Is FreeSO dying?

Tirea said:
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This. This for days.
I've been a lurker on the official Sims forums for years and years. Even though the majority of players there are vehemently against making their offline game constantly online, there are SO many newer players asking for online features. People are constantly thrashing TSO on those forums and say things like "it failed", without really having any understanding of why it was truly shut down. My personal favorite: "My Sims are MY Sims- I don't want to share my game. I'm in control."

Well, I've never asked for the offline version of Sims to die, I just wanted another online option back. TSO came in a time when MMO's were very new. As time marched on, the graphics were extremely outdated compared to a lot of the new stuff coming out. EA was already working on The Sims 2, and I think it became very obvious to EA that TSO had a lot of limitations when seeing the new functionality that Sims 2 brought. I remember everyone in TSO saying "Maxis/EA never makes updates, they are giving up on TSO," and I remember thinking "well, WoW is knocking every other MMO out of the park." WoW was 3D, and action-packed. TSO was a glorified chat room. But, I loved that about it. There are SO many great things that could be done with the look and options in the newer Sims games with proper online functionality. But, let's face it, it won't happen. I'm perfectly happy with the thought of FreeSo bringing back the unique experience of TSO.

Bringing TSO objects into my TS1 game will do nothing but make me feel severe nostalgia with no hope of reliving my TSO glory days... I know this, because I've already downloaded several TSO CC objects into my game. Spoiler-alert: It's not the same.
 
I can't believe people are against bringing back TSO.
Having TSO objects converted for offline play is a great idea but will not bring back the experience that me and many others wish to experience that only online play can bring.
I actually grew up playing this game and it allowed me to grow into my character.
The amount of progress this project has achieved is absolutely amazing.
I am behind this project for life because this game means that much to me..
 
i very love RPG games,like Dragon Quest、Final fantasy、Chrono Trigger
but to be frank i very antipathy all Online games,especially Online RPG,because they just upgrade and payment
 
I've been a sims player for Years, TS1, TSO, TS2, and TS3 - My ultimate favorite part of it all, is the interaction with other players in TSO, I don't care about the graphics quality, objects in the game, or actions even, although the actions in TSO all rocked with skill levels LOL, the crafting ability, the dancing, etc - When I started playing TSO, my real life was a lonely world, a loveless marriage, no job, no car, and TSO became my life each day, and to be able to log in each day to see friends, and have some laughs that I desperately needed was a lifesaver for me, I'm sure there were others that also saw the game as a virtual social meet-up, it was the next best thing to going out to local clubs. I've missed the game since it closed, and I am thrilled about FreeSO, my life is better now of course, the loveless marriage was over in 2009 LOL, (yay!) and I'm happier now, but to me, TSO/FreeSO will always be like "Coming Home" to my friends :D
 
Tori Sim said:
I've been a sims player for Years, TS1, TSO, TS2, and TS3 - My ultimate favorite part of it all, is the interaction with other players in TSO, I don't care about the graphics quality, objects in the game, or actions even, although the actions in TSO all rocked with skill levels LOL, the crafting ability, the dancing, etc - When I started playing TSO, my real life was a lonely world, a loveless marriage, no job, no car, and TSO became my life each day, and to be able to log in each day to see friends, and have some laughs that I desperately needed was a lifesaver for me, I'm sure there were others that also saw the game as a virtual social meet-up, it was the next best thing to going out to local clubs. I've missed the game since it closed, and I am thrilled about FreeSO, my life is better now of course, the loveless marriage was over in 2009 LOL, (yay!) and I'm happier now, but to me, TSO/FreeSO will always be like "Coming Home" to my friends :D
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Ditto!! This was so me, I became so attached to TSO and the friends I made there. Now all I need to hear is a song from that era and it all comes rushing back ... Love my TSO!!
 
Tori Sim said:
I've been a sims player for Years, TS1, TSO, TS2, and TS3 - My ultimate favorite part of it all, is the interaction with other players in TSO, I don't care about the graphics quality, objects in the game, or actions even, although the actions in TSO all rocked with skill levels LOL, the crafting ability, the dancing, etc - When I started playing TSO, my real life was a lonely world, a loveless marriage, no job, no car, and TSO became my life each day, and to be able to log in each day to see friends, and have some laughs that I desperately needed was a lifesaver for me, I'm sure there were others that also saw the game as a virtual social meet-up, it was the next best thing to going out to local clubs. I've missed the game since it closed, and I am thrilled about FreeSO, my life is better now of course, the loveless marriage was over in 2009 LOL, (yay!) and I'm happier now, but to me, TSO/FreeSO will always be like "Coming Home" to my friends :D
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Wow, thank you for sharing your story! I was only 15 when I started playing, but I was always an introverted child and had already found that I was a "chat room" person years before TSO by way of Yahoo Chat (it wasn't quite the cesspool that it is these days lol). I could really be myself in chat rooms... while some people can become a worse version of themselves behind the keyboard, I thought myself to be a better one. My RL friends couldn't afford the game (neither could we, honestly) so I had to make brand new ones... but that was never a problem. TSO was full of people looking to connect with others. I was also great at typing and grammar for my age, so I fooled a lot of people into thinking I was older than I actually was. I never lied about it, and enjoyed the shock when I told people that I was only 15. I had always been the type of person who enjoyed the company of older people, anyways. The whole experience was such a unique one, I was hooked instantly.

I know I remember seeing a Tori around Alphaville, but I'm sure that was a popular name. But if you are who I think you, then I remember you being much loved. I left and came back to the game so often that my friendship circle changed every time I came back (this had to do with money, and at one time, cause I was just fed up with some of the people in the game at the time). I'm glad you found such a great community in TSO... for many years my heart was aching for this game to come back, and felt no hope as EA doesn't seem to want to endeavor this kind of adventure again. I am so grateful for this development :)
 
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