The Sims Online
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:13 am
The Sims Online (TSO), widely anticipated after The Sims, a wildly successful computer game was released in 1999.
In case you are neither Sims nor TSO fan, here are the basics. You create and sustain all elements in a sim's life. When they eat, sleep, use the restroom, shower, socialize, play, exercise, learn, work, etc... And there must be a balance. Your sim can learn to cook by reading cooking books to increase cooking skill, which provides for more delicious, healthier meals which fill up sim more so than cheap snacks.
The more your sim learns and the more people your sim interacts and becomes friends with, the more successful your sim will become.
The original Sims game and its expansion packs were much more successful than TSO has become.
I personally purchased a brand new computer solely for the purpose of running TSO on it 24-7. But after a couple of weeks, it really lost its luster, and I felt myself not wanting to even sign on to play.
Part of the withdrawal from myself and other users is the fact that it is still in test mode. Daily, there are new upgrades and you are constantly having to download new pieces to the game. If you don't log on every single day, you may end up having several very large downloads a couple of times a week, which is no good.
Basically , TSO is a HUGE chatroom where your "character" has human requirements. You can play chess all day, but when your sim needs to take a potty break, you gotta get them to the bathroom pronto!
It's a fun and exciting game, though 9.95$ per month subscription , in addition to the 50.00$ price tag for the game itself, may not be worth it to some players.
If you'd like more info on this game, check out thesimsonline.com or post some questions or anything here and I will respond to the best of my ability.
Jen
In case you are neither Sims nor TSO fan, here are the basics. You create and sustain all elements in a sim's life. When they eat, sleep, use the restroom, shower, socialize, play, exercise, learn, work, etc... And there must be a balance. Your sim can learn to cook by reading cooking books to increase cooking skill, which provides for more delicious, healthier meals which fill up sim more so than cheap snacks.
The more your sim learns and the more people your sim interacts and becomes friends with, the more successful your sim will become.
The original Sims game and its expansion packs were much more successful than TSO has become.
I personally purchased a brand new computer solely for the purpose of running TSO on it 24-7. But after a couple of weeks, it really lost its luster, and I felt myself not wanting to even sign on to play.
Part of the withdrawal from myself and other users is the fact that it is still in test mode. Daily, there are new upgrades and you are constantly having to download new pieces to the game. If you don't log on every single day, you may end up having several very large downloads a couple of times a week, which is no good.
Basically , TSO is a HUGE chatroom where your "character" has human requirements. You can play chess all day, but when your sim needs to take a potty break, you gotta get them to the bathroom pronto!
It's a fun and exciting game, though 9.95$ per month subscription , in addition to the 50.00$ price tag for the game itself, may not be worth it to some players.
If you'd like more info on this game, check out thesimsonline.com or post some questions or anything here and I will respond to the best of my ability.
Jen