I have The Sims 4 in my account and my girlfriend play in my account, but i want to play TS4 and other games in the same time that she is playing TS4 in other computer...Theres a way to open the ea app always in offline mode?

I would like to confirm that the EA app will not open when there is no wifi. I’m currently without wifi and cannot get it or my sims 4 game to run.Yesterday I switched from origin to EA before going on a trip. I would not have done so if I knew this was going to be an issue.EA should be explicit in the limitations of its app before forcing it on players, who a) don’t normally play games that require to be online to function b) literally PAID for a game they now cannot play despite the fact that it does not require wifi to function

This exactly. This needs to be fixed. We should not, after 20 years of playing the sims, suddenly have to have internet connection merely to log into the app in order to load a game that doesn't require internet connection to play. This is BS and needs attention now, especially after we were forced out of Origin where we could log into Origin app even while not connected to the internet. When I installed the EA app, the Origin app was automatically removed from my computer and I try to redownload the Origin app, it takes me directly to the EA app download. It is unacceptable for EA to take away access to a game that people have been playing and putting money into for 20 years!!

Watching this thread because I absolutely refuse to switch over to the EA app until this is fully fixed. I should not be locked out of playing an OFFLINE game I paid hundreds of dollars(counting packs and kits) into simply because I have no internet.While I do have internet at home, it will go out sometimes or I may not be at home. I also share my account with my mother as we are one household and have both contributed to our sims collection, so we cannot both be logged in online at one time. Unfortunately she has already switched her computer over to EA at this time. Fortunately I am still on Origin.Being able to switch to offline mode once logged in is only half the battle. We absolutely MUST have a way to log in offline as well. Otherwise EA is just ripping us all off.

It truly is so frustrating, I also share my account with a sibling and yesterday Origin literally FORCED me to download the EA app, otherwise I couldn't play the Sims. Now in order to play we have to quite literally wait for the other to be done and take turns when we both have our own PC's. Extremely frustrating and I was hoping for a bit more from EA. I was really excited for all the new content for the Sims, but quite frankly I'm not even sure if I'll be getting the new packs when I'm not even sure if I can play them properly.

We just had a terrible storm in our neighborhood, and while our power is back on the Internet is not. I can turn my computer on and I can play a number of games that are on my hard drive, but because I was forced to change to the EA app from Origins I can now no longer play games offline because I can't log online to EA app to get them. This is absolutely absurd. I will stop using EA Games apps at all if this is the only way you're going to do business.

Is there a way to force the EA app open in offline mode?

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sweet_wx_girl06
3 years ago
@xKindredxSoulsx agreed!
Cryotype
3 years ago
So is there any Update/info about a fix for this?

I did not even know this could become an issue xD.

I have always played all my games with an enabled Internet connection. Now that i have moved and am currently in the process of changing Internet providers and having no internet this seriously sucks donkey balls...

Best regards🙂

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iconoclysm_uk1
3 years ago
Agreed. This is damn ludicrous and after all this time, it looks like a deliberate hobbling of customers right to run their software offline.
Honestly think a class action is appropriate at this point. Shameful of them.
marajaden
3 years ago
I've just had this issue too. I had to set my phone as a mobile hotspot to get online, to tell the EA app to go Offline. Bloody ridiculous!!! If I hadn't had my phone I'd have been screwed :-(
ColonelTorchere
3 years ago
@EA_Leeuw It was almost a year, and it still hasn't been fixed. Why you won't let me play games I paid for? What is wrong with you?
MassKiller16
3 years ago
No, it is in fact not possible to use Origin instead of the EA App. Because every time the launcher is opened, it brings up a box which cannot be closed requesting me to move to the EA App. At least *try* to be aware of the issues the community faces
MR_TURBODRIVER
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
I'm currently without internet and I want to play The Sims but the ea app won't turn on. What is this garbage?
nyran125
Rising Rookie
3 years ago
Yes i cant play my games unless theres a START EA APP IN OFFLINE MODE. Like STEAM and Ubilauncher has. I need a START EA APP EXCLUSIVELY IN OFFLINE ONLY MODE.
frogcandles
Rising Vanguard
3 years ago
So...will this ever be fixed? I recently lost internet and was speechless to discover that offline play is not possible on the EA app. Why force us to use it if a very important feature like offline play, simply does not exist?
What we have now is not offline play.
XeAndagar
3 years ago
Whoever at EA thought this app is a wonderful idea needs to be fired asap and whoever approved of this needs to go to an unemployment line.
This is my critique to EA. The app is horrendous and inconvenient. It is also massive problem for Steam Deck and the recent ASUS ROG since the app FORCES online mode.

Turning Offline mode does not help at all if you have to return again later in offline mode just so it asks for you to back online to GO back to Offline mode?!
Even if it were to remove “keep me logged in”, it stills forces to go back to online mode. So for fans like Mass Effect decided to whip out their portable device to enjoy their favorite series off grid or a place terrible internet connection, EA basically says “Screw you, Online is the future” since you can’t go online to play the games that has offline capabilities.

Granted I can greatly understand online only games like Apex Legends. But Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered and Jedi Survivor are offline capable and only required online for updates and adding extra contents.

Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster does not have multiplayer mode. Only Mass Effect 3 original does and the game is still offline friendly for campaign.
If this EA app was meant to combat piracy, it heavily backfires them as it encourages players to pirate since it can be offline friendly. I’m not going to that route since I love the Mass Effect franchise and I want to contribute.

But I don’t know if I want to buy the next EA game in the future if this is the asinine direction they’re going for.
I implore you, EA, please fix the app and make offline mode available without the force online unless folks wants to manually update and such. Please.

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