Cannot Launch Mirror's Edge, due to "Problem Contacting License Server"
Part Deux of EA ridiculousness,
I cannot launch my copy of Mirror's Edge, thanks to a wonderful message that says: "The game cannot start. There seems to be a problem contacting the license server. Ensure your internet connection is active and try again in a few minutes."
This is clearly broken online DRM for a game released over a decade ago. Either host the game's stupid DRM that doesn't help a single person on earth (including EA's pockets) at this point, or do the right thing and pull it from the game via a patch. The fact that I cannot play an old game that I paid for on your client, along with its exclusive DLC, due to a broken/powered down DRM host, is patently absurd.
Please do something about this.
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The fix here, for anyone looking, is to use the paul.dll files and winui.dll files from another EA game that is targeted for Windows 7 and above, such as Medal of Honor (2010). Take these two .dll files from the Binaries folder of this newer game, CTRL+C to copy them, move to the Mirror's Edge Binaries folder, CTRL+V to replace the old Mirror's Edge files, and confirm when asked.
The fact that EA has not addressed something this simple by replacing the files in the install is astounding.
