For the first few launch attempts after purchase and install I had no issues whatsoever, then, for whatever reason, the game would take multiple attempts to start. That is, I had to click on the Online or Offline icon in the launcher anywhere from 2 to 8 times before the game would start. I did not have this problem in developer mode. My system is a dual monitor setup used for editing photographs and as a test I disabled the second monitor and tried again--this time, the game launched right up in both online and offline modes.