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Every time you start the game it checks to see if your dlcs are valid and payed for. If not it disables them. So if no internet connection no dlcs available.
Although some said this doesn't happen, it has every time for me.
That's how it was for me unless it was changed in a patch or something.
Every time you start the game it checks to see if your dlcs are valid and payed for. If not it disables them. So if no internet connection no dlcs available.
Although some said this doesn't happen, it has every time for me.
I just tested the game to see if its changed since I played Mass Effect 3 and I disabled my wireless network card in Windows to see if I would have access to all the DLC and I had access to all my DLC content and was still inside the Citadel DLC content when I logged in. It still did try to connect to the EA servers at the start for I set the "automatically log in" option when I play, but it never tried to make the check to authorize my DLC. I wonder what is different?
I know it's important to you, but it's also the weekend. I have no assurances that my inquiry has even been seen yet. I wouldn't expect a response until Monday.
Thanks for being on top of this, Allan. I've edited my first post to reflect the clarification. I've noticed that forum titles can't be changed here, or else I would've done so.
I sure hope so. I've always hated having to spend $20 on points to buy something that only costs 10-15 dollars. And then I have leftover points that I can't do anything with.
This is now off topic but, besides what you said, it effectively locked DLC out; no price drops ever happened, and no other distributor was able to sell it.
I'm very fond of choice...
Thanks for addressing the issue. Now you have my money.
What I found so interesting in this thread, is that I'm not the only one without a reliable internet carrier. I live in the desert of California in a small ass town called Crumville (actually that was the original name, they changed it at some point but it was accurately named to begin with). The internet provider here is Mediacom and they have a looong history of going out on Friday and coming back on Monday, my only free time to game! Hehe, I think some idiot just flips the wrong switch on the way out the door.
Hahaha, well I could try casting "summon Derek" again maybe, but I think Microsoft and Sony are going away from "points?" As such it's possible that we might be too....
Please do this Allan, needing to buy points then buy the DLC is just an extra and unnecessary step. Plus I have seen a lot of people who refuse to buy DLC because of the need to buy points since they feel at times they have to spend more money for the DLC since points only come at set values.
Will Dragon Age: Inquisition for PC Windows require the Origin client: Yes.
Does this have any benefits for the players? It felt so pointless in Mass Effect 3.
Does this have any benefits for the players? It was pointless in Mass Effect 3. Added nothing to the experience whatsoever.
You could use it to pause cutscenes. And I think it handled friends for MP. And it had cloud saves I think.
You could use it to pause cutscenes. And I think it handled friends for MP. And it had cloud saves I think.
Now that you mention it, pausing cutscenes was indeed useful, as well as joining friends, though I think friend integration could have worked without the Origin client. I didn't use cloud saves because they sometimes caused data corruption.
Does this have any benefits for the players? It felt so pointless in Mass Effect 3.
This is just the way of PC gaming with the "Steam or nothing" approach some gamers I have been hearing about on podcasts by developers I can't see it going anywhere for people seem to have accepted secondary applications.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I love these threads.
Will Dragon Age: Inquisition for PC Windows require the Origin client: Yes.
Will Dragon Age: Inquisition for PC Windows require a permanent internet connection: No.
Will Dragon Age: Inquisition for PC Windows require a one-time activation through Origin via the internet (just like Mass Effect 3 PC): Yes.
Why is GameFly saying it requires a permanent connection: No idea.
Of course if you want to take advantage of certain DAI services you will need to have access to the internet, but not permanently. You may have heard about the Dragon Age Keep.
Nothing to see here. Please go about your regularly scheduled Monday and have a good one!
Do we need internet connection to play the DLC?
Do we need internet connection to play the DLC?
If it is like Mass Effect 3 like he says, then each time you open the game it will do a validation on the internet to make sure you own the DLC and then its done. If it cant connect then it will disable DLC. So you will need internet each time you start the game but can unplug after it does its validation.
Well, glad to hear there's no permanent internet connection required. However: Origin. 
Crud. Why do you guys keep forcing junk like that on your paying customers? Seriously Derek. That just sucks. I skipped ME3 due to that requirement. Now DAI too. What a shame.
With regard to the Keep: does this mean we will need to access the keep via the Origin client on a PC even if we buy a console version to explicitly avoid having to install the origin client on our pc? I had thought that the Keep would be a web portal we could access in a browser.
Well, glad to hear there's no permanent internet connection required. However: Origin.
Crud. Why do you guys keep forcing junk like that on your paying customers? Seriously Derek. That just sucks. I skipped ME3 due to that requirement. Now DAI too. What a shame.
With regard to the Keep: does this mean we will need to access the keep via the Origin client on a PC even if we buy a console version to explicitly avoid having to install the origin client on our pc? I had thought that the Keep would be a web portal we could access in a browser.
No, you only need your Origin account to log into the Keep. You go to https://dragonagekeep.com/en_US/ use your Origin account and log in. Simple.
This is just the way of PC gaming with the "Steam or nothing" approach some gamers I have been hearing about on podcasts by developers I can't see it going anywhere for people seem to have accepted secondary applications.
I used Origin back when it was still the EA Download Manager to make digital backups for physical games. I just don't like it when it's a requirement. I tolerate it when games require Steam, because of Steamworks Steam Worksop integration. Origin has nothing of the sort.
Modifié par Fredvdp, 29 avril 2014 - 04:04 .
If it is like Mass Effect 3 like he says, then each time you open the game it will do a validation on the internet to make sure you own the DLC and then its done. If it cant connect then it will disable DLC. So you will need internet each time you start the game but can unplug after it does its validation.
I used Origin back when it was still the EA Download Manager to make digital backups for physical games. I just don't like it when it's a requirement. I tolerate it when games require Steam, because of Steamworks integration. Origin has nothing of the sort.
Glad to hear that this issue has been resolved. I highly suggest that either a mod or OP edits the title to match the updated information. I would very much like to nip the spread of any misinformation in the bud.
What's the advantage of Steamworks integration for the player? I haven't seen any real benefits. Actually, the only functional difference I've noticed is that Steam is a little more annoying because it updates more frequently.
I used the wrong terminology. I meant to say the Steam Workshop.
@ Alan09
What I'm talking about is for those who have the hard disc (PC Version) and you add the game to your Origins Client Library. If you need to repair the game and you repair the game using the Origins Client to repair or update (patches) it will change authorization of your DLC and say it's no longer authorized. My DLC will work just fine as long as I don't have the Origins Client installed. All I'm saying is that this is the issue I'm having with the Origins Client. I have the Collector's Edition for Dragon Age Origins and Signature Edition of DA2 and all DLC for each game. The Collector's Edition isn't even being recognized as such but as the Digital Download version; so what is the point of buying the special editions if later on they won't be recognized by the Origins Client? They still have not fixed this issue with the authorization of the DLC.
The simple fact of the matter is, every players Bioware/EA authorized DLC pages are not in sync with each other. The Origins Client is not recognizing all DLC like my Bioware authorized DLC page has. I think this is their whole problem.
Just recently I went to play DA2 through the Origins Client and it took away my configuration utility. Totally gone. That was the last straw for me. I uninstalled the Origins Client and reinstalled DA2 and no problems whatsoever.
Weird thing, I also have EA's Kingdoms of Alamar Reckoning and it works just fine with the Origins Client. Dragon Age does not. All I'm saying is that this needs to be addressed and looked into.
Modifié par ElvaliaRavenHart, 29 avril 2014 - 04:17 .
Again, ME3 doesn't do that. If you disconnect before startup it doesn't attempt the check.
This is absolutely not how it works for me.
It seems, to me, that the biggest problem is consistency. I have no problem playing any game on Origin without an internet connection or in offline mode (this includes all DLC) but that's obviously not a universal experience. The only time I have problems is if my internet connection is running slowly- then the DLC won't always authenticate. When that happens I switch Origin to offline mode and then the DLC will work.
Thanks. I didn't know you even could add DAO to the Origins Client Library. What's the advantage? Cloud saves? Anyway, I guess I better not try it.@ Alan09
What I'm talking about is for those who have the hard disc (PC Version) and you add the game to your Origins Client Library. If you need to repair the game and you repair the game using the Origins Client to repair or update (patches) it will change authorization of your DLC and say it's no longer authorized. My DLC will work just fine as long as I don't have the Origins Client installed. All I'm saying is that this is the issue I'm having with the Origins Client. I have the Collector's Edition for Dragon Age Origins and Signature Edition of DA2 and all DLC for each game. The Collector's Edition isn't even being recognized as such but as the Digital Download version; so what is the point of buying the special editions if later on they won't be recognized by the Origins Client? They still have not fixed this issue with the authorization of the DLC.
This is absolutely not how it works for me.
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With still more than 5 months to go before game launch,
I hope the community will not hyper-ventilate with concern every time there is a mis-communication or rumour on 3rd party sites.
Or we're going to be exhausted by the end of the summer ! 
The teases and messages BioWare have shared since they emerged from development hibernation have been well thought-through and bode well for a quality game.
Kudos to Derek and Allan for handling the weekend 'crisis' really well.
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