Agreed. I have spent too much time customizing sims using lp to match their homes, cars, pets, jobs, hobbies, etc. Build relationships and families...for it all to be reset as they all die. I do not mind doing the legacies quest with new sims added to the town but forcing us to do this with sims we've worked years on is ridiculous. I'd rather they shut down the game conpletely like they did with the fb version versus killing off our sims. Platinum orbs take at least four life cycles to create just one. In the meantime, my 24 sims would've died. That is not acceptable. Luckily I have not done the quest yet and do not plan to. Saving up as much lp as I can to help stem off the deaths if I ever do start this quest...but I dont know the time tavles and how much lp I would need to save at least half of my current population.
If you guys can, I would also suggest reverting back to an old saved version of the game from your cloud. If possible and available.