Re: having to log into Origin to play Sims 2

Origin causes crashes trying to update or contact the internet (my network is pretty secure with a pretty vicious firewall, even offline Origin tries to contact the internet for updates/info/sells * or something - at least according to the person who does my network).

I have never had to run Origin to play Sims 2 Ultimate Collection. In fact, today was the first day I've run Origin in years and I did that because I'd heard there had been an update which may solve some of the other issues I was having with the game. Big mistake as it now appears I have to run Origin to play the game!

@kw2002113

I'm sorry this happened for you. And if you got The Sims 2 UC as a digital version I do not think you will be able to reactivate it without Origin?
But if you, in the Origin client, click Origin in the upper left corner and then choose application settings, you should be able to disable automatic updates and such. Clicking Origin again you can choose Go offline.

Origin will never try to download anything weird, it will just update itself and your game from EA's servers, so it's pretty secure. You should be able to tell your security programs and firewall to let Origin do it's own thing, and not have as much problems. Sure, it might have been easier not to do this at all, but I still think an updated game that don't crashes could be worth it 🙂

Thank you - I do know how to turn off notifications, go offline, and turn off auto updates - first thing I did to the programme. My sys admin just read your response, laughed and said 'no'.

The problems Origin gives me are way worse than the game occasionally crashing to desktop after a few hours playing. Origin doesn't even start up without several error messages about missing files - I've spent today downloading and installing the stupid thing several times. Then downloading and installing a 'new' version of the ultimate collection. Not only can I not run the game without having to go through Origin (and it's multiple error messages) the graphics are way worse now - I had the old game set up to recognise my graphics card. Then Origin starting throwing up more error messages. So another download and clean install later I try again and same thing. So now I can't play at all.

I'm going back to the damn discs. They at least run!