'You are not allowed to access online features'
I cant play Starwars because it wont sign me into my EA account. The image ive posted shows what comes up.
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Okay, finally fixed it. If no one has a problem with changing the birthday of there children to make them older, but that is what has to be done or wait and see if EA fixes this. The problem lies in when you created your childs Microsoft account, you put in their birthday and that is what is being used as a check to see if they have access to the content or not. It doesn't matter what xbox parental settings you have. If your Microsoft account has your childs birthday as this day, then that is the check. You can edit it by signing into your Microsoft account, then under security and privacy, you will see manage permissions for children. Under this, you can edit there profile including birthday.
Now I do not recommend doing this unless you really don't care, because it basically will make them an adult in the online world. But I checked it and it does work. The only other thing I had to do was sign onto his ea account (origin client) and make sure it was linked to his xbox one live profile. Once that was done, I can log into the game under his name and play multiplayer and everything else... I know it sounds confusing, but it works.... as long as the emails are the same between ea (origin) and the one you use for his Microsoft account....
This worked for me as well. EA, you need to get with the program. Don't try to control what my child can and can't play based solely on his age. That's why xbox has parental controls already built in to the family system. If I didn't want my son playing online, I would set his XBOX ONE ACCOUNT to not let him. But now he is over 18 on two different accounts across three platforms just he can play Battlefield with me. You need to fix this IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT override decisions I have already made!
@Vortimous wrote:Okay, finally fixed it. If no one has a problem with changing the birthday of there children to make them older, but that is what has to be done or wait and see if EA fixes this. The problem lies in when you created your childs Microsoft account, you put in their birthday and that is what is being used as a check to see if they have access to the content or not. It doesn't matter what xbox parental settings you have. If your Microsoft account has your childs birthday as this day, then that is the check. You can edit it by signing into your Microsoft account, then under security and privacy, you will see manage permissions for children. Under this, you can edit there profile including birthday.
Now I do not recommend doing this unless you really don't care, because it basically will make them an adult in the online world. But I checked it and it does work. The only other thing I had to do was sign onto his ea account (origin client) and make sure it was linked to his xbox one live profile. Once that was done, I can log into the game under his name and play multiplayer and everything else... I know it sounds confusing, but it works.... as long as the emails are the same between ea (origin) and the one you use for his Microsoft account....
Look, dude, it's not just EA's reasoning. There's something called the COPPA law, which prevents children under the age of 13 in the US (varying other ages in other countries) from accessing certain online features, and that's due to safety. Do you really want some guy calling your kid a ****** on Battlefield? If you want to rag on someone, rag on the COPPA law, not EA.
COPPA laws have nothing to do with access, don't let them feed you that line. It only has to do with information collection of children under 13. Further, and especially important, it allows parent's consent. On the XBOX, Microsoft already trivially allows parental consent.
https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions
Edit: Some bad grammar.
