I just set Origin in offline mode prior to firing up the game now because of this. That prevents the popup from loading and I am able to get into my game. I've decided I'm not jumping through hoops doing a repair and such just for a popup on EAs side. I really don't understand why they made it a popup. Why not add it to the top of the load screen where they advertise stuff with a link there?
If I want to get to the gallery I just go into settings in game to go online and connect that way.
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