Giving players an option to not update until it is safe to do so
Just some humble feedback...
I have not yet updated my game, I have left a save open and not closed my game since before the update, so I can continue playing without the update. I have done this because I know that if I close out of the game, I cannot reopen it through the EA app without needing to update the game and risk my save(s) becoming broken. If, for some reason, my power goes out or my actual computer crashes, then I guess I'll just be too nervous to play.
So, just a suggestion - can updates be optional? Of course, by choosing not to update, the player can agree to understand that they will be without certain features.
And then, when it appears that the game-breaking bugs from each update have been solved (or that there were none), we can choose to finally update the game.
I don't know how this could work technically, but I think it would help prevent the avalanche of frustration that occurs after updates when people can't play due to bugs.