I've moved some posts into a more current thread for this issue so all the info is in one place. I've also flagged this problem, but I don't know when it'll get fixed. For anyone who hasn't tried both Origin and the EA App (I know some of you have), please do that first, and if some packs still won't download, please list them in a post here.
@HecticEclectic and @Missnicoleness Thanks for the info.
@tilla1 Just to be precise, please list all the packs that won't download for you. I'm not sure others looking will be able to see who you replied to.
@puzzlezaddict wrote:I've moved some posts into a more current thread for this issue so all the info is in one place. I've also flagged this problem, but I don't know when it'll get fixed. For anyone who hasn't tried both Origin and the EA App (I know some of you have), please do that first, and if some packs still won't download, please list them in a post here.
For me, it started on Origin. What would not download was *Night Life *Generations *Fast Lane Stuff *High End Loft Stuff *Outdoor Living
I switched over to EA, and it was those same five. I even tried going back and forth but it seemed like Origin didn't even want to exist once EA was installed.
Then I spent a few $ to continue to troubleshoot: I purchased a full digital copy of Night Life from Amazon which downloaded independently and went straight to the game Launcher (avoiding Origin and EA). It installed just fine and when I go BACK to the EA platform, that now shows I can 'Play' instead of the previous 'Download', so apparently EA recognized THAT 'external' download/install. THEN, I looked elsewhere for High End Loft Stuff (even spent a few more $), but when I got the key and link, the download process would take me straight to ORIGIN, where it said I already owned it, but it would still not download.
I quickly realzed that nearly all of the sites on the internet where you can either download for free or even purchase will ultimately take you back to the ORIGIN app/launcher, and the problem starts over. It appears that Origin still has tenticles all over The Sims 3, and EA can't figure out how to weed it all out.
