What would you accept or reject if there was at least an online element of TS5 being online?

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.

Online The Sims 5 hypothetical poll

Scobren
5 years ago
I wouldn't play it honestly if they attempted online again. I've done Sims Mobile, Sims Social, and Sims Freeplay. I got bored of them all within a couple weeks. If they want to try it with a side game I'd be ok. I mean they already brought augmented reality to the Sims Freeplay. EA just has never had a good reputation with online servers and even with Twitch streams I see servers constantly kick players from their games even the ones the Sim Gurus play. If they brought back MySims I think it would be a better competitor for Animal Crossing. Sims well just doesn't have that cute or risky factor to make it in the MMO world unless it is mobile which they have two successful games of it. It is like leave the PC games alone and let the mobile games be the cash cows. Plus with Simmers not being able to afford decent computers, EA thinking they can afford decent internet too is a total joke on EA. They'll lose easily like they did with SimCity.
timurjr96
5 years ago
Very rarely devs pay more attention to an offline component of a game if there is a multiplayer version of it, latest offending game is Resident Evil 3 + Resistance, while the prequel of it Resident Evil 2 didnt have multiplayer version and it received many content as well as the free dlc.
Doogerie
5 years ago
I can’t answer as I need more information like how extensive is the online elements? I mean if it’s just memory’s and milestones that you can put online and a gallery + a create a world tool where you can build your own world and put it on the galley that’s fine. Otherwise no thanks I will get a different life simulator.
fjb792
5 years ago
If the Sims 5 is online I will NOT buy it. Online is just an excuse for them to turn the Sims into a giant, online cash cow, filled with microtransactions and subscription fees. All the content will be sold desperately while your playing.
Look what Fallout 76 did to the Fallout series? It got rid of everything interesting from the game in favor of "multiplayer." No story, no characters, no voice acting, no plot. If the Sims 5 goes online it will go like this as well.
AedanStarfang
New Spectator
5 years ago
Lootboxes, sub fees, you like this shirt but want in blue or pink better pay up $$$! I would not be surprised if the Sims 5 introduces a "Creation Club" type of feature where they can monetize mods from popular simmers.
AedanStarfang
New Spectator
5 years ago
The gallery is really the only online aspect to the Sims 5 that is a must-have for me.
Doogerie
5 years ago
As much as I want a Sims5 I do not want a Sims on line I can’t images how the eco system would work at the moment we are drip fed co tent but not everyone will have every pack how will that work if some one come to my world in an out fit for a pack I don’t have or something?

I really don’t want the Sims online it failed last time and it will fail this time too.
logionX
Seasoned Hotshot
5 years ago
If someone from EA or Maxis ever reads this, making the sims 5 online not only sounds difficult but also very expensive. I think you would be much better off focusing on making a good framework which can handle the things that people are asking for like color wheel, create a style, mod support and an open world for example. Then you can please both your shareholders and the players by creating content for that.
Bettyboop55
New Spectator
5 years ago
This is the only option I would consider from the list provided. Personally I prefer my game on disk, then I have total control over when I play and when I choose to update my game. Having an online element makes me think the next step would be sharing my game with other simmers. That would be an absolute no no so there must always remain a way to play offline.
keekee53
Seasoned Newcomer
5 years ago
I will have to boycott. I know how this ride will go with EA. I have watched them ruin other games I played with them for the sake of online gameplay. I am 99% positive the base game will be lacking because they will waste precious development time on the online aspect of the game. Then will come the special items you can only get from online game play and the sim version "loot boxes." Count me out.

They will HAVE to ban all this romance and woohooing business online or they will be in for a serious lawsuit when some kid gets harassed. They have already had an incident with one of the game changers, I cant imagine how online will be. I will keep an eye on the forums and write my I told you so when all hell breaks loose.