Origin crashes upon trying to load online play

Hey guys,

So, I have the strangest problem with the game. And I've been trying everything - including turning off my antivirus, or background software that's been running, or messing around with the settings - but nothing, and I mean nothing, seems to work.

I bought the game a few days back, and this is my first time trying it - and what better way to try it out, than with a friend?

I logged into the game, everything seems to be working just fine, but as soon as I click on the online option, and the game finishes it's loading period, origin crashes! The game keeps on running, though, although it's uselss, since I can't log into the online servers - and all of the online options seem locked, except for the option to turn back to the main menu.

Has anyone encountered this? or anything similiar? could you please help me?