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Sadly, no. No fix yet. I've actually gone back to playing Origins for now. Just checking this thread periodically, hoping it gets some traction or attention and crossing my fingers for a patch at some point. I wish there were an official place to report bugs as this is literally game-breaking.
Well, I solved this problem, but you're not going to like the solution. I bought and installed an SSD, and moved the game files over to it. Game progressed instantly and it plays awesome now. No more lag, no more loading issues. All is well. I know better than to expect that a profit-hungry company like EA is going to be honest about the specs it takes to run the game, but I really wish I would have known ahead of time that this would be literally unplayable on an HDD. I feel deeply resentful about the whole thing, but at least I get to finish this game now.
(Also have to admit I got a great sense of pride and accomplishment from cracking open my PC case and installing the SSD myself. I feel like a genius.)