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Cantalera's avatar
Cantalera
4 years ago
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Does unlinking steam from EA settings lead to loss of data?

E.g. I now have a steam account linked to my origin account. I want to unlink said account. Would all the progress I made with it on the steam account persist on the origin account and if yes, would linking this account to another steam account bring over said made progress or?

So another example:

Steam linked to origin > played via steam > unlinked steam in EA settings > origin account linked to nothing > linked origin to new steam > progress?

Is the "progress?" here the same as the progress that was previously acquired pre-unlinking?

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    4 years ago

    Hey @Cantalera,

    Just to clarify, you would regain your progress if the same Steam account is re-linked to that same EA (Origin) Account, however you would not be able to link a different Steam account and essentially transfer progress from one Steam account to another.

    Each EA Account can only be linked to one other account of each platform in its lifetime.

    There is a bit more information about this process here: https://help.ea.com/en/help/account/unlink-gaming-accounts-from-ea-account/ 

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  • Tradables's avatar
    Tradables
    4 years ago
    @Cantalera hello,

    Yes and no.
    So your progress would be removed and you would lose access to relink for six months. Any and all progress would be lost when it's unlinked. However if you relink it after the freeze period is over. Everything from the link will restore itself.

    Also, you can only have 1 account linked. So when you link accounts. Make sure you link the right one.
  • Cantalera's avatar
    Cantalera
    4 years ago
    @Tradables hey! So after unlinking the origin account, the origin account will have a 6 months freeze-period where it can't be linked to any accounts?

    I do know that the progress I made now is the same as when I login through the origin client. Does this mean I also won't be able to play on the made progress through the origin client aswell?

    Besides that, if I relink it to another steam account would the link still be able to restore itself?



  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    4 years ago

    Hey @Cantalera,

    Just to clarify, you would regain your progress if the same Steam account is re-linked to that same EA (Origin) Account, however you would not be able to link a different Steam account and essentially transfer progress from one Steam account to another.

    Each EA Account can only be linked to one other account of each platform in its lifetime.

    There is a bit more information about this process here: https://help.ea.com/en/help/account/unlink-gaming-accounts-from-ea-account/ 

  • Cantalera's avatar
    Cantalera
    4 years ago

    Hey @EA_Mako,

    That clarifies a whole bunch. The last thing I'm curious about is after having unlinked the account.

    At the moment, if I login to that account on Origin I still see the same progress as when I login on steam. Would this progress reset to an earlier state if I unlink and then login and play the game through the Origin client?

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    4 years ago
    @Cantalera
    The progress is essentially saved on the EA Account side, even when linked to Steam.

    You should see no change in that progress if you switch over to play through Origin. Resetting to an earlier state shouldn't be possible.
  • fortnugg's avatar
    fortnugg
    3 years ago

    Hey what if you unlink your switch and relink

    it will you lose your all of your apex skin etc 

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