I've been kind of mostly gone anyway, as I had wanted to hope for the best with Sims 4 but was repeatedly frustrated with the limitations to my type of play. I check back here at the forum once in a while, hoping for good news that I'll see a return to the type of gameplay that pulled me into the Sims to begin with. I tried playing Sims Mobile (was curious about it), but like most mobile freemium games I got bored and haven't touched it in a month. If they completely shut down the PC Sims franchise, I'll be completely gone, like I was when SimCity was shut down.
It's a darn shame, because if Sims 4 had been an updated version of what pulled us all into the Sims in the first place, they'd have more money than they'd know what to do with.
I'm always hoping for a mobile game I like, for passing time when I don't feel like reading etc. etc. and am not at my computer. I'd be happy if it were a Sims game. But for me, real-time is the killer in a lot of mobile games. I tried Sims Mobile but it won't run on my tablet (which I didn't buy high-end because mostly I use it for reading and news apps and some extra data), and on my phone the text is just too small for my middle-aged eyes. But in principle? Absolutely zilch against them.
Plus I'd be really surprised to see the PC version of the game dropped this soon, thought I wouldn't be surprised to see whatever version of it follows Sims 4 to be even more lower-level-laptop enabled. Either that or more of a really expensive niche game.
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What I find irritating is that I go check the reviews on the mobile games on Google Play. Its overran with reviews from the past 2 days. Otherwise, there used to be a few days between reviews. Not 100+ in less than 24 hours. So what did they offer for free for a review?
I won't play the mobile games because of I'm not a fan of them. My son downloaded the Sims mobile game and hated it. I trust his reasoning.
What I find irritating is that I go check the reviews on the mobile games on Google Play. Its overran with reviews from the past 2 days. Otherwise, there used to be a few days between reviews. Not 100+ in less than 24 hours. So what did they offer for free for a review?
I won't play the mobile games because of I'm not a fan of them. My son downloaded the Sims mobile game and hated it. I trust his reasoning.
There may have been an in-game prompt for reviews. I get those in a lot of different apps. They're pretty common.
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What I find irritating is that I go check the reviews on the mobile games on Google Play. Its overran with reviews from the past 2 days. Otherwise, there used to be a few days between reviews. Not 100+ in less than 24 hours. So what did they offer for free for a review?
I won't play the mobile games because of I'm not a fan of them. My son downloaded the Sims mobile game and hated it. I trust his reasoning.
There may have been an in-game prompt for reviews. I get those in a lot of different apps. They're pretty common.
Yes but most people ignore them. Its odd to have that many within 24 hours.
I'm always hoping for a mobile game I like, for passing time when I don't feel like reading etc. etc. and am not at my computer. I'd be happy if it were a Sims game. But for me, real-time is the killer in a lot of mobile games. I tried Sims Mobile but it won't run on my tablet (which I didn't buy high-end because mostly I use it for reading and news apps and some extra data), and on my phone the text is just too small for my middle-aged eyes. But in principle? Absolutely zilch against them.
Plus I'd be really surprised to see the PC version of the game dropped this soon, thought I wouldn't be surprised to see whatever version of it follows Sims 4 to be even more lower-level-laptop enabled. Either that or more of a really expensive niche game.
I think if that were to happen too, I rather just go back to using Gaiaonline with its 2D graphics. I mean graphics in the Sims 4 texture wise there was discussion about it at MTS about how much bump mapping was used in a table object with the Sims 4 and then how a similar table object looked like in the Sims 2. http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=592683&page=3
I know there are already complaints about the Sims 4 graphics being too intensive on laptops as it is, why the console option was nice to have. I just don't think graphically and gameplay wise, the PC game should suffer with specs and gameplay anymore for what is normally used on Steam games these days. Why I was a bit glad when Cats and Dogs upped the specs closer to the average games specs in the gaming industry. But that's the thing, these should all be options for Simmers, but they shouldn't replace one system over another. Sims 2 had it down. It offered a PC game for those that wanted to play on a desktop computer, it had the Sims 2 Life Stories series for those that wanted to play on laptops, and it had a DS game for those that wanted to play on the go and a DS game for the side games. The Sims 3 also had options for both desktop and laptop players with the Sims 3 and the Sims Medieval series. But the Sims 4 never did offer separate options for both laptop and desktop players. It sacrificed desktop player's enjoyment for laptop players and it hasn't helped the franchise. Why I wish what was mentioned above in that Tweet was actually applied to the Sims series that all Simmers are important whether they play on desktop, laptop, console, or mobile. I don't think it is right or profitable alienating one part of the playbase over another. That tweet does have me even more worried, because it has me think that even if PC games don't exist anymore, that we are still Simmers to Maxis which isn't always true with every Simmer. Like you, I rather play the Sims series on PC instead of mobile. I tried running it on a tablet too and it didn't work which stunk because I agree the small text is hard to read even for nearsighted eyes. They really should make the Sims Mobile tablet friendly too. I mean Animal Crossing Pocket Camp is and it makes it easier to play. But yes options are good, less options, not so good whether it is the PC or mobile version. I see both the PC and mobile versions lacking in options when it comes to the desktop and tablet markets. That's the thing is my eyes see the Sims games better on a desktop screen over a laptop screen so it is kind of like the tablet versus phone deal too with that.
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I tried Sims Freeplay years ago and got bored with it early on, so will not play another Sims mobile game again. If EA/MAXIS is going this route then they can count me out of the Sims games. I will stick with Sims 2, SIms 3 and Sims 4 that is more than enought to keep me entertained. I have other games such as Cities Skylines, farming games, civilation that I can have fun with.
Where is the proof that there will never be another PC game in the Sims series? I read the two Sims VIP articles that seem to be on this topic, and they are very fishy to me. They just say "our sources" without ever saying who that is.
We’ve just received information from sources familiar with current events at Maxis that multiple Sims 4 Gurus have been laid off from EA, and others have joined The Sims Mobile.
According to one source, EA has stated that budget cuts and other financial structuring is to blame, and others have stated that EA is shifting towards a mobile gaming structure for The Sims since mobile games are currently a money maker for EA.
We have also been shown evidence of a fractured EA-Maxis relationship which has caused development problems within the studio recently. There’s no telling where this leaves The Sims 4 in the long run, but these events are obviously not great news for the series.
I've bolded the part of this quote from Sims VIP which is relevant to this thread. (The staff-related sections are off topic but I have included them here simply to show that most of the claims in this article are also hearsay.) I'm sorry, but a website saying "others have stated" is just engaging in a game of telephone. Now all I have to say is "Sims VIP stated" and my claim sounds verified, but where does the buck stop?
ETA: I know that there is someone claiming to be a former SimGuru posting on reddit, but they're not saying anything a pessimistic Simmer wouldn't easily be able to fabricate. That line about Will Wright is especially fishy to me - that's a line often trotted out by Simmers who didn't like TS3 or TS4.
The OP clearly mentions the word rumour and has ‘if’ in the title. This topic is not about proof. It’s about what if.
I feel the same. I think it's fine if there's a Sims mobile game for people who want it, but the moment Sims becomes exclusively mobile is the moment I bid a tearful farewell. (I may or may not continue to play the Sims 4 or even the Sims 3.)
All the sims free play did for me was make me want a REAL sims game again. Which is when I bought the sims 4, so I hope the sims 5 is a PC game, with EP’s, GP’s, SP’s and even some World packs. I just can’t play mobile games for an extended period.
Interesting reading through the replies over the past two days. It is clear that support for a PC game is very much strong so I hope that our voices do not get ignored.
Speaking out did get toddlers in TS4 eventually so it should be clear to who ever is listening that players will not stand for a basic mobile app for a Sims game.
Also good to see the that the community is mostly united on this as well
Interesting reading through the replies over the past two days. It is clear that support for a PC game is very much strong so I hope that our voices do not get ignored.
Speaking out did get toddlers in TS4 eventually so it should be clear to who ever is listening that players will not stand for a basic mobile app for a Sims game.
Also good to see the that the community is mostly united on this as well
Agreed! The Sims would just not be the Sims without being on PC. Mobile games just never feel "real"...they feel more like boiled down knock offs just to kill time in life's waiting moments.
If one wants to sit down and spend an evening or an entire day gaming it up, then mobile is just not the answer.
For the MANY, MANY, MANY simmers who have invested tons of money throughout the years and who have clearly shown their deep connections, interests, and obsessions with the sims---on this forum as well as other sites---I hope we are heard and understood
I won't support a new game if it becomes mobile-only, however I will continue to play TS2/3/4. I do believe though that even if they retire Sims on PC for a while, that they will return to it one day. I hope so, anyway.
No one is questioning who is a Simmer and who is isn't, clearly you misunderstand this thread... We're discussing how if The Sims becomes a mobile only game then the game we have loved and played for decades will be dead (for a lot of us), because a mobile only game can never have the depth and the freedom of a PC game.
No one is questioning who is a Simmer and who is isn't, clearly you misunderstand this thread... We're discussing how if The Sims becomes a mobile only game then the game we have loved and played for decades will be dead (for a lot of us), because a mobile only game can never have the depth and the freedom of a PC game.
Plus this was commented right after it, which hinted to the direction the Sims may be going which isn't reassuring matters regarding the PC.
Interesting reading through the replies over the past two days. It is clear that support for a PC game is very much strong so I hope that our voices do not get ignored.
Speaking out did get toddlers in TS4 eventually so it should be clear to who ever is listening that players will not stand for a basic mobile app for a Sims game.
Also good to see the that the community is mostly united on this as well
Agreed! The Sims would just not be the Sims without being on PC. Mobile games just never feel "real"...they feel more like boiled down knock offs just to kill time in life's waiting moments.
If one wants to sit down and spend an evening or an entire day gaming it up, then mobile is just not the answer.
For the MANY, MANY, MANY simmers who have invested tons of money throughout the years and who have clearly shown their deep connections, interests, and obsessions with the sims---on this forum as well as other sites---I hope we are heard and understood
Well said! Especially the part high lighted, we all deserve everything after we have given everything for the past 18 years.
Perhaps the most funny thing about the Sims community is that we all love interacting with each other online, yet we hate the idea of playing with each other.
That being said, I don't mind online play with limitations put in place. But a full-on mobile game??? Idk, I'll probably pass. I'm sad if this is the end, but my bank account is happy. *shrug* Things were getting too weird anyways...
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It's a darn shame, because if Sims 4 had been an updated version of what pulled us all into the Sims in the first place, they'd have more money than they'd know what to do with.
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Plus I'd be really surprised to see the PC version of the game dropped this soon, thought I wouldn't be surprised to see whatever version of it follows Sims 4 to be even more lower-level-laptop enabled. Either that or more of a really expensive niche game.
I won't play the mobile games because of I'm not a fan of them. My son downloaded the Sims mobile game and hated it. I trust his reasoning.
There may have been an in-game prompt for reviews. I get those in a lot of different apps. They're pretty common.
Yes but most people ignore them. Its odd to have that many within 24 hours.
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I know there are already complaints about the Sims 4 graphics being too intensive on laptops as it is, why the console option was nice to have. I just don't think graphically and gameplay wise, the PC game should suffer with specs and gameplay anymore for what is normally used on Steam games these days. Why I was a bit glad when Cats and Dogs upped the specs closer to the average games specs in the gaming industry. But that's the thing, these should all be options for Simmers, but they shouldn't replace one system over another. Sims 2 had it down. It offered a PC game for those that wanted to play on a desktop computer, it had the Sims 2 Life Stories series for those that wanted to play on laptops, and it had a DS game for those that wanted to play on the go and a DS game for the side games. The Sims 3 also had options for both desktop and laptop players with the Sims 3 and the Sims Medieval series. But the Sims 4 never did offer separate options for both laptop and desktop players. It sacrificed desktop player's enjoyment for laptop players and it hasn't helped the franchise. Why I wish what was mentioned above in that Tweet was actually applied to the Sims series that all Simmers are important whether they play on desktop, laptop, console, or mobile. I don't think it is right or profitable alienating one part of the playbase over another. That tweet does have me even more worried, because it has me think that even if PC games don't exist anymore, that we are still Simmers to Maxis which isn't always true with every Simmer. Like you, I rather play the Sims series on PC instead of mobile. I tried running it on a tablet too and it didn't work which stunk because I agree the small text is hard to read even for nearsighted eyes. They really should make the Sims Mobile tablet friendly too. I mean Animal Crossing Pocket Camp is and it makes it easier to play. But yes options are good, less options, not so good whether it is the PC or mobile version. I see both the PC and mobile versions lacking in options when it comes to the desktop and tablet markets. That's the thing is my eyes see the Sims games better on a desktop screen over a laptop screen so it is kind of like the tablet versus phone deal too with that.
Speaking out did get toddlers in TS4 eventually so it should be clear to who ever is listening that players will not stand for a basic mobile app for a Sims game.
Also good to see the that the community is mostly united on this as well
Agreed! The Sims would just not be the Sims without being on PC. Mobile games just never feel "real"...they feel more like boiled down knock offs just to kill time in life's waiting moments.
If one wants to sit down and spend an evening or an entire day gaming it up, then mobile is just not the answer.
For the MANY, MANY, MANY simmers who have invested tons of money throughout the years and who have clearly shown their deep connections, interests, and obsessions with the sims---on this forum as well as other sites---I hope we are heard and understood
No one is questioning who is a Simmer and who is isn't, clearly you misunderstand this thread... We're discussing how if The Sims becomes a mobile only game then the game we have loved and played for decades will be dead (for a lot of us), because a mobile only game can never have the depth and the freedom of a PC game.
Well said! Especially the part high lighted, we all deserve everything after we have given everything for the past 18 years.
That being said, I don't mind online play with limitations put in place. But a full-on mobile game??? Idk, I'll probably pass. I'm sad if this is the end, but my bank account is happy. *shrug* Things were getting too weird anyways...