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Concerned about digital downloads and internet access
Mariefoxprice83
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I've got a big concern about playing games via Origin. I didn't have this problem when I played a Sims 3 EP that was a digital download, nor has it been a problem with Sims 2 UC, but today I've been trialing the Simcity remake demo and it's crashed several times when my internet has had a temporary blip. My connection has been dodgy lately so it's a concern. Can anyone tell me if this is because it's a demo? Or is it a Simcity specific issue? I'm hoping it's not a general Origin issue that forces us to be online to play.
I don't want to deal with crashes due to internet blips on Sims 4 if I keep my (non-digital) preorder. Additionally, I have spent a LOT of money on a Dragon Age: Inquisition digital download so I am extremely worried about that constantly crashing when the time comes, if my internet doesn't settle down.
I don't want to deal with crashes due to internet blips on Sims 4 if I keep my (non-digital) preorder. Additionally, I have spent a LOT of money on a Dragon Age: Inquisition digital download so I am extremely worried about that constantly crashing when the time comes, if my internet doesn't settle down.
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Yes, you will have to launch The Sims 4 from Origin with a physical copy and you will have to authenticate your game through Origin upon installation.
I don't expect that The Sims 4 will have problems if your internet fails while you're playing, since it doesn't have to be played online after the initial authentication. I'm not overly familiar with Origin, though, as I much prefer Steam, so I may be wrong.
This is a huge caveat. IF. That's big IF. If it works the way TS3 did and you install a physical copy from disk you do not need to launch from Origin. If you install from a digital download from Origin I believe you do have to launch the game through Origin.
There may be a way to bypass the Origin launch but I have no firsthand experience. In the past the trick was to find the game executable file for the game and launch directly from the executable.
Interesting Icarus. That's different than my TS3 experience. How do you know this?
That's what I was thinking. I don't like DD because I don't like the idea of my game being tied to another program. Just my own feelings.
Yes, at least the first time.
Haha. I do use Steam and find it fairly reliable most of the time, but it really depends what games are available. It does have some EA games for download but I believe they only came out when those games were fairly "old." I actually have a bunch of Steam games I need to play but the games I wanted most this year were both EA games.
That's what I'm wondering. The Simcity demo has crashed a bunch of times and every time it's been because my internet has dropped out briefly. My time in the demo is limited (only got 30 mins left to play) and I don't like it enough to buy the full game, but I am very worried it might happen with the 2 new EA games I've pre-ordered, one of which is a digital download.
I refused to get the Origin download of Sims 4 partly due to my preference for physical copies (also the price) but unfortunately I really wanted the extra DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition and they haven't produced a physical version of that for PC so I had to either miss out or go digital. Also, to be honest, I want that way more than Sims 4 right now anyway. But the lack of a physical deluxe edition is a cheeky way of them to force people to use Origin.
It's in the TS4 FAQ.
http://www.thesims.com/faq#does-the-sims-4-require-an-origin-client-to-play
Fair point. I've been playing Sims 2 as well. I've found the UC is the ideal way to play Sims 2 as I had to install only once instead of all the separate EPs. The load screens are a little quicker than I remember, but then I hadn't played it in a few years and I had an older computer the last time I played it on a regular basis. It also doesn't crash very often, which is great. So for Sims 2 UC, Origin works very well. I also know that I can run it outside of Origin itself because I tried that a few times and it's fine.
But I still think EA should not push us in the direction of online play and digital downloads as the only way to play/get the extra content for their games. Yes, they have their place, but physical copies and offline play have their benefits too. And not everyone lives in an area where the internet access is perfect 24/7. I live in a relatively built up UK suburb, and while it's not a big city, we get heavy tourism in the summer due to the close proximity of the coast, so you'd think good internet connectivity would be a priority, yet I find my connection can be troublesome from time to time.
Alright, thanks. It's not a huge deal since I don't intend to buy the full game but I thought the question was worth asking in case it was relevant to other games and other players.
Me either. I play games from the start menu or nvidia geforce experience. I have found that TS4 CAS opens origin automatically (because of the studio), but I'm pretty sure that the game won't cause this to happen. At least that's what EA is promising.
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Hey, thanks for the link. I didn't see that. You are referring to this?
Actually that answer is still a bit murky to me. There is no mention of differences between the digital download and physical copy. I wonder if the answer is not incomplete and only applies to digital download. It mentions registration. That sort of implies registration is required to play but again would be new from TS3. Registration has never been required before to play.
Here's my biggest question about the physical copy. Is it really a physical copy? Is the game executable on the disk? For TS3 the executables were on the disk. You can install them and play directly from either game launcher or executable as you choose.
But I have had other games on Steam that I bought a "disk copy" for. I thought I was getting a physical copy. What I was actually getting was a wizard to install Steam and then download the game from Steam. I have been wondering if that is what the "disk copies" will actually be for TS4 or if they will be genuine physical copies of the game. If EA is intending to follow the Steam model and people aren't actually getting genuine "physical copies" on their disks there is no reason to purchase a "disk copy" at all. If that is the case then the above answer makes sense and is complete.