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Why does it take so damn long for them to do stuff??
Get out of bed, pee & wash hands... 1 hour
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I'd thought about this a few times (as I'd noticed the same in the PC version and it seemed like a weird thing to do), but there's an obvious reason for it. Basically to get realistic animation the Sims have to move at normal (human) speed, but if the time flowed at the same realistic pace then to complete one Sim day would require you to spend an entire real day playing. Even in the higher speed modes the game would take absolutely ages to get through a single day, making progress really slow.
So Maxis opted for the speed they did, with a Sim minute passing every second.
It does still seem like a weird decision though, as even my best family (live in a real cool mansion, have all the best stuff etc.) have little time to do anything other than build up their moods before work. Great game though..