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{{Infobox game
|name = The Sims Online
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|developer = [[Maxis]]
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|series = [[The Sims series|The Sims]]
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]
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|genre = [[Wikipedia:massively multiplayer online game|MMOG]]
|modes = [[wikipedia:Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
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|input = [[Wikipedia:Mouse (computing)|Mouse]], [[wikipedia:Keyboard (computing)|keyboard]]
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[[File:The Sims Online Logo.png|left|75px]]'''''The Sims Online''''', or '''''TSO''''', was a massively multiplayer online game. It was based on ''[[The Sims]]'', and offered online play with other gamers via PC. It was published by [[Electronic Arts]] and released on December 17, 2002 for Windows. After the popularity of the game waned, the name was changed to ''EA Land''; the change failed, and ''EA Land'' was permanently shut down by EA on August 1, 2008.<ref>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/29/ea-land-the-sims-online-joins-the-deadpool</ref> This shutdown is commonly referred to as the "EA Land Sunset".
[[File:SimsonlineSimsDE005.jpg|thumb|The Sims online promo found in the back of the jewel case of the The Sims Deluxe Edition.]]
==Overview==
There were [[Neighborhoods in The Sims Online|twelve cities]] for a [[Sim]] to choose. Players needed to train [[skills]] ([[mechanical]], [[cooking]], [[charisma]], [[body]], [[creativity (skill)|creativity]], and [[logic]]) to unlock new [[interactions]] and [[career]]s. A player increased skills usually by visiting Skill category properties, as skill could be increased at a faster rate when multiple Sims worked on the same skill concurrently. These Skill properties, or "Skill Houses" as they were commonly referred to in the game, usually specialized in only one or two skills, as was often mentioned in the property's name.▼
▲Players needed to train [[skills]] ([[mechanical]], [[cooking]], [[charisma]], [[body]], [[creativity (skill)|creativity]], and [[logic]]) to unlock new [[interactions]] and [[career]]s. A player increased skills usually by visiting Skill category properties, as skill could be increased at a faster rate when multiple Sims worked on the same skill concurrently. These Skill properties, or "Skill Houses" as they were commonly referred to in the game, usually specialized in only one or two skills, as was often mentioned in the property's name.
==Controversy==
There was some controversy in ''The Sims Online'' concerning some players who were setting up virtual brothels in the game, exchanging virtual [[
==EA Land==
After ''The Sims Online'' had been somewhat of a failure, EA changed the name from ''The Sims Online'' to ''EA Land''.
* All cities were merged into one megacity known as EA Land, with the exception of Test Center 3, which remained as a testing ground for new features.
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==Revival==
In October 2010, a small team of professional programmers revealed the [http://www.tsorestoration.com TSO Restoration Project](dead link). They stated that they will be bringing back TSO free of charge through a private server.
FreeSO has since incorporated most of the original game's features (like skills and jobs) while also introducing new content. Most notably, FreeSO introduced a true 3D mode that uses the game's existing objects to automatically generate textures and meshes. As of May 2019, the FreeSO project remains active and under ongoing development.
==External links==
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