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The_Real_Koteyk
9 years ago

Re: Choosing Language

Well, I already bought the game and some goodies via Origin so I'm not really looking forward to spending another $40-$60 plus the shipping. Also, I play on Mac, so I'd still enter the code in Origin to download the game, And since I would do that from Russia there is a big chance I'd get Russian/Polish/Czech version again. 

Curiously enough, I've seen a YouTube tutorial where someone has successfully changed the language of the game purchased in Russia by altering some settings in the ini file - and it worked. She did her demonstration from Australia though. The fact that this "non-supported altering" hack works in Australia and doesn't work in Russia makes it rather obvious that Origin/EA region lock is ISP-based.

Also, if, say, EA/Origin justify their linguistic limitation by the fact that they sell their games for less in the developing markets, well, let's just have a separate Multilingual Pack for those of us who want to play in a different language! What is so inherently wrong with that?

Finally, I'd like to reiterate that I don't relish the thought of having to "hack" the ini file to get what I want. There should be a civil solution to this problem. In Russia, I can buy a pirated DVD with all things Sim for less than $5. The fact that I chose to bring my money to EA/Origin instead speaks something. I think us loyal customers deserve better treatment.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Approved

    Hello,

    I have The sims 4 in English version but I would prefer it in my language. What if I buy the game in my country and activate it on my account where I already have the game and if I use a new DVD to instal it? Will it change my game language?

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    You can try if customer support can assist you with that and get you a multi-language version

    Game advisors can be found through live chat or call-back

    1. https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/ 
    2. Click on the orange NEXT button
    3. Select a platform
    4. Click on the orange NEXT button
    5. Select a topic and describe your problem in a few words
    6. Click on the orange NEXT button
    7. Click Chat Now to chat with a Game Advisor or leave your phone number for a call-back

    In Details here: How to contact a Game Advisor using the new EA Help page

  • Vixanne's avatar
    Vixanne
    9 years ago

    "You can try if customer support can assist you with that and get you a multi-language version"

    Does that work? All the posts I've seen about support were "Refund or buy again", do they help now or is it still the same?

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