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Pipouco's avatar
6 months ago

Mass Effect 3 - An online pass is required to access online features of the game

Since the switch from Origin, I get the message "An online pass is required to access online features of the game" when I try to access the Multiplayer menu.

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  • @Pipouco 

    Please clear your temp files:

      • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time
      • Into the new window, type or copy & paste:  "%temp%"   (Without the quotes.) > hit "ENTER"
      • Now your Windows Explorer should have brought you to the "C:\Users\>your user name<\AppData\Local\Temp" folder. > Delete all files and folders in it.
        (If some files or folders can't be deleted, reboot and try again.)

    Then:

      • Make sure EA app and Steam are closed.
      • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
      • Type or copy and paste "%ProgramData%\Electronic Arts\EA Services" (without the quotes) into the new Window > ENTER
      • Move the "License" folder to your desktop.
      • Test.
  • EA_Shepard's avatar
    EA_Shepard
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    6 months ago

    @holger1405 wrote:

    @Pipouco 

    Please clear your temp files:

      • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time
      • Into the new window, type or copy & paste:  "%temp%"   (Without the quotes.) > hit "ENTER"
      • Now your Windows Explorer should have brought you to the "C:\Users\>your user name<\AppData\Local\Temp" folder. > Delete all files and folders in it.
        (If some files or folders can't be deleted, reboot and try again.)

    Then:

      • Make sure EA app and Steam are closed.
      • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
      • Type or copy and paste "%ProgramData%\Electronic Arts\EA Services" (without the quotes) into the new Window > ENTER
      • Move the "License" folder to your desktop.
      • Test.

    @Pipouco If this does not work, and a reinstall and all of those steps don't work, let us know what you specifically did this way I can take a look!

    Thanks!

  • Pipouco's avatar
    Pipouco
    6 months ago

    @holger1405 

    @EA_Shepard 

    Already tried that, didn't work. It also doesn't work on my friend's computer. His account works properly, it seems to be account-related.

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
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    6 months ago

    @Pipouco 

    @EA_Shepard told me changes where made to your account.

    Repair the game:
    (EA app: My Collection > Click on the three dots on the game cover > Repair)
    (Steam: Game Library > Right-click the game > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files.)

    Then restart the PC and test.

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