How Many Plan on Buying Paralives vs TS5?

I'm going to get it. I don't play multis and I don't do subscriptions

I'll say that I would like to buy both of them, IF S5 will not become an online game. I'm cautiously optimistic about Paralives so far. I liked what they showed so far, but I'm waiting to have more information on gameplay features which won't be for a while since they're still early in development. I like how they're trying to get feedback from the community though.

"Cinebar;c-17836690" wrote:
Didn't know all that... (about Roxanne) I just read a lot of the comments about how traits could work and it was really deeper than even TS2's or TS3's trait systems. I hope they can implement some of those ideas because they were really good ones. I wish a TS5 developer could read what was discussed about traits because it was very articulate and detailed in my opinion. But just tweets in conversations with fans who were asking questions. I think all that is in one of Pixelade (?) Youtube videos about the game. I know I spelled his user name wrong.lol

They've been doing monthly community brainstorming on Reddit and Discord. They already did one for aging and relationships. This month is about personalities if you're interested.

I plan to hold off until I can see what they all are like fully completed...and then I will probably look at buying Paralives. For TS5, I will hold off until I see the Weather EP. However if it is anything like Sims 4...I'm out.

I will definitely buy paralives because I've seen so much of the development. It looks amazing. I would consider TS5 still, but like I did with all the other sims games, I'd wait awhile because the price is cut in half after 6months-year and I love sims but it's not going to be different enough from the others that I need it asap. Plus when 4 came out I was pretty miffed about everything that had been left out, so I'd just be waiting to make sure it was a game I wanted to play that suited my play style.

I want to see what the offer first

I pick Other, because I never buy games on release. You have to pay full price (somewhere in the $50-60 range) for a game that may be semi-playtested with tons of bugs and glitches due to the developers' oversight.

If you wait 5 years after the initial release, then the Paralives or The Sims 5 may be bundled together with an expansion pack, so your base game has a much more richer game experience.

I plan to buy Paralives upon release, and I have no interest in Sims 5 if it is an online game, MMO, or whatever you want to call it. I will leave behind The Sims forever if they go that route. I'll stick with Paralives if it fits what I want from a simulation game, but I'll continue playins Sims 4 if they ever get around to fixing the major issues in the game. I'm feeling pessimistic about that right now and don't see much hope of the game improving. I guess I could've picked Other.

Playing sims with friends online would be cool, but I don't like the idea of it being a MMO, or having a sub. Plus paralives looks really really cool. Especially the furniture sizing and placing feature.

I would by both, if at the time of release, they had appeal to me.

If TS5 has the ability for multi-player gaming, I would still hope that there is the option for single-player gaming as I have no interest in other people visiting my worlds or having the ability to visit mine. The other thing that would really put me off is if the only way to play was via a subcription based service simply because The Sims is the sort of game that I dip in and out of and I would rather not be paying a subscription for a game if I'm not using it for a while.

Fully agree! Simmers are individuals with own play styles and habits. No one configuration fits all.