Sims 5 will be multiplayer & selling CC Creator's content

"SheriSim57;c-17876141" wrote:

"Bluelle;c-17873444" wrote:
If TS5 is going to be online, that's it. That's it for me. That's the end for this beloved franchise for me. There are no words in the english dictionary for how utterly disappointed I would be. I know it's "just a game", but I've literally grown up with his franchise. I love it, I've always looked forward to the next iteration, this SINGLE PLAYER SANDBOX LIFE SIMULATION game that has allowed me to have my own world for so long.

The absolute absolute absolute last thing I want in my Sims game is ❤️❤️❤️❤️ multiplayer. Knowing that I won't be enjoying the next iteration, that I've been fantasizing about since TS4's release, is just gutwrenching in a way. Again, just a game, but still.

I sincerely, genuinly, from the bottom of my heart HOPE that TS5 will be a pure single player game like 1, 2, 3 and 4. The exact same as 1, 2, 3 and 4. I don't consider the gallery to be multiplayer.

It's my game, it's my world, it's my story, it's my sims, and if they force multiplayer onto me I'll say goodbye to this franchise that I've literally grown up with since the year 2000. Go ahead and call me dramatic, I don't care.

I really hope this 'multiplayer' isn't what it sounds like. I hope it's a side-feature and that they're not basing the entire game on it. I hope it's optional. I hope they listen to the community.

You can't curse on this forum so I'll just say goshdarn, darnit, crikey, tartar sauce, golly gee aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Maybe it will be like Minecraft, and stardew valley where you can play by yourself or with friends, but I don’t know how that would work with packs....

I doubt it. They weren't going to do that when they attempted with the Sims 4 and SimCity 2013. Maxis servers were not strong enough to handle its players with SimCity. Difference is those are indie companies compared to EA which has a reputation of buggy servers. Even their Star Wars games had problems connecting and that is owned by Disney which is far from being short in funds with their games to put in decent server connections. I mean there are free roleplaying games like VR Chat, so Sims can say bye bye to their monopoly competition with the vast influx of MMORPG games out there in the market. Rachel and Lucy who lead the Sims 4 moved onto a Facebook Horizons too which I guess is what people want the Sims 5 to turn into:
https://www.oculus.com/facebook-horizon/

Best MMORPG in 2021:
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-mmos/

Then again maybe EA should do it since they already failed with SimCity. That way Paralives and other games can take over the offline Monopoly the Sims 5 will leave behind. Worst case they fail and Maxis goes to mobile only like with SimCity. Best case they'll last only 3 years like the Sims Online then competition will already fill in the gaps they left behind.

Plus with MMOs being a constant threat with cybersecurity even with the larger companies and Simmers being cautious of downloading CC/mods, there is that to look into as well.

Expect a Subscription service of at minimum $9.99 a month like the Sims Online being its model:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims_Online

The standard price for MMOs today is $15 a month due to inflation:
https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/2ba1h0/how_did_mmos_settle_on_15mo_as_the_standard_price/