The Sims Mobile is an interesting game but people seem to be thrown off by the fact that the game will have microtransactions and use real time just like The Sims FreePlay. I'm sure The Sims Mobile will split The Sims' fanbase further as people will be divided between The Sims 3, The Sims 4, The Sims FreePlay, and The Sims Mobile as well The Sims and The Sims 2. If they have made the game paid and lacked the free-to-play restrictions, it would be a decent Sims game.I would like to try it but at the time of this post, it hasn't been released on the Amazon App Store or Windows Store.What do you think of The Sims Mobile?Edit: I have tried to download the game after installing the Play Store on my Amazon Kindle Fire HD but it wouldn't allow me to download it saying it was incompatible.

I don't think this game is going to be very successful. And I hardly can imagine anyone abandoning sims 4 for a simplified mobile version of sims 4 with tons of micro transactions.

Sims Mobile will not split the Sims' fanbase (IMO). We all are good at multi-tasking and plenty jump from thread to thread whether it be Sims2,3,4, or mobile threads, to voice our opinions of the games. People may be angry about this mobile game coming out of the blue, but it won't cause a division in the fan base. Again, this is just my opinion!If/when you try it, I hope you enjoy it! I personally, will not touch mobile apps ever!

Why? Did previous Sims mobile titles do that? This isn't a new thing, having a mobile title in the franchise. I'm sure that, like before, some Simmers will play PC only, some will play mobile only, and some will play both.

I think it's a good upgrade for freeplay. I was wishing we had something like this to replace freeplay for a while, as that game looks super dated. Here it is. Now that my head has cooled a bit, I think this game is a good thing. Some players are only on mobile, so this is nice for them. Maybe they don't have a pc. Maybe if thy like this game and concept enough, and see that it's so similar to TS4 in terms of looks, they will want to invest in a laptop, as TS4 would be basically that but with no limits. If anything this game brings mobile first players closer to The Sims 4, as freeplay looked more like it's own thing. More brand awareness and all that. I think we should be nice to all players, seeing that we are all fans of the sims, even though we might prefer dsifferent games. We don't need to have everyone playing TS4. Maybe you like TS3 more, or sims mobile more, and it's beautiful that we have this choice and diversity.

I personally am not a big fan of mobile games. It kinda surprises me that some people are surprised that the game would be in real time and not sims time and thinking since the game is "free" that they are getting the same game as the sims 4 but for "free". The game is in real time and not in sims time (Which isn't a shocker to me. its a mobile game. Most mobile games are going to be in real time). The game isn't fully free. There are micro transactions in the game. Then there are people saying "Well the mobile game has this and we dont have this on pc version." Well the sims 4 isn't done yet so there is still the possibility of getting some of these items in the pc version. Then there are some people freaking out over how why the reason we only get 1 EP a year is because of the mobile game...which is not the reason why we are only getting 1 ep a year. Then there are some other people freaking out over how they think the sims 4 pc will go a lot more slower thanks to the mobile game...which it wont. In the end I think people are just freaking out over nothing. It's just a mobile game.

Will The Sims Mobile split up The Sims' fan base?

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Hadron1776
9 years ago
For me, it's like this:
- Pay $10-$30 for a game pack I'll keep forever OR
- Download a game for free, then pay $5 every 10 minutes if I want to do anything useful.

Considering how TSM is basically a stripped down Sims 4, it's no contest.
ehaught58
Seasoned Ace
9 years ago
"Cinebar;c-15745857" wrote:
"WinMacSims3;d-917580" wrote:
The Sims Mobile is an interesting game but people seem to be thrown off by the fact that the game will have microtransactions and use real time just like The Sims FreePlay. I'm sure The Sims Mobile will split The Sims' fanbase further as people will be divided between The Sims 3, The Sims 4, The Sims FreePlay, and The Sims Mobile as well The Sims and The Sims 2. If they have made the game paid and lacked the free-to-play restrictions, it would be a decent Sims game.

I would like to try it but at the time of this post, it hasn't been released on the Amazon App Store or Windows Store.

What do you think of The Sims Mobile?

Edit: I have tried to download the game after installing the Play Store on my Amazon Kindle Fire HD but it wouldn't allow me to download it saying it was incompatible.

No. People who play the Pc series are a diehard bunch, and will not cave to mobile game. I expect the new game to attract new type of player. Those of us who relish in the pc versions and who were never interested in console, or mobile or MMO will never play that game. It will attract a new player though for awhile.

You can say that again! Especially for builders. The app has absolutely nothing for builders! :/
rucolasheep
9 years ago
does anybody know if TSMobile is an avatar game, playable only with one character or one family tops ?
or is rotational gameplay possible ?

i've got the answer
only one home lot
only one family through generations
Cinebar
9 years ago
"Kiwicantdie;c-15747046" wrote:
I really don't get why people are bothered by microtransactions in free mobile games. I've played mobile games for years and I've never seen one without them.
I'll play both, since pc and mobile games are my favorites.

This might shed some light on the cash grab grubbing.

https://www.cnet.com/news/why-mobile-games-suck/
BGH22
9 years ago
"Hadron1776;c-15747059" wrote:
For me, it's like this:
- Pay $10-$30 for a game pack I'll keep forever OR
- Download a game for free, then pay $5 every 10 minutes if I want to do anything useful.

Considering how TSM is basically a stripped down Sims 4, it's no contest.

Forever is a long time. You don't get to keep the sims 4 forever. It's on loan to you and tied into origin. EA owns TS4. Your paying to borrow it just like this new mobile game. You would only get to keep the sims 4 if EA decided to release the game from origin and offer it free. 10 years from now newer hardware may not be able to run the game. The sims 1 has a rough time running on new hardware.

I have the sims 1, 2 and 3 all on disc. None of my versions are tied into origin so yes I can keep them forever however I doubt Ill be able to play them in the future if they are not compatible with newer hardware.
Kiwicantdie
Seasoned Ace
9 years ago
"Cinebar;c-15748498" wrote:
"Kiwicantdie;c-15747046" wrote:
I really don't get why people are bothered by microtransactions in free mobile games. I've played mobile games for years and I've never seen one without them.
I'll play both, since pc and mobile games are my favorites.

This might shed some light on the cash grab grubbing.

https://www.cnet.com/news/why-mobile-games-suck/

Mobile games might be cash grabbing, you're right, yet they never grabbed my money. Weird.
I play as a casual f2p on mobile, always. I still manage to have fun for years, if I like the game.
Cinebar
9 years ago
"Kiwicantdie;c-15748774" wrote:
"Cinebar;c-15748498" wrote:
"Kiwicantdie;c-15747046" wrote:
I really don't get why people are bothered by microtransactions in free mobile games. I've played mobile games for years and I've never seen one without them.
I'll play both, since pc and mobile games are my favorites.

This might shed some light on the cash grab grubbing.

https://www.cnet.com/news/why-mobile-games-suck/

Mobile games might be cash grabbing, you're right, yet they never grabbed my money. Weird.
I play as a casual f2p on mobile, always. I still manage to have fun for years, if I like the game.

The Sims Mobile will not be the Sims Free Play.
pagoas
9 years ago
As much as I despise ts4, I will probably download the similar Sims Mobile on my iPad and keep it along with my SFreeplay for the occasional layover when flying. It'll simply be there for what it is... a timewaster. Like I found out with ts4, it'll be impossible for me to have anything invested in it emotionally or, except for the space it occupies on my iPad, financially... because it's just a timewaster game unlike what I consider to be a true Sims game (i.e., life simulators).
Kiwicantdie
Seasoned Ace
9 years ago
"Cinebar;c-15748803" wrote:
"Kiwicantdie;c-15748774" wrote:
"Cinebar;c-15748498" wrote:
"Kiwicantdie;c-15747046" wrote:
I really don't get why people are bothered by microtransactions in free mobile games. I've played mobile games for years and I've never seen one without them.
I'll play both, since pc and mobile games are my favorites.

This might shed some light on the cash grab grubbing.

https://www.cnet.com/news/why-mobile-games-suck/

Mobile games might be cash grabbing, you're right, yet they never grabbed my money. Weird.
I play as a casual f2p on mobile, always. I still manage to have fun for years, if I like the game.

The Sims Mobile will not be the Sims Free Play.

Of course it won't be. It's a different game. So?
GothicSimmer
9 years ago
"phoebebebe13;c-15748741" wrote:
"Hadron1776;c-15747059" wrote:
For me, it's like this:
- Pay $10-$30 for a game pack I'll keep forever OR
- Download a game for free, then pay $5 every 10 minutes if I want to do anything useful.

Considering how TSM is basically a stripped down Sims 4, it's no contest.

Forever is a long time. You don't get to keep the sims 4 forever. It's on loan to you and tied into origin. EA owns TS4. Your paying to borrow it just like this new mobile game. You would only get to keep the sims 4 if EA decided to release the game from origin and offer it free. 10 years from now newer hardware may not be able to run the game. The sims 1 has a rough time running on new hardware.

I have the sims 1, 2 and 3 all on disc. None of my versions are tied into origin so yes I can keep them forever however I doubt Ill be able to play them in the future if they are not compatible with newer hardware.

I can see negative thoughts about downloaded games. GOG tries to address the issues by claiming that the games are DRM-free and that you own the game, Steam and Origin doesn't mention that. Also Origin can block you from downloading the game. For example, all The Sims 2 games except The Sims 2 UC can't be downloaded and The Sims 3 as of January 11, 2016 no longer allows downloads of EPs/SPs to non-1.69 games. Some older games such as Mass Effect, Dead Space, The Sims 3, and The Sims Medieval also include the Origin sign-in when downloaded from Origin.

The reason The Sims doesn't work on newer computers is due to Windows 10 being included on newer PCs. It's not Windows that's the problem, it's the copy protection that The Sims uses. The Sims uses SafeDisc which Windows 10 has blocked making the game unable to be played, also Microsoft released the KB3086255 update that has blocked SafeDisc causing games such as The Sims, SimCity 4, Age of Empires II, and Syberia to not work.

The Sims 2 does run but it doesn't support the higher resolutions by default and it also has black boxes under Sims/Pets. The Sims 3 does run on newer PCs but the GraphicsCards.sgr and GraphicsRules.sgr files doesn't include entries for newer NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel GPUs causing a warning to pop up and even if the game runs fine, you'll have to find a way to limit the fps since newer cards can get very high fps and there is no V-Sync. Also according to @BluebellFlora on her website, The Sims 3 doesn't run on newer Macs if playing on macOS due to the Intel and AMD GPUs not being supported.

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