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Under the DMCA (Section 1201), bypassing DRM (even for a game with sunset servers) is illegal in the United States. EA’s EULA explicitly forbids "copying, distributing, or making derivative works of the software without authorization."

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Limitations: The "No Install" method permanently disables official online matchmaking. It cannot run PunkBuster, making it unsuitable for any remaining vanilla private servers that still enforce it. Under the DMCA (Section 1201), bypassing DRM (even