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2 years ago

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[EA app] I keep getting asked to activate my game through Origin

For context: I bought my game through Steam ages ago. Now it's modded. I haven't played in months and launched it - as I always did - through Frosty. I got a notification saying I need the latest DataPathFixPlugin.dll file, so I downloaded it and put it in the right folder. I try to launch the game again and get a popup from EA saying I need to activate the game through my Origin account. Weird. I try to log in and got this (screenshot attached). It feels like every single time I try to play Dragon Age: Inquisition, EA's always got some hoops I need to go through. Can anybody tell me how to fix this? Thank you!

dragon age inquisition

holger1405
2 years ago
@Saydie07

Pleases clean reinstall Steam with Revo as well.
Have you uninstalled the game with Revo?

If that still don't work I would suggest to install the game to a different drive.

24 Replies

Saydie07
2 years ago
@holger1405 Yes, same drive as before. I have Mass Effect Andromeda and The Sims 4 and they all launch just fine.
holger1405
Hero+
2 years ago
@Saydie07

Pleases clean reinstall Steam with Revo as well.
Have you uninstalled the game with Revo?

If that still don't work I would suggest to install the game to a different drive.
Saydie07
2 years ago
Moving it to a different drive worked. It's a hassle because I allocate my drives for different things, but at least I get to play 1-2 runs before Veil Guard. Thank you for your help!
Deanpatrick007
Rising Newcomer
5 months ago
I had an issue where the game (which I have been playing since winter 2024) for some reason just started requesting activation (April 2025), but would not let me enter my EA login credentials (either said invalid username or password, or would tell me I am offline).

Deleting "License" from the "%ProgramData%\Electronic Arts\EA Services" folder did the trick!

Thank you