Difficulty Level of Sims 4

[HeatherLovesSims4]

I definitely find it more challenging, which is why I play on the Long Life span.  I find I just can't complete everything I want my Sims to do in the Normal Life span.  Careers are definitely a bit harder for me this time around!  So are the child aspirations, which makes me want to spend a lot more time with the children to complete the them. 

[Zanriel]

It seems like everything takes longer and there's less time to get things done. Relationships take longer to build and reach "friend" status, careers take longer to progress, there's more "homework" involved (daily tasks), Sims tend to get out of shape and pudgy if I don't play them, so I have to switch around to different houses and keep them working out, skills take longer to build, rewards take longer to unlock... it's more "grindy" overall. A lot of that is because of the multitasking thing. If you're doing two or three things at once, you're going to progress more slowly in all of them. But even if you focus on just one thing, it still seems to take longer.

I was watching the clock while a sim was taking a shower and it took almost an hour. A shower hour. That's kinda crazy. I heard there's a mod that changes the time scale so those little basic tasks don't take as long. I might look into that.

[RunAmokSims]

I don't find it more challenging as far as harder or easier.  What I find is the play is more linear and I'm not fond of it. It seems like there is a lot less sandbox play.

[itsjustgeekthings]

I think the childhood aspirations are really hard especially if you have the normal lifespan. Also making money (from going to work) is really slow.