Why do we need to be connected to the internet now?

Hey @calboness , I'm locking this thread to prevent necroposting since it's a bit old. We have a thread dedicated to this issue and still active if you need help with this: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Impossible-to-launch-Sims-4-without-Internet-connection/td-p/12502364

Thanks!