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GrumpyMac
6 years ago
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Sims 3 Expansions Split onto Two Accounts

So back when Origin first launched I accidentally made two accounts, one attached to my Sims 3 account and one with a different email. I've moved to a different computer and half of my sims 3 expansi...
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    puzzlezaddict
    6 years ago

    @GrumpyMac  Sorry to hear that.  If the store content is only on one account, you can keep that one and have the other merged, and your content should stay intact.  But if that's not the account you'd like to keep overall, then maybe the most cost-effective approach is to buy the missing packs when they go on sale.  Origin will probably have a holiday sale soon, although it's not always clear what gets discounted.  Steam probably will too, and I've seen Sims 3 packs offered for as low as $5 each.

    It's too bad there isn't a better way to merge accounts, but that's unfortunately how it is.

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puzzlezaddict
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6 years ago

@GrumpyMac  Sorry to hear that.  If the store content is only on one account, you can keep that one and have the other merged, and your content should stay intact.  But if that's not the account you'd like to keep overall, then maybe the most cost-effective approach is to buy the missing packs when they go on sale.  Origin will probably have a holiday sale soon, although it's not always clear what gets discounted.  Steam probably will too, and I've seen Sims 3 packs offered for as low as $5 each.

It's too bad there isn't a better way to merge accounts, but that's unfortunately how it is.

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GrumpyMac
6 years ago

That’s a good idea! I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll have to check what account(s) the store items are on. Do you know if merging the accounts would mess up other games like dragon age or mass effect?

thank you so much!

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    holger1405
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    6 years ago

    @GrumpyMac 

    Theoretical it can influence every game, but from my experience it is more likely that games are affected that are moved into an account.

    It also is not a giving that problems occur. It can happen, but most of the time it works flawless.

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