If you’re on PC and tired of patching, consider rebuying the game on (when available) or playing on Xbox 360/PS3 via backward compatibility.
Before fixing the issue, you need to understand the root cause. The keyword here is — and a better fix comes from better knowledge. If you’re on PC and tired of patching,
typically indicates a communication failure between the game's legacy DRM (Digital Rights Management) system and its authentication servers. Released in 2010, the game originally relied on the service and StarForce 5.7 not a network issue.
Sometimes the "Please wait" loop is a permission issue, not a network issue. If you’re on PC and tired of patching,
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