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HDKoalaa
4 years ago

TF 2 owned and launchable on steam with EA Play but not playable from Origin

So I tried the game (Titanfall 2) at the free weekend and really liked it. I thought about buying the game, but instead opted for an EA Play subscription through Steam. The game was installed but not playable before the subscription on Steam, and it became playable on Steam after the subscription but stayed unplayable on Origin (like it was after the free weekend and before the EA Play subscription).

-->I could play it from Steam, but not from Origin after getting the game with EA Play on Steam: There wasn't a play button on Origin and the game cover was whitened.

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-->I removed the game from my account on Steam, (hoping it would get unlinked from Origin, then relinked after reinstalling) added it once more to my account via EA Play and tried to reinstall the game. (from Steam, as there was no "uninstall" option on normal Origin. I think it can be uninstalled with Origin after launching the game from steam but I'm not sure as that may also uninstall the game through Steam.)

-->After the reinstallation nothing changed. The game is still whitened on Origin and playable through Steam.

-->I'm not sure why, but after launching the game from Steam, I  (seemingly) can uninstall the game from Origin and there is a play button on Origin that seems to do nothing. The cover stays whitened.

-->The game launches in windowed mode regardless of the last selected display mode, I don't think that this is relevant though, as other options remain the same.

I suspect, that the linking system is currently bugged.

Even though I can play the game from Steam without any problems, I would also like to be able to play it from Origin. I restarted my computer a few times, both before and after reinstalling.

People have had similar problems after the free weekend but I couldn't find an answer directly addressing my question. If there was an answer before, it would be great if someone could link it. If there is not, then hopefully someone can help.

Thanks in advance.

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    HDKoalaa
    4 years ago
    @EA_Atic Ok, thanks for the reply! I will reach out to EA support when I have the time. It's unfortunate though, that there are such bugs😒
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    HDKoalaa
    4 years ago

    @EA_Atic  Oh well, thanks for trying to help. I got in contact with 3 different game advisors. Lastly, they told me that it is impossible to play the game from Origin, because it was automatically disabled due to the free weekend and because that I have bought my subscription on Steam. (So they can't do anything about it.) 

    Then I asked them what to do and I'm (apparently) supposed to buy the game to start it from Origin, which is complete nonsense, as I can start any other games from my subscription on Origin as well as Steam. Oh well, ... EA.

    Once again, thank you for your work here but I just won't be able to say the same about the company which just wants more money to launch their game from their launcher, even if you have already bought their subscription, which includes this game. I was once positive about something EA, yet they still managed to mess this up. I guess I will stick to getting games from Steam if possible.

    I wish all TF2 players a great time playing Titanfall anyways! 

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