Things were working for me following the XML edit, but this evening, the login changed.
Since the XML change, clicking the Game Icon took me straight to the Game.
But it changed this evening, and an Origin Screen appeared, and said it needs to upgrade. It gave me three choices:
⚽ Keep Origin Up to Date.
🏈 Upgrade Only and Play Online.
🏀 Don't Upgrade and Run Offline.
Obviously, I went for 🏀, and then it asked me for my Origin Login.
I gave it my usual Origin details, and I was allowed to get to the Game.
However, this is not a good sign. It suggests more changes will be made.
I do not want any App or Login Upgrades, I just want to play the Game with as little heard from Origin or EA as possible, preferably just the once when I first install!
I suspect this will stop working soon, but I am still OK, so far. I will look at some of the suggestions if it falls over again.
It's as if EA is desperate to find new ways to stop me playing the Game that I have paid for.
Still beyond me why multiple people thought it was a great idea to post steps on how to get around what EA wants on an official EA help thread but as predicted, they’ve now killed the loophole. Big thanks to the helpers who posted it all here. Could have at least made EA work to find it. And a giant FU to EA. How dare you go in and stop us from using a workaround we HAD to use because you forced us to move to a BROKEN POS APP. Repulsive. Don’t spend any time fixing your junk app we left, no, spend your time fixing the origin loophole instead because you’re just THAT AWFUL. I’ll be looking forward to the class action.
