EA you are violating your own terms
If you have not updated your game past 1.67 don't buy anymore stuff packs or sets for Sims 3. EA is forcing update if you do. I bought 2 stuff packs and was not able to install them unless I updated...
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@faytheful - I don't usually go around defending EA on decisions like this, but again sorry in this case they are just being annoying not tyrannous. I think they would have to be part of the ruling force of government or it would need to be the case that something is making us play this game in order for us to continue living in order to qualify for that designation (but then again I'm not an expert on constitutional law). ;)
If you move up to Patch 1.69, you can play by logging into Origin in offline mode and you can install the game and its packs through Origin on 25 or however many computers you want, all under the same account. That is, provided you own those 25 computers and only one of them is Internet connected and running the game at a time.
I'm glad that System Restore worked for you. But unless everyone has a system through which entire drives are mirrored and backed up, all System Restore will do for many players is restore operating system files, not games, which will quite possibly lead to a broken game install. It's not really the recommended way to proceed with a downgrade.
http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Patch+1.69
If you move up to Patch 1.69, you can play by logging into Origin in offline mode and you can install the game and its packs through Origin on 25 or however many computers you want, all under the same account. That is, provided you own those 25 computers and only one of them is Internet connected and running the game at a time.
I'm glad that System Restore worked for you. But unless everyone has a system through which entire drives are mirrored and backed up, all System Restore will do for many players is restore operating system files, not games, which will quite possibly lead to a broken game install. It's not really the recommended way to proceed with a downgrade.
http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Patch+1.69
