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MsDSweets
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27 days ago

I AM FRUSTRATED!!! Why is EA turning on "updates" when I have turned them off!!

If this is posted in the incorrect location, please forgive.  None the less, I am sooooo frustrated!!!  

I am an intelligent person.   I have also programmed.   I ALWAYS TURN OFF ALL Game updates in the EA App as I did with Origin.   

If I have UPDATES TURNED OFF, WHY does EA think they should turn it back on?   

WHY is EA forcing me to update my game without my permission?  Especially after specifically stating that I DO NOT want to update, because ALL Update options are turned off.

What I've noticed is EA will force the App to close and then when I sign back in, it automatically forces the game to update.  What is interesting is the other items I turned off, remain turned off.   Yet the "Update Games Automatically" and "Install Updates Automatically" are turned on.   This is NOT the first time, ... this is not the FOURTH time. ...   And it really is unacceptable.  

EA has not ever (past, present and/or future) gift(ed) me anything as it relates to The Sims Franchise.   I purchased every EA/MAXIS Sims Base and DLC item I own starting with the game in 2000.   I play The Sims out of enjoyment not obligation. However, every time this happens, my enjoyment is drastically curtailed.

Hopefully someone with authority, who cares, at EA/MAXIS will look into this and fix/remove the unnecessary intrusion.

Again, if this is posted in the incorrect location, please forgive.
MsDSweets

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  • This is the second time in two weeks that a game has automatically updated when opening the app when I have automatic updates OFF.  Always have, since the moment I was forced from the awful Origin to the even more faulty EA app.  I checked last week after it happened - yep, updates off and yet....

    I checked LAST NIGHT before shutting down to make sure they were off only to log in and have automatic updates begin.  At best this app behavior is a show of incompetence and disdain.  This is a widely reported, long-standing issue. Stop breaking games/mods and the thin strands of my patience.

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