there is an "offline mode", but you need to be connected to the internet to access it... you'd think EA's mission statement is "be as inefficient & counterintuitive as possible" lol
supposedly if you were to enter offline mode while connected to the internet & stay in offline mode up to the next time your internet goes out, you'd be able to play without internet connection.
That is the case. I've played with my power and internet off, and played places that didn't have internet access, when I was already in offline mode. If I was online because I'd been using the gallery or something, then I couldn't play. It's infuriating.
I find it especially infuriating with Sims 2. Until Legacy and it's updates were put out, there was no reason ever for it to be online. And, barring updates because the game is now supported again, there is no need to be online. The Store Edition no longer exists, there's no DLC for it. There is no reason it shouldn't have a fully offline option imo.
