Playing Offline?!
Since there seems to be no easily found search option, I guess I have to slug another Q on the board and hope for the best. I just spent an obscene amount of money on buying the Mass Effect trilogy a...
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I've read through your post a couple of times. I can't quite discern what your issue is. If the game runs and requires Origin / a lit Internet connection, this is (unfortunately) the way of things for the law abiding customer. If, otoh, you are unable to start but have jumped through the usual hoops, you'll have to go into more detail with regard to what's happening.
............................... I need to know how to play the games I just spent over $100 on even when I dont have access to the internet.
@11ArchRyder11 wrote:
............................... I need to know how to play the games I just spent over $100 on even when I dont have access to the internet.
As fredvdp said, (and the information on the packaging/web-site indicates) you must have an internet connection at least once to validate/authorize the initial install of the base game, and again whenever you add any official DLC for the first time.
Once that authorization is done, you don't need an internet connection again. But when launching the game you must set EA/Origin to "Offline", and disable your network adapter. Otherwise, it will attempt to re-validate your install and fail when it can't reach the EA servers.
