@animalsrule01
and for everyone else.
Yes, EA managed to lock us out of the Origin client AGAIN and now I have no known solution to share. HOWEVER, I found that most peoples issues with the EA client and games not working correctly is because the update from Origin to EA caused some erroneous Windows Registry path data. The best solution, if you have a lot of games under the 'EA Games' banner, is to completely wipe your system of all Origin client, EA client, and games associated with them. Just go through and set aside all your game saves. Once you've uninstalled all these, restart your PC and go through your PC directories using file explorer with view options set to 'Show hidden folders...' and look for any folders named Origin, EA, or electronic arts... along with the game folders. Delete all of them. Restart the PC again.
Now you need to download / install a Registry Cleaner app of your choice (I use the free CCleaner) and clean up your Windows Registry. You could do it manually using Regedit but, you have to be super thorough in order to get this done right. And, working in the Windows Registry is risky if you don't have a real good understanding of what everything means in there. I strongly suggest using an app designed specifically for this purpose instead. Once the Registry is clean, do a restart again. Run the registry check after the restart. If it finds more stuff, then you'll need to clean again and restart. You want a fresh restart of the PC after the Registry has no more errors. This saves the final Registry changes. Once it's good to go and you've done the restart, it's time to go to EA's website and download / install their EA client. Get it setup with the options how you like. If you used Steam to purchase some of these games, you'll want to Link Steam with your EA account in Profile--settings for EA. This should help ensure proper communication between the clients. Then you're ready to start installing your games.
Having done all this, you'll have fresh installs of the client and games which should have proper path data in the Windows Registry now... since there was no old incorrect data anymore. Good luck and happy gaming.
