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2 years ago

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Can't access DLC without internet

I never had an issue like this in the past. I own Dragon Age Origins, 2, and Inquisition for the Xbox 360. I own all the DLC. Had all of it downloaded for almost a decade now. And yet, for the life o...

holger1405
2 years ago
@KayalDraknys

KayalDraknys wrote:

To play "offline" on the EA app, you have to log into it, which REQUIRES internet access to do so. There are literally no options for going into "offline mode" until you log in, which you cannot do without internet access.

it's all a giant nightmare.

This is just not true.
You'll have to log in to the EA app online after a certain amount of time - that's EA's DRM mechanism - but if you do, the app will work offline for at least several weeks.
The log in to EA app is a local log in that works without internet connection as well. (As said, for a certain amount of time until you ned to log in wile being online.)
If that is not working on your fiances PC then there is a problem on this PC.

Did you contacted Xbox support about this problem?

KayalDraknys

2 years ago

We had no internet for 2 months.

When logging into the EA App, it only gave a screen that stated it needed internet access to log in. No other options, not even to go offline. That is a BS rule to add for games that ARE NOT ONLINE GAMES.

And from everything I've read for the Xbox content, it was INTENTIONALLY designed like it is by EA, that you cannot access DLC without being online. I have the same issue with Mass Effect 2 and 3. No internet access, no DLC access. I own all 3 games. I own all the DLC for all 3 games. ONLY Mass Effect 1 lets me have access to the DLC while offline.

holger1405

Hero+

2 years ago

@KayalDraknys

If you or your fiance have a smartphone you can use it as a personal hotspot for your PC to log in with EA app, that will not cost much data and then the app should work again offline for, as said, several weeks until you have to do it again.

I can't say anything about the Xbox side of things, never owned one.