Wish sims 4 was multiplayer

Perhaps this is what they are going for. LindenLab made money hand-over-fist. This is, after all, Electronic Arts. It wouldn't be my cup of tea, but if this is how the wind blows, then it is like Fallout and 2004 all over again.

"OEII1001;c-17388526" wrote:


Are you saying that the fault is not through the game or method of delivery itself, and rather through a fault of the community that has sprung up around it for the past few decades? I might agree with that.

The community. They don't play well together. Why do you think so many Simmers have to hide chat just on the Sims streams alone?

"Felicity;c-17388532" wrote:

"OEII1001;c-17388530" wrote:

"ScarletSimEater;c-17388528" wrote:
Google "sims 4 multiplayer mod". It's a thing that exists, although I can't comment as to how well it works.

It seems silly to me, especially with the lot-based nature of sims 4. You could hang out with a friend virtually instead of just talking on the phone with them, but without objectives it sounds like it could get boring fast. (You'd have to have invite only neighborhoods. Open public ones would be a PR nightmare waiting to happen.) So while it would be nice to have the option to let someone else have control over another household member sim, I'm not sure what feature it'd be worth dropping to free up programmer time for that.

Well, it may or may not work, if it is even intended to become multiplayer. At the same time, your sim that you control is forging relationships with other sims controlled by other human beings. In the end, isn't that the ultimate "Sims experience"?

Not for me. Not at all. If I want to forge relationships with other human beings, it's certainly not going to be in the Sims.

Same. I rather farm with others in my farm games not a Barbie RPG game. I mean I don't even like DnD.

EA is already letting modders fill in the gaps for content in their own game so it's not too far off the mark if they are going to shift to a literal "Make Your Own World" model - only all creators/modders will be forced to upload their content to a "Sims Marketplace" where you pay $1 for a chair, and $.30 goes to the creator, and $.70 goes back to EA for hosting services.

"Scobre;c-17388554" wrote:

"OEII1001;c-17388526" wrote:


Are you saying that the fault is not through the game or method of delivery itself, and rather through a fault of the community that has sprung up around it for the past few decades? I might agree with that.

The community. They don't play well together. Why do you think so many Simmers have to hide chat just on the Sims streams alone?

Am I supposed to imply "weakness"? Will this get me a seat at the lunch table?

I don't think the community is "bad" per se. Petty, not bad -- too much obsession with forum status, not enough joy.

"OEII1001;c-17388538" wrote:

"Felicity;c-17388532" wrote:

"OEII1001;c-17388530" wrote:

"ScarletSimEater;c-17388528" wrote:
Google "sims 4 multiplayer mod". It's a thing that exists, although I can't comment as to how well it works.

It seems silly to me, especially with the lot-based nature of sims 4. You could hang out with a friend virtually instead of just talking on the phone with them, but without objectives it sounds like it could get boring fast. (You'd have to have invite only neighborhoods. Open public ones would be a PR nightmare waiting to happen.) So while it would be nice to have the option to let someone else have control over another household member sim, I'm not sure what feature it'd be worth dropping to free up programmer time for that.

Well, it may or may not work, if it is even intended to become multiplayer. At the same time, your sim that you control is forging relationships with other sims controlled by other human beings. In the end, isn't that the ultimate "Sims experience"?

Not for me. Not at all. If I want to forge relationships with other human beings, it's certainly not going to be in the Sims.

"For me" is the key element. There are people who would disagree, and I don't just mean ignorant fence-sitters like me. I think it would be beneficial for all of you to take a wait-and-see approach. The information is from a blog notorious for click-bait rabble rousing, and a theoritical Sims 5 is a long way off. They're going to do what they want to do anyway; no point in tearing the "community" apart while waiting.

I was answering your question about that being the ultimate sims experience. It wouldn't be, and I'm not even sure how it could be.

I don't really care about the source of Andrew Wilson's quote. I just don't. He has been very clear about his feelings of multiplayer, and it's obvious that he wants it to come to the sims. If Sims 5 is in development, it's already been decided, and he likely could just be planting that seed so people get all the arguing done early.

I realize that not everyone is a deviant player, but one thing I do know is I don't want to be griefed, but I do want to continue to be able to grief. It's great in a single player game. The ultimate sims experience for everyone is different, so no, in the end, chatting with another person on line with a cute avatar is not the ultimate sims experience. It is an experience you can already get in many other games, though.

I can't think of anything worse than multiplayer sims.

"OEII1001;c-17388567" wrote:

"Scobre;c-17388554" wrote:

"OEII1001;c-17388526" wrote:


Are you saying that the fault is not through the game or method of delivery itself, and rather through a fault of the community that has sprung up around it for the past few decades? I might agree with that.

The community. They don't play well together. Why do you think so many Simmers have to hide chat just on the Sims streams alone?

Am I supposed to imply "weakness"? Will this get me a seat at the lunch table?

I don't think the community is "bad" per se. Petty, not bad -- too much obsession with forum status, not enough joy.

Ugh that is what I would hate in a Sims online game, is its need to be utopian. Bad enough dealing with totalitarianism American ideas just with the Sims 4 as it is. I'm a pyro deviant. Sims 5 creating another "safe space" would not appeal to deviants like me.

"NorthDakotaGamer;c-17388596" wrote:
No thanks, all Sims games I have ever played were SINGLE player. What gameplay is there for a multiplayer mode? I just do not see it as a viable way of gameplay. I play Sims games to get away from IRL people, as I find I dislike anyone but very close family. Maybe it is because I am an introvert. Never heard any viable reasons for multiplayer that are appealing. Even with those discussing they desire a multiplayer mode are not explaining any meaningful gameplay that would be accomplished in such a mode.

Sims 2 was multiplayer on console. If you have a household you could play a few characters in the household each. That was especially work for those non family just playing young adult sim players

"Sharonia;c-17388583" wrote:
I can't think of anything worse than multiplayer sims.

Well it has existed before lol just not many people know as most are PC players