Someone ended up contacting EA Help and they gave them a link to the Origin Legacy or so they say.
Problem is....I can get the older version of Origin client but, even if you uncheck all the boxes for options like automatic updates, it still updates the client while installing it. And, even if you disconnect from internet, it'll still update the client when you have to log into your Origin account.....because you have to do that for the first run of the Origin client or it won't launch. Once it's launched, you can go into 'Offline mode' but, by then it's too late cuz the client downloads that stupid update that locks the client up. There's no way around it that I can find.
Also, just an update for everyone, I contacted customer support......told them I needed my Origin client unlocked because of that stupid update. Their response was, I just need to install the EA App. Well, you can bet I responded not so nicely. And, I told them I didn't want that garbage crap of a client....just a new update to unlock the one I already have that just worked fine till now. No response back from them. So, I'm boycotting EA Games from now on. I'll never buy another EA Game unless they fix their crap and stop hijacking our games / clients.
