Didn't they attempt multiplayer with the Sims once before? And I'm not talking about the game they were creating when they suddenly switched to Sims4. I vaguely recall others suggesting they tried it and it wasn't all the much fun. In fact, there were so many problems that arose, the game was dismantled. I know I was totally disinterested in Sims4, because it was touted as a multiplayer game. I've played a bit of WoW in the past. While it was 'fun' on one side, it was also annoying when my 'group' wasn't available, so I would decide to play a bit on my own, to hone my gaming skills a little. Now, it could be I was given some poor advice about handing out buffs, that got me into trouble. I just know that I did so upon my little Gnome entering a 'safe' village and she was knocked off of her stead and killed, as a result. It got to be so bad, I would turn down others when they wanted to pair up and work on a quest. I just didn't trust strangers at all anymore. :open_mouth:
I don't like people messing with my characters, WoW, or Sims. I perceive the same problems as you so beautifully articulated, Cinebar. I won't be playing a multiplayer Sims. Not now, not ever. I'm far too possessive of my Sims. The only 'outside' interference I allow is experimenting with a mod. If that doesn't work out, the mod is uninstalled and if I have to, I start that game save all over again.