>>>Is there a specific page where you were seeing this particular captcha pop up?
Yes!
The specific page is the account creation confirmation page captcha. It literally asks you to count up dice to 14 twenty freaking times! When you spend 15 minutes trying to do this, you get a message saying you took too long and need to try again. I'm ready to throw my laptop across the room.
Has Origin noticed a severe drop off in new accounts? Could it be because nobody can create an account!??!
Check Reddit and see that this has been an issue for MONTHS, and has gotten worse!