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[WORKAROUND] 11.17.20 patch - game won't stop loading

I play on a Mac - My game did today’s update to fix the crashing and now it won’t load at all! Was waiting up to 10 mins and it was just stuck on the loading screen. I took off all my mods and still ...

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ZapGun4Hire
6 years ago
In the Origin app, right-click on the gear icon next to the Play button and select "Repair".

puzzlezaddict

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6 years ago

@lipsticklezzie Does your computer run Windows or macOS?

lipsticklezzie

6 years ago

I'm on a Mac.

ameeclaire
6 years ago
@lipsticklezzie I had this issue just now. This worked for me: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/WORKAROUND-11-17-20-patch-game-won-t-stop-loading/td-p/9751934

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