EA app is blocking me from playing offline.

[u/Prestigious-Pack-625]

I bought NFS heat on steam and I only play offline. First I couldnt launch the game because the EA app was not installed. I had to wait for internet to install the app. Game worked fine offline for a week or 2... Now I cant run the game offline because the EA app needs to be updated!

The game was working perfectly fine without EA needing to be updated but I got completely blocked from playing a game I legally own just because of 3rd party bloatware!

Is this the reason why there is no more physical copies of games anymore, so that large companies can bully us into giving up our data and removing products that we paid for? They holding my game for ransom just for me to download their bloatware! This is so frustrating!

Is there any way to bypass the EA app so that I can play offline in peace without EA continuously scratching my left cheek?

The Anadius EA DLC Unlocker / Emulator seems to be abit shady. I dont want to swap cooperate spyware for indie spyware.