Where do fans get the idea that Renee will need to be online?

Assuming that by 'Renew' you mean 'Rene', the answer is simple. EAapp. That and the bewildering variety of devices they claim the game will run on. TS4 was launched as an offline game, so they are at least morally obligated to keep it that way - even though it is a hassle for many of us to get it running that way. TS5 is brand new, no promise baggage attached, so they are free to do whatever they want with it whether we like it or not.

Personally to soon to judge.The fact there making a single player mode.They probably be making an offline mode.Also remember Simcity 2013. I don't think they want that disaster

It's the fact that there is a larger trend in the gaming industry toward free-to-play, multiplayer, cloud-based games. EA's CEO has also suggested interest in these strategic goals in earnings call statements.

"simmerorigin;c-18261098" wrote:
It's the fact that there is a larger trend in the gaming industry toward free-to-play, multiplayer, cloud-based games. EA's CEO has also suggested interest in these strategic goals in earnings call statements.

A. A earnings call is just to talk up investors and say future products.
2.Ea has more games than the sims.
3.This is not a big trend.Most of this trend is fighting games..
We know Renee is not going be MMO
They will Single player mode
While multiplayer mode is just option .That you need invite your friends to play.

This is a far cry how fortnight, over watch or even Roblox works. Those games work by having public servers, but this does not seem this how its going work.

EA has been fantasizing into turning The Sims into a multi-player thing for some time now. It doesn't resemble The Sims as I play it, but we've told them that already. They don't listen.

Because EA is planning to do some type of mobile mode, most likely it will be a cloud based game, requiring you to be online to play. There is a chance they could be doing something else, maybe with bluetooth, but that would require a lot of set-up, and be pretty shaky legs to base their business on. I'm not that technically minded, just theorizing here.

Anyway, given the human world, most likely EA won't be considering the rare possibility their consumers don't own a smartphone or don't want to play a game on their device. They will just be assuming everyone will be doing it. So it will likely not have a mode or format to play in offline. You will likely have the ability to not log into your account on mobile, and still play, so it won't necessarily require you have access to a mobile device to play, but the internet will likely be required.

I question how mods will work on a system like this. Will it work like it does for consul players now, I.E. no mods or CC at all, or will there be a way to let your pc's files somehow add to or influence the game?

If Sims 5 is going to be cloud-based,then it's going to be the final nail in the coffin for the Sims franchise. I can just see a lot of loyal Sims customers ditching Sims 5 and switching over to Paralives and Life By You,and EA wondering why nobody is buying Sims 5. It will just be SimCity 2013 all over again. I guess EA really wants to lose money and lots of loyal customers.....

In a big way and very quickly. I've several years of experience using cloud-based software at work, experience that has not been pleasant. There is too much that can go wrong. Murphy's Law applies.

Grant Rodiek has already made it clear that The Sims 5 can be both online and offline. That is, he practically made it explicit that players will be able to choose when they want to play offline, on their terms, and when they want to play online, also on their terms.

He also made it clear that the game will not be an online MMO, where we will be able to find players from all over the world. It will be an online game where you can invite some friends to play with you, and that's it.

"celipoesias;c-18266736" wrote:
Grant Rodiek has already made it clear that The Sims 5 can be both online and offline. That is, he practically made it explicit that players will be able to choose when they want to play offline, on their terms, and when they want to play online, also on their terms.

He also made it clear that the game will not be an online MMO, where we will be able to find players from all over the world. It will be an online game where you can invite some friends to play with you, and that's it.

I think you're confusing offline with single player. He confirmed that there will be a single player mode, and that the multiplayer one won't resemble a MMO, whatever that means to EA.

I still think it will be online, at least partially, because of the play anywhere features. They were really advertising that in the expo as the big feature that sets this version apart. And as far as I know, there are only a few methods to transfer data between your cellphone and PC. Wifi is the most popular. The way EA tends to think, and program, I don't think there will be option to go 100% offline. That means that you will most likely need wifi and an internet connection to play. It also means that on high use days and times right after they've updated, your chance of being able to play are about as much as anyone has at winning a lottery. That's if their whole servers don't crash completely.

"Horrorgirl6;c-18261153" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18261098" wrote:
It's the fact that there is a larger trend in the gaming industry toward free-to-play, multiplayer, cloud-based games. EA's CEO has also suggested interest in these strategic goals in earnings call statements.

A. A earnings call is just to talk up investors and say future products.
2.Ea has more games than the sims.
3.This is not a big trend.Most of this trend is fighting games..
We know Renee is not going be MMO
They will Single player mode
While multiplayer mode is just option .That you need invite your friends to play.

This is a far cry how fortnight, over watch or even Roblox works. Those games work by having public servers, but this does not seem this how its going work.

1) Earnings calls are forward-looking. Sure, there is some spin but the general direction the CEO wants to take the company should be better understood through them
2) This is a fact. Sure, some are more obvious targets in this larger trend. But one cannot assume the Sims franchise is completely immune to it
3) Fighting is the genre. These combat games are prime examples of the trend
4) Yes it will not be an MMO. We know there will be a single-player mode. However, I expect social elements to be sprinkled throughout the experience. It's more attractive from a business perspective.

(see Chicklet's recent post of EA's Rene job posting https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1008514/job-posting-multiplayer-gameplay-software-engineer)