Mass Effect: Legendary Edition EA app/Epic Launcher problem
I purchased Mass Effect: Legendary Edition through Epic on 01/04/2023. When I first clicked "Install" in the Epic Games Launcher, it installed the EA app and I was forced to create a new account. I didn't know I'd have to install an entirely separate launcher to run the game, but honestly I wouldn't really mind if the following didn't happen.
Instead of having a desktop icon that simply launches the game, I'm now forced to load the EA app & click "Play." A progress bar opens (and stays open -- see picture #1), and focus then shifts over to the Epic Games Launcher, where I then have to click "Library" and "Favorites" (I've added it so I won't have to scroll all the way down to where Mass Effect is located every time) then click "Install" in order to launch the game. It's like Mass Effect in the Epic Games Launcher is in a perpetually uninstalled state through Epic only (see picture #2). I can't create a desktop shortcut through the Epic Games Launcher like I can with everything else I've installed.
I hate how this is set up & just want to be able to click an icon, load the launcher(s), and start the game. I tried uninstalling through the EA app and installing directly through the Epic Games Launcher, but it always forces install through the EA app.
Epic tech support suggested uninstalling the EA app, as well as restarting both the Epic Games Launcher & the EA app -- so basically no help at all.
If anyone else is experiencing this problem, I'd be eternally grateful for a workaround...
