Yeah when i had/have the Origin app it was constantly updating and majority of the time it would lock up and freeze. I was constantly have to login my info because it would never save it & when i did finally get it to load it would Lag so much it made it impossible to play anything. With the EA app i have never had those issues & my lag is now basically gone. Unless it is/was some issue with a patch update. Even when it attached my steam account a couple of weeks ago. When i have originally got the game i had bought it on Origin.I also only get my DLC directly from EA and not through a third party. I have been playing Maxis games since they started back in the 80's & literally own every The Sims & SimCity game they have ever produced. Lol, on almost every platform and console they have been released on. So about other games not working on the EA app, I dont know about that. Yes i do have some Sim4 game issues, however that have nothing to do with the app.
So for some reason my PC would not let me print screen so i had to get creative. LOL however it does look like that it is the steam client that is the Steam Client that is trying to load up origin again. So who knows why because from EA's list of what was in this small patch. That was not listed on things they were changing or fixing. It is just annoying because all i want to do is play my Sims4. What sucks is the only reason i even got a 4 copy on steam was to share screenshots with friends & for the community stuff.
It appears that the Steam client service is asking for permission to run so it can update Steam on your PC. If you have a problem with this, I suggest that you ask Steam support. A recent update to the EA App made it work with Steam. Before that Origin was required.
I have sent a request to Steam & will keep you updated of what they say.
Update
So Steam got back to me and this was their reply:
"Hello,
Thank you for letting us know about your concern, however, to help you with this issue, please contact the EA support team as they are best equipped to resolve any issues you are experiencing with their product.
https://help.steampowered.com/wizard/HelpWithGameTechnicalIssue/?appid=1222670
Steam Support
Niel"
So apparently Steam says it is an EA issue & you all say it is a Steam issue.
