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CEPalmer85
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6 months ago

How Dare EA Keep Me from My Games Offline!?

I bought FC25 through EA for the first time, rather than Steam. What an error! It seems that I can't play MY OWN GAME unless online! I have an ASUS ROG Ally and wanted to play on the bus. Apparently I can't because I need to be online to launch it. The game is loaded onto my machine but again, I can't play MY GAME without going through the EA App, ONLINE. This is tantamount to theft. I did not pay a fortune to have my game gatekept by its vendor. Is this even legal? 

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  • EA_Barry's avatar
    EA_Barry
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    6 months ago

    CEPalmer85 

    An online connection is one of the minimum requirements to play, thanks.

    Minimum
    OS - Windows 10 - 64-Bit (Latest Update).
    Processor(AMD) - AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    Processor(Intel) - Intel Core i5 6600k
    Memory - 8GB
    Graphics Card(AMD) - RX 570
    Graphics Card(Nvidia) - GTX 1050 Ti
    Direct X - 12
    Online Connection Requirements - 512kbps
    Hard Drive Space - 100 GB

  • CEPalmer85's avatar
    CEPalmer85
    Rising Newcomer
    6 months ago

    I think most people would reasonably assume that you would require an internet connection to play online games while not requiring one to play offline. It should be made clear that you hold our games hostage behind this "requirement," (you've chosen to implement it, it's NOT a necessity) from the beginning.

    I've bought this game every year since FIFA96. Unless I can access MY game at MY convenience, this is it. I'm out 

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