Online The Sims 5 hypothetical poll

If there is an option to play offline and we can boycott online then I would be cool with it but if online starts to take over and gets updates first or is overly promoted against offline then we have problems.

I voted I'd accept it, because I don't really care as long as it had the same attention...

BUT my real answer isn't up there.

I don't reallly care, because I honestly can't imagine I'd ever buy Sims 5 since I love SIms 4 so much. I've played since Sims 1, every iteration, and so far Sims 4 is by FAR my favourite, I love it so much and it's pretty much "complete" to me in how a game should be. The new packs are fun bonuses, but I can get many more years, (maybe decades haha) of fun from Sims 4 so I can't imagine spending money to start over again with a new version when I already ahve somethign I love.

That being said, I'll be watching it, just in case it's somehow better than Sims 4 haha. If it came out with Sims 4 art style, Sims 4 personalities, the gallery, and everything almost the same but added in free babies, gradual aging so I could play every year of a sims life differently, and non-mutual relationships, I might be in haha! I'm not counting on it, but if it did, then this would be my answer for the poll and I just might want to purchase after all

While it’s true I would play both ways, the first answer also applies to me. I’m only interested if it’s optional. If they didn’t start from a single player experience, the resulting game likely wouldn’t feel like the sims, and my desired multiplayer experience would also suffer as a result.

I don't think I would bear to start over on Sims 5.

Any kind of extensive online multiplayer feature will completely mess up the game. We can't have mods, and packs are also out. If online multiplayer is fully optional, and not given preferential treatment, I may soften my opinion. But, I am taking everything as worse case scenario.

There's a lot of factors; and we still don't know enough. To me, I expect EA to completely butcher, and make a mess out of TS5. While it will likely not be confirmed until at least June 11 @ EA Play, I strongly expect it to have an online multiplayer element. Whether the game is an online-only game or just so happens to have it as an optional feature, we don't know at all. EA's CEO has long been pushing for online multiplayer. The fanbase, by a vast majority said no. This is a big mistake. They are risking alienating this game's large fanbase; in favor of trying to reach new customers who likely aren't interested. Personally, I just don't see the point in multiplayer of this style game. It seems the CEO of EA is treating it like a cheap mobile game. Then, why not make TS5 the best it can be, and then just do a new Mobile/Freeplay sucessor that is online-only, and playable on PC? It can be the freemium farce that is loaded down with lootbox mechanics and "premium content".

If it is online, I'm hoping Paralives is available. Given Rod Humble was already a senior member of The Sims team, I strongly expect his take on the genre of life simulation will be even better than what Paralives has already shown. In my opinion, these two games will spell doom to The Sims franchise.

If it is online,I hope EA takes the Minecraft route: Offer a single playeer option and a multi-player option(in the form of servers that pepple can make themselves). If EA takes the Roblox route(multi-player only option),then I'm switching to Paralives.

The Sims 4 is limited the way it is because of being built on an engine that was originally for an online Sims game. If Sims 5 was online the off line experience would likely be limited. I don’t have a lot of faith that the offline experience would resemble the previous sims games in terms of play and depth.

I may change my mind if I am proven wrong but as of now if there is online play I will just wait for paradox technic’s game and Paralives.

I would boycott it. I am probably more prone to buy Ron Humble's game even though I can't stand all the rpgness he brings to the table rather than buy The Sims online or any or half of it online. I also never want to go through annoying patches every month or biweekly or whatever, ever again. Nor Origin.

I just have a really hard time believing that the online game wouldn't be riddled with MTX and have most of the focus on online elements.

If it has any online involvement I'm out Sims 4 being created as a online game created so many limitations and I'm not willing to repeat that.