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

I so don't like the Mutiplayer. I have a Multiplayer option on my Civilization VI, however, I always pick the Singleplayer option only.

EA you have to understand. NO to Mutiplayer

"SamDenny;c-17875097" wrote:
We are slowly moving away from single player games..

Who told you that?

"SamDenny;c-17875097" wrote:
We are slowly moving away from single player games..

The industry wants to move away from it because you can cover costs more easily and earn more money with multiplayer. Single player games are expensive and more risky to make.

EA once said that single player games are dead, but they have warmed up to the idea of making more after their success with games like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order.

"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....

@Cinebar - I wasn't talking about us. I wish microtransactions would go the way of the dodo.
@Lady_Ballora - Time did. See the post by Logion.

@logion - Yeah this became pretty evident to me at least, when Bethesda shifted towards it with Fallout 76 and ESO. Though there was companies doing that before them. This also explains the apparent stalling of the next game for most of the major titles that are single player - companies are moving forward with online features. In so many words: Online gaming is the new norm; It's where the money is. I don't know how long this will last though.

"Zeldaboy180;c-17875150" wrote:
I think this thread is the perfect example of people who don't actually read the articles.

It is a post about what some players posted on reddit wanting to see. Actually, the title is very clear as well. What's with the clickbait OP?

It's not clickbait if you scrolled down and actually read the entire thing. The EA Director speaks about the game being online. Here's a cleaner version on Sims Community:

https://simscommunity.info/2021/04/30/the-sims-5-eas-director-of-studios-talks-about-the-next-generation-sims-game/

"dearie_blossom;c-17877141" wrote:
We would be playing Second Life if we wanted online, multiplayer and buy custom content with real money. EA really doesn‘t know their fanbase. I bet the people making the decisions have never played The Sims or spent time with Sims fans on forums.

I think you are right. Drake once said the demographic was over on Instagram, not twitter, not the forums, not Reddit, or even Youtube but the teenage girls on Instagram, so ok, enjoy the multiplay, instagram users. :D

"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/

If TS5 is fully multiplayer ( and it looks like that’s what EA want) it will be a total financial failure. The only way I can see this game working is if when you make a sim it is put into a public gallery and appears into other peoples gams as a NPC you may be asking yourself what about CC or if they have a GP,EP that I don’t have well then the game will substitute the thing you don’t have with an appropriate substitute this can be easy programmed in with an if else statement (I program in C#).