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I take it you Flamers are kids or @n@l renetive adults

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 29
Date: November 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Aperntly you 2 flamers Never heard of vzones or newherzons or Dreamscape or second kingdom or seducity all these i have mentioned where programs that added a simple game to a chat room where you had a 2d person and you costomize them get an apartment (turf) for them there was comunitys in there where everyone knew each other took chat rooms to a WHOLE new lvl and people would pay up to 30 bucks a month not tomention paying extra for acceries items head for their avies it was and still is VERY addictive now sims online is just takeing this idea to whole new lvl with WAYYYYYY better grafix larger fan base better items and things to play with better costomizable liveing quaters (what would you take a 4 room 2 dimenionaly turf or a ful 3d home with back yard and everyting) sims online has been the most antisipated online community release for the past year .... so dont go flameing something when you dont even know what its all about.

Ok I have played paid and love the game....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: January 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

At first I thought it was nasty of maxis to charge, but then I found out how much they are spending on us just to play.. The game cost them to make well over a million dollars frist off then on top of all that they pay for the server, it cost another million dollars, a year, they aren't even making enough back for a profit off this game even with the charge of 10.00 a month per person... So before you complain about how much you think they are unfair or how much you think they are ripping you off, begin in their shoes and wonder ... I think chraging 10.00 dollars is pretty cheep considering they are spendin so much per month on the server they provide for you to play on and that 10.00 per person doesn't even pay them back for it, nor give them profit... I love the sims, and am a sim freak, many are, We love the game, Buy it for yourself don't take other peoples words for it... their likes and dislikes are differant from yours. you have to experiance it your self... I didn't want to buy the game, at all and would mostly likely agree with people that are complaining until I started playing on my friends computer, and then got hooked, Loved it, had to go buy it... if nothing else spend sometime with someone you know who has it, ask to play once in awhile then you will know,, But please don't knock it tell you try it... There is so much more to do in this game.,... Then chat, don't let them stir you away... It is alot of fun..

I love this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: January 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

[It has been said] that this is a chat room fronting as a game. ... I'm in my late 40s and I play games like a teenager. There isn't a game out that I haven't mastered and beatened. And I have a life. ...I'm not into chat rooms, I'm into people. I love this game! There are some issues and bugs that Maxis is working out and I actually don't like the category system at all. However, I don't agree that its not fun. I can't stand chat rooms and I don't spend a whole lot of time "chatting" with other Sims. I make money. I'm one of the owners of one of the top 10 houses on East Jerome. I've built my character up from day one and have a thriving business. It was really great to build my house and add roommates one at a day and focus on a goal and meet it. We said we were going to be in the top 10 and within 2 weeks we were. If you want to chat you've come to the wrong place. Most people are too busy building skills and making money. Its true, I do meet new and interesting people and have a wild time visiting other houses and interacting with other players. Not really chatting though, but actually playing games together, making money together ... I even have a Sim husband! I admit, its no Ultima Online. But it is the Sims. Saying its not like the original Sims is like going to see a movie and saying you dont like it because its not like the book. Yeah, duh!!! Its a MOVIE!!! It will not be like the book ... Thumbs up on The Sims Online!

Love it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: January 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. It's only a ten dollar monthly fee, the same monthly fee you pay for EQ (plus the 50 bucks I paid for that game, as well as the 20 dollar expansion packs for EQ). The same would go for other games similar to these, where the players don't have the option of running the game on their own servers.

I really enjoy the social aspects of this game; I get to meet different people from all over the world. It's really incredible. As for it being a glorified chat room, well if that's how you play it, then it is. It may not seem like real heavy roleplay, but it's not like EQ, where you're a mage going out to fight trolls. The Sims Online is based on the real world, so people tend to talk about real world subjects.

There are no down towns and vacation spots, because YOU or your neighbors create them.

However, it's still in its building stages, so there are a lot more roleplaying aspects not yet available-such as sickness, death, shops and costumized items. They are STILL working out the bugs and tweaking items for game balance.

The game, to me, was and is worth every penny. However, it loses a point in that it was sold to the public before some of the basic functions were even implemented. It will probably take another year before the game is settled and maybe more game-worthy for heavy roleplayers.

Just my 2 simoleans!

gets more fun every day

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i really like playing this game a lot! it's a great way to chat and meet cool people but also to play the sims. some will say it's all about the money but that's not true. when you play the sims online it's really what you make it. my favorite thing to do is to visit the offbeat houses because they are always playing games and some of them even give you money for playing! i also like how the game changes depending on how you play it. if you get high skills in something like creativity, all of the sudden you can dance like madonna! it's way fun!

Very fun game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 20
Date: February 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Alright, first thing, it's not a rip-off...I've been playing this game for 50 days now, and I still like it. Yes, it is like a chatroom, but that's not all it is. You get to go visit places, meet new people, and there are many routes you can take in this game. You can become a millionaire or a slacker, a grand pianist or a master chef, the owner of your own house or become a roomie. The sales are showing that people obviously still love the Sims...I think you should at least give this game a chance. If you don't like it, that's you. And if you like it, be glad you listened to my review and not the person who thinks this is a rip-off :-)

One big popularity contest

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: December 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've played The Sims Online for over a year now. It gets worse and worse all the time. The only reason I keep it is because I have one friend that I can only get in contact with through the game. There is too much drama, people take it way too seriously. And "mafia" families are everywhere trying to con everyone out of simoleons or ruin reputations of innocent sims. I would not recommend this game to anyone!!

DON'T buy this game if you have a REAL LIFE!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolutely addicting. I've been playing the Play Test for about a month and I HAVE to come home and play for at least two hours a night, MANY more hours on the weekends! It takes The Sims to a whole new level and is MUCH more entertaining. As another reviewer said, The Sims is full of computer controlled NPC's while TSO is ALL live people from around the world...well, there are hot dog and ice cream vendors who are still NPC's, but you get the idea. Sure, you can compare it to a chat room, and it may appear to be just a fancy version of one. However, the game portion of TSO makes it much more. It is The Sims on steroids! You build your establishment, be it a home, a store or whatever, and you try to convince others to room with you. The more roomies you have, the bigger your establishment can be and the more stuff you can add to it! You don't send your Sim to work as you did in The Sims,choosing a job to which your Sim disappears for 8 hours a day, but instead make simoleons by performing certain skill based tasks or by participating in skill based group activities. The more people there are performing an individual task and the higher your personal skill, the more money you make. My only complaints are the length of time it takes to increase your skill and the fact that you can only have a total of 10 skill points across the board. Once you get more, decay takes over. You lose points until you are back down to 10 total.

If you loved The Sims, you'll die for TSO. And if you have a REAL LIFE, you'll destroy it if you buy this game. I'm well on my way to it.

MEET MAXIS! MEET YOUR FRIENDS!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: January 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is an excelent way to meet friends, or even a mate! Many people have gotten married after meeting in this game. Yes, there are some bad aspects of the game, but MAXIS is dealing with them and they're nowhere near as bad as they are said to be.

Check out the largest Real Life party for players of the game
www.internationalsimcon.com . You can meet the people who make this game, and ask them questions, as well as meet your friends!

Paying For A Chat Room

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: January 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was really looking forward to this game, until I found out theres a monthly fee. First you have to buy the game THEN pay money every month just so you can role-play in a chat room. Ha! I think not!

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