Dragon Age Inquisition

[Gusington]

I don't know for certain if there is an offline option for Origin but I would be very surprised if there wasn't.

[panzerde]

Ive been able to play without Origin running.

[Gusington]

^There you go. Is there a offline mode or similar?

[panzerde]

I just tried a game disconnected from my network and it was fine. It looks like the game works like Mass Effect 2 - if you're logged in it does some online saves, and apparently pulls down information from your DA:0 and DA2 campaigns.

[Elvis]

I can open it with the Internet turned off.

I think I have bigger problems now. I don't think my system can run the game. It takes forever to load and then after choosing what I want to be it hangs for a long time and then crashes to desktop.  I just checked the minimum specs (something I should have done before asking Santa for the game) and is seems my processor isn't up to speed (pun intended).

Anyone want to buy a very slightly used game?

[JasonPratt]

Well, that's the thing: you already registered it on Origin. I expect that means you shot the wad. Maybe there's an option for an uninstall / deregister so you can install it on a new computer (and thus sell or give it to someone else)?

[Bison]

Origin is like Steam.  Any game you own on Origin you can install the client on a computer and download to the new computer.

[JasonPratt]

Unless it also deregisters, you'd still have to sign in with the account on which the game was originally installed. (Presumably Steam works the same way: I could put anything I have on the Bro's computer, but only if I sign in as myself.)

[Elvis]

I think that I'm gonna try it on my sons laptop when the wife and kids return from doing xmas at my in-laws.

[Tpek]

^The game is really resource-intensive and demanding.
Not sure a laptop can run it without setting itself on fire.

[panzerde]

I'm playing on my gaming laptop. Granted, it's a purpose-designed gaming laptop. Your garden variety salaryman special will probably chug a good bit with it.

[JasonPratt]

^ I was just thinking a Falcon could handle it, assuming someone was willing to drop around 5K or more on a laptop.

(Which I did, ten or more years ago, but that was for a desktop replacement unit. Great equipment, still runs XPSP2 today like a champ. Falcon has a hilarious photo of it on their promotion page where they're showing how hard it was for them to get a photo of it due to it SUCKING ALL LIGHT INTO ITSELF!  One of their TLX's could still run it, but again would need major upgrades to be sure.)

[panzerde]

I'm running an MSI Dragon series that's about a year old now, and it too is a desktop replacement. Darn thing weighs about as much as a desktop, too. It'll handle stuff like DA:I just fine, though.

[Arctic Blast]

33% off on Origin right now, BTW. I'm tempted... but I still haven't actually played the original game yet. Perhaps that will be next...

[Gusington]

^The original is great and the new one is great as well. DO IT