3. Will there be an online component to The Sims 4?
There will be additional fun and social gameplay elements for players who choose to go online (more to come on that later on) but the core game is designed to be played offline. It's up to the player to choose how they want to play. You will need an EA/Origin account to install the game. Once installed, you don't need to be online to play.
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4. Does The Sims 4 require the Originโข client to play?
You will need an EA/Origin account to install the game. Once installed, you don't need to be online to play.
this says we need account. well we need account to use launcher so this does not answer the question will we need to have origin installed to play the game.
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1)If you buy through Origin, then logic dictates that Origin is present on your PC.
2)They say you need an EA account.
3)If you buy a physical copy, then no, Origin isn't needed.
Shouldn't be a big deal, you can set it to not automatically start...
Its interesting the FAQ mentions "fun and social online gameplay elements". I half wondered if that is why the worlds were still closed, but I haven't heard anything regarding these "elements".
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Sims 3 came out in 2009, before Origin existed (although I think it's predecessor was called EA Download Manager at the time), and probably kept DVD expansions Origin-free to keep parity. Considering every major EA title in recent years (IE Battlefield, Titanfall, Mass Effect 3, etc.) has required Origin, I would be very surprised if their biggest PC franchise didn't as well.
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It can also very well be that the physical copy of TS4 has the latest version of Origin on the disk and installs anyway. Not really a problem too, since your EA-account is also your Origin account.
In Origin's defence though, it has come a long way since those early days and having Origin has the added benefit of being gifted free games on a regular basis. The current free game is Peggle, so they can keep that. But a while ago I scored Dead Space for free.
I have used Origin all the way back when it was EADM, EA Download Manager, before they bought out the Origin program. And the ONLY time in the last seven or so years I have used it, was during the month of June when there patch rendered downloading our games inoperable. Finally after some blustering, starting a petition on change.org, they finally and quietly fixed it over a weekend at the end of June. But other than that, it has always worked. I didn't think to see if I could sign out while I am playing the demo. When I get a chance I will and let you know if it still works.
Oh and I love the free games.
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In case there is some misunderstanding the origin requirments is for new base games since 2012. And again this requirement for 4 has already been confirmed. This i doubt will change .
If Origin has to be running (which I think is a more important question), which I can't test for TS4 because I don't have the demo, then it is probably good to know that in Origin, you can disable Origin-in-game for TS4.
This will disable Origin's version of the Steam-overlay. However, you have to tick a checkbox for it specifically.
It's probably good to know if starting the demo starts Origin too. TS3 does not start Origin, which makes sense as there's not really a reason to have Origin running all the time.
So, do you need Origin only for first time set up or does it need to be active all the time?
That would belie Maxis' promise that TS4 is off-line.
EA needs to drop the Origin malware and let DVD version owners do their own thing..
I am going to get the Digital Deluxe version, but most people don't care for the extras.
Look at Good Old Games.com's GALAXY software program, it's 100% optional, NOT REQUIRED to install or play games. Maybe EA should take a few notes from GOG.com???
Well, since the purpose of the demo is to test things, I would guess that you have to be online for them to gather info in the background on how things are running. I assume they are collecting some sort of info when you use the demo. However, I don't have to be connected in CAS to play with the demo. I can turn off my connection within CAS itself and be offline within the game but I tried closing Origin while offline in CAS and it still wouldn't do it.
I should add that at the top of my Origin window it says Beta in the upper right corner near my avatar.
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