I'm having the same issue. I was offered this game due to the issues Sim City (2013) had upon launch, as some others posted here. After reading through this forum and hearing other accounts of how poorly EA is handling issues such as these, I can definitely say I won't be purchasing any more products from EA or that have anything to do with Origin. Origin is easily cracked and from what I can find older patches are downloadable from sites if you know where to look. Next time I find I've been dealt a lemon .. at least I can sleep easily knowing i didn't waste $60 + EA/Origin.... you can politely go find a useful function.
