Unable to Connect to EA Download Manager July 2014

I am having the same problem. The suggestions to manually update and re-install origin have not fixed the problem and my game is now unplayable as it will not load. These non-answers meant to placate us are not acceptable answers to major problems with your games which need to be fixed. I have paid money to own these games, as have other users, and we are being dismissed without proper solutions to major bugs, including this one.