Sims 5 won't be an MMO confirm!

"Horrorgirl6;d-1006210" wrote:
They made it clear on the stream that project rene will not be an MMO.That single player is still a part of the sims and multiplayer is only an option.If you want someone to play with you.

It not being mmo doesn't necessarily mean same as it wont be live service, which would be bad route to take. YongYea just been covering how many live services are dying and closing down.

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If it requires being online to play then count me out. Online means EA can monitor everything I do (as in all those stats they mention time to time) and it means that I can't avoid the game breaking bugs/updates TS4 is infamous for. Much prefer to play with the cable unplugged.

Online should be optional, not mandatory. Suppose my Internet goes down? Suppose EA servers go down?

And nothing in writing that confirms that offline play is possible. I don't trust them.

I am still very cautiously taking a wait and see attitude. It not being an MMO doesn't mean the addition of multiplayer won't cause the single player side to suffer, I have seen it in to many other titles by EA that used to be single player only. I need to see more before I am convinced, as others have said, I don't trust them.

At this point in time, I'm simply unwilling to start all over again. Base games are dull, for one, but the game itself is costly, especially over time. Hubby and I are facing Retirement, which means very limited income. Probably not a whole lot of disposable income. I will stick with Sims 4 for now.