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MADrag0n's avatar
MADrag0n
Legend
6 years ago
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Can't launch C&C:The_Ultimate_Collection games after 24.01.2020 (unified thread)

I made one big thread about this problem and moved your posts to it. Problem fixed in the Origin version 10.5.68.39605 - 760501. Workaround 1. Workaround 2.
  • EA_Kent's avatar
    EA_Kent
    6 years ago

    Hi folks. 

    We're looking for a bit more information on this. If possible we'll need to gather up Origin Error Reports to send those up as well. 

    If you can, please run an Origin Error Report and send me the ID in a direct message. You can find more info on how to run it over at the EA Help website. 

    Thanks again!

    [Marking this as a solution just for visibility. We are still investigating this issue and do not consider it resolved.]

    /Kent

BLAyEnn's avatar
BLAyEnn
6 years ago

When do you think it is in time? In 2 months, in half a year? They could go back to the latest version of Origin that worked until it was fixed and it would be resolved immediately. Instead, it forces users to upgrade to versions where the bug by preventing them from being old online. Why? Because they don't care about this. I am not impatient, for me it is solved, the games I needed I have downloaded and thanks to the old version of origin I can play. Origin I prefer not to update anymore, I do not want to risk again in the future lose access to my games for 2 months 🙂 And hope no other game of origins will no longer need ...
(Yes, the C&C pack is C&C RA3 - C&C4 (last 5 games) but now it costs a lot, in January was a big discount on old games on Steam. I have many years C&C first decade on discs (first 12 games) games, so only needed these last 5 games. I prefer disc version but some titles so unfortunately do not exist)).

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @BLAyEnnI don't personally know how long it will be before the Origin-team will fix the underlying bug, but in the mean time you can use this workaround to fix the problem and play the CNC-games: https://answers.ea.com/t5/C-C-The-Ultimate-Collection/Can-t-launch-C-amp-C-The-Ultimate-Collection-games-after-24-01/m-p/8716040#M17504 The Origin-downgrade workaround was adviced in the beginning of this topic, but the workaround above is a bit simpler, fixes the problem and allows Origin to be updated. I would thus advice to update Origin and then apply the above workaround.

    Origin (but also platforms like Steam) need to be updated to keep the online store, DRM etc. working correctly and fix some bugs. Yes, EA could have maybe have rollbacked to a previous version of Origin, but that would have probably erased progress on other bug fixes. So, it is not that EA/Origin doesn't care, they are just still working on the fix according to @EA_Kent It has been around 4 weeks now since this bug started to appear on this forum, so I hope the fix for you guys comes soon 🙂

    The Steam-versions are indeed very expensive, even more expensive than The Ultimate Collection on Origin during Steam-sale. The disc-versions won't work on Windows 10 as it doesn't support its crappy SecuRom DRM anymore (Windows 7 and 8 also don't support it anymore, but it can be re-activated there.) So, buying the disk-versions would be useless, especially in the future...

    Edit: Btw, I remembered you already "complained" about this bug, but especially Origin earlier this week. See my reaction to that here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/C-C-The-Ultimate-Collection/Can-t-launch-C-amp-C-The-Ultimate-Collection-games-after-24-01/m-p/8777592/highlight/true#M17729 

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