"Later this year, the EA app for Windows will replace Origin as the destination for purchasing, downloading, and playing EA games."
I've quit updating since all the game breaking bugs came out with High School Years. I'm planning to stay on the Moon Phase / Werewolves update being my latest one for a few years until TS4 is actually fixed.
When Origin forces me to switch to the EA app, can I switch and still not have to update my game? I don't want all of my fantasy/medieval CC to break and I'd like to have at least one more generation of my vanilla legacy where my sims haven't become obsessed with their phones.
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"With automatic game downloads and background updates you can ensure that your games are ready to play when you are."
CAN I NOT? PLEASE.
I don't want your buggy updates!
You might even be able to try it, like downloading the EA app, then running your game a it is, as you want it. Then once your satisfied, uninstall origin. I remember i had both apps for cpl days at least ... hope this helps maybe other folks have had to do this !
Thank you for the info! Also glad to know I can keep Origin for now even if I do get the EA app earlier than the forced date.
Where can I read about this? Never mind this question, found it in Origin after an update.
its very similar, id say its better... i found it easier to find my way actually ! im sure if you try it you'll find it easy to 'translate' from one to the other ! Once your game is in the EA app 'collection' you click the three dots and you can repair etc.... I also did a re-insatall recently and i could choose which packs individually very easily cause i left out 2, and the options for game updates and app update are easy to find in the setting panel. But no you dont have to re-install the game; the first time i used the EA app i had both apps i could start the game with like i was saying to Sheepiling...
Yes you can
Thank you! One more question, when first installing the EA app, am I able to make sure automatic updates is toggled off right as it's installed? Just so I don't have it trying to update my Sims from the moment I switch apps.
Thanks for the info! I have plenty of back up saves so I'm not worried if my data goes missing, I can plug that back in later.
Simply to make sure, you can just start the app but not the game, go thru everything until you feel safe and then go for it
Have a great day !
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I like that they aren't changing it for Mac gamers yet. With Origin I can play the game offline and avoid updates until I'm ready to accept them.
I think they should keep origin for those who want to use it.
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Also you have to uninstall origin games or not necessarily at all?
Thank you so much for all the helpful info! I'm much less scared of this update now
Yes, you should be able to play offline! And I don't think you need to re-install any games if they're already on your computer, it should carry over as long as everything goes as it's supposed to~
I've asked those questions in this thread and already got answers from all the helpful ppl here!
Does anyone know when the force date will be? I’m not looking forward to this. There is no high speed internet where I live so anything I do online has to be done through a ridiculously small amount of hotspot cell phone data. I don’t know how much of my data the conversion will require, plus if it actually deletes Origin when it’s done, I’ll have to redownload that in order to play the other, non-EA games I have on Origin? Not to mention the hoops I had to jump through to get Sims 3 and Sims 2 to run the way I want - I’m sure it’ll bork all that, too. *sigh* I wish Santa Claus would find the money to bring me a gaming laptop for Christmas and then I could have a fully updated game and just leave my PC as it is. 😕
I downloaded the app. I have to download and install sims 3 and all the packs. I cant see my Sims 2 either. I might have to download all of that too.
I don't know the end date but I do have sims2 and simstories and they still run just fine on the new app. I didn't have to redownload them and all my saves etc were intact.