"Checking Downloadable Content" makes it impossible to start ME3 on Xbox [ Edited ]

[Snowcrash000]

Now I can't even start ME3 anymore. Like, not at all, I'm stuck at a "Checking Downloadable Content" message right after loading up the game that can't be bypassed and is not going away, it's been like this for 10 minutes now.

[Snowcrash000 · Accepted solution]

The simple solution to this issue is to just connect to the EA servers when encountering this problem, which can be done without an Origins account. I still had to accept a whole bunch of privacy policies, but * it, I just wanna play the damn game in peace, even though I really shouldn't have to do that just to play the DLC that I paid a lot of money for.

This whole DLC experience has been a complete nightmare so far and I'm never buying another game that makes excessive use of them unless they come with the game on an extra disc, like GOTY editions.

[Snowcrash000]

EDIT: Never mind, see below.

[Snowcrash000]

Apparently this has nothing to do with the recent DLC trouble but has always been an issue, that's just great... The only solution I could find online is to turn on auto log-in for Origin, but I don't even have an Origin account and I don't care for one. Is there any workaround for this or do I actually need an Origin account to play the DLC I paid good money for and already have on my Xbox harddrive? Like, annoying as it is, could I just unplug the ethernet cable before starting up the game and play offline? Or will my DLC fail to load then or something like that? How about if I plug it back in after loading up a save?

[Snowcrash000 · Accepted solution]

The simple solution to this issue is to just connect to the EA servers when encountering this problem, which can be done without an Origins account. I still had to accept a whole bunch of privacy policies, but * it, I just wanna play the damn game in peace, even though I really shouldn't have to do that just to play the DLC that I paid a lot of money for.

This whole DLC experience has been a complete nightmare so far and I'm never buying another game that makes excessive use of them unless they come with the game on an extra disc, like GOTY editions.