Online The Sims 5 hypothetical poll

I voted that I would still buy it, (though possibly not right away) if there is the option to be offline and if both are treated the same. However I have a feeling that would not be the case. I life it usually becomes that one thing takes dominance over the other.

I recognise that there are many people who would love to be able to play collaboratively with their friends, and it would be lovely if that could be accommodated. However I worry about griefing etc if just anyone could come on to your save and do as they wish. That seems completely different to how things are games like Stardew where it is an option.