Oddly relieved

I’ve been thinking about quitting for a while because it sucks up too much free time, guess this will be the kick I need to actually do it. I’m still annoyed about the timing though. My town looked pretty good before the last update, and I would have taken a screenshot then if I had known what was coming. Then I started a big overhaul after they released all that land, and now the whole right side of my town is a mess of half-finished projects I can no longer find any motivation to work on.

100% agree on the list of flaws. The Halloween and Christmas events were always my favorites, but they’ve been disappointing the last few years. 

Part of me will be relieved also. I'm busily screen capping with the aim of stitching together a high-res town portrait, so I won't miss scrolling around the town itself.  But one thing I'll really miss are the character animations. I wish there were an easy way to preserve them.

I feel you. I’m passionate about building a lush, funny Springfield with all kinds of interesting spaces. But at some point I started regretting time spent in a joyless slog through half-baked, increasingly lame events. They are out of quality material—they have tapped the well (pun convenient). The game has lived a full life and I will mourn it like I would a pet, but sometimes euthanasia is the best solution for an entity whose quality of life has steeply declined. I am literally crying right now. 

"I know this will not go over well, but I'm kind of ready to let go and move on."

There is nothing wrong with this feeling at all. Today's games are designed to make you feel like you have to keep playing. To earn an achievement, finish a quest, maintain a streak, etc. etc. These things turn games into jobs. And while there is still some enjoyment of playing, it can take the pure enjoyment out of it.

Game designers are smart. They know how to hook people (especially younger people) and keep them playing (spending). 

So enjoy your feeling of freedom.

I understand the sentiment too.  I wish they had gone to 4 good events a year, and not the endless cookie cutter updates. 

I will live with the end but would really like a local version that doesn't need the server, and allows me to visit.

I am relieved in a way. The game is taken from me, rather than me walking away from the game. Which, obviously, was never going to be possible.

I'll definitely welcome the space on my phone, my tablet, and on my PC. 

Also, about 12-18mths ago I stopped reading the dialogue and only really enjoying the building parts. Which I would love to carry on doing... but there is a completeness to my town now and it gets to live forever as a snapshot.