Playing Offline, or Online
Hello. I have purchased a pre-owned copy of the Sims 3 base game to play offline, as a disc only. Upon installing i had to create an account with Origin, which then gives me the message i have to b...
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Down_Under0082 The original owner can't remove the game from their account. Even deleting the account wouldn't free up the code. And EA doesn't support the resale of games, so no one is going to help you add Sims 3 to your own account.
If your base game requires Origin, then no, there is no alternative other than buying the game again. However, it's not that expensive when on sale: 50-60% off for a bundle that includes the base game and one expansion and one stuff pack. So it's not a bad deal overall.
Regarding the re-sale of the game, i don't know why the previous owner did that, albeit in a retail store, while still having their data in their account.
The support staff online did give me an alternative solution, albeit to download the EA App and then buy the game in that.
As for buying a pack with what i want, well, may as well just play it online.
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