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ajpol123
Rising Novice
4 months ago
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Switching Twitch linked accounts

Can anyone clarify if it's possible to change a linked twitch account on an EA profile?

I've logged into my EA account just recently and noticed a twitch handle I didn't recognise (a jumble of letters and numbers like x252dvx515dvd53525) linked so immediately deleted it. 2FA now setup and all secure.

Now learning that an EA account can only ever have one twitch link in its LIFETIME. Surely there's some measure to remediate if it's potentially fradulent. I can't tell if it's an old login that I've caused (maybe the TV/phone) or a hack but it was definitely not me. 

Trying to raise a ticket is sending me round in circles so trying my hand here. Just wanting to try the BF6 Beta, looks like I've to wait till the weekend. 

17 Replies

  • ajpol123's avatar
    ajpol123
    Rising Novice
    4 months ago

    actually I stand corrected - had my support ticket closed with absolutely no communication on the matter. Case #218182807

    It's nonsense like this that put people off buying your games. Get a grip EA

  • Extricated's avatar
    Extricated
    New Rookie
    4 months ago

    I had exactly the same problem with their support - ended up having to contact a community manager directly via Discord in order to get it looked at!

  • ACroissantGuard's avatar
    ACroissantGuard
    New Novice
    2 months ago

    We are talking about EA here. They’re hopeless at helping. From what I have figured out, they claim to lock links to a singular account. You cannot change out any of the linked accounts for a new one. Not even if one of the accounts is hacked, bigger or is lost to time. No other company does this. I wonder why? Probably because it makes no sense to lock people away from change because other companies value the player and understand that throughout life, we lost accounts. It’s not unusual for someone to change or update accounts. EA’s excuse with claiming they do this to stop fraud and to stop people from selling accounts. What for? The free skins earned through Twitch? It’s not even worth someone’s time. Their claim is a cop out to screw the honest player.

  • JadenA22's avatar
    JadenA22
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 months ago

    Dealing with the same issue now on full release. trying to get my twitch drops from beta and they're locked even though it shows i earned them on twitch. i go to link and unlink my twitch account and it tells me only one account can be connected per lifetime and that my account is already connected to some jumble of letters. EA's gotta figure it out 

  • Shikitor's avatar
    Shikitor
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 months ago

    Just happened to me also, chat advisor being an **bleep** and not wanting to answer any questions or provide any solutions, just wants to end the chat after pasted same information that it presented when linking again. Completely unnacceptable service. At least can play the game without those drops. 

  • This is absolutely shambolic. All I receive from "support" are worthless AI-generated responses, and there's no way to contact a real human being.

     

  • k05a's avatar
    k05a
    Seasoned Newcomer
    30 days ago

    EA will doubtly get better now that its been bought out.

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