Comment Re:I hope its not the Sims (Score 2, Insightful) 106
I bought Sims Online and I can tell you why it sucked horribly.
The user interface is great, but the way it connects to the world is horrible. There is no immersion. They didn't even TRY to facilitate immersion.
Honestly, for the 25+ million dollars they spent on this game, it doesnt look like it. There is no free form movement. "Zones" like you see in other MMO's are a single city block. You can't even walk from block to block without zoning.
If you work your way past that you have to spend time trying to get a house and a lot of other things right off the bat, but it just isn't fun.
Im on the treadmill of life all day long. I sure as hell dont want to come home from work and do it over again...
They focused to much on the "real" and not the fantasy that players want to experience...
The user interface is great, but the way it connects to the world is horrible. There is no immersion. They didn't even TRY to facilitate immersion.
Honestly, for the 25+ million dollars they spent on this game, it doesnt look like it. There is no free form movement. "Zones" like you see in other MMO's are a single city block. You can't even walk from block to block without zoning.
If you work your way past that you have to spend time trying to get a house and a lot of other things right off the bat, but it just isn't fun.
Im on the treadmill of life all day long. I sure as hell dont want to come home from work and do it over again...
They focused to much on the "real" and not the fantasy that players want to experience...
