How long we can stay offline?

Edit: Steam is no better, you can't stop it from automatically updating your games unless you take it in offline mode and if a game does not automatically update but instead has an update queued and you're offline, you can't play it.

We've entered an era where folks want everyone to be online and I'm not sure why, there's no real benefit to it.

I am a mod and CC user, and I love them, but I understand that EA has absolutely no responsibility regarding mods and cc. I understand that people with weak internet or those who live in areas where the internet can be unreliable; I definitely see where you want to be able to play offline. However, if everyone puts in a bug report complaining that they want to play offline until their mods are updated, they will get absolutely zero attention from EA. So if you sign on to add your consternation with EA for not making it easier to play offline, don't use the I-want-to-wait-for-my-mods-to-be-updated complaint. It will get zero attention, and this problem will never get fixed. If you haven't tried it already, go into EA app settings (three lines in the top left corner), go into the Applications column, turn everything off there, and try to play offline. Mak sure you scroll to the bottom. If the app has no reason to do anything perhaps it will not require you to be online.

"Colorist40;c-18289887" wrote:
I kept game running in car on the way there..

^You solved your own mystery^
Try starting the game after that error pops up and you will understand the problem. No internet. No game.

"Whubble;c-18292174" wrote:
If you haven't tried it already, go into EA app settings (three lines in the top left corner), go into the Applications column, turn everything off there, and try to play offline. Mak sure you scroll to the bottom. If the app has no reason to do anything perhaps it will not require you to be online.

While this is good advice and having the app looking for updates may add to the frequency of the error pop up, it's not the problem.
It's the EA App in general. It worked just fine in offline mode until some point in late March when an update rendered offline mode useless.
It's absolutely by design.

Answers HQ is a joke purposefully designed to keep problems from gaining traction and getting noticed.
I have quit spending money on EA products (TS4) until something changes.
Let Maxis know that you will no longer buy their products due to the EA App client software.

"angelchrome;c-18292314" wrote:

"Colorist40;c-18289887" wrote:
I kept game running in car on the way there..

^You solved your own mystery^
Try starting the game after that error pops up and you will understand the problem. No internet. No game.

Oh I know, one time I shut off computer went to parents house and it wouldn't start before I knew this was a thing. That is when I discovered it. I was just letting anyone who might have this problem there is a way to play. Of course I realize that if you lose internet, or don't keep game running it is a problem. The only way I guess for us to protest is like as you say, quit spending money on the sims, but I am afraid there wouldn't be enough people who would do this.