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Single player has to be the main focus of the next Sims game
king_of_simcity7
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So rumours are going around that there is a 'new game on the cards that is both multiplayer and single player'
Okay, they are just rumours and hints but I will say this now. If this is going to be a new Sims game such The Sims 5 then single play must and I mean must be the main focus.
There is no way that I will was a game that is going to be focused on multiplayer as lets face it. Look at Sim City 2013. Look at Olympus. Look at the result that is The Sims 4.
The next Sims game has to take the series back to it's routes as it was in TS1, TS2 and TS3. It has to be done properly and it has to have full customization. No one has asked for a multiplayer game and no one will tolerate it if the single players are going to be pushed to a side.
Lets not pretend that the past few years have been good for The Sims. TS4 has had an awful start and should have ended by now. The focus on half done packs is not acceptable and as someone who has been with the series for the past 20 years I know what works and what does not. Our games have always been our own and I know that I speak for the very large majority who say that they want single player to stay. If you want an online game then that is cool but it can not and must not be The Sims.
Most us us have been waiting for years for a true successor of TS3 and I will be deeply disappointed if we go back down that route again.
So of course rumours are just rumours but I am already getting nervous.
Okay, they are just rumours and hints but I will say this now. If this is going to be a new Sims game such The Sims 5 then single play must and I mean must be the main focus.
There is no way that I will was a game that is going to be focused on multiplayer as lets face it. Look at Sim City 2013. Look at Olympus. Look at the result that is The Sims 4.
The next Sims game has to take the series back to it's routes as it was in TS1, TS2 and TS3. It has to be done properly and it has to have full customization. No one has asked for a multiplayer game and no one will tolerate it if the single players are going to be pushed to a side.
Lets not pretend that the past few years have been good for The Sims. TS4 has had an awful start and should have ended by now. The focus on half done packs is not acceptable and as someone who has been with the series for the past 20 years I know what works and what does not. Our games have always been our own and I know that I speak for the very large majority who say that they want single player to stay. If you want an online game then that is cool but it can not and must not be The Sims.
Most us us have been waiting for years for a true successor of TS3 and I will be deeply disappointed if we go back down that route again.
So of course rumours are just rumours but I am already getting nervous.
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All my creations are CC free.
I did not like Showtime for TS3 at all because it felt like it was always in my face no matter what I did. I also thought it was confusing. I had zero interest in sending my Sim anywhere.
I do like the gallery in TS4. I wish we could download Sims and lots with whatever CC was included though. I think that would be next level.
I never played TSO.
I’m not sure how they could implement multiplayer and still make it make sense. If they made a new world that was ever-changing where everyone had 1 house and you could go next door or go to someone else’s house kinda thing... maybe. But idk how they would implement that. Idk if it’s even possible. Hmm maybe if they have it like NBA2K where you have to request to be in a “certain session” where your friends are otherwise you’re just in a random session with random Simmers. It’s interesting though.
I am concerned
This! I have a lot of my own personality in the game and don't want people snooping!
It is not like players compete for any vantage in the game. If you want to make your Sims money you either get them a job or you cheat. Up to you
I did not touch the online features with Shwotime
They don't need to combine them, just make a S5 with a strong base for single players. Make a spinoff for multiplayers.
The only thing that I hope after this disappointing news is that multiplayer would be a standalone game.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/924539/features-that-needs-depth-and-ways-to-improve
Agreed. Sadly the publisher knew nothing about the game only the developers really know about what we wanted.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/924539/features-that-needs-depth-and-ways-to-improve
But for some reason I see a large appetite for a sims multiplayer, either on the existing game or in a future game. I can’t for the life of me understand it and think that would be the worst thing ever but I’m not in EA’s target demographic.
I have no faith in a sims 5.
If the game is meant to be a 90% multiplayer experience with 10% single player stuff on the side, I ain't touching it. I'd rather buy and play one of the older games.
At this point, I think Will Wrights vision is in the gutter. They don't care about heart and soul and innovation anymore, only money and popularity.
I am a patron for Paralives, and I know a lot of people have doubts about it but you have to remember that it is still in early development. Alex and his team are working hard on the characters and gameplay and are taking feedback from the community. I genuine believe it's going to be a great game and honestly I'm tempted to just abandon sims 4 and play sims 2 until Paralives comes out at this point. Sigh
Yeah i was a blindly optimistic myself too. I've played sims 4 for years! I couldn't play sims 3 because my pc couldn't handle it and sims 4... well... at least i could play. I heard people complainig from the beginning and although i could see what was lacking it was the only way of keep playing The Sims... but i can't anymore. I just dont have fun. All the lacking on the sims themselves... it's my breaking point too. I went back to 3 recently and with my more capable pc it runs smooth with a lot of eps and im having fun again. Im happy. But im also ready to a new iteration as long as the team really acknowledges what went wrong with this one. So today's rumors really make me sad. And also stating that sims players seek competition?? So far from true imho!
line. Mixing older players with our younger players isn't a good idea. I prefer my privacy, but I know the youngsters out there like to share everything they do with the entire world. If this had been done in any previous version of the Sims my kids would not have been allowed to play online with people I don't know. As it was, I closely monitored their online activities and breaking my rules of having contact with people I didn't know meant they lost their PC priviliges for a time. Allowing unrestricted contact between kids and adults can be dangerous. And giving access to your PC to strangers isn't ideal no matter how young or old a player may be. It's like opening the door of your home to total strangers. It kinda creeps me out, to be honest. I never used Showtime as a way to connect with other players. It isn't something I found very appealing. And unless we are given the choice to participate or not, Sims4 will be the last iteration I play. After dealing with Sims4 for four years, I'm not ready to do this all over again anyway. Making Sims5 an online game will just make it much easier to walk away. EA tried to make Sims4 an online game in the beginning,too, and failed miserably. What makes them think another run at it will fare any better?
Will leave us watching someone else controlling our game. Not that that doesn't happen already with AI as overbearing as it is.
Single player will always be compromised in some way to entice/coerce players to play multiplayer.
Multiplayer is only as good as the amount of people playing it and they will try to get us holdouts to play it.
I am simply not interested in it when it comes to The Sims.
Agreed.
People have been asking for a competitor and now we have Paralives coming.
They maybe cause they have a new studio now called Maxistexas.
FreePlay used to have events throughout the year that were pretty interesting. However, many of the more recent events seem to involve a lot of grinding for resources so I generally pass on those. The prizes are usually modern style furniture which I don't care for so I skip the events. The thing is, that if you do like modern stuff and you can't get all of the prizes this time around, the event will come back again and you can work on it then, unlike The Sims 4 that doesn't repeat some of the events it had in the past.
The CEO mentioned that "...As Maxis continues to think about The Sims for a new generation – cross-platforms and a cloud of a neighborhood world, you should imagine while we will always stay true to our inspiration, escape, creation, self-improvement, motivations – that this notion of social interactions and competition like the kind of things that were actually present in The Sims Online many many years ago – that they will start to become a part of The Sims experience in the years to come....".
It does not even mentioning the 'Next' game. He just gave out his vision on how the team should consider in developing the game. Perhaps, it's just another feature to be added in the existing game (ref-to start to become part of The Sims experience...) Which can also be considered as an option for the existing TS series, where we can turn it off as & when we want. Or perhaps, in a way where he wants to encourage the developers to develop a kind of packs that can encourage social interaction & competition or even make use of the current gallery for social interaction & competition (which as of now, it's cross-platforms). They also have The Sims Mobile where the players can interact virtually. Most of what he said is already here. Plus, as he said, they want to stay true to the current gameplay too.
Sometimes, we need to remember that, not everything 'new' need to be in the next/new game or only for The Sims PC/Mac/Console version. Who knows, TS4 could be their last. Maybe, the next simulation game is going to have a different title. Personally, I won't be nervous. I like & enjoy changes. I'm pretty sure my virtual world is not going to end if the game doesn't even meet my expectation. I can just not to buy/play & move on or even restart.