Bump. Going offline works. This issue is cringe. How in the world can you have code so spaghettified that I have to disable my app's NETWORK, when I often want to play with friends, in order fix one of the most fundamental mechanics of any application to ever exist.
Only EA would manage to stab a hook into the kidney of a fundamental function like AUDIO and latch it to their featureless app with their online-only towhook pulley. Good lord.
August 2024 and still the only fix is setting the ea app to offline mode and then booting the game. Can't believe I have to do this in order for nfs most wanted 2012 to not nuke me ears.
