TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

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  • October 24, 2013 at 4:08 pm #1110
    marka93
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      Those of you who love this site will be thrilled to know — TSR is now a totally free site. All content. No login or registration required to download. Start gorging your download folders!

      Copied from their front page —

      The Sims Resource has evolved – Welcome to the NEW TSR!

      We have gone through many changes in our 14 years of being the biggest Sims community website, and now we are going through one of our biggest and most challenging changes to date. For many years now, TSR has existed with a subscription model, allowing Sims players to pay for access to our premium content, created by our paid staff of Featured Artists who excel in Custom Content for The Sims games.

      All premium downloads are now free

      All 852,000+ creations are now entirely free with no downloading restrictions. You now have full, unlimited access to tens of thousands of premium Custom Content creations from our Featured Artists which were previously exclusive to subscribers.

      A refreshing and efficient new site design

      Advertising will be paying for the site in the future so we have redesigned the site to make better use of ad placements. We have also streamlined the design and backend process to make the site more efficient for the massive increase in traffic we are expecting as a result of changing to a “freemium” model.

      No account or login required to download

      You no longer need to share any details with the site to get access to our downloads. Just visit, browse and download with no login required (you will need to log in if you choose to post comments on creations, in guestbooks or on the forums).

      VIP Member opportunity

      Our Subscribers used to benefit from browsing the site without advertising, and having access to our powerful Download Basket feature giving a faster, cleaner and more efficient experience of gathering Custom Content for their game. Although all of the content is now free we appreciate that some people are happy to contribute to the cost of running this enormous resource in return for removing the ads which will pay for our existence. This opportunity is now available for the meager price of just $2.99 per month!

      October 24, 2013 at 5:00 pm #4759
      LadyAngel
      Keymaster

        Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

        Wow…thanks for this, I’m there!

        October 24, 2013 at 5:38 pm #4763
        Sugah
        Participant

          Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

          WOW! Whodathunk??? This IS news!
          I like the idea that we do not have to have an account or log in to download free stuff.

          Thank you for sharing this information with us, Marka.
          I’ve already emailed my creative team with the news.

          October 24, 2013 at 6:37 pm #4765
          ekrubynaffit

            Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

            Well its about time!!!

            October 24, 2013 at 6:46 pm #4766
            Sugah
            Participant

              Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

              Ha,ha,ha! After all the years of pay versus free content wars, it’s nice to know TSR has finally come around to offering their downloads at no cost to the Sims community. Better late than never, I say!

              October 24, 2013 at 7:34 pm #4768
              karen lorraine

                Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                But it doesn’t mean that we can use all of their stuff in our uploads. Some of their creators don’t allow us to do that.

                October 24, 2013 at 10:10 pm #4769
                Sugah
                Participant

                  Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                  Yes, that’s true, Karen. I always try to honor each individual creator’s policy. 😉

                  October 25, 2013 at 5:00 am #4770
                  CatherineTCJD
                  Participant

                    Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                    I’m just glad I don’t have to “feel bad” when I use their stuff now! :smiley-rpg028:

                    October 25, 2013 at 2:08 pm #4771
                    LadyAngel
                    Keymaster

                      Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                      I’m wondering if it’s ‘under new management’.

                      October 25, 2013 at 10:05 pm #4774
                      Sugah
                      Participant

                        Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                        Good point, Angela.
                        Some of us have been curious regarding their change of heart after all these years.
                        A few folks I know are rather guarded and a bit skeptical about TSR going “all free” after all this time.

                        October 25, 2013 at 10:22 pm #4775
                        ekrubynaffit

                          Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                          @Sugah 5689 wrote:

                          A few folks I know are rather guarded and a bit skeptical about TSR going “all free” after all this time.

                          I know I am!! Im sure all the dirt will come out in due course, if its under new mangement etc

                          October 25, 2013 at 11:29 pm #4776
                          marka93
                          Participant

                            Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                            I have been there all day downloading all the old pay stuff and its all working for me.

                            October 26, 2013 at 4:11 am #4777
                            Sugah
                            Participant

                              Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                              Unfortunately, TSR still has a TOU policy that is NOT share friendly outside of TSR.
                              This means, a site like SP that honors creators’ policies will not benefit from the free downloads.

                              In other words, we can’t include any of TSR’s CC with our Sims or recolors, for example, because their TOU does not permit it.

                              October 26, 2013 at 10:08 am #4780
                              LadyAngel
                              Keymaster

                                Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                                I’m wondering if their TOU will change, too, at some point. Of course, it all depends on each, individual creator, whether or not they want their stuff to be shared, re-coloured etc.

                                October 26, 2013 at 10:10 am #4781
                                karen lorraine

                                  Re: TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

                                  One of the reasons why I’m reluctant to use stuff from TSR.

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