Well, I am/was a fan of the sims. I skin a lot for it (not anymore... BF
). Anyway, TSO is BS. Thats as simple as it gets. I was invited for the Beta test and I declines. Its ok for a novelty, but once you realise you spent AU$80 on it and a monthly fee, you soon get depressed im sure. Now im cheap, I waited until the post xmas sales to buy BF, so maybe I am more against TSO then other people, but all it is is a glorified chat room. #sims on ETG (irc) does what TSO does, and its free.
About The Sims, when EA bought Maxis, everything went down the shitter.