Since the last DLC Update I can't connect to EA.
When I start the game Iit says "Connecting to EA" but nothing happens and the login dialog is not shown.
The only thing I can do is to skip the access and play offline.
I'm running on PC-Steam.
After discussing this issue on the EA WRC official channel it seems that I'm not the only one having this issue.
Thank you for your attention.
I can confirm that removing the two-factor authentication also fixed the problem for me.
Before the game didn't connect to my EA Account since the last update and therefore lots of content can't be accessed.
Please EA fix this issue as soon as possible, as I really would like to have my two-factor authentication enabled.
Log into your EA account and check if it’s linked to your steam account. That’s what determines which EA account the game tries to connect to after being launched through steam.
It has helped me and other to disable the 2FA auth, so give it a shot, if you want to get access to online features before EA fixes the issue. It doesn’t seem very highly prioritised…
Hi, I just reinstalled the game thru Steam on a new computer after a one year brake. Previously having about 369 hours played on my older computer. Symtom is identical stopping at the signing in to EA account screen in-game and it just keeps on trying to connect forever. For instance local play works as expected if I by-pass it but seemingly no connection to EA servers.
All Windows 24H2 updates installed as of KB5053656. WRC game files are verified by Steam. The WRC app is granted access in the Windows Firewall and no other security related software is running. I have 2FA active on my EA account. Note that I can't find any setting for signing out and back in or to specify an EA account in-game which might resolve the issue if it's related to 2FA and neither tried disabling 2FA on EA website.
A guy called f4zyon over on the steam forums pointed out that turning off two-factor auth fixed it for him, and it worked for me aswell.
There you go EA, let us know when you've fixed this wonderful feature 🙂
Maybe it's a bigger overlaying issue with the authentication, as i also need to press login several times everytime i come to the forum, only then to be hit with a error message and then actually being logged in.
Yeah, Viewtifulchief's suggestion doesn't work for me either, unfortunately. Also hoping for an official fix soon.
Unfortunately Viewtifulchief suggestion doesn't work for my case. :(
Hope EA will implement a fix soon
Thank you Viewtifulchief ,
I've actually verified the intergity of the game but I've never launched the game from EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.
I'm trying today.
Again, thank you very much for your suggestion.
I had same issue, here's what worked for me:
1. Steam > Settings > Storage > Click on 3 dots (...) > Repair library
2. Go to EA WRC in library and verify integrity of game files
3. In your file explorer go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\EA SPORTS WRC\WRC\Binaries\Win64 and launch game from EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher
After doing these steps I was immediately able to connect and play, and can launch game normally from Steam after doing it this way once. Hope this helps.
