Multi-player feature

isn't that what the sims freeplay sort of does? where you have your household and you can visit your friends' households and interact with their sims? or were you thinking of different mechanics? also as far as I know, the "project renee" that everyone thought was going to be the sims 5 is actually NOT the sims 5 but strongly implied to be a multiplayer sims game (or maybe it's confirmed multiplayer, tbh I didn't read the official EA post 🙃)

I've tried the sims freeplay, but I much prefer sims 4. The whole game is, to me, a whole lot more enjoyable. 

I havnt heard about project Renee  I'll have to dive into that haha. 

But yeah, in my opinion, out of the sims games I've played, sims 4 is my favorite. I would love if they just added a multi-player feature similar to what freeplay has.

I actually could not disagree more. I don't want to play with friends. The best part of TS4, for me, is that it's self-contained. I can download mods and play it MY way - and there's no one to judge. I don't have to worry about scheduling to be online to play with a specific friend. I can play on my schedule. If I want interactive play, there are plenty of games for that. If I just want to be left alone and unwind away from other humans? TS4 is my go-to. I'm afraid that adding a multi-player component would ruin the sims. It has never been an interactive game. I'm not sure why they want to change that now. I'm envisioning a hellscape of bald, underwear-clad sims whose CC isn't loading. 

I definitely can see why you like sims 4 more than freeplay, Im not sure anyone would say free play is their favorite game compared to the main generation! 

Definitely check out all the info there is on Project Renee! (or maybe it’s Rene?) All I know about it is it was announced more than a year ago and everybody thought it was gonna be the Sims 5. But then one of EA’s most recent blog posts debunked that and said they were gonna go in a new direction, but I have no idea what that means lol

there are so many different playing styles tho that whatever they choose to do for their next addition to the Sims family, I think multiplayer could be a cool feature but it should definitely be OPTIONAL. One of my biggest pet-peeves is games where you literally cannot play without internet connection, and gameplay is basically locked if you choose not to participate in the social aspect. 

No Go. I don't want to play with anyone here in my game. If it was a racing game or a first person shooter, then bring it on.

I'm cautiously interested in multiplayer stuff. I don't know anyone else who plays the sims so anything focused on playing with friends I already know isn't going to work. But we can play with other players in all kinds of ways. We could make challenges and have leaderboards for things which could be fun for many people, we could have worlds to visit that other players are visiting at the same time, or allow other players to visit our worlds and lots, so basically replace townies using game logic with actual players. We also already have the gallery to create and share with each other, but that really needs some improving I think to get the best from it.

I prefer to play my own personal story. I don't want to have to be online at the same time as other players, and frankly don't know who to add.

If sims 4 ever adds multiplayer, I hope it will be totally optional and players won't be punished (items not available, goals that can't be reached) if they choose to play as a single player game. 

I did have a look at project rene, it's definitely interesting.

I couldn't agree more with multi-player being optional, I definitely love having my own game and gameplay, but once in a while it would be fun to play with a friend.

I think that's an awesome idea. That way you don't have to play with other but still get to experience it if you choose. 

I 100% agree, it would have to be an optional feature. And I also agree that it's nice to just play your own stories.