TSR has gone free for both Sims 2 and Sims 3

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    • #1110
      marka93
      Participant

        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!

        #4759
        LadyAngel
        Keymaster

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

          Wow…thanks for this, I’m there!

          Please post all support requests in the forums if at all possible

          #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.

            #4765
            ekrubynaffit

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

              Well its about time!!!

              #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!

                #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.

                  #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. 😉

                    #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:

                      #4771
                      LadyAngel
                      Keymaster

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

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

                        Please post all support requests in the forums if at all possible

                        #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.

                          #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

                            #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.

                              #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.

                                #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.

                                  Please post all support requests in the forums if at all possible

                                  #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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