Sims Online

It may be possible now but on an experimental basis as the tech back then was rushed and for this to work EA/Maxis has to really take their time as they admitted they rushed it w/o thinking.

What kind of havoc is it going to cause in the community especially the Twitter-verse when adult players are having their sims flirt and woohoo with the sims of minors, seriously ?. Talk about a grooming opportunity for less than savory characters. I think it’s a terrible idea and I want no part of it.

"Goldmoldar;c-17806743" wrote:
It may be possible now but on an experimental basis as the tech back then was rushed and for this to work EA/Maxis has to really take their time as they admitted they rushed it w/o thinking.

I don't think it's just the tech that's the problem, the very nature of the Sims is basically a canvas for a player's creativity... Making it online, negates that by default.

"Evil_One;c-17808873" wrote:

"Goldmoldar;c-17806743" wrote:
It may be possible now but on an experimental basis as the tech back then was rushed and for this to work EA/Maxis has to really take their time as they admitted they rushed it w/o thinking.

I don't think it's just the tech that's the problem, the very nature of the Sims is basically a canvas for a player's creativity... Making it online, negates that by default.

I can understand that but looking at Sims 4, for me the creativity level has been reduced, I still wouldn't mind it on an experimental level or even if it was LAN to LAN play.

Ha ha please no. I didn't have a very good video card when I played it and still remember another sim trying to chat up mine but mine was frozen then pissed itself. I was (in real life) laughing so hard I almost peed my pants. The other players were getting pissed off. Obviously was not a game for me.

*peed

"Goldmoldar;c-17809569" wrote:

"Evil_One;c-17808873" wrote:

"Goldmoldar;c-17806743" wrote:
It may be possible now but on an experimental basis as the tech back then was rushed and for this to work EA/Maxis has to really take their time as they admitted they rushed it w/o thinking.

I don't think it's just the tech that's the problem, the very nature of the Sims is basically a canvas for a player's creativity... Making it online, negates that by default.

I can understand that but looking at Sims 4, for me the creativity level has been reduced, I still wouldn't mind it on an experimental level or even if it was LAN to LAN play.

The issue with such online games is that there is very little gameplay left. You control one sim, you have socials, but you decide which one to use, so the sim becomes nothing more than an avatar. If you want that there is Second Life, you create avatars, buildings and you can chat to other players. Anyway, with that one sim that you're playing then you'll need to earn your money and your skills at very slow grinding pace or you could buy them from a store for extra money. No cheats and collaboration will depend on your social skills and interacting with other players, some of them will be nice and some will be trolls. There will be very little room for creativity.

Looking how the sims community is at the moment and how shocking is the reality, an online game will turn The Sims franchise in a dangerous environment. I can already see things like wicked whims rooms and other crazy stuff if mods are possible, if not it would take another big slice of this franchise away (custom content). I just see problems after problems with an online game and that's why I think it would be the end of The Sims. If people want those games we already have SecondLife, Roblox, Habbo, etc...
The Sims 4 gallery is already problematic sometimes