Sims 3 player numbers
I'd be really curious to know the player numbers for the Sims 3, because I suspect is larger then anybody suspects. For example, I've noticed on Steam the Sims 3 maintains a constant average betwee...
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It is impressive how active this community still is. AHQ gets a lot of TS3 traffic too, much of which pertains to issues with new purchases and installs. So there are a number of people still buying the game for the first time, only a fraction of whom ask for help installing it.
A month ago, a problem surfaced with the authentication process between a computer and EA's servers. This only affects new or fresh installs, not existing ones, only those in mac OS, and only players who install just the base game, WA, and/or HELS. (Anyone who installs a newer pack thereby fixes the issue.) The master thread had dozens of posts in a few days; almosr one hundred people clicked the "Me Too" button in the first week. And I'm sure there were more who didn't bother to click or post but still needed a solution.
The fact that probably over one hundred people tried to install or reinstall TS3 on macs in just one week really says a lot about the continuing popularity of this game. I'm most grateful though that there are still knowledgeable people around (igazor) who can help the rest of us figure out how to run this game on modern systems, and maybe, if we ask nicely, teach us enough that we learn something about troubleshooting ourselves. Whether EA cares to address TS3 issues or not, the players are still here helping each other out wherever we can, and it's wonderful to be a part of it all.
A month ago, a problem surfaced with the authentication process between a computer and EA's servers. This only affects new or fresh installs, not existing ones, only those in mac OS, and only players who install just the base game, WA, and/or HELS. (Anyone who installs a newer pack thereby fixes the issue.) The master thread had dozens of posts in a few days; almosr one hundred people clicked the "Me Too" button in the first week. And I'm sure there were more who didn't bother to click or post but still needed a solution.
The fact that probably over one hundred people tried to install or reinstall TS3 on macs in just one week really says a lot about the continuing popularity of this game. I'm most grateful though that there are still knowledgeable people around (igazor) who can help the rest of us figure out how to run this game on modern systems, and maybe, if we ask nicely, teach us enough that we learn something about troubleshooting ourselves. Whether EA cares to address TS3 issues or not, the players are still here helping each other out wherever we can, and it's wonderful to be a part of it all.
