Sims Online
Nick fashions his green mullet and relinquishes all personal hygiene in assessing EA’s latest cash-cow.
As a rule, I don’t really have much to do with the anti-Starbucks crowd. Smashing up McDonalds and sporting a blue mullet is not my vision of a utopian paradise. But sometimes, even smelly hippies can get things right – companies can occasionally take things too far. The Sims, in my opinion, is one such example.
Finally, after years of expansion packs and ports to new systems, some accountant at EA decided it was time to bring together two of the big successes of gaming in the last few years – namely persistent online gaming, and The Sims itself. Note: the following account is entirely fictitious, any similarity to real persons or events is purely coincidental. But it was probably just like this…
EA Exec (on phone) – I don’t care if they’re whining, I will not loosen the chains on their ankles. Lousy programmers. Cancel their annual day off. (slams down phone).
Marketing Exec enters
EA Exec – ah, Caruthers. Good to see you, was just having some problems with the ‘help’. Honestly, to hear those programmers go on you’d think they were vital to the games industry. Anyway, lets hear the good news, Caruthers.
Caruthers – Well, sir, everything seems to be going swimmingly. Sales of Obscure American Sport 2006 are way ahead of the curve, sir.
EA Exec – Excellent, Caruthers, excellent. What else?
Caruthers - Well sir, the marketing department has just completed its annual justify-your-job study. I’m afraid to report, sir, that the technical department failed to provide a power point presentation this year – they submitted a text file. Said something about ‘cross-platform compatibility’. So naturally we let them go.
EA Exec – Good work Caruthers. No slackers while you’re around, eh?
Caruthers – Indeed not, sir. In fact, if I may be so bold, might I suggest an idea I had recently?
EA Exec – Bleed more money from the plebs, eh Caruthers? Man, you’re ruthless, remind me not to turn my back while you’re around!
Caruthers – Very droll, sir. You are a man of rare wit. Anyway, I would like to further extend our Sims line to trap that most wondrous of commodities – the online player, possessed of a credit card.
EA Exec – Hah! Brilliant, Caruthers, brilliant! I’ll get them working on that in the basement right away (reaches for phone). Squash later, Caruthers?
Caruthers – Usual time and place, sir.
So now here we are, and the Sims Online is a reality. The original game was, and still is of course, a veritable cash cow for Maxis and then EA. And I’m also sure that everyone reading this has played it in some form, or at least knows someone who has. I’ll therefore keep the preliminary preamble to a minimum.
Comments
Having played this travisty of game, I can honestly say I feel ripped off. I seriously doubt the game will improve once it becomes fully available in the UK. I think the game developer and publisher were very confused when it comes to what the regular The Sims player wants and what the MMOG player wants and thus made a game that didn't really appeal to anybody except a small minority of hardcore fanboys and fangirls.
Thank God I paid $5 to play the beta- what a torture of a game- all that work- and your skills erode over time and you can only have so many skills!!
Just say No!
The sims is a good game,but i can't get it in shops so i decided to go online!
;-) how do download sims online?
i would like to play the sims online
i would like to play the sims online
I have all of the series in the Sims, except for the online version. I refuse to pay for something I cannot control, and my options are limited. I have read articles from players of the online game, and it is not the same. You cannot control what the other players do, you have no choice but to work with the themes you choose(choose one theme, and the options for other themes are blocked from you). I also have a butt-load of other EA and Maxis games, so I think I am pretty well up to date as to what they are doing good. The online game is okay, But I will stick with the PC versions anyday!
i want to down load the sims with out buying it.
i would love 2 download the sims 2 i mean ive just tried 2 play sims online it wont let me that suks
I think that you should add more sims to the store
it won't let me in because i have to update my computer after all that waiting! !
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ik ga magere hein cool maken
ik ga magere hein cool maken
can some 1 give me a web were i can download sims 2 online pc plz?
Ok ill try and find a web and evey one eles help robert out plz
i would love to play the game now
i live in lithuania so i must wait till august when it come to llithuania
I found the makkers email of the sims online he said he has looked for information about it but the is no trace to download the trailer of the proper game the only way to get it is buy buying iver in blockbuster or just rent it or buy it from an other shop
Robert,
so you don't know web where is the sims online download?
suckers i want download sims online
ar tu jau atradai?
this game is ok it would be alot better if the people on the instaments worked together like a band .... and if u could build multiple story homes on the game but in stead of only being able to do it on pc be able to on ps2 and Xbox
:-D hi, i want to download the sims online for free. can i? if i can how??????
i would like a cheaper price for sims
how can you download sims online
HOW DO DOWNLOAD THE SIMS2 ON LINE WIT OUT PAYING
How do I download this sims on line game
were can i get the sims game for free download?
fileplanet has the sims online you can download
I love sims :)
ur all idiots
it's easy to get sims online :)
hi i would like to know where to download The Sims for free online????
It is available on Fileplanet, but for a subsciption price, and we want it all for free, right? I'll continue to search on the net, if I find anything I'll reply again.
Prosze jesli wiecie z skad sciagnac cos do sims2 to dajcie znac na adres mikuku@o2.pl
i think sims is the best game in the world
i'm poor ! but i'm glad cause i don't have to shower every day
i wont to play it now:-(
i would like to download the sims free
: -D
hi we want 2 play da sims
I WANNA PLAY THE SIMS ONLINE!!!
Can i play on the sims please.
how do i download or play this game online
How to down load the sims?
:-P
but how do i download it?
bex,
if u no how 2 geet sims online can u tell us plz
how do u play a demo
how do i download the sims online :)
can i play the sims online
how do u download and play The Sims online????
YOU COULD AT LEAST SAY THANKS. ABOUT ALL OF YOU HAVE MOUNED & MOUNED ABOUT IT.
Where can i download the sims 2 for free?
please let me play that darn sims game right now before i hurt you but if you do not let me play right now i am going to shoot you rightn between the eyes
how do i play urbz sims in the city online?
i really want to download the sims for free or play online. without the use of any sort of credit card.
i want to play sims online without downloading
i want to play sims online without downloading
i want to play sims online without downloading
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i want to play sims game online before i bye it to c wat it is like but i need to no how, plz. ;-)
the sims 2 is the best game ever! its like making your life on a game exept if you mess up you can start over!
i wish i could play sims online right now
i've been looking fir the sims "the urbz" and i cant frind it anywhere some help plz
i really want to play sims online for free online
I would like to play the sims online for free befor I by it
i think it's is just so unfair that u always have have an account
i realy want to play it but its a bit exspensive for just a game
Why can't you play the sims ON the internet? :(
Do you have to ply to play this reply back asap thank you
Hi :-D
I want to download " the sims 2 ".
But I dont know where I can do that for free:-(
Hi :-D
I want to download " the sims 2 ".
But I dont know where I can do that for free:-(
let me play the sims now or else
how do u get the sims online,2 play it anytime u want
:-)
go on BEX tell us how to download it without payin :-)
on your internet page put the sims 2 on there and let people play it for free!
y mi from is brazil
meu nome é rafael ,eu vim do brazil HI
i love you the the sims
I need to play the sims!!
I need to play the sims!!
please, help me!!!
where i can found it???
please i need a help!!!
please!!! :-(
i have to play this game!!!
i love it but i don't have this game!!!
where i can found it??
answer for me, i need this!!!
i am brazilian, but, i need this game!!!
i love it!!! it is my life!!!
i love the sims online 2 but im not aloud to download cause it meses up my computer but i wanna playyyyyyyyyy...................
how to download the sims online?? how!!!??? because i wanna to play!!!!!!!!!! it cool!
i really want 2 play d sims online free without waistin money and time!!!! how can i do this please!!!1
amo el sims
i want to download the sims without buying it.
dose any1 know were u can play sims online?
i would love to play a sims game ONLINE :-(
sims is a good game
u are all wierd sims 2 is the best and i have it
i love every single game of the sims but i canot seem to load them on to my pc! :-( i wish there was a sims that you could go on the website and just play it without downloading it or anything like that it would be mint and every one would be happy!
i want 2 play sims w/o down loading it....pls???
hi
where can i download it???
where can i download it???
HOW DO LOAD IT PLZ :-D
Hey!!!!How are you doing!!!!!!!!
were can i get da simz witout down loadin
make one play rec all the way to NFL and they can skate board
como faço para jogar the sims 2 na internet?
all i asked is 2 play the sims game on my computer 4 a little while just a demo. and i cannot find it. please help
On console, can we build two story homes?