Important - how do you pronounce 'Live mode'

I say both and it isn't wrong it is called being an agent of chaos so there :p

> @Chicklet453681 said:
> I say "Live" - (rhymes with Hive" mode, as in you're Live and On the Air. Like you are the director of a movie production. I play characters and tell their story, I don't play simself, so I don't "live" in the game.

This - my sim isn't me, she's herself.

> @WildIrishBanshee said:
> Live as in five, not live as in give. Been that way since Sims 1, not gonna change it now lmao. Live (give) makes zero sense, grammatically speaking and otherwise - when we play, we are playing in live (five) mode, as the sims are doing their thing - they live (give) in a house, not on my screen! Pretty sure it was pronounced live (five) back then too, not this new live (give) thing. But that's a long time for me to remember back to lol.

And also this - Sims aren't self-aware, but even if they were, they probably still wouldn't be aware of living in a simulation.

It's abundantly clear that the only correct way to pronounce it is live rhyming with give.



Since Sims 1, the developers meant the three modes as to build, to buy, and to live. The parallelism makes this obvious. Moreover, live pronounced like alive doesn't make sense as it's NOT a live TV broadcast...you can pause and fast forward...definitely not live like alive!

Live like alive isn't an alternative, it's just incorrect. :smile:

"simmerorigin;c-18260647" wrote:
It's abundantly clear that the only correct way to pronounce it is live rhyming with give.



Since Sims 1, the developers meant the three modes as to build, to buy, and to live. The parallelism makes this obvious. Moreover, live pronounced like alive doesn't make sense as it's NOT a live TV broadcast...you can pause and fast forward...definitely not live like alive!

Live like alive isn't an alternative, it's just incorrect. :smile:

... uh, what? Live like give only makes sense if you have a simself. So you're basically telling us that there's only one right way to play, and all of us who choose live like five/hive are playing the wrong way? Even though we're by far the majority??

"Branwen84;c-18260654" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18260647" wrote:
It's abundantly clear that the only correct way to pronounce it is live rhyming with give.



Since Sims 1, the developers meant the three modes as to build, to buy, and to live. The parallelism makes this obvious. Moreover, live pronounced like alive doesn't make sense as it's NOT a live TV broadcast...you can pause and fast forward...definitely not live like alive!

Live like alive isn't an alternative, it's just incorrect. :smile:

... uh, what? Live like give only makes sense if you have a simself. So you're basically telling us that there's only one right way to play, and all of us who choose live like five/hive are playing the wrong way? Even though we're by far the majority??

1) I was being tongue-in-cheek. It's a silly, low-stakes debate.
2) The majority of people pronounce it the correct, official way as in "give." I notice that this small thread has an unusual amount of people who say it like "alive"
3) "there's only one right way to play" No, this is a silly ongoing debate on pronunciation, not about telling people how to play the game.

Within that context, Live (give) is definitely correct. It's the same tense as the other two words. Build, Buy, Live!

But within the game, I think there's wiggle room for us to all be correct, because the games are ours. You see build mode, buy mode, and live mode. I see build mode, buy mode, and live (as apposed to paused) mode.

Interestingly, the Sims on console art (for the one I had) says "Create your Sims", "Build their world", "Control their lives" instead.

Definitely "Live" as in alive!!! No other way, period! When playing, the game is live as in a sports match is live. ;)

Live Performance. Live on Stage. Live on Screen.

It never really occurred to me to say it in any other way until I saw a lot of youtubers say it the other way, and I absolutely hate it. Say what you want I'll forever call it this way and I'm glad I'm not the only one hehe

I know Will Wright pronounces it like give.