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The Sims Online Goes Free With EA Land

deividaspkp — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:33:06 MDT

yes

deividaspkp

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5643 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:29:23 MDT

i really want this sims 2 game because most of my sims 2 games are scrached really bad i tried to get it fix but everyone in my family are alwas bisy

5643

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NNR — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:02:13 MDT

Looks interesting; can't wait to try it if I still can.

NNR

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Bienchen — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:37:17 MDT

I am writing this letter in response to the disappointing news that EA-Land,
the online version from the Sims of Electronic Arts will be closing its virtual doors on August 1, 2008.

Even though I am an adult , I truly enjoy playing the game with my 2 boys (14 and 16 years).

EA-Land is also a genuinely safe place for kids to interact with each other.
It's nice to know that in these times of cyber bullying and cyber crime that there is such a place for kids to play.

Most importantly, I think most of us who play EA-Land would miss the friendships that have developed.
Even though most of us have never met and may never meet, EALand pals are true pals.

With EA-Land gone where do we turn?
Sure we can turn Second Life, WOW and even Pirates Online,
but the truth is, we all want to be a little selfish, we all want that great feeling that only TSO (Ea-Land) can provide us with.
The magic that we are Sims!! The magic there is a game without fights, sex, war and monsters!

Please help us and make Electronic Arts reconsider their decision to close EA-Land.

like we do on [www.playercampaigns.com]

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Sincerely,
Bienchen

Bienchen

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BigBoi3222 — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:54:18 MDT

hoogady boogady

BigBoi3222

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Frank — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:00:32 MST

As long as they don't include fursuits as part of the official content. Otherwise I just might sic the Sad Clown upon them.

Frank

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Moklomi — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:33:11 MST

I was into this game years ago I downloaded it to see if they still had my data waste of 5-6hr download I mean cmmon you start with no simoleans and not able to join MOST lots Not worth it :P

Moklomi

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Ignatius — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:21:18 MST

Oh, a nice update since I bothered to install this. You can't join certain lots.

Ignatius

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ReginaldTheSeventySecond — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:43:55 MST

Errm... Is that a woman or man with a french maid outfit in the pic, "it" seems to have sprouted a goatee or that's just bad pixels?

ReginaldTheSeventySecond

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Codexx — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:35:14 MST

Admittedly, I played this game...

5 years ago. Wow, has it been that long already?

And hey, 4 years ago when everyone said "Games going downhill, maybe we can merge some servers into one big world, give us some customization options, etc", well that's all coming true now.

Basically, someone went back, looked at what features people wanted, said "screw it, nobody remembers it anyways" developed them(or rather, pressed some buttons, since the ability has been there all along) and said "let's make it free, too".

So on the fan side of things, you get a free game with what you've been asking for since the game was released. On the other hand, I lost my limited edition gnome somehow, and after that I was PISSED. And then my character was deleted from inactivity. *sigh* I actually had some cools friends on there. Oh, and, the game has no fans, it was just sims fans playing online...

Codexx

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peAr nectAr — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:31:14 MST

@AndrewDB: "EA-Land" is actually what they're going to call the United States when they buy it.

peAr nectAr

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Xeneizes — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:20:19 MST

If it's free... well... it's at least worth trying. It'll just make the playtime with my other games that much sweeter.

Xeneizes

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HikariOblivion — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:24:50 MST

Hey, it's Second Life, EA-fied!

HikariOblivion

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lost_in_hollywood — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:00:22 MST

Doenlaoding all the updates and its running like ass even thouhg connection is like at 3Mb/sec atm.

lost_in_hollywood

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PreDefined — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:32:11 MST

Free... did you read the article?

Did you note the part where you can make micro-payments with PayPal to pimp out your house faster. This is pure evil. When they say they've got the economy under control, they're saying that there won't be rampant sim billionaires... unless those sim billionaires have paid EA mucho real money.

PreDefined

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omgJOHN — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:08:01 MST

Hey, right on EA. Cool that it's new and that your bringing it back.

How about doing the same thing for Earth and Beyond. I gladly paid money for that and would even more gladly play it for free.

omgJOHN

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firesign — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:46 MST

i was a beta tester for tso, and it was friggin awful. basically it was sleep, eat, work, and go to the bathroom. i get enough of that in real life. it was basically the sims with all the fun sucked out of it. i might give this a try and see what they've done with it since it's free (n the way that second life is "free" i suppose).
and second life sucks. a lot.

firesign

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TheRemedy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:54:26 MST

I wonder if the virtual prostitution will still be there?

TheRemedy

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punkandbarbies — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:52:15 MST

Besides the 1998-esque website that looks like a completely unrelated branch of EA ("fine, we'll fund your crappy endeavour, but you lose your job if you fail and you have to do it by yourself!").. they don't support mac? PSHA.

punkandbarbies

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DrFresh — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:51:13 MST

Second Life runs like ass on my Macbook. This sounds like more fun.

DrFresh

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liquid_kore — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:38:27 MST

That Comic sans comment made milk come out my nose.

liquid_kore

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eugaet — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:35:12 MST

Sounded interesting, especially for free, and then...that font. Gads. I disabled the CSS, but the damage was already done. No interest.

Using the correct font is important. Didn't anyone see the Helvetica documentary?

eugaet

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Tei — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:33:21 MST

But, Comic Sans is not EVUL. People use it on "Sin City", so has to be kool.

The Sin City Online - Comics Sans. Joke. Ha. Ha. Made you laught. NO.

Sorry.

Tei

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SPni — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:31:36 MST

[www.bancomicsans.com]

SPni

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Ignatius — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:27:44 MST

I remember when I beta tested TSO. God, it was fun.

But then I paid for it...and I promptly quit. Oh well, might as well try this out again if I get bored... and gee, I'm bored. Time to install EA Land. Rofl.

Ignatius

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Americo — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:24:49 MST

I'm awfully tempted to play this now that it's free. The Comic Sans font is an incentive.

Americo

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ara — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:17:47 MST

Trust nothing that is written in Comic Sans! I wonder if they gain any more success with this even as it's free. People that play Sims want things easily, they cheat, these are not your MMO grinders.

ara

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Anto103 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:16:27 MST

Will the Mafia still be walking the streets and controlling the servers?

Anto103

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aka Bitter — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:12:18 MST

Second Life's ears are ringing.

aka Bitter

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CountChocula — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:11:50 MST

Comic Sans? COMIC SANS?! [achewood.com]

CountChocula

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Guizzy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:10:01 MST

@Ghede: Whaaaaat?

Comic Sans look great on my PowerPoint presentation, especially when I have it come on the screen one letter at a time with the stock Broken Glass sound effect!

Guizzy

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AndrewDB — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:08:50 MST

EA-Land sounds like a land of product placement and evilness.

AndrewDB

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Billkwando — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:07:29 MST

Thanks for the font warning. Somewhere fansubbers are crying.

Billkwando

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Ghede — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:01:04 MST

Comic sans is a sin against humanity.

Ghede

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Twoflower — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:01:02 MST

I'm not seeing the purpose, here. The Sims Online was a terrible attempt to bolt a chatroom onto a series of annoying little minigames you had to participate in -- annoying games for making money, and an overall annoying game for maintaining your sim's "meters", which makes no sense in an online context.

If you're into it for the CUSTOM CONTENT then just go to Second Life. It's 3-D and a hell of a lot easier to design for, and there's no content approvals or restrictions. (Bit of a double edged sword there, but at least you don't have to sit on your ass waiting for someone to approve your work.)

I guess "It's free!" is enough to get people to try it... but I don't think they'll stick around when they realize they're forced to go virtually pee when they really want to just chat with people and make stuff.

Twoflower

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Old-school Sonic fanboy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:59:40 MST

Don't listen! It's a trap!

Old-school Sonic fanboy

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neednorespect — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:58:59 MST

i really liked the sims online it was like aim that i payed 10 bucks a month for

neednorespect

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FranUnFine — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:58:04 MST

@funkpanda: Yes, you forgot the " ' " in "doesn't". :P

On topic: I hope I don't get a mail from EA inviting me into the new Sims Online, like they did way back when they killed Motorcity Online. That felt out of place, I can tell you.

FranUnFine

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funkpanda — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:52:01 MST

Someone doesnt proofread!!

funkpanda