Launch the Sims 4 Through EA app WITHOUT updating to latest game patch?

@e42tx3giu3sf  The only way to play Sims 4 without updating is to take the EA App (not your computer, just the App) offline before launching the game.  But you shouldn't be seeing nearly so many updates.  There were two back to back today and yesterday, the standard patch and then an emergency patch, but the previous update was in January.  So if you're being prompted to update more regularly, that's a clear system issue.

In that case, please let me know whether you've installed Sims on on an external drive, and what antivirus you use, if any.

I used to play sims 4 a lot and since my laptop didn't have enough space to update it, i would do this. However now I am trying to do it but with the new EA app thing it won't work. Any suggestions? xx

@LucyBellx  You should be able to play without updating after taking the EA App offline.  However, if the only reason you're not updating is the lack of space on your computer, try repairing instead.  This should update you automatically.

Longer-term, it would be best to clear enough space for Sims 4 to update normally.  That's less because of the game than for the overall health of your computer, which won't be able to install feature updates with so little free storage.  When space drops too low, it can and will impact everyday tasks too, Sims 4 and eventually something as simple as opening a browser.

Is this still supposed to work? I'm wondering if it's just my app that's glitched, but I can't play the Sims if the EA app is open. When I go through the Sims desktop icon, it opens the EA app and then the Sims. If, however, I open the EA app first and then try to play the Sims, nothing happens until I close the EA app and then go through the Sims desktop icon again. This means that there is no way of launching the game with the app in Offline mode and so no way of playing it without updating, which I would really like, simply so I can play whilst waiting for mods to be updated. 

@Fuchsia-1989  Try updating the App itself.  Go here:

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop

and launch the EAUpdater.exe.  Then restart your computer and see whether you can open the App, put it in offline mode, and launch Sims 4.