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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 17:48, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
... that development of The Sims 4 by Maxis started as an online multiplayer game, but was transitioned to a single-player experience following the negative launch reception of SimCity in 2013? Sources: "The Sims 4 was started out as "Project Olympus" and was in development as an online spinoff where players took control of their created Sim and interacted with other players' Sims. There was meant to be a chat function, additional social skills in place of regular skills, player lots, and more, while usual Sims features like random events and an active world either took a backseat or were cut. This was all happening just before the release of SimCity 2013, one of the biggest failures gaming has seen in a long time." https://www.cbr.com/sims-5-project-olympus/. "Launched in North America last week, [SimCity]'s requirement for players to maintain a constant online connection led to a collapse of the server network, meaning thousands of customers couldn't play – or had to put up with sluggish performance." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/mar/11/simcity-launch-problems.
Reviewed: This is my first DYK nomination!
Comment: Open to other hook ideas!
Improved to Good Article status by Theknine2 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:20, 20 November 2022 (UTC).
Overall: @Theknine2: Good article! Hook is interesting, article is sourced, and the QPQ is not required. Onegreatjoke (talk) 23:20, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
@Theknine2: Good article! Hook is interesting, article is sourced, and the QPQ is not required. Onegreatjoke (talk) 23:20, 21 November 2022 (UTC)