# EA Access doesn't give you online part of BF4? (xbox one) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977 "2016-01-08T22:26:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/In_a_virg)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/1 "2016-01-08T22:26:19Z")
Could someone please confirm for me that the ea access alone is not enough to play BF4 online? Do I really need to pay for the full game premium edition as well? And if so, why haven’t anyone complained about this online? Thanks for all answers! ---
**Author:** ![conspiracy\_thug](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@conspiracy\_thug](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/conspiracy_thug)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/2 "2016-01-08T23:11:17Z")
Bf4 should be playable out of the box ---
**Author:** ![In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/In_a_virg)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/3 "2016-01-09T00:30:28Z")
Well I bought the EA Access which gives you a annually based access to some of it’s games. Amongst these are bf4. But i’m not able to play the multiplayer part without being promted to buy the premium edition. Just think its weird that noone would react to it if this were true. =) ---
**Author:** ![MrsSn0wman](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@MrsSn0wman](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrsSn0wman)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/4 "2016-01-09T01:38:15Z")
You can play online on the core maps and the recently released free maps. But alot of dlc you have to but or purchase premium. The free maps are available to download from the store on the game hub. ---
**Author:** ![tbone816](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@tbone816](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tbone816)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/5 "2016-01-09T01:39:34Z")
This may sound dumb, but do you have a full Xbox live membership? I play on PC, so I have no idea how any of that works. You do not need premium to play online. If you cannot play the base game, I doubt you will be able to play it with premium. Again, I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTorres](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaddyTorres](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DaddyTorres)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/6 "2016-01-09T02:10:19Z")
You need Xbox live to play online. ---
**Author:** ![In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/In_a_virg)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/7 "2016-01-09T04:09:49Z")
I do have the full gold membership yes. No question with the intent to help sounds dumb. You never know on what level people fail. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/In_a_virg)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/8 "2016-01-09T04:11:58Z")
Right? That’s what I thought i had to be. Seemed too far out that the online part wouldn’t be included in the standard game. So I have to manually download every map in the game hub after install? I did look around but didn’t see an obvious choise to download for free. I’ll look closer tomorrow i guess. Thanks for the reply. =) ---
**Author:** ![In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@In\_a\_virg](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/In_a_virg)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/9 "2016-01-09T04:13:47Z")
Very true! =) ---
**Author:** ![tbone816](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@tbone816](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tbone816)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/10 "2016-01-09T04:18:11Z")
Welp, sorry I was of no use! Good luck with getting your game to work! If you find a solution, you should post it here in case other people have a similar issue. ---
**Author:** ![jaycee316](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@jaycee316](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jaycee316)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/11 "2016-01-09T14:41:39Z")
Maybe the premium maps are now in regular rotation so you need Premium? ---
**Author:** ![MrsSn0wman](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@MrsSn0wman](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrsSn0wman)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/12 "2016-01-09T18:19:55Z")
I know there is like 3 maps that are free. Night ops, community ops, and dragon pass maybe? Not sure about the last one. ---
**Author:** ![Nerdfighter1174](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@Nerdfighter1174](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Nerdfighter1174)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/13 "2016-01-10T01:39:30Z")
It’s this partially. If you play the yellow-highlighted games in play now you need premium. You can go to the server browser and deselect all the DLC to find servers you can play on. ---
**Author:** ![Taemgod](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Taemgod](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Taemgod)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/14 "2016-01-28T19:54:02Z")
You can play as long as you have live on just the standard maps and game modes. The dlc’s add a bunch of new maps and a few game modes, well worth the purchase if you plan on playing a lot. Night operations and community operations are free and dragonpass is free but only available on xbone. ---
**Author:** ![LSUdude88](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@LSUdude88](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LSUdude88)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/ea-access-doesnt-give-you-online-part-of-bf4-xbox-one/112977/15 "2016-02-15T17:13:24Z")
EA access owner here. I downloaded BF4 and have 0 issues. Yes there are things to download if I wanted the dlc but you should be able to play the standard stuff no problem.