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Eternal_Dust's avatar
1 year ago

DA2 DLC Unauthorized - How do I activate it?

My DA2 DLC keeps showing as unauthorized. I reached out to 2 agents and none were of help. They told me the DLC is delisted and nothing can be done. I've downloaded the DLC from this link here: https://help.ea.com/en-gb/help/faq/dlc-for-classic-games/#dragonage and except for Exiled Prince and Black Emporium they all show as unauthorized. The quests show up in my game and I can even access the DLC but once I save and try to reload it will not work and says the DLC are unauthorized.

I remember claiming both the Ultimate Editions of DAO and DA2 on Origin back in the day. DAO still shows as Ultimate Edition but DA2 only shows as Standard Edition. I've tried to repair it twice and my addons only show the Ser Isaac Armor, Black Emporium and Exiled Prince. How do I get the other DLC to show up and get activated to my account? 

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  • JustOneWay's avatar
    JustOneWay
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 day ago

    I have a very similar issue to this.

    Only coming to play this game now after having the Ultimate Edition in my Steam Library for a few years. Some of the DLCs (Black Emporium, Hi-Res Textures, Blood Dragon Armor, Ser Isaacs Armor ) work, but most show as unauthorized.

    I installed from Steam and downloaded and installed the add-ons from this EA webpage: 

    https://help.ea.com/en/articles/orders-and-rewards/dlc-for-classic-games/

    Start the game from Steam, it then runs through the EA app. The DLCs that work (mentioned above) show in the EA app when managing add-ons. All the others show in the game unauthorized and do not appear in the EA app manage add ons section.

    I am speculating here but I think I may have registered the standard edition of the game in the EA app ages ago, before getting the Ultimate Edition on Steam later. I suspect my account already has a registration for just the standard edition and is not updating to the Ultimate Edition so blocking access to the extras I bought that edition for. 

    Any ideas?

  • This does not work for me. The app still thinks I haven't purchased the game. The Ultimate Edition still seems to be available to purchase when I click Purchase. Why can't this just be granted to everyone having the issue?

  • I have tried syncing career through the Keep and gone as far and trying to unlock every single DLC there also but it doesn't work for me.

    I've also tried these suggestions below through hours of research

    - deleting folders in AddIns

    - reinstalling

    - repairing the game files

    The problem is that the EA app will only recognize me having the standard edition and the 3 dlc add ons and nothing else. It seems to be an app problem more than anything. 

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