I'm actually able to play the game now. Let's see how it turns out.
Since my version was downloaded 2 days ago, it already came with patch and hotfix. So I unistalled it and downloaded from an "alternate" source. No piracy, no cracks, nothing. Just a plain untouched ISO of the release version.
I installed it and ran it with origin offline, so that it wouldn't update, but I still had to input my credentials. It works.
Am I ashamed of doing it this way? Hell no! I installed a clean and untampered copy of a game I legitimately bought. I just didn't download it through Origin.
Be careful doing that. It may say untouched but it could have a means to steal your login details. I had thought along your lines and would do If I knew someone with a disc only version.
