However the project was officially cancelled on Septemdue to a cease and desist letter from EA. They stated that they will be bringing back TSO free of charge through a private server. In October 2010, a small team of professional programmers revealed the TSO Restoration Project(dead link).

Eventually an official message was posted, ending EA Land permanently on August 1, 2008. įurther disappointment and lack of any new content to keep the users staying caused many users to quit. Many previous users from TSO didn't welcome the recent changes, because of the limits placed on free accounts and the requirement of paying $9.95 monthly to keep your account for over a year. Users could create and upload custom content, and purchase custom content from other users, subject to approval from EA.Existing users could buy land in 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.They also implemented some other changes: There was some controversy in The Sims Online concerning some players who were setting up virtual brothels in the game, exchanging virtual WooHoo for Simoleons.Īfter The Sims Online had been somewhat of a failure, EA changed the name from The Sims Online to EA Land.

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. 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. Players needed to train skills ( mechanical, cooking, charisma, body, creativity, and logic) to unlock new interactions and careers.

There were twelve cities for a Sim to choose.

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