Game launches, but acts like I don't own it

[Rathgara]

Has anyone else had the problem where the game loads, but it takes you to the first screen and there is no play option, it acts like you don't own the game?

[Thypast]

Happens to me about half of the time I try to play. Pretty frustrating. Closing and reopening the game, Steam, or rebooting : nothing seems to fix the problem.

[Asuka99]

Same problem here.

[davrana]

Same problem here. In single player the only option I get is to buy the game. Online mode is unavailable. What's going on?

[Honeybaked Ham]

Exact same problem, I was playing the main game fine last week and I bought and activated DLC and since then I can't play. Funny thing is I did the exact same for my wife and hers works fine.

[Rumpelstiltskin]

I got the same problem...is there a fix for it yet?

[Occhilupo]

Same happened to me today,updated the steam client and after poof.

[Icedfate]

I can play the game but when i try to go online it says i do not own it and have to buy all the maps again

[dirtygremlin]

Same here. It seems to not happen after 7pm Eastern time zone, US.

[Reuxbot]

I'm having the same problem. Does anyone have a fix yet?

[EricB@DoW]

Try to go offline (Steam -> Go offline...) and then once Steam has restarted switch back online (Steam -> Go online ...)