Dragon Age II Requires EA Online Pass

Looking over the Electronic Arts EULA page reveals that Dragon Age II will ship with the EA Online Pass. If you’re unfamiliar with this, it’s basically a one-time online activation code that can be redeemed by the first purchaser (though it expires March 31st, 2012), but if the game hits the second-hand market the new buyer will have to pay $10.00 for a new code. You can view more details about the Online Pass and other recent EA games that have used it here.

ONLINE PASS SERIAL CODE EXPIRES MARCH 31, 2012. EA ACCOUNT, REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODES, INTERNET CONNECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY AND TO ACCESS BONUS CONTENT (IF ANY) AND ONLINE FEATURES AND/OR SERVICES. SERIAL CODES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED. EA ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EA.COM. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO ACTIVATE SOFTWAREAND REGISTER FOR AN EA ACCOUNT. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON WWW.EA.COM/2/SERVICE-UPDATES.