, but because I play rotationally, I get to have my sims around longer than if I was focusing on one household. When an old character dies, it gives room to the new ones. The challenge of limited days is really part of sims for me. It forces me choose what skills, aspirations, relationships etc. to focus on and those choices make my sims individual. Sometimes I wish I could play another way, but the thought of playing a single sim who never dies just terrifies me.