It says I am offline

[KaiChen04]

Checklist

• I ensured I'm running the latest version of the patch, and that the issue is present in it if applicable
• I have read the entirety of the FAQ section in the readme, and my question was not answered there, or was not answered sufficiently
• I have ran general troubleshooting steps (if applicable), such as restarting the PC/reinstalling Origin/whatever else is described in the FAQ, and they didn't help
• I have checked existing issues (including closed ones), and there wasn't an existing issue pertaining to my problem (with possible solutions in the comments)

Your issue

Origin works fine, but when I try to play The Sims, it says I am offline and can't play.

[grounch]

Same for me, says i'm offline after installing the patch so cannot even connect to my account.
Edit: worked by only copying the version.dll in the origin dir, not with the automated exe setup.