Is there a way to force the EA app open in offline mode?

[ts2steven13]

Here to add my frustration to the mix. It is now JANUARY OF 2024, and I STILL can't play the SINGLE PLAYER game I have legally owned since its release in 2014, and invested hundreds of dollars in unless I'm signed in Online. This is beyond frustrating, especially when I want to play it on my Steam Deck, which isn't always connected to the internet.

I refuse to put any more money into anything distributed by EA until this gets fixed. Luckily, I still have Sims 2 and 3 discs, so I still have arguably better sims games that WILL work offline (on my PC, at least). We also have Life By You to look forward to.

Sincerely, screw you EA. You've had literal years to fix this, and still NOTHING.

[BorgOvermind]

@ts2steven13 Many single player games are completely broken and cannot be launched at all in the new EA App. Nothing is being done about it.

[ToorTheDragon]

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@EA_Leeuw wrote:
Hey @Sentry11313,

Hmm, yeah it does look like that is the only way to make the EA app work in offline mode at the moment. I will pass on the feedback.

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Just curious on if there's a projected fix/update? With the recent storms sweeping the country and leaving many without power, internet or even both for days on end it's a bit saddening to finally get back to our devices without being able to play EA hosted games offline.

I wanted to play Battlefront 2's campaign.. I haven't touched it yet and thought it might be a nice way to spend the next few days I have without internet. Since I can't open EA's App in Offline mode, I can't play any of EA's games. Other game launchers have this feature so I was quite surprised to see that EA didn't.

[H0lyCafe]

If you own the game through Steam you should know that there is a way to open (most) games directly in the Steam app by bypassing the developer's launcher. So you can launch via Steam's offline mode instead of being stuck waiting for the EA launcher.

Go on your Steam Library and right click the game you want to open without the launcher.

Click on properties.

At the bottom of the 'General' tab, beneath 'Launch Options' you can see there is a text box.

In this box enter: --skip-launcher

You will only need to do this once per game and it can be removed at any time. Enjoy!

(This apparently doesn't work for every game but it has for every one that i've tried it on so far, including the Dragon Age games which are also EA)

[zoolex]

@H0lyCafe

This means Spending even MORE Money on Games that I now own 6 Copies of.

PS1 (Command & Conquer 1995)
PC - Original Disc (Command & Conquer 1995)
PC - The First Decade (Command & Conquer 1995)
PC - Origin EA - Older Account (Command & Conquer 1995)
PC - Origin EA - Newer Account (Command & Conquer 1995)
PC - Steam (Command & Conquer 1995)

I've easily spent over £500 on all of the Command & Conquer Versions and Releases.

[Bakhtosh_oo]

May it be a cold day before I buy another EA game.  Thunderstorm caused my PC power supply to glitch and need to be reset.  Internet is down hard and no one is going to be out in the continuing storms to work on it.  Meaning I'm unable to start the game I've been playing daily for months.  

I can understand requiring an occasional sign in, but I was online yesterday.  This EA launcher is the last straw for me.

[Lancviv]

I support. In my case, it is not the storm that is to blame, but russian shelling on the infrastructure of my country (I am from Ukraine). Sometimes there is no light for a long time and there is no Internet for even longer. I bought almost all EA games through Steam, but I still have to endure this nonsense and the lack of access to honestly purchased games.

(And the method above with disabling the launcher did not help, I tried it using the example of Dragon Age 2)

[HwyPilot]

Online log in stinks for me as well. I've repurchased many legacy games to install on my travel laptop and remastered titles I have owned the originals of for decades. I CAN'T PLAY THE GAMES I BOUGHT WHEN EA SERVERS ARE DOWN, LIKE TODAY.

When travelling there are many areas that don't have a suitable internet connection even on 4G or 5G. And once again - I CAN'T PLAY THE GAMES I'VE PURCHASED IN MANY CASES MULTIPLE TIMES.

I've been playing Sims since 1999, I own hard copies of 2 and 3 as well as a collection of expansion packs that's grown over the years. I spent hundreds of US Dollars on DLC content as well. I've purchased Sims 4, nut this access issue is driving me crazy enough that I won't buy any content for it.

Your move EA, you're screwing with a 30+ year customer and I'm sick and tired of your lack of action. No more purchases until this is fixed.

AND FIX YOUR DAMN SERVERS SO I CAN PLAY THE GAMES I'VE PAID FOR ON MY RARE TIME OFF.

[Aliesky8]

Can you please show me how? Cus let me tell you internet service went down in my area and haven't been able to play any of my games cus ec: 201. All day without internet. No netflix or games that are install in the pc. What a surprise. 

[Jaymacibe]

It’s 2024 and still need to login first to be in offline mode is frustrating. 

I lost internet and my PC restarted. So I have no way of playing a SINGLE PLAYER GAME like Sims 4!

if EA is so worried about pirated why is there not a method to save the info that I own the game THAT I PAYED FOR!!!

So when my PC isn’t first logged in to go offline because in the EA’s logic you can predict when you will be offline(????) make it we can force it go offline so I can play MY game until internet is back.